Think of a Better World, act accordingly, look positively and change your inadequate habits… the Future can be different, with Peace for all peoples, for a Nature and its protected creatures! There are many things that you can change yourself… Respect those around you, help the weak, always set a good example. We have "borrowed" …
La vergognosa Svizzera * The shameful Switzerland
In queste settimane, gli animi si sono accesi parecchio, e a far discutere è la modifica della Legge sulla Caccia! Quale ecologista amante degli animali, non sono l'unica ad essere stata più volte attaccata verbalmente come pure su scritti apparsi sulla stampa del cantone Ticino. Sono piovute parole spregevoli e ai limiti della denuncia... Ma …
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Fighting for them: the creatures without voice
26.8.2020 Corriere del Ticino The global extinction of many species of flora and fauna, or a reduction / loss of the same in a specific natural environment, can be a temporary or permanent phenomenon depending on the situation. In the case of deforestation, the disappearance of the habitat of many species, without the possibility of …
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Chiediamo una Fase 2 sostenibile * Wir fragen um eine nachhaltige Phase 2 * Nous demandons une Phase 2 écologiquement responsable
http://chng.it/QwTYVcpvBG Autrici: Verena Sommer e Dapne Mattai del Moro [version française en bas de la page] [Deutsche Übersetzung unten] Ringraziamo il Governo e tutti gli organi preposti coinvolti per il l'impegno ed il lavoro svolto fino ad oggi e fin dall'inizio dell'evento epocale che stiamo vivendo. Le decisioni prese richiedono molto lavoro, riflessione, un’enorme responsabilità …
What about the Wolf? * Cosa dire del Lupo?
. Over the centuries, in different cultures, the wolf has taken on opposite meanings. Revered as a divinity or insulted as a devil, he often paid for his crimes with his life. During the Middle Ages in Europe, myth and superstition assumed significant importance. For example, we believed in werewolves. Religion exploited this fearful image …
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Bushfire Emergency WWF Australia
Our Aussie icons are losing their homes & their lives to catastrophic bushfires. To donate, please go to the link below: Australia is in the grip of a nationwide bushfire emergency. Can you help us save wildlife, and protect and restore their native bushland? URGENT APPEAL:Â Across the country, over 10 million hectares of Australian land …
The IUCN calls for halt to species decline by 2030
With urgent need, I share the post of "in the shadow of the wolf". The International Union for Conservation of Nature reminds us that the emergency must be taken with extreme urgency. The current crisis, without previous analogues, must absolutely lead us to launch immediate conservation laws so that the bio-diversity is also guaranteed in …
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Saturday September 28th. 2019: I was there, in the Federal Square Bern
100,000 participants: they were so numerous that only a part was able to enter the large square, in front of the imposing Federal Palace where decisions of vital importance are made, for Switzerland, but not only. In 19 days Switzerland will vote: with this strike, the people have shown that a …
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And… again: hatred towards wolves
Published Sept. 10th, 2019 Corriere del Ticino Unfortunately the arrogance spreads and creates hatred and misinformation among the citizens. Of course I would never have expected from a man of culture, complete with studies in molecular biology and doctorate as well as dozens of scientific publications, international congresses and so on and so forth, a …
ZOO’s: educational sites or prisons?
. . Native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia, the snow leopard is considered a protected species with a high risk of extinction. Also called "ghost of the mountains", because he is difficult to observe, he lives in an arid environment, between peaks and rocky crags, covered with moss and shrubs, between 3,000 and …
A matter of choice * una questione di scelta
As much I read about it, as much I see that kind of movies… there is a strange deep feeling arising in my being. Sometimes I'm up to think "Gee, I can't bear anything more, like this cruelty without any meaning…" And I have to force myself to watch to the end the movie, with …
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Meet Robin… my new companion
Each Autumn, I receive a lovingly visit in our garden! But I'm not sure he's the same one of the previous years. It's so strange, but I didn't give him a name... maybe because a blog friend of mine, she had for several years the visit of Mir, a beautiful robin, and she now misses …
175 Signs-of-Justice from Around the Globe
by Stacey Source Veganism: A Truth Whose Time Has Come Posted by M. (known as) “Butterflies†Katz   See all the pictures at this link-page: Stand united against ALL oppression and injustice. In these brilliant signs from around the world, you’ll see many of the messages state that all oppression and injustice is connected. The signs …
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Clean Up Day…but it shoudn’t be necessary!
To gather the garbage that others throw carelessly into nature... is certainly a very altruistic and admirable gesture. Even more beautiful would be if people brought respect to Nature, avoiding to throw around every kind of crap! We collected two rusty bicycles, computer parts, road signs, table pedestals, eternit plates (with asbestos) in addition to …
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The promise * La promessa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOlGo-QbXMc Crossing with the cinema time and imagination, Oscar winner Gabriele Salvatores signs for Almo Nature a contemporary fairy tale whose protagonists man, the wolf, and the dog. A lovely short video to show us how to prove compassion and respect towards all the other species, as well... ...oOo... Attraversando con il cinema …
Conference of the WWF Sections Switzerland * Conferenza delle sezioni WWF 2018
Once a year, all the Swiss WWF Sections meet to discuss topics and strategies, put priorities and get updated about the many projects going on especially in our Country. This weekend, I had the Chance to attend with my husband, President of the Swiss Italian part, and himself a "volunteer" too. After the greetings of …
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Environmental imbalance and biodiversity * Disequilibrio ambientale e biodiversitÃ
The philosopher Carlo Sini has simplified the problem of biodiversity decline by stating that it is a disequilibrium between "prey" and "predators" that in the long run will cause the collapse of an entire ecosystem. But what is an ecosystem, also called an ecological unit? It is a set of living organisms of plants and …
Question of conscience? Not only… questione di coscienza? Non solo…
In recent years, despite the wisdom of age, I have often confronted myself with difficult situations that have put a strain on my tolerance and patience. I think it happens to everyone, sooner or later. Perhaps, it is a question of acute sensitivity or progressive intolerance. I procrastinate writing on the blog, to avoid disturbing …
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Protecting the swiss alps with blankets * coperte sul ghiacciaio del Rodano
The blankets covering part of the Rhône Glacier are inexpensive polyester fleece. Photograph by James Balog, National Geographic Read the whole article on National Geographic! Good, I'm a Swiss citizen and quite worried about what is happening, not only on our alps but all over the world. Should we cover the entire north and south …
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“Vegan 2017” the movie
It's not a transitory fashion... it's the only solution for your health, for the health of Planet Earth. TO SAVE OUR PLANET EARTH. There are no excuses. You can easily change from an omnivore diet to a vegetarian or vegan diet. You shall try, to believe how simple it is! Now people talk about …
Still we have time? * Quanto tempo ci resta?
I do not think we should be animalist or naturalist to realize something is wrong. But it's too easy to turn your face, pretending not to see the tragedy of the facts. We went far beyond the imaginable. Movies like these that I want to show you are the proof that there is no longer …
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The truth you do not want to know! * La verità che non vuoi conoscere!
Since a long time, I decided not to eat meat... why? The movie shows you... it's a matter of ethics, of morality... I do not want to be part of this cruelty. You can also decide once and for all to be a "cruelty-free" human. It's a matter of choice, with the brain and the …
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Once upon a time a Little Red Riding Hood… * C’era una volta Cappuccetto rosso…
. Unfortunately, the story teaches: they yells "to the wolf, to the wolf" and then people victimise this poor animal, so defamed and hated because of the facts (real or inflamed) that have been put to the fore for elitist and propaganda purposes. Now, even the WWF is up in the net of those pointing …
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Food ReLOVution
Please, be courageous and share! Â * Â Per favore, sii coraggioso e condividi! If you choose what you eat with awareness, is a revolutionary act that can change the world. Thank you for taking it into consideration... together we can change the world and this is not a dream! but it takes courage... . …
Why does this happen?
Watch the interview with the manager of the "amphibious" project of the WWF Section Ticino The view was horrible: hundreds of little bodies smashed on the black street under a pouring rain (I refrain from showing you pictures of it). And the cars didn't stop or slow down, they were racing at our sides, meanwhile, …
Let’s talk about captivity…
It's happened to me as well to see "loris" but also other small wild animals on sell in some Asiatic or South American market. These cute little fellows with such big eyes... Actually, I always rejected the idea of pets kept in a cage and many times I was arguing with the bloody sellers, most …
Represent animals in D.C.
SHARED from Cecil's Pide (executive editor Jeff.W.) Hello everybody, this Friday will mark the end of one era and the beginning of another. As the Obama family is packing up making way for the Trump family to begin a new chapter, many are concerned about the future of the animals at risk domestically and abroad. …
Tilikum’s Life Story Will Bring You to Tears
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Fighting for the animal’s right * combattere per i diritti degli animali
https://youtu.be/18mZrDujOm0?t=31m15s Legendary animal-rights leader and Holocaust survivor Alex Hershaft, a member of the JVNA Board of Directors, explains in depth for the first time the connection between his ordeal in the Warsaw Ghetto and his advocacy for farmed animals. The video starts with a terrible and touching testimony of the cruelty of humans. There are …
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we do NOT need nuclear power plants
There are people who invest all their forces to improve living conditions on our planet… people who are convinced that there are intelligent and environmentally friendly alternatives … and one thing is certain: we do NOT need nuclear power plants to get electricity!
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Ci sono persone che investono tutte le loro forze per migliorare le condizioni di vita sul nostro pianeta… persone che sono convinte che ci sono alternative intelligenti e rispettose dell’ambiente… ed una cosa è certa: NON necessitiamo di centrali nucleari per il fabbisogno di energia elettrica!