It’s easy to shrug our shoulders and look the other way, or to look sternly at only nature and environmental organizations when things go wrong with nature and the environment. There is a lot you can do yourself, like planting local trees in the garden.
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Marine creatures: Portuguese Man’o War (Physalia physalis)
Every year, during the period in between Carnival and Easter, popularly known as Lent (temp’i kuaresma), and sometimes earlier or later in the year, the wind pattern in our region tends to be irregular. When the directions from which the winds originate shift towards the south-east, our island might receive visits from a bizarre organism, one that we often are not too happy with.
Yellow Birds on the ABC Islands – Save & share!
There are birds on our islands that still cause a lot of confusion when people ask for their identification. Despite the abundance of books, online information, and social media, some bird species are apparently so similar that they are consistently misnamed, practically creating online wars over who wants to be right.