Module 8 Impacts
Resources
Additional activities, a behind-the-scenes gallery, recommended books, and more.
About this Guide
Collecting Life
One of the repeated messages in this guide is that it takes great care to manage living things. It is hard enough to maintain a single organism, an entire habitat is a lifetime endeavor. But another message is the amazing amount you can learn while trying to keep organisms alive and flourishing. It is a privilege and joy to be a small part of a quail surviving until the next year or a tree growing another foot in height. Much of life may be out of our control, but it is worth collecting the small moments we can.
Lesley
Behind-the-Scenes
I’m unpacking an unidentified cave-dwelling Cubaris sp. “Panda King” from Vietnam. Note how “bold” they are despite a small size.
There is a lot more plastic beach debris than I remember on the Oregon Coast. Mark and I now collect some on every trip.
Had to Stop
Another Box
Make your own hummingbird food, it is cheaper than prepared food and lacks unnecessary dyes.
Hummingbirds eat insects too. This is a way to “manage” the fruit flies that keep appearing on rotting fruit.
Two more serval videos, you can observe similar behaviors to domesticated cats.
The “petting” portion of this zoo is irresistable.
Recommended Books (endangered species edition)
This bestselling book has been a wake-up call for many people; read why.
Magnificent and sobering at the same time; a lifetime’s worth of animals.
Powerful portraits of species on the brink of extinction.
