time to get to know them. Do we honour the
wisdom of these living dinosaurs through our
actions?
Nope!
Of the eight turtles native to Ontario seven of them
are listed as species at risk. Only the Painted Turtle
remains off the list and experts believe that the
only reason for this is because there is a lack of
study of the species. There are many factors
causing the decline of turtles in Ontario: habitat
loss and habitat fragmentation, road and boat
mortality, and being hunted for food and poached
to supply the pet trade – all by-products of a
corrupted interpretation of progress.
In the relatively short-time our species has existed,
we have not failed at leaving our mark. Witnessing
so many formidable changes during this time, our
knowledge is still at best only a small fraction in
comparison to the transformations experienced by
these wetland-dwelling elders. Instead of paying
attention to such lessons we assume the role of the
driving force behind our planet’s sixth extinction
crisis by blatantly disregarding the perilous
consequences of disconnecting from the natural
world. Foolishly we continue to obliterate our nonhuman neighbours at an unprecedented pace;
squandering our future for the sake of a few dollars
more.
I understand that we all need to make a living.
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