Just been reading that London Zoo have a crocodile skin handbag on display in the reptile house. It is in place of an actual Siamese Crocodile which sadly is an endangered species (500 - 1000 existing). I find this a very impactful method of highlighting the devastating effect we have had on the natural world and gives food for thought. Can just imagine some youngster asking his/her parent why is there a handbag in that enclosure! Apart from that UP THE REDS, looking forward to a home win on Saturday!
It was a very good piece of PR highlighting the endangered species. However, I still think letting live crocodiles roam around handbag shops might prove a better deterrent
Apparently the handbag was seized by UK Border officials after being identified as coming from an endangered species. I was imagining some rich Oligarchs wife having it confiscated at passport control, but was probably part of some consignment of goods that was inspected. I prefer my first theory.
In the watch world there is a trend for stingray skin straps, mostly made in Vietnam and either endangered or "farmed" in bad conditions. Took somebody to task recently as they didnt see the irony in wearing one on a Seiko "Save the Oceans" diver which features stingray symbols on the dial and part of proceeds goes towards ocean conservation
I'll admit to liking and eating meat, though we've both made a very conscious effort to eat less than we have done. Our lunches never have meat in them, sometimes something fish based, but largely vegetarian. We eat way more beans and pulses now than we ever did... so thats one benefit of our state of personal perma lockdown. (Just watching a little wren hopping around looking for food, even in the middle of our scorched lawn which is a pretty rare sight!) And while I very much agree in as many people as possible looking at everything they can and are able to do to limit the impact they make on the planet and it's resources, I can't help but feel that if we removed a field of cows from our countryside, there would be a high chance of it getting turned into a housing estate with tonnes of concrete piled into what was once at least grassland. Over the last few months we've been tentatively looking online at possible locations that are more rural for a possible move in future. The amount of barns, outbuildings and whole farm sites available to be acquired for residential use is alarming. Even more so as we're faced with a food and energy crisis.
I got distracted by a squirrel hopping from branch to branch at the top of a fern tree earlier. I admired his tenacity but feared for the little one's safety in pursuit of nuts. I'm also now worried @Bossman will be along any minute to hijack this post
I'm waiting for our resident Robin to come along and have its second bath of the day. I think it's bathing style very much falls into the category of gratuitous and over exuberant!
