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Video - Do Parks make sense in a changing climate?

Category: climate change | Date: Nov 22 2007 | By: admin

Today I am posting a video cast with my thoughts on conservation in parks in relation to changing climate. This is a subject that I feel strongly about and hope that we can start a discussion about how we can protect the needs of wild animals and plants in the future.

10 Responses to “Video - Do Parks make sense in a changing climate?”

sheryl, washington dc, on 22 Nov 2007

Thanks, Dr. Leakey, for a thought-provoking commentary. I’ve learned a little about this subject in my volunteer work at the National Zoo, specific to giant panda conservation. The concept of corridors for animals to move about to other protected areas when, in the case of pandas, the bamboo flowers and they’ve no food left, is a project underway in the mountains of Sichuan province. How do we, as people who support wildlife conservation, encourage parks to get busy with creating these corridors?

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Debbie, on 22 Nov 2007

Dear Dr.Leakey,
May I first start by saying, I am a huge supporter of your work and have been for years. I consider you a mentor of sorts for all I believe in and wish to obtain in my work and studies. I am 100% in agreement with what you say today and am trying to do my part as well as spread the word for others to act now. I know it is already to late to counteract some of the damage that we have already inflicted upon our great Earth but also understand that change for everyone can further reduce the damage we have yet to cause. The day’s of worrying about Global Warming coming are over, for global warming is here. I only hope people will act before we kill off everything that makes this planet the great and beautiful planet it is. I vow I will do my part and encourage others as well, I just hope my government will heed the urgency of this threat and do something as well. This is an international threat, one that a war won’t fix. I wish President Bush would invest as much effort into this threat as he does with the threat of terrorist’s, for I fear global warming as a much bigger threat. It is ashame that all other species on this Earth have to suffer for what humanity has done to this planet. Thank you for your great work and for starting wildlifeDirect. It is another of your ingenious concepts that I feel will have great impact on humanity. It has already effected me.
Thank You,
Debbie Horskey

Wanda, Atlanta, on 23 Nov 2007

Your ideas as always are intelligent and heartfelt by people all over the world - we have to keep doing more and it is one of those battles that no amount of education and money can totally manage - it will take the wholr world to change its attitude and it is, just a little at a time!

Faye, on 24 Nov 2007

I think creating corridors is a good idea. I saw a program on Animal Planet about one of the zoos (I think in the midwestern US) where they created paths and space where the animals moved to different areas to feed, to rest, etc. Have the parks systems begun to talk about these types of adjustments in the face of climate change or are they taking a “wait-and-see” approach? As was mentioned, climate change/global warming is here now.

Lisa, California, on 24 Nov 2007

Yes, I also think the corridor concept is a good one. I would echo the same question as Sheryl, “How do we, as people who support wildlife conservation, encourage parks to get busy with creating these corridors?” Lisa

Juliana Rotich, on 02 Dec 2007

Thank you Dr. Leakey for your thoughts on climate change and conservation, poignant indeed.
I am the environment editor at global voices online(and a fellow Kenyan). We will be covering the Climate change conference in Bali Dec 3rd -14th. We are highlighting the opinions and reactions of bloggers on this important issue, and will be checking for content related to climate change. (I am already including this wonderful post in one of the roundups) We would love to hear what you have to say about Bali 2007. In addition, December 8th is slated as Global day of action on climate change (http://www.globalclimatecampaign.org/) with a rally being planned in Nairobi. I thought this might be of interest to you. I thank you for your time and as a fellow blogger, i am impressed with how you are utilizing new media to reach out to the world.

Asante sana for your time.
Juliana.

THERESA SISKIND, on 23 Dec 2007

I did read an article about reversing desertification of land near one of the national parks in Tanzania by planting trees. Recently, Canada announced they would set aside a huge tract of wilderness for a north to south corridor for wildlife to migrate. I believe there has been some talk in Kenya, perhaps linking national parks?

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