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Beach Destruction, Mangrove Destruction, Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, Poaching Turtle Eggs, WordPress Photo Challenge Delicate
Hibiscus isn’t JUST for tea!
WordPress Weekly Challenge asks for examples of Delicate. Before reading the text, I thought of the delicate texture of hibiscus blossoms that often find their way into my food and drink!
While waiting for the post to load (connection speeds are often brutally slow here!) I pondered a more serious post that addressed the delicate balance between man and nature. The story is here: A FRAGILE BALANCE – The Decline of the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle.
The turtle returned to the quiet beach, nested, returned to the sea, yet humans raided the nest!
The delicate balance between man and nature often causes dysfunction between the rights of nature versus modern progress. Here are a few examples that balance moments I’ve sadly witnessed against others that give hope.
Probing the sand with sticks, poachers find the nest and quickly raid it beneath the cloak of darkness.
Sunset Memories – Playa San Miguel, Costa Rica
Many organizations work worldwide to protect the nesting sea turtles. Volunteers help biologists patrol the beaches during nesting season. They help educate the locals about the delicate balance between civilization and marine life. The RED LIGHT DISTRICT tells more about saving the olive ridley.
Man destroys the mangroves and beaches by literally bulldozing and altering the pristine areas; this directs our attention to insensitive arrogant methods that should be addressed. A delicate compromise might give both a win-win option. Removing mangroves and beach sand is illegal in most areas, though in some places the destruction continues.
Nooooo! Don’t Push Down My Home!
The delicate balance Has toppled (La Division/EC) How can this be happening?!
Hasn’t anyone heard that beach sand spells ‘failure’ for concrete construction? Don’t they realize that beaches shouldn’t be plundered?
Can you imagine returning to your home beach to find no safe place to lay eggs? Thankfully Playa San Miguel, Costa Rica welcomes the return of the sea turtles!
Ah, to have the freedom of a vast ocean and then to be confined to a circular pool! There’s a delicate balance between sharing our planet’s treasures with the public and granting these creatures freedom.
If this young man grows up to treasure our natural resources, this turtle’s captivity is justified.
As we reflect on the alarming global changes affecting our planet, we should remember to treasure and preserve our natural resources. Our descendants will (might?) thank us.
Thanks, WordPress, for a great theme!
Z
It is a delicate balance Z, one that you show so clearly in this post! We should all be aware of how each and every one of our actions affects the delicate balance of all life around us, not just our own!
Thank you so much for your comment. Many times people are not aware of the damage they are doing, so sensitive ‘enlightenment’ is a subtle way of making a difference without bruising egos. There are others who flex their muscles and disregard the rules; those are the ones that punch my buttons!
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Really gives a new or rather another meaning to delicate that I don’t often think of. Thanks for a great and informative presentation!
Thank you for taking the time to read and comment! Lisa/z
Thanks for this, Lisa. Great use of the theme.
Thank you so much! Sorry I’m not up to date on reading your posts; I’ll be catching up soon! lisa
great post.. always saddens me to see anything in nature destroyed
love the message in this…
Thank you so much for bringing the delicate balance of man and nature to our attention, Z!
Thank YOU for being sensitive as well! z
Thanks, z, for a great interpretation.
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When I moved to Florida I was happy to see a lot of awareness about our impact on nature, but also a lot of work to do to undo past damage. I’ve heard that here in Panama there is a big need for education. People tend to do what they’ve done for generations, especially if it puts food on the table or money in the pocket.
Si, many times it’s a matter of subtle education. The children are the ones to reach, as they are the world’s future.
thanks so much for your feedback.
lisa
I love this post…such a great message more need to heed
thank you so much. little by little, we can try to make a difference. z
Absolutely beautiful! And yes great minds think alike. I really love sea turtles. Then again I love all of our amazing earth, flora and fauna. I sincerely hope we make some changes and protect it. It frightens me.
thanks, amiga. your post was great, and you portrayed argentina’s beauty through sensitive eyes. your love for our planet always shows in your posts.
z
Oh thanks Lisa!
” heard that beach sand spells ‘failure’ for concrete construction?” Well, we have certainly learned this to our city’s cost. Liquefaction is not a pretty picture. Yes, how does the turtle feel when it comes home to find it unsafe; it’s tragic. And btw if you check my post on a banana cake you will see another use for hibiscus ….shoe polish!
shoe polish! i love it, and it makes sense! thanks!
i want to hear more about your city’s beach-sand construction failure. I’ve had trouble convincing others that it’s a bad idea.
thank you so much for your comments!
lisa/z
mmm; it’s not exactly a beach sand situation like yours I suppose. But the eastern parts of our city, nearer the coast, were allowed to develop over the years even though it was known the soils (sandy) would be unstable in an earthquake. During the earthquakes whole areas were subject to liquefaction and consequently several thousand houses became uninhabitable. An enormous disaster which is costing us and the Govt millions and millions of dollars to fix. Those areas will not be built on again and will probably become a city to surf reserve.
that is so sad – to lose so many homes. man has so much to learn! thank you for sharing that story.
z
Just to give you an update on what happens when we disregard nature in our physical planning of cities; this is the new estimate of the cost of our earthquakes; ‘The Treasury has revised the cost of recovery from the Canterbury earthquakes to more than $30 billion.’ $30 billion NZ ! And people complained prior to the earthquakes that it was too costly to earthquake strengthen properties!
yes, it’s like shooting oneself in the foot. i fear that’s happening now with the sand construction. these people are going to reach old age, and their houses will be crumbling.
Great post zee. I always love your posts on the turtles. I’m so glad to know there are people helping patrol the beaches but I’m sad sad sad to know there are still bastards out there who dig up the eggs.
oh rosie, you made me laugh on a day where laughter is scarce. you’re always such a sensitive LADY, so seeing the word, ‘bastard’ made me chuckle!
yes, those locals grew up with turtle eggs as part of their cultural diet/customs. long ago the eggs were plentiful, and i’m sure it’s hard to break away from family and local customs. slowly, i hope they are changing.
z
brilliant post!
thank you! z
What a very interesting translation of the challenge this week. Well written and so true it is a very delicate balance and one that is almost unbalanced beyond repair in many cases of the plants and animals that are now extinct or on the highly endangered species list. Lets hope the wake up call has not come to late…
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Well said, Lisa.
~Lynda
thanks! z
Dana and I will be in Puerto Cayo from Dec. 21 through April. If you ever get in the direction of Manta or Cayo, … or if we get your way, we’d love to meet up with a fellow Southerner. …steve
welcome back, and what a great day to return! Solstice time! I always try to mark the placement of the sun on those days.
when i see that i’m manta bound, i’ll try to give warning! it will be great to meet you both!
thanks so much!
lisa/z
A great post Lisa. Life is a delicate balance and you are right, we must all do our part to keep it so.
thank you, luAnn! i’m hoping to reach someone who can help halt the damage to the beach. sometimes it’s hard to play that part if we can’t find the right people to help! z
I agree and I sincerely hope you can find others with such a loving spirit as yourself.
Very important! Great post.
So sad, so disturbing, and oh so true. I believe the only answer to preserving what’s left of our delicate planet is through education and we need more blogs like this. Good job Z!
Richard, you are always so kind! Thanks so much for your comment!
lisa
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What a balance we have in this world; between life forms and the elements… beautiful
thank you, amiga.
i replied to your comment about the pingbacks about ten minutes ago and it zipped into outerspace.. i’m going through the queue of notifications and hope that the reply reached you. if not, i’ll reconstruct it again!
z