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A NATURALIST- HENRY DAVID THOREAU

a picture of Henry David Thoreau https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_ David_Thoreau_1862.jpeg Henry David Thoreau. WHO IS HE??? One naturalist that I really love learning more about is named Henry David Thoreau. He is known as an American writer, thinker, and naturalist.  His main focus was exploring deeper interest in nature. He kept a journal whilst exploring a place called Walden Pond, and later created a book called, Walden . His words were extremely powerful, and he ended up being one of the most powerful voices for the natural environment ( Walden.org). The main thing that motivated him was nature. He believed that nature could soothe all people much like different religions. He spent 2 years at Walden Pond, and showed throughout his writing how transcendentalism can impact a human being. Transcendentalism teaches that divinity pervades all nature and humanity, and its members hold progressive views on feminism and communal living. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry ...

THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY & SOLUTIONS

"WHAT IS A TEHUANTEPE JACKRABBIT???" a beautiful picture of a jackrabbit. https://pixnio.com/fauna-animals/bunny- rabbit/black-tailed-jackrabbit-lepus-californicus The Tehuantepe Jackrabbit, since the 30th of June 2008, is known to be 'endangered'. It is found in the desert, mainly the grasslands, shrub land and suratidal areas. Their main food source, because they are herbavores, are grasses, twigs, bark, leaves, prickly cacti, and shrubs. They themselves are known to be natures' ideal prey. Coyotes, mountain lions, foxes, owls, and snakes will all eat them. When speaking about their life cycle, they are in the middle of the desert food chain.I do not know much about the birth rate, other than the fact that they reproduce very frequently, and when they do reproduce, they produce a lot at a time. I am guessing that with their position in the food chain, they have short lives. When researching this topic after brainstorming these thoughts, I...