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A walk in the forest

Such a sweet surprise while taking a walk, especially in spring it's time for baby deer in the forest!

Don't forget to keep your dogs on a leash to protect the wildlife...this way, wild animals won't be startled and injured or even chased. But it's not just wild animals that need to be protected from dogs; your dog also needs to be protected from them. A surprised wild animal, if frightened, may flee or attack to defend itself. Mother animals, in particular, will defend their young fiercely.

Wild animals have highly developed sensory organs. Unfamiliar loud noises cause them stress. Try to be quiet in the forest and listen to the birds, the babbling brook, or the wind blowing through the treetops!

How to balance the Planet

is a short film by the Vancouver-based creative studio "New Document," directed by Gwenael Lewis. Over 15 years ago, Gwenael began researching climate issues as a design student. These years sensitized him to the topics of biodiversity and sustainability.

This film is not about what we humans do wrong, but rather what we could do right, to sustainably preserve our planet, which we all share.

The King of the Forest

Once upon a time there was a moose who was supposed to become king of the forest.

But he didn't really dare.

He was inexperienced.

He knew little.

Nothing seemed to work for him.

The day of the king's election drew ever closer, and with every hour the elk grew a little sadder. With his head hanging, he trotted through the forest, occasionally encountering another animal with far greater worries than he did. There was a hare separated from its burrow by a river—an insurmountable barrier. Or a blackbird whose young had just fallen from the nest and could be eaten by a fox at any moment. And a domestic pig in its enclosure, dreaming of the great freedom of the forest but unable to climb the fence.

Each animal asked the moose to help them. As the king, shouldn't he be able to solve the problems in no time?

But the moose just kept saying, "I don't know either. You'll have to figure something out yourself."

So the hare thought for a moment and then jumped onto the back of the elk, who was swimming across the river, and thus reached the other bank with his den.

The blackbird asked the moose to lower his head so that the young one could climb onto his antlers.

And the pig asked the moose if he wouldn't just kick the gate with his powerful hind legs. He did, the boards flew off, and the pig was able to comfortably walk to freedom. Everyone was helped, and they had all come up with their own ideas.

The moose didn't understand at first.

But the animals were enthusiastic about him and elected him king, precisely because he let them decide for themselves and supported them as best he could. The animals in the forest were not stupid subjects living in constant fear of a powerful ruler. They were his allies and fellow citizens. They couldn't wish for a better king, they cried!

...This fable by Swedish children's book author Ulf Stark is also a piece for adults. It vividly describes the essence of every civil society and every organization based on fairness, respect, and equality...

The consequences of single-use plastic items

Global plastic consumption has increased alarmingly and has become a major source of pollution for our planet. Indeed, we all know that our plastic waste ends up in the ocean and in nature, where it takes decades to degrade. But not everyone knows that plastic enters our food chain as microplastics. Microplastics are small pieces of plastic less than 5 mm long. Due to their small size, they can escape water treatment filtration systems and spread throughout our oceans and other bodies of water.

Microplastics not only end up in seafood, as you'd probably expect, but also in drinking water, as plastic bottles have the highest levels of microplastics. You might be surprised to know that scientists have also found microplastics in beer, honey, and sea salt.

The exact effects of microplastics on our health are not yet clear, but we do know that plastic harms nature. To shed light on these problems and raise awareness about the consequences of single-use plastics, Sweet Sneak Studio created this exhibit for Copenhagen Zoo, showcasing eight different food items in which scientists have found traces of microplastics.

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