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A Lion in L.A.: A New Way of Thinking about Wildlife in Los Angeles
Hunched in the chaparral, pupils wide pulling in the night. The scent of a mule deer drew him here. Tired of raccoon he was anxious for a proper meal. The mountain lion stalks close, just as the deer lifts its head in panic he is on it. The deer’s neck snaps in the lion’s jaws […]
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What I’m Reading: What We Leave Behind
I recently watched a swarm of wasp consume a slice of watermelon. For three days they covered the fruit and when they were done they left nothing behind. Like Derrick Jensen, I find decay fascinating. His and Aric McBay’s book, What We Leave Behind, is a scathing criticism of a culture that does not honor the process […]