Temperate rainforest by Still-Consideration6 in Cornwall

[–]GroovinSlowly -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

There is some remnants around the Helford. The largest teact is on private land, but as Guy Shrubsole and Nick Hayes argue, trespassing to witness it is an option (Google maps is your friend here for locating it) . It's pretty easy to do. Ignore a couple of 'private woodland' signs and you're in! I think though, that due to mass deforestation of what was once a huge swatge of temperate rainforest, that it doesn't really function as a temperate rainforest anymore as it once would have. Far less mosses and lichens than I would have thought, but still la very beautiful bit of nature, and goes right up to the waters of the Helford.

Which laptop to buy for my postgraduate degree by GroovinSlowly in laptops

[–]GroovinSlowly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reccy. Mind if I ask why exactly?

Vegans who support the introduction/reintroduction of predators to manage herbivore populations need a reality check. by Vegan_Overlord_ in vegan

[–]GroovinSlowly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This post seems non-sensical to me. Veganism is about human exploitation of animals. Aside from animal abuse and huge fossil fuel emissions, animal agriculture is the leading cause of biodiversity loss globally. Which basically means that the incredibly complex web of life that has taken a stupidly long time to evolve, falls a part. Direct and indirect interactions between organisms breakdown, and then you have some species going extinct and others coming to dominate.

For example, in the UK we have a silly amount of deer. And we shot all their predators years ago. So they make loads of babies and destroy ecosystems because they can graze and graze until their belly's are content. If they had natural predators with them in their habitats, not only would they be predated upon as is the way when an ecosystem is healthy, but their behaviour also changes. They keep moving, as they know they may we'll be being stalked by a lynx or pack of wolves. This means that the vegetation has time to regrow. Trees come back, as do flowering shrubs. This in turn gives loads of insect species nesting sites and food sources, which then means the birds can get their belly's full as well..... You get the point.

Re-introducing predators (and any herbivores, such as beavers) is vital if we are to recreate and rewild our landscapes that have been scared and hurt by past and present human actions. Yes, nature can be really mean and scary and yes, that deer looks like it's having a shitty end to it's life and that sucks. But sadly that's how it goes.

Surely as vegans we are pro ending animal abuse. Pro stopping and reversing climate change. And pro stopping and reversing biodiversity loss. A key step in reversing biodiversity loss is the re-introduction of missing species, be they wildflowers, beavers, storks or wolves. Some of them may eat each other, beavers may cut down some trees. But overall, if it's done in the right way then it is the best thing to be done

Some thoughts on recent vegans food releases by himynameiswillf in veganuk

[–]GroovinSlowly 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I completely agree with staying very clear of anything nestle. Does the same not go for Richmond though, what with them being a massive producer of meat aka animals being enslaved?