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04/06/2025

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01/06/2025

Have you heard of Simona Kossak?
She was a scientist. A conservationist. An animal whisperer. And for over 30 years, she lived alone in a wooden cabin deep in the Białowieża Forest, the oldest forest in Europe.
There was no electricity. No running water. Just trees, silence—and animals who became her family.
She shared her bed with a lynx, raised a wild boar as a companion, and had a crow named Korasek who was known to dive-bomb cyclists and steal shiny objects. (Crows are notoriously clever, but this one may have had a flair for drama.) Locals, unsure of what to make of her, called her a witch. Maybe it was the way she spoke to the animals—or the way they seemed to understand her.
But Simona wasn’t casting spells. She was protecting a forest under threat. She spent her life defending Białowieża from deforestation and fought fiercely to preserve its ancient, untamed beauty.
She was brilliant, eccentric, and wild at heart. A woman who didn’t just study nature—she became part of it.

credit~Old Photo Club

26/05/2025

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26/05/2025

The world's smallest poisonous frog is truly amazing. It measures less than a centimetre long, which is about the size of a small coin. Despite its tiny size, this little frog has a surprising secret: its skin contains a strong poison. In fact, this poison is 200 times more powerful than morphine, a medication that can help relieve pain.

Because of its size and powerful poison, this frog is a unique creature in nature. It lives in specific places, often in tropical rainforests, where it can find food and shelter. While it may look cute and harmless, it's important for people to remember that it is dangerous. The bright colors of its skin serve as a warning for any potential predators to stay away.

Conservation efforts are important to protect this tiny frog and its habitat. As people work to save rainforests from destruction, they also help in preserving the lives of many small creatures like this one. Understanding more about such unique animals helps us appreciate the beauty and complexity of nature, reminding us of the importance of keeping our planet healthy and safe for all living beings.

22/05/2025

That's a piece of wood stuck in this young Bontoc Igorot's earlobe for ornamental purposes. This practice was also common among women. Aside from wood, materials like tree bark, rolled grass, and twigs were also sometimes used.

Date/Place: between 1898 - 1912 in Bontoc, Mountain Province

Image source: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (website)

Credit: The cordilleran Sun 🫡

03/11/2024

Sticky Fingers 🖤

24/10/2024

23/10/2024

During the 1970s, the government planned to generate hydroelectric power by building at least four massive dams along the Chico River. The proposed dam structure would have submerged communities of farmers and displaced people from their ancestral homes.

Macli-ing Dulag was the barrio captain of the Butbut tribe in the mountain village of Bugnay in Cordillera. He expressed great opposition to the dam project along with the Cordillerans. He was also able to unify the Bontoc and Kalinga tribes, who were then engaged in land disputes, to pursue a common goal of opposing the dam project.

Kalinga and Bontoc leaders remained firm in their opposition, arguing that development should not be at cost the land where they live and work. Along with their resistance, Dulag expressed the words: “If you destroy life in your search for what you say is a good life, we question it,” “Those who need electric lights are not thinking of us who are bound to be destroyed. Should the need for electric power be a reason for our death?”

Dulag’s death in 1980 was not the end, but the beginning of a much more solidified opposition of the Cordillerans to the Chico River Dam Project. This caused the withdrawal of the World Bank, which was supposed to fund the project. Not long after, the government abandoned its plans for the dam project.

Macli-ing Dulag was a leader who fought for the rights of the Cordillerans. He sacrificed his life for our right to self-determination and freedom for future generations. Forever his cause will remain and emerge.




References:
Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation. (2023, June 5). Dulag, Macli-ing - Bantayog ng mga Bayani. Bantayog Ng Mga Bayani - Honoring Martyrs & Heroes of Martial Law. https://bantayogngmgabayani.org/bayani/macli-ing/

Thakor, H. (2022, November 20). Macliing Dulag: The Man Who Died Defending the Cordillera, Its People, and Its Lands. Counter Currents. https://countercurrents.org/2022/11/macliing-dulag-the-man-who-died-defending-the-cordillera-its-people-and-its-lands/

Worksofheart. (n.d.). The Heroes who fought martial Law: Macli-ing Dulag. Martial Law Museum. https://martiallawmuseum.ph/magaral/martial-law-heroes-macliing-dulag/

15/09/2024

On the island of Luzon, in the Philippines, lives a nomadic tribe of the Aeta people, an indigenous tribal people who have been isolated, by choice, from the rest of the world for thousands of years.

All previous attempts to "civilize" by Spanish and British colonizers have failed and been left in their world.

The island itself is ancient and remote jungles are hunting grounds for a wide range of fascinating and giant creatures, such as this 22.6-foot-long reticulated python (6.88 m) .
It's the longest snake species in the world, and it was killed by the tribe in 1970. They've been living on the fruits of the jungle for a few centuries, caring very little about the problems of the outside world.

02/09/2024

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