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Nikolas Kozloff<p>Read my piece, "<a href="https://federated.press/tags/Darwin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Darwin</span></a> and Cultural <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> in <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Argentina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Argentina</span></a>" <a href="https://nkozphoto.com/index.php/2025/02/27/darwin-and-cultural-genocide-in-argentina/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nkozphoto.com/index.php/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">2/27/darwin-and-cultural-genocide-in-argentina/</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Mapuche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mapuche</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Tehuelche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tehuelche</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indigenous</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Milei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Milei</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Pampas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pampas</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Rosas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rosas</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/megafauna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>megafauna</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/PuertoMadryn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PuertoMadryn</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Patagonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patagonia</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
Camellia Tea Ceremony<p>5) OBANA<br>Obana (尾花), a kind of pampas grass, is so-named because the plant ears resemble animal tails. Horses with chestnut coats and white manes/tails are known as 'Obana Kurige' (尾花栗毛).</p><p>In the language of flowers (花言葉) the grass symbolises vitality and reckless youth.</p><p>Displays of obana (susuki) and small pyramids of dango are often seen around 'moon viewing' season (月見), prayers for (and symbols of) a bountiful harvest.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%9C%88%E8%A6%8B" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>月見</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moonviewing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moonviewing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/harvestmoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harvestmoon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pampas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pampas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autumn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autumn</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>While feral domesticated cats are a big problem in a lot of places (including NYC) and need vigorous <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TNVR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TNVR</span></a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TNR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TNR</span></a> or relocation, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WildFelines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildFelines</span></a> need to be protected!</p><p>In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brazil</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conservationists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservationists</span></a> try to save one of the world’s most <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/endangered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>endangered</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cats</span></a></p><p>by Sarah Brown on 13 June 2024 </p><p>via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.green/@mongabay" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mongabay</span></a></span> </p><p>"- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mu%C3%B1oa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Muñoa</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pampas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pampas</span></a> cat, a small wild feline, is endemic to the Pampas grasslands that sprawl over southern Brazil, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Uruguay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uruguay</span></a> and northeastern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Argentina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Argentina</span></a>. </p><p>"- With fewer than 100 individuals left in the wild, experts call Muñoa’s pampas cat one of the most endangered felines in the world and warn it go extinct within 10 years as its natural habitat is cleared for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cropland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cropland</span></a>. </p><p>- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> plans to save the species include switching from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/monocultures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monocultures</span></a> to extensive ranching that preserves the natural <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/grasslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grasslands</span></a>, creating a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/captivebreeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>captivebreeding</span></a> program, and developing a trinational conservation agreement.<br> <br>"- Recent <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floods</span></a> in the Brazilian state of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RioGrandeDoSul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RioGrandeDoSul</span></a>, where many Muñoa’s Pampas cat sightings have been recorded, have currently halted all local <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> efforts, putting the future of this feline at risk."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/in-brazil-conservationists-try-to-save-one-of-the-worlds-most-endangered-cats/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2024/06/in-b</span><span class="invisible">razil-conservationists-try-to-save-one-of-the-worlds-most-endangered-cats/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConservationEfforts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConservationEfforts</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a></p>