Who could resist such breathtaking beauty? If one day we truly could migrate to interstellar space, wouldn't the thing you most want to take with you be your deep affection for this blue planet? 🌍💎
#Earth#ScienceFiction#Futurism#Astronomy#VisualFeast
Canada is officially phasing out the era of captive whales, dolphins, and porpoises for entertainment purposes.
The Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act (Bill S-203) marked a fundamental advancement in marine mammal welfare. By amending the Criminal Code and Fisheries Act, the legislation prohibits:
- Capturing cetaceans from the wild.
- Breeding them in captivity.
- Keeping them for public display or entertainment.
Exceptions are allowed for rehabilitation, scientific research (under strict licensing), or cases where release is not feasible. A grandfather clause permits facilities to retain animals already in captivity at the time of enactment—ensuring these are the final generation held in tanks for such purposes. It also bans the trade of reproductive materials, closing potential loopholes for sustaining the industry.
Beyond the immediate ban, the law prohibits the trade of reproductive materials, closing loopholes that could sustain the industry. The focus has now shifted toward compassionate retirement, with major initiatives underway to relocate the remaining captive whales to natural coastal sanctuaries in provinces like Nova Scotia by 2026. These efforts, supported by animal rights advocates and scientists, aim to provide a more natural environment for these sentient beings while allowing for essential research and rehabilitation under strict licensing.
Each year massive schools of sardines gather along Baja California’s Pacific coast, drawing striped marlin, sea lions, dolphins, and seabirds from late October through December
A Florida woman in a lifted Silverado just drove over a Lamborghini in a parking lot.
The truck was so high off the ground she didn't even see the thing until it was under her tires 😂
Watching the river meander through the forest, it felt as if all my anxieties were washed away by its clear, refreshing flow.
The meaning of travel is perhaps to rediscover our simple, kind, and pure selves in the presence of nature. ✨
#TahquamenonFalls#NatureHealing
The bald eagle almost disappeared from the lower 48.
Now it’s one of the greatest wildlife comebacks in American history.
America's 250th birthday hits different when you remember that.
This is an actual view of the surface of another planet.
You are looking at a landscape that is 140 million miles away.
The "dust" you see on the ground is actually volcanic rock and toxic perchlorates that would kill a human easily.
This is Mars!