tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745625607350497891.post5453679794854306834..comments2024-03-26T21:08:51.077-04:00Comments on All Life Is Local: Still Life with Robin: New Parents in the NeighborhoodPeggy Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062998960273261177noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745625607350497891.post-84792181098638159722016-09-22T14:33:19.018-04:002016-09-22T14:33:19.018-04:00Lost again! No popular vote, just a simple declara...Lost again! No popular vote, just a simple declaration by the Zoo that the baby would be named "Redd"...because the organgutan is the "red ape". So lame, it's not even spelled right. At least they did put out a video:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgir1rhqvqw Peggy Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09062998960273261177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745625607350497891.post-11476816430119256132016-09-17T22:24:41.231-04:002016-09-17T22:24:41.231-04:00I get that your purpose with this was to write a l...I get that your purpose with this was to write a light and witty weekend column. However, Bornean orangutans were recently re-classified by ICUN from Endangered to Highly Endangered. Sumatran orangutans have been classified as Highly Endangered for some time. Highly Endangered is the final classification before Extinction. My hope/expectation is that the Zoo will choose a culturally appropriate name for this new baby, one that will highlight the tremendous pressures being brought to bear on our great ape cousins in Indonesia, due to palm oil plantations, fire, logging, other deforestation, hunting, etc.<br /> <br />If listserv members want to do something to help, it's easy to start at home. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has developed and made available for download their free app called "Palm Oil." You can use this to check out food and personal care products before purchasing to ensure that they are "orangutan-friendly" (i.e. use sustainably produced palm oil.) Vote with your dollars! The app can also guide you in the direction of further actions you can take to help in this crucial struggle to save forests (and all the creatures that depend on them for life.)<br /> <br />And Congratulations to Batang and Kyle!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745625607350497891.post-77133205199309076012016-09-17T22:23:06.639-04:002016-09-17T22:23:06.639-04:00The 100-day waiting period was short circuited bec...The 100-day waiting period was short circuited because of the official visit of the First Couple of China.<br />Since Mrs. Xi was in town, she and Michelle Obama had a joint naming ceremony. Here's the youtube:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPyLAjz8hQw <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com