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The world’s saddest polar bear is just one of thousands of “wild” animals living in malls in China — Quartz

https://www.youtube.com/embed/DIH9NVniHk8?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent GUANGZHOU The Grandview, a glitzy shopping mall in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou is home to the “world’s saddest polar bear,” three-year-old Pizza. Pizza was brought to the world’s attention in March by NGO Animals Asia, which published a video of her lying on the ground, blinking morosely as visitors banged on the glass,… …

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Orangutans will be wiped out by 2026, thanks largely to fast food and face wash — Quartz

It can be found in everything from toothpaste to margarine, listed as vegetable oil or a whole host of other more complex names. Palm oil and its byproducts are in high demand these days, as food manufacturers move away from trans fats and biofuels become more popular. India imported over $6 billion worth of palm… via …

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Country Roads, Take Me Home

I love the country!  Driving along the backroads, highways & byways of Central Ontario makes me so very grateful I live where I do.  Summertime in the fields affords views of lazy haystacks and meandering meadows spotted with cows, horses and sheep.  If someone were to ask me 'what do you think heaven looks like?', …

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