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August 5, 2020
Earth Talk : Can Coronavirus drive mountain gorillas extinct?
Dear EarthTalk : I overheard someone saying the Coronavirus could drive mountain gorillas extinct? Is this because they are susceptible to the virus? — Spencer S., Tukwila, WA
While we don’t know for sure whether mountain gorillas or other great apes are susceptible to coronavirus, no one wants to find out. Damian Carrington reports in The Guardian that the coronavirus could potentially wipe out already threatened populations of chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans — our closest living relatives with whom we share 98 percent of our DNA.
“Even pathogens producing mild symptoms in humans have been lethal to great apes in the past,” reports Carrington. “The fact that Covid-19 is fatal for some humans leads experts to fear it could potentially prove devastating to great apes.”
To date, no great apes are known to have contracted the coronavirus. Those humans who study and protect them would like to keep it that way. As a result, wildlife tourism across Africa is temporarily shut down. How long “temporary” may be is anybody’s guess at this point, but conservationists fear it could set back their efforts by decades if not put them “out of business”entirely.
“The suspension of ecotourism during the coronavirus pandemic has also meant the main source of revenue for gorilla conservation has been lost and there are fears some of those in surrounding communities who depend on tourists could turn to poaching out of desperation,” reports Jack Losh in The Guardian.
Meanwhile, the story is much the same all across Africa, where governments have suspended all tourism. Ann Gibbons reports for Science that researchers at wildlife reserves across Africa face new challenges in the age of coronavirus. The 130 wildlife rangers at Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park are now briefed regularly on how to keep coronavirus away from gorillas and how to monitor wildlife for signs of the sickness.
At another Ugandan reserve, Taï and Kibale, researchers must quarantine for 14 days before they are allowed anywhere near the wild gorilla population under study there, And once researchers can get closer, they still must, in the words of Gibbons, “change their clothes and take their temperatures before they go into the forest, wear masks, and keep their distance.” Researchers there have also test chimps’ feces for COVID-19 and other viruses.
“Habitat loss and poaching are big threats to the survival of great apes, but viruses are also a concern,” adds Briggs. “Infectious disease is now listed among the top three threats to some great ape groups.” Indeed, past research has shown that chimps can contract the common cold virus, while Ebola is thought to be responsible for thousands of wild chip and gorilla deaths across Africa. Could coronavirus be the death knell for these and other iconic wildlife species?
CONTACTS: “Primatologists work to keep great apes safe from coronavirus,” sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/primatologists-work-keep-great-apes-safe-coronavirus; “Coronavirus poses lethal threat to great apes, experts warn,” theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/24/coronavirus-poses-lethal-threat-to-great-apes-experts-warn.
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Coronavirus Alert – Covid 19
A lot being said, read and experienced since many month with the Covid 19. As slow as snail, we have a lot of information and activities in Social Media.
Corona viruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in animals or humans. In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most recently discovered coronavirus causes coronavirus disease COVID-19
Here’s an update from Google
The Latest Updates from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is here :
As on 5th August, Active cases are 586244, Discharged cases are 1282215, Deaths are 39795
Today’s Google Doodle reminds people to wear face masks and take proper care of their hygiene to stay safe amid coronavirus pandemic. The animated doodle shows all the letters developing legs, wearing face masks of different colours and observing social distancing to keep themselves and others safe.
The varying colours of face masks also indicate that these are the new fashion accessories and can be paired with outfits accordingly whenever one steps out. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that it is mandatory for people to wear face coverings at public places as they can help in preventing the spread of the virus. WHO further states that masks alone aren’t good enough to combat coronavirus, physical distancing and proper hygiene are also important.
The doodle also links to a series of steps one can adopt to mitigate the spread of coronavirus. These steps include washing hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based sanitiser, utilising face masks in situations where physical distancing cannot be practiced, avoiding touching your face often, and much more.
Wear a mask.Save lives.
Wear a face cover
Wash your hands
Keep a safe distance
Steps to avoid spread of novel coronavirus:
Clean your hands more often. Use soap and water or alcohol-based sanitiserWear face masks when social distancing is not feasibleMaintain safe distance from othersAvoid touching your face oftenStay home if you are not feeling wellIf you have fever, cough and difficulty in breathing, seek medical helpCover nose and mouth with a tissue or bent elbow when you cough or sneeze
Published in Interest of Kids – News for Online Classrooms
Source courtesy :
Google https://g.co/doodle/dntf2by
Ministry of Health and Welfare https://www.mohfw.gov.in/
Business Today
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July 31, 2020
SUNDAYS WITH HRIDAAN : Goldilocks and the three bears
Hridaan will be reading Goldilocks and the Three Bears on 2nd August.
Watch this space, coming soon.
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July 28, 2020
SUNDAYS WITH HRIDAAN : Little Red Riding Hood
SUNDAYS WITH HRIDAAN – Hridaan reads The Little Red Riding Hood. It’s European fairy tale about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. Its origins can be traced back to the 10th century to several European folk tales, including one from Italy called The False Grandmother. The best known version was written by Charles Perrault.
Grimm Brother’s version has a very happy end than previous retold story. In this story of Miles Kelly, there’s a party with Tea and Cakes to celebrate.
The Moral of the story stands unique and gives lessons to kids.
Don’t talk to strangers
Do not share personal information
Do not disobey Parents and elders
Do not be distracted but be aware and alert
Be careful of evil people around.
And, for Parents, its a concern. Never take the Child’s safety for granted. Hridaan is a huge fan of Miles Kelly. And, this Story Time Book by Miles Kelly is often Out of Stock !
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July 21, 2020
EARTH TALK : Tips to reduce disposable plastic used
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine
Dear EarthTalk : Any tips for reducing the amount of disposable plastic I use for food storage? — J. Spencer, Gaithersburg, MD
Analysts estimate that of the over six billion tons of plastic produced worldwide since the 1950s, we have recycled only nine percent of it and incinerated another 12 percent. The remaining, some 4.8 billion tons of plastic is either still in use, filling up landfills, or littered into streets, streams and eventually the ocean.
About a third of the plastic produced worldwide is for single-use applications (bottles, bags, utensils, food storage, etc.)—and it is these items that most commonly end up on the side of the road. Researchers discussed in a 2019 paper in Nature that if we do nothing to step up flagging efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle plastics, we could have three times as much of it littered into the global environment by 2060.
So, what’s an environmentally conscious consumer to do? For starters, avoid getting plastic bags at the store. Either bring your own reusable one or if you need to go disposable, at least opt for paper that can be recycled or composted. And if you are food shopping, gravitate toward the bulk items aisle where you can buy just the right amount without unnecessary extra packaging.
Another way to cut down on single use plastic is ditching plastic straws. Americans go through about 500 million plastic straws daily. Opting for reusable straws (metal, silicone, bamboo or glass, anyone?)—or no straw at all—is one of the simplest ways to cut down on disposable plastic.
According to the non-profit Center for EcoTechnology (CET), the kitchen is one place where you can definitely make some easy adjustments to save plastic. For starters, ditch the plastic wrap; it’s difficult to recycle and can clog recycling processing machines. One great alternative is beeswax paper, which is reusable, washable and compostable. (Make sure to wash it with cold water only so the wax doesn’t melt.)
“Another alternative to plastic wrap is storing your food in glass storage containers or glass jars,” adds CET. “Glass is 100% recyclable and can be recycled endlessly without loss in quality or purity.”
Putting dish cloths to use is another way to eschew plastic wrap for keeping produce fresh. Simply wrap up those fruits or veggies in a cloth instead of plastic—or put them in a bowl and cover with a dish cloth and rubber band for a tight seal—and put ‘em in the fridge.
One often overlooked environmental downside of the coronavirus situation is that restaurants throw in so much disposable plasticware for to-go and delivery orders—whether customers need it or not. That’s why a coalition of 120 environmental groups recently teamed up to send letters to seven national food delivery companies asking they change their default ordering process to one that does not automatically include utensils, napkins, condiments and straws in order to reduce the tsunami of single-use plastic pollution entering our oceans, landfills and incinerators.
CONTACTS: Future scenarios of global plastic waste generation and disposal, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-018-0212-7; “Zero Waste Substitutes to Eliminate Single Use Plastic in Your Kitchen,” https://www.centerforecotechnology.org/zero-waste-substitutes-to-eliminate-single-use-plastic-in-your-kitchen/; UberEats, GrubHub, Delivery.com, Doordash, Seamless, PostMates & Caviar Asked to “Hold The Single-Use Plastics, Please,” https://seaturtles.org/ubereats-grubhub-delivery-com-doordash-seamless-postmates-caviar-asked-to-hold-the-single-use-plastics-please/.
EarthTalk® is produced by Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss for the 501(c)3 nonprofit EarthTalk. See more at https://emagazine.com. To donate, visit https://earthtalk.org. Send questions to: question@earthtalk.org.
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SUNDAYS WITH HRIDAAN: The Princess and the Frog
SUNDAYS WITH HRIDAAN – Hridaan reads The Princess and the Frog. The Frog Princess is a children’s novel by E. D. Baker, first published in 2002. It is based on Brothers Grimm fairy tales. The 2009 Disney animated musical feature film, The Princess and the Frog, is loosely based on this story.
One of the messages that this story sends is the importance of keeping your promises. Good things happen when you keep your word. Also being obedient. The Princess was obedient and listened to her Dad.
Another moral is, sometimes what you didn’t want is exactly what you need. The Princess got her Prince and her dreams turned true.
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July 11, 2020
EARTH TALK Q & A: Is it true that the Trump administration is using the cover of the COVID-19 crisis to roll back environmental health standards?
From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that the Trump administration is using the cover of the COVID-19 crisis to roll back environmental health standards?
— J.K. Miami, FL
Environmental advocates and others who care about clean air and water certainly seem to think the Trump administration has been taking advantage of the distractions of the Coronavirus pandemic and #BlackLivesMatter unrest to scale back environmental rules for the benefit of corporate interests and at the expense of public health.
The Trump administration has been hacking away at environmental rules ever since it took office in 2017. But the recent round of rollbacks started in earnest in late March 2020—just as COVID-19 began to dominate news cycles—when the White House quietly replaced Obama-era fuel economy standards for cars and trucks with weaker ones that allow for more air pollution, froze standards for fine particulates (soot) despite research that a slight bump in regulations could save tens of thousands of lives annually, and eased up on restrictions on the kinds of effluents polluters can release into streams and wetlands.
Adding insult to injury, in early June President Trump issued an executive order waiving parts of the National Environmental Policy Act—the nation’s 50-year-old cornerstone environmental law—to spur the construction of highways, pipelines and other infrastructure projects. Meanwhile, the administration has doubled down on efforts to expand logging and oil drilling in Alaska while proposing to speed up permitting for off-shore fish farms, drop review requirements for liquefied natural gas terminals, and relax mercury pollution standards for power plants. The icing on the cake is that Trump wants to pillage ecosystems beyond our own planet, with a new proposal to mine the moon.
Environmental leaders are crying foul that such moves aren’t only illegal but also put public and environmental health at risk—all while the nation is distracted by COVID-19 and racial turbulence.
“People right now are hunkered down trying to put food on the table, take care of people who are sick and worry about educating their children at home,” said former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief (under Barack Obama) Gina McCarthy to the Guardian. McCarthy is now head of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). McCarthy added that the federal government is “literally not interested in the law or science [which] is going to become strikingly clear as people look at how the administration is handling Covid-19.”
Environmentalists are also keeping their fingers crossed that Joe Biden becomes President in 2021 and can roll back the rollbacks. In the meantime, if you would like your voice to be heard, NRDC has made it easy to send comments via its website urging Trump and current EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to maintain limits on industrial pollution and keep clean car standards on the books.
CONTACTS: “Trump, Citing Pandemic, Moves to Weaken Two Key Environmental Protections,” www.nytimes.com/2020/06/04/climate/trump-environment-coronavirus.html; “Trump to roll back Obama-era clean car rules in huge blow to climate fight,” www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/31/trump-epa-obama-clean-car-rules-climate-change; “Trump administration declines to stiffen US clean air standards,” www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/14/trump-epa-soot-pollution-clean-air-standards; NRDC’s “Don’t Let Trump Use the COVID-19 Crisis to Roll Back Public Health Protections,” https://act.nrdc.org/letter/4839-public-health-rollbacks-200401.
EarthTalk® is produced by Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss for the 501(c)3 nonprofit EarthTalk. See more at https://emagazine.com. To donate, visit https://earthtalk.org. Send questions to: question@earthtalk.org.
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SUNDAYS WITH HRIDAAN – RUMPELSTILTSKIN
Welcome to SUNDAYS WITH HRIDAAN ! Join and Listen to Kiddie Stories by a Kid – Hridaan Patel as he dives into world of imagination. Hridaan Patel reads out RUMPELSTILTSKIN this Sunday, JULY 12, 2020.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN is a fairy tale popularly associated with Germany (where he is known as Rumpelstilzchen). The tale was one collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of Children’s and Household Tales. The different versions of Movies are popular views as the classic is made interesting. Choose a Book or a Moview – both are Amazing and children love to read and watch the tale.
The name Rumpelstilzchen in German means literally “little rattle stilt”, a stilt being a post or pole that provides support for a structure. A rumpelstilt or rumpelstilz was consequently the name of a type of goblin, also called a pophart or poppart, that makes noises by rattling posts and rapping on planks. ‘
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July 4, 2020
SUNDAYS WITH HRIDAAN : Puss in Boots
Welcome to SUNDAYS WITH HRIDAAN ! Join and Listen to Kiddie Stories by a Kid – Hridaan Patel as he dives into world of imagination.
Hridaan Patel reads out PUSS IN BOOTS this Sunday, JULY 5, 2020.
Sundays with Hridaan now Associates with Ahmedabad Book Club(@ahmbookclub on Insta) to spread Joys of Reading and spread Positivity.
Hridaan Patel’s stories are featured in You Tube Kids – exclusively for KIDS and give a safer online experience for kids. You can downloand YOU TUBE KIDS from Playstore and Enjoy these stories and other programs as well.
Hridaan Patel’s stories appear on Facebook at Swagat Children Library and Kidsfreesouls Pages. Hridaan is also on Instagram at Ilaxi Patel’s Business account.
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June 27, 2020
SUNDAYS WITH HRIDAAN : Beauty And The Beast
Welcome to SUNDAYS WITH HRIDAAN ! Join and Listen to Kiddie Stories by a Kid – Hridaan Patel as he dives into world of imagination.
Hridaan Patel reads out an All Time Classic – Beauty & The Beast, Sunday 28, 2020 at 9.00 p.m. on Instagram @ilaxip – at Facebook Swagat Children Library – Kidsfreesouls and at Ahmedabad Book Club, Facebook and Instagram Ahmedabad Book Club @ahmbookclub
Sundays with Hridaan now Associates with Ahmedabad Book Club (@ahmbookclub on Insta) to spread Joys of Reading and spread Positivity.
Hridaan Patel’s Stories are Featured in You Tube and You Tube Kids – Exclusive for Kids and give a safer online experience for kids. You can download You Tube Kids from Play Store and enjoy these stories and other programs as well.
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