Who don't have a Story

Who don't have a Story.

It is through our Stories that we interconnect with others and if we dare not share the path we have walked... then we are of little use to others who redeemed our Story.
Are there areas of your life where trials and tragedy threatened to define who you are?
Was there an unexpected twist in your journey that seemed to take the very breath out of you?
Has God allowed you to experience one or two or more trials that appear worse than anything your friends have gone through?

I say It is not by accident, even if your trial was of your own bad judgement or wrong turn in the road.  It doesn't matter.  Whether you were an innocent victim in the walk of life or you feel you are paying for your own actions.

Been long since i had tea with mum . hahaha. pardon me then. been extra busy with work. like, the hell. it's only been a week and i have tons of  work at home piled up. Plants are dying .
had some problems that caused a bit of a headache and heartache few weeks back. but it's fine now. i just need to stop thinking about it. you know.
i made a promise to myself to start taking pictures again. i suppose i should. just to refresh myself a bit. it'll be a bit difficult tho. i moved back to home and after working from Monday to Friday, weekends feel like heaven. sleeping until 8 or 9 feels blissful. no exaggeration i'm telling you... generally i don't make resolutions, because I don't believe in setting myself up for failure. I like to have goals all of the time, so that every step toward that goal is a win, no matter what day of the year it is! With that being said...I was a really bad animal rescue volunteer over the past couple of months, and I didn't show my face at the rescue ONCE! It wasn't because of weather, or being too busy...it was just sheer laziness.I had really been wanting to get back to the shelter, but I had been gone so long...I felt guilty just showing back up. But just as the universe does, it opens doors for you when you ask for them to be opened. I am happy to be back to doing what makes me feel accomplished, while making my heart smile Plus, I got to meet, and play with the cutest puppy in the universe afterwards. It was a great reminder as to why spending time at the rescue is important to me. I get my kitten and puppy fix without having to take them home. I know that they are well cared for with the staff and volunteers, until they find homes... and in the meantime..I get to enjoy them and help them get adopted!

just wish me luck. to stay strong for myself. you can do it.Another year older.in few weeks ..although, aside from fighting wrinkles, I don't feel any older.its my birthday coming soon

Adopt a homeless dog today

Did you know there are hundreds of thousands of homeless dogs and cats in shelters? Just because a dog or cat ends up in a shelter does not mean it cannot make a good pet. A lot of pets end up in shelters simply because the original owners did not do their homework, did not understand canine needs, did not research the breed, or mix of breeds in the dog and simply picked the wrong type of pet. Or never realized how much work a pet was, until they had one, and decided they didn't want the responsibility. Shelters are full of excellent, but misunderstood dogs. By misunderstood I mean, most dogs are in the shelter because they had owners who could not speak dog. Owners who didn't give the dog what it institutionally needed and in return they created a dog with issues. The two number of reasons a dog develops issues are, lack of exercise, and lack of leadership. 

                                   

Humans forget they are dealing with a canine animal and too many times do not give the canine what he needs as that animal. When the dog does not act like that picture perfect image they had in their minds they assume they "didn't get a good one" and they "get rid" of the dog. That's the bad news. The good news is since dogs live from day to day, meaning they do not dwell in the past or the future; it is absolutely possible to take a full grown dog and start over as if it was the first day for the rest of its life. Do it right and you will see a totally different dog than the one its owners dumped at the dog shelter.

(Article by Mahesh Acharya)

Pleas read this book

A Dog's Purpose
Book by W. Bruce Cameron

                                                    

  

   

A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray

                                

Living with Wildlife

Man- Animal conflict is taking on a sharp edge in Karnataka,with humans and cattle falling prey to Predators.Are humans and animals invading each others Territory Encapsulating Karnataka's Forest and animal wealth 

Conflict zones in Karnataka where wild animals stray out of their habitats -Mysore, Hassan Udupi ,Tumkur ,Kodagu, Uttra Kannada ,Nagarhole,

As human population extends to wild animal habitats, natural wildlife territory is displaced. The population density of wildlife and humans overlaps increasing their interaction thus resulting in increased physical conflict. By products of human existence offer un-natural opportunity for wildlife in the form of food and shelter, resulting in increased interference and potentially destructive threat for both man and animals.

Various forms of human–wildlife conflict occur with various negative results. Some of these are:

·         Animal deaths

·         Crop damage

·         Damage to property

·         Destruction of habitat

·         Injuries to people

·         Injuries to wildlife

·         Livestock depredation

·         Loss of human life, such as by Leopard, Bear Wild boar ,Elephant, Tiger attack

 Wild animals go out of their way to avoid humans. However . If we learn to live in harmony with nature, there is no need for conflict.

I'M BACK HOME

                                      

The world tried to break me I left home and was lost and confused i found a road to 

take me to a new Home and There is nothing but a blue sky now. After all of my running. I'm finally Going back Home. It's getting closer and closer to the day i have many reasons to be happy for the start Just wanted to share my joy with mum and Dad After so long I am so excited to meet my little tortoise and my dogs 'm missing home so much right now. I want my Pets. I want my bed. I Focused on making a new home instead of missing an old one, It reminds me of my Fav song By Passenger *Only hate the road when you're missing home. Only know you love her when you let her go. And you let her .  I am far from home and would like to be together with my family, 

Frogs in milk

Never give up on your dream. Perseverance is of utmost importance in order to succeed in life. If you don't have the desire and the belief in yourself to keep trying even after you've been told to quit, you'll never make it.

This story has been told by many but the meaning eludes most till one starts thinking about it. I thought about it and it has given me the inspiration to go on and never give  up. 


It is the story of two frogs. One frog was fat and the other skinny. One day, while searching for food, they inadvertently jumped into a vat of milk. They couldn't get out, as the sides were too slippery, so they were just swimming around.

The fat frog said to the skinny frog, "Brother frog, there's no use paddling any longer. We're just going to drown, so we might as well give up." The skinny frog replied, "Hold on brother, keep paddling. Somebody will get us out." And they continued paddling for hours.

After a while, the fat frog said, "Brother frog, there's no use. I'm becoming very tired now. I'm just going to stop paddling and drown. It's Sunday and nobody's working. We're doomed. There's no possible way out of here." But the skinny frog said, "Keep trying. Keep paddling. Something will happen, keep paddling." Another couple of hours passed.

The fat frog said, "I can't go on any longer. There's no sense in doing it because we're going to drown anyway. What's the use?" And the fat frog stopped. He gave up. And he drowned in the milk. But the skinny frog kept on paddling.
Ten minutes later, the skinny frog felt something solid beneath his feet. He had churned the milk into butter and he hopped out of the vat.

Sri Raghaveshwara Bharathi Swamiji 

The photo given below is that of Swami Raghaveshwara Bharathi who had a similar ordeal when he started a cow shelter to preserve indigenous breeds of cows in Karnataka. Now he finds not only finds volunteers and recognition to help him with his work, but enjoys huge popularity among the locals. He has taken on some other projects like spreading awareness about illegal mining. 

Save And Protect Our Wildlife

Many native animals have to live in developed areas and this means they must navigate a landscape full of human hazards. One of the biggest obstacles to wildlife living in developed areas is that created by roads. Roads divide habitat and present a constant hazard to any animal attempting to cross from one side to the other. So when you're out driving through a forested patch, slow down and keep an eye out for wildlife.

Perhaps the greatest threat that faces many species is the widespread destruction of wildlife habitat. Deforestation, farming, over-grazing and development all result in irreversible changes soil compaction, erosion, desertification, and alteration of local climatic conditions. Such land use practices vastly alter or even eliminate wildlife habitat. In areas where rare species are present, habitat destruction can quickly force a species to extinction.

In the last few centuries new inventions have led to extinction of many animals- those that were present in the wild till a few years ago are now extinct. New inventions which require extensive search of new coal mines to fuel industries and vehicles that only create more pollution in the environment has caused many species to get wiped off the face of the earth. Sometimes human beings kill these animals for money; they sell their skin and fur. Take for example the wretched tale of tigers and lions. In India many tigers and lions are getting killed for their skin which is sold at extremely high prices to other countries. Unless better monitoring agencies and facilities are provided, protection of animals against poachers can take the longest to achieve.

Reducing pollution, creating new wildlife parks for animals and making stricter punishments for those involved in animal trade like life sentences for killing wild animals are some ways we can curb the large scale extinction going on during our lifetimes.  

1.    The steps to reduce habitat destruction and in some ways try to reverse the effects of human encroachments will be to shift to eco-friendly vehicles and industrial processes that would help to keep the environment pollution free. In areas where such measures have been implemented, the results are astounding. Tree frogs had become a rare sight along the Malabar hills; but their now common sightings reinforce the view that the survivals of many species are within our control.

2.    We should also have harsh laws for persons engaged in game or poaching/ smuggling of animals. Those who kill animals should get life imprisonment or heavy penalties so that people think twice before hunting animals for skin and fur.

3.    Limits on cutting trees in jungles have to be strictly adhered to, so that animals that live there can live freely and survive for longer time with regular reproductive and life cycles.

4.    New wildlife parks have to be established where critically endangered animals can be kept and studied. Once we learn their life cycle patterns- their feeding, their breeding, and offspring rearing habits, it would be easier to help maintain their populations and ensure species survival.

To conclude, the animals can be saved from extinction, but only if we take definite steps to prevent hunting and make sure that the environment becomes pollution free and enough area is reserved for parks for animals without human interference so that they can live freely and safely.

By protecting their habitat, entire communities of animals can be protected together and when communities are kept intact, less conservation intervention is required to ensure species survival. Parks, reserves, and other protected lands are too often the only habitats left untouched by habitat destruction.

Lifting the ban on tourism in core areas of India's tiger reserves and its impact on its inhabitants.

As many of you have already been reading the online articles regarding the ban on Tiger Tourism, I thought I would give a better explanation of what is happening.

Banning tourism in core areas of tiger reserves helps increase tiger population. Reduced human access should lead to more intact wildlife habitats. Well, that’s what activists like me say. However, if its tourism is banned Indian government tourism revenue will be affected. 

Wildlife Tourism started in India by middle of 1980s. There are 40 tiger reserves across the country, according to the National Tiger Conservation Authority of India. Tiger reserves are set up throughout India to provide a protected environment for animals still in the wild. Resorts and villages were set up for tourists, local as well as foreign, to see the tiger habitats and perhaps catch a glimpse of the big cat. 

Some states, such as Madhya Pradesh, with six tiger reserves, will be hit hard by the ban on tiger tourism. Following the ban, hundreds of tourists who were looking forward to staying in hotels within the forests will have to cancel their plans and book other rooms outside of the core areas. This way many hotels and resorts will be in great loss.

My point is why should tourism be permitted in core areas? Whatever statistics may say, the fact remains that the tiger population in the country has diminished,
if the ban remains in place, however, it is expected to have a significant impact on the livelihoods of communities in and around the reserves whose income depends on wildlife tourism.
Conservationists have argued that resorts and hotels have over-expanded in the reserves, encroaching on the tigers’ habitat and have largely excluded local people from most of the industry’s profits.

I worry that the large number of tourists visiting tiger reserves may be disturbing their habitats. India has 41 tiger reserves. The most visited among them Corbett, Kanha, Periyar, Ranthambore and Bandhavgarh—attract 150,000-200,000 visitors each every year. A tiger task force constituted in 2005 to review the management of tiger reserves had recommended that “tourism activities should not be allowed in the core of the national parks and the tiger reserves,” and that wildlife tourism need to be regulated. Tourism in tiger reserves needs to be extremely well managed to ensure that the direct impact on the habitats due to tourism is mitigated. The chain of command as well as the management of tourism in tiger reserves has suffered from multiple governing institutions as well as confusion in policy and regulations so far,” the task force said in its report, adding, “Tourism can lead to further stress on the tiger’s habitat.”

This Is the Reason -To Stop Tourism in Core Areas of Tiger Reserves

How will you feel if all of a sudden a group of people barge into your house and start looking at what you are doing? To add to this unpleasant situation, they start talking in loud decibels and throw things here and there and after some time they leave. If this continues for a few days won’t you feel irritated? This is what is happening to the wild animals and it’s leading to a change in their psychology, behaviour and their habitats are getting destroyed. Just like a disturbed human being the animals who are disturbed spend very little time for their normal activities and they are on the constant run to avoid being spotted by the tourists. This may lead to several problems like their migration to less favourable feeding grounds, hampering their mating cycle and improper care of the young ones by the scared mothers. This can further lead to dire results for the entire population of the species. To make the matters worse, the tourists are very interested in watching the behaviour of the mother around her young ones. The other dangers can be due to increased dependencies of some animals on the tourists for their food.

Banning tourism in India’s tiger reserves will prevent tigers from becoming extinct.

However, so far, the tourist industry and international conservation groups have failed to provide any solutions of their own that have led to any measurable successes. In the past ten years, despite donations to tiger conservation projects totalling over $41-million and the hundreds of millions of dollars earned in tourist revenue, India’s tiger population has more than halved and their numbers continue to decline at an alarming rate.

Ultimately, however, like the mountain gorilla, the future of the tiger almost certainly lies in the tourist dollar. But for conservation to be effective it will need government commitment and a willingness to support the only people that can make a real difference – the thousands-strong army of conservationists-in-waiting living around all of India’s tiger reserves, willing to make a difference. Ultimately, it is they – the villagers and communities – who can save the  tiger, if only they were given the chance.

 Some of our indiscretions can have disastrous results. The pictures of Dandeli- Anshi Tiger Reserve road kills are of graphic nature. Hence, viewer discretion is advised.

Be respectful when you go to a wildlife sanctuary. Many tourists demand to be let into core areas that are the only refuge of animals. Don’t bring music, plastic and cigarettes. Even now wildlife parks tie goats so that tourists can see tigers killing them.

Tourist money supports trades that profit from animal suffering. Why don’t you enjoy nature and the culture of the places you visit without taking part in activities that harm animals? 

  

 The way the safaris were run there was no peace and quiet for the animals. There was constant noise and human activity. We should let animals live in peace. Tourists also cause many problems for the local environment; wildlife parks are filled with litter from overuse. Tourists also use cars or coaches to travel to these locations and within the area. This increases the amount of pollution in the air. Animals get more street by human presents is a fact.

The main impact that humans have on animals when it comes to interfering is changing their habitat. That can happens in many of ways, one is to make the environment friendlier to humans like putting in walking or driving roads. This is bad, because if many humans walk on the road the animals will move away to be left alone, then the new road have to be made to get to then animals.

The problem when not biding walking tracks is that the tourist will walk to the animals the way they can, so it can be the fast or the one that everyone else walks. It will still be a big impact ether way, because if people walk their oven way more of the habitat will be affected. But with walking tracks normal paths for the animals can be cut off. The effect that new drive roads can have is that people can get to the animals easier. That will give higher speed on the cars and buses, more road kills and more contamination of gases from the cars.

 It will also give a higher pressure on the location that it can handle more people, like car parks and trash caring. The biggest problem when people are coming in to the animal’s habitat is that they want to go beyond the barriers. So the fact, that in national parks the guides are not well paid, so they will break the law of the park if the visitor bribes them with money. This often happens so the tourist can go closer to the animals and that disturbs the animals more. The way to stop this is to pay the guides more and educate them so they know why it is bad for the animals. Even draw the parallel to that if the animals get disturb too much they might move away and the guide can loss their small income.

The tiger is dying because of two centuries of crime, greed, political apathy and corruption. Tigers face their greatest ever risk of extermination at the time of the weakest ever commitment to their survival. The decision to end tiger tourism was evidence of calamitous failure.