Category: #nature

Is the Javan tiger back from extinction? New study ignites controversy – Nexus Newsfeed

“The new research began after Javan resident and conservationist Ripi Yanur Fajar reported seeing a big cat jump between a road and a plantation near the village of Cipeundeuy in the forest of South Sukabumi in August 2019. Researchers visited the site nine days after the alleged sighting and found a hair on a nearby fence, along with potential tiger footprints and claw marks.“

The new research began after Javan resident and conservationist Ripi Yanur Fajar reported seeing a big cat jump between a road and a plantation near the village of Cipeundeuy in the forest of South Sukabumi in August 2019. Researchers visited the site nine days after the alleged sighting and found a hair on a nearby fence, along with potential tiger footprints and claw marks.
— Read on nexusnewsfeed.com/article/climate-ecology/is-the-javan-tiger-back-from-extinction-new-study-ignites-controversy/

The Javan tiger was a native to the Indonesian island of Java. It was one of three tiger populations that lived on the  Sunda Islands during the last glacial period. The tiger’s natural habitat was decreasing continuously as more land were needed for agriculture. Since no evidence of a Javan tiger was found during several studies in the 1980s and 1990s, it was determined that it was extinct in 2008.

ShukerNature: AN OYSTER-SCALED ODDITY FROM BRAZIL

“In or round 1557, Jean Lerius and two other members of the company were trekking through a forest in the interior of Brazil with some local Tupinamba Indian guides but armed only with swords or bows and arrows when, while passing through a deep valley there, they abruptly encountered at a distance of only thirty paces or so a very large reptilian creature of extremely distinctive appearance, squatting on top of a hill in the heat of noon, with one of its forefeet raised. Lerius described it as a lizard bigger than the body of a man, measuring 5-6 ft long, yet its most eyecatching feature was not its size but rather its extraordinary tegument. For according to Lerius, this unfamiliar animal was entirely covered in rough white scales that resembled oyster shells (and presumably, therefore, were opalescent, or nacreous, i.e. resembling mother of pearl?”

https://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2024/07/an-oyster-scaled-oddity-from-brazil.html

#cryptozoology

It must be amazing to have possibly been the first learned human to see a creature like this. The very roots of cryptozoology, to find undiscovered creatures such as this. I feel like people believe it’s just about filming a weekend stake out at a bigfoot hotspot. And as fun as that is, don’t forget to look around the rest of the forest as you may be the next person to discover something new.

Looking for bigfoot evidence is important to me, as you probably know, but learning the fascinating historical tales of every creature’s first appearance to man is wonderful and fascinating…

TGIF everyone, be safe in the forest this weekend…

And follow along with the Shuker Nature’s blog if you get a chance, link is above….

ShukerNature: AN OYSTER-SCALED ODDITY FROM BRAZIL
— Read on karlshuker.blogspot.com/2024/07/an-oyster-scaled-oddity-from-brazil.html

Midnight and Feathers…

“In the heart of the ancient forest
A wise owl perches
Its eyes of amber holds the wisdom of ages
And its hoots through the mist are only ever heard by the bravest
He’s guiding lost souls with his call
A haunting melody coming from the trees so tall
A beacon of light it shines to lure all lost wanderers that follow the ethereal glow
Most know no other way to go
Hearing footsteps on his mossy trail
The owl’s wings unfurl like a sail
A canvas of midnight and feathers,
As it soars, it hoots a tale of lore you’ll forget never
Tales of weary travelers seeking home
If you follow his flight the way will be shown
The forest stirs creating a symphony of rustling leaves,
The owl’s eyes ask you to believe
For the owl is more than feathers and talons
it is a guardian of thresholds, paths and realms
So heed its call lost wanderer and follow his light
There are much more dangerous beasties out there in the night
Follow where the hooting owl awaits
Or choose perhaps a worser fate…”

Poem by me, titled Midnight and Feathers…

Art by:
Eudaimonia

Rainy Hikes and Poetry

“Through the rainy forest I tread,

Raindrops softly falling on my head

The trail, slippery from damp leaves

Slides me deeper into nature’s sanctuary

Each step leaves a mushy footprint in the ground

Just me alone here even the birds aren’t hanging around

There is just something about these quiet hikes

Makes the risk of getting soaked worth the try

The streams are swelling you can her the sound

In every direction you walk, all around

Here, time slows, just you and the rhythm of the rain

A soul bath, quieting the brain

So let the rain fall, let the trees wrap me in an embrace

For in this gray cocoon, I’ve found my church, my happy place…”

My poem inspired by this rainy day hike…