Natural Life Magazine

Over one-third of all known plants face extinction. Humans are the main cause of extinction and the principle threat to species at risk. Habitat loss is the leading threat, along with introduction of alien species (this can happen deliberately in the search for pretty plants for our gardens, or unintentionally by organisms “hitch-hiking” in containers, ships, cars, or soil), over-exploitation, pollution and disease, and human-induced climate change (which has many effects, from altering migratory species patterns to causing coral bleaching). A variety of organizations are working to reverse this trend, including BGCI, an international organization of botanic gardens.

We can boycott BP, but should also consider the other “bad boy” oil companies, and oil in general. Natural Life provides one way for individuals to begin.

Some Natural Life Magazine readers may have noticed that whenever we use the word “Nature” meaning universe in which we live, and all its living and non-living things, we capitalize the letter “N.” So I thought I’d let you know why we do that.

Whale researcher Alexandra Morton has organized a walk down the British Columbia coast in support of wild salmon and in an attempt to get the government to outlaw penned salmon farms from B.C. waters.