While we were waiting to land, an air-hostess told us to keep calm and to get off the plane quietly as soon as it had touched down. Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened. Later we learned that there was a very important person on board. ...
Thinking beyond the farm gate: ACF is working with farmers, scientists and corporations to explore ways of enabling landholders to more effectively work with catchment authorities to restore Australia's rural landscapes to health.(Australian Conservation Foundation)...
there is no better example of this idea than the Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer Xu Xiake (1587-1641).His book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake,not only encouraged a love of travelling among Chinese people but provided important scientific information about the country's ...
the world of animal fancy to no longer be considered exotic. Sometimes any unique or wild-looking pet (including common domestic animals such as the ferret and the domestic rat) is called an exotic pet. "Exotic" may also be used for a species which is non-indigenous to the owner's ...
” Let three works exemplify the ways this writing explores the boundaries between human minds and the rest of the world. Helen Macdonald’sH Is for Hawkmemorializes a bloodletting collaboration and a fierce, if one-way, psychic bond with a hunting goshawk. Robert Macfarlane’sLandmarksdocuments...