![]() It begins, "Rangers at National Wildlife Refuges are discovering a new phenomenon this summer: young visitors are often scared of nature, whether it’s creepy crawlies, spiders, bats, snakes, or sometimes even ladybugs and fish." Ms. This morning Valerie alerted me to a most disturbing essay by Judy Molland called " Why Are Kids Afraid Of Nature?" It's free and online so you can read it and my main purpose here is to alert you to this sad trend among children and adults. If a day passes without my receiving something from Valerie I fear something has happened to her! ![]() ![]() Valerie Belt, a Los Angeles teacher, constantly sends me emails about essays dealing with all sorts of topics that center on nonhuman animals (animals) and human-animal relationships ( anthrozoology). ![]()
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