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Once Upon a Time There Were Forests
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-See us. We are also here—a part of this world.

The forest silently roars. It wants to be heard, and it wants us to listen. Come closer, and I will tell you the story of the forest. We are losing. I will tell you about the animals and the plants that will soon be legends of the past. Close your eyes. Do you hear the birdsong? Soon it will no longer exist.

Fairy tales are a simplified way of understanding what is happening in one’s life and contemporary times. Animals and plant species that we take for granted today will be fairy tales and myths for generations to come. I mourn the forests we are losing, forests that are cut down. The forests are not ours to take. They are home to millions of species, some red-listed and endangered. We, humans, are a contributing factor to the Seventh Mass Extinction. We are accelerating the death of species.

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