Another Strook with something I drew, read, and listened to.

Drawing

Reading

It's not only critically endangered species such as walruses and pangolins (see Strook #9) that are explored in book form. In Een vlam Tasmaanse tijgers (A Flame of Tasmanian Tigers), Charlotte van den Broeck follows the trail of the extinct Tasmanian tiger (Thylacine). Fascinated by the fact that one of the last Tasmanian tigers died in the zoo in her own city of Antwerp, she embarks on a quest that takes her from natural history museums to laboratories. In those laboratories, they hope to clone the Tasmanian tiger back to life.

Or is the Tasmanian tiger still alive? A fanatical group is convinced of this and shares sightings online. Here, wishful thinking often seems to be the father of the idea, because the images are always brief, unclear, or explainable (usually a fox). Van den Broeck's search and encounters give food for thought. How is it possible that the Tasmanian tiger, after its extinction, can be found everywhere as a source of national pride? Why are we so keen to bring this animal back to life while other species are rapidly heading towards extinction?

Nu we het er toch over hebben:

Bekijk op Milieudefensie welke partijen zich bij het Ga voor Groen-akkoord tegen klimaatverandering hebben aangesloten. 

Lees in het Boswachtersappel van Natuurmonumenten wat de Nederlandse natuur nodig heeft en wat de reacties van de partijen zijn. 

Listening

The unofficial day program of the Left of The Dial festival gave me the opportunity to take my son to a concert for the first time ever. We saw Nagasaki Swim at Plato and Green Gardens at the Paradijskerk. I wasn't familiar with the latter, but they sounded beautiful live.

See you next week!