Migration
is the process by which people come to often move
to
another place, usually a city or another country to find work.
This
process is called 'immigration'.
Migration
is also the seasonal movement of a complete population of animals
from one area to another...usually in response to changes in
temperature, food supply, or the amount of daylight...and is often
undertaken for the purposes of breeding.
In
the cartoon 'Buckles',
the little dog sitting on green grass, sees a golden leaf fall at his
feet. He looks in wonder as another leaf drifts to the ground and in
the third frame, he is amid several falling leaves. Then viewing the
leafy ground cover, he smilingly concludes...suddenly
fall is everywhere!
Reasons
for Migration
Before the wide berths of transportation developed, families remained
in their birth locations. Farms were passed from generation to
generation. Business owners were confident their sons (or daughters)
would be their inherents to carry on said businesses. Educational
institutions were born. Transportation gave opportunities to
'transplant' to other locations for learning beyond elementary level.
Discoveries and inventions appealed to the new generation. And we,
as humans, 'migrated' to these new challenges.
Jon
Porter stated, “Jewish immigration in the 20th
century was fueled by the Holocaust which destroyed most of the
European Jewish community. This 'migration' made the United States
home of the
largest Jewish population in the world.”
“The
land flourished because it was fed from so many sources ~ because it
was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples,”
said Lyndon B. Johnson.
Message
re Refugees
“When
Europeans arrived on this continent, they 'blew it' with the native
Americans. They plowed over them, taking as much as they could of
their land and valuables....and respecting almost nothing about the
native cultures. They lost the 'wisdom
of the indigenous peoples: wisdom about the land the connectedness to
the great web of life”.
We have another choice with all these refugees. People come here
penniless, but not cultureless! They bring us gifts. We can
synthesize the best of our traditions with the best of theirs. We
can teach and learn from each other to produce a better North
America. (Mary Pipher)
“What
befalls the earth...befalls the sons and daughters of the earth.
(White Wolf)
“The
bear...the deer...the great eagle...these are our brothers. (White
Wolf)
“Some
day the earth will weep; she will beg for her life; she will cry with
tears of blood. You will make a choice, if you will help her or let
her die...and when she dies, you too will die.”
(John Hollow Horn ~ Oglala Lakota)
The
older bird of three sitting on a barren branch, observes,
“This
is October, already!” The two smaller ones reply, “EEP!”
In
the second frame of the cartoon 'Mutts', older bird sees the other
two
flying
off into the sky...and muses: This is Migration Motivation!!!
Migration
varies from one specie of animals to another. The groups of animals
include: birds,
reptiles, amphibians, mammals, fish, insects and crustaceans.
It's amazing how organized these creatures are, when the seasons
call for a change.
Pronghorns
gallop as herds through the Rocky Mountains.
Devil
Rays
gather and swarm closely together in Baja, Mexico.
Sharks
congregate in the Waters of Fakarava.
Sandpipers
flock tightly together in Canada.
A
large group of White
Pelicans
migrate to the Mississippi areas.
Sparrows
migrate by the thousands to Berlin, Germany.
The
skies are alive with Snow
Geese
in Canada.
African
Buffaloes
trek through the wild planes.
Roan
Antelope
migrate to Namibia in Africa.
Swarms
of Locusts
flood the skies of Madagascar.
Red-Crowned
Cranes
flock in the Holy Land and Hula Lake, Israel.
Mayflies
join together on the River Tisz in Hungary.
Yellow
Fluorescent Fireflies
light up the forests of Japan.
Ladybugs
migrate to the waters of Blakus, Denmark.
Sandhill
Cranes
amass in the Platte River, Nebraska.
Red
Crabs
assemble for swims on Christmas Island.
Wildebeests
cross the Mara River of Northern Serenset.
Flamingos
form a crowded design along the Yucatan Peninsula.
Monarch
Butterflies
cloud the skies of Mexico.
Walruses
migrate to the freezing Arctic waters of Svalbard.
Flocks
of White
Ibis
head toward the Gulf Coast.
The
Arctic
Tern
holds the long-distance reward between Arctic breeding grounds
and the Antarctic each year.
Earl and Mooch (from the cartoon Mutts), standing beside a tall tree
trunk,
question a bird, “How do you know when it's time to fly south?”
Birdie, standing on grass at the base of the tree, replies, “A
little voice tells me.”
He flies to a low limb...the voice urgently 'speaks' to him:
“C'mon,
Let's Go! We're Late! Hurry!”
Bird
Migration is the regular seasonal movement, often north and south,
along a 'flyway' between breeding
and wintering grounds. The
timing of Migration is controlled primarily by changes in the day's
length. Migratory birds navigate using 'celestial
cues' from the sun and stars (the earth's magnetic field).
Many bird species migrate to different places
while others 'tough it out' in the cold.
Migration might be One of the Great Wonders of the Natural World!
“Remove
the artificial watering holes and the elephants will resume their
natural behaviours of seasonal migration...giving places they have
left, a chance to recover,” quotes Rudi Aard).
Carl Jung speaks for the owl who says, “Everything that irritates
us about others,
can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
There
is a new concept for we humans of the Animal World:
If we do not change our negative habits toward climate
change, we
can count on world-wide disruptions in food production, resulting in
mass
migration,
refugee crises and increased conflict over scarce natural resources
like water and farm land.
This is a recipe for major security problems...for all.
(Michael Franti)
Merle Baird-Kerr...scripted October 2, 2015
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