#ecologicalengineer

Image by @jim_abernethy // 14,000 American Alligators will legally die in Florida between August 15th and November 1, 2019. This saddens me greatly as I love alligators! I realize not many of you are in agreement with me, but I don't believe in killing any animal ever! It's just not in my nature! How do you feel about this? Scientists say the Alligator is an ecological engineer... despite the fact they eat most animals, wherever they are found more life of all kinds will be found as well! I have experienced this first hand! All apex Predators are ecological engineers! @jim_abernethy @wildlifevoiceinc @sealegacy #TurningTheTide #Alligator #americanalligator #ecologicalEngineer #ilovealligators #protectwildlife #beautiful #epic #stopneedlessslaughter #bethevoice (at Everglades) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1KsB0bp_KB/?igshid=teool5o3fv2x

Image by the incredible @gatorboys_chris // Here's a beautiful underwater image that Chris Gillette took while he was introducing me to his friend Casper...the World Famous American Alligator! What are your thoughts on this? Would you like to be in the water with Casper? @gatorboys_chris has changed the perception of Alligators to all who visit him! I can't wait to join him again! Enjoy but Please Protect! @jim_abernethy @wildlifevoiceinc @sealegacy #TurningTheTide #alligator #americanalligator #ecologicalEngineer #keystonespecies https://www.instagram.com/p/B9zlXptpymj/?igshid=plgt4efq0zrk

Video by @jim_abernethy on Red 8K Helium // American Alligators are the Ecological Engineers of the Everglades which is a concept many have difficulty with...while it is true alligators eat all animals, there mere presence provides life for many many more! Please follow the link in my bio to help end the use of Glyphosate in our Everglades to help this amazing ecosystem recover from 4 decades of spraying this deadly antibiotic into Florida's watershed! The world famous Casper, an American Alligator & true friend Chris Gillette ( @gatorboys_chris ) spent time with 9 of my shark diving friends and I yesterday at the Everglades Outpost @evergladesoutpost where I was also able to see my great friend and owner Bob. We are booking these life changing tours all the time! Contact my office to join me there again real soon! Special thanks to @nmfmiami for all their support with the incredible Red 8K Camera and the low light filter for this shoot! @jim_abernethy @sea_legacy @wildlifevoiceinc #alligator #americanalligator #glyphosate #ecologicalEngineer #love #protectwildlife #stopthepoison #stopneedlessslaughter @gatorboys_chris #beautiful #epic #TurningTheTide #conservation #epicencounters #saveplanetearth #lovenature #Bethechangetheworldneeds (at Everglades Outpost) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwMZ3qinvqt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6jshtd7z4g4y

Oregon Bound. I’ll be a writer-in-residence at the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest this April as part of the Long Term Ecological Research Site Reflections program by @springcreekproject . Beyond working on an artist book for fall publication I’ll be exploring opportunities for project work in Oregon. As part of my program I am seeking public talks and workshops in Portland, Eugene, and Corvallis. If interested in hosting a talk, details including talk abstracts in IG profile link, or http://davidbuckleyborden.com/public-speaking-and-workshops/ #pdxartist #ecologicalengineer #beaver #LTER (at Cambridge, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs34ln7gjnx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bql2arx6i87s