{"id":4293,"date":"2021-04-22T09:46:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T13:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/archives\/?p=4293"},"modified":"2021-04-22T09:46:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T13:46:44","slug":"object-of-the-week-animate-creation-popular-edition-of-a-living-world-a-natural-history-by-the-rev-j-g-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/archives\/2021\/04\/object-of-the-week-animate-creation-popular-edition-of-a-living-world-a-natural-history-by-the-rev-j-g-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"Object of the Week: “Animate Creation: Popular Edition of ‘A Living World;’ A Natural History” by The Rev. J.G. Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"

Animate Creation:\u00a0 Popular Edition of \u201cA Living World;\u201d A Natural History
\n<\/em>by The Rev. J.G. Wood
\nNew York:\u00a0 Selmar Hess
\n1885<\/p>\n

EARTH DAY 2021 – Restore Our Earth<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Earth Day has been observed annually in the United States since April 22, 1970 when organizers sought to draw attention to the need for environmental protections after decades of unfettered industrialization and pollution.\u00a0 Millions of Americans were mobilized, participating in rallies, marches and programs driven in large part by students from colleges and universities across the country.[1]<\/a>\u00a0 Fifty-one years later, Earth Day is now celebrated in almost 200 countries.[2]<\/a> This year\u2019s theme is Restore Our Earth<\/em>, emphasizing collective action to prevent the effects of climate change and environmental destruction.\u00a0 Many Earth Day events focus on activism, mobilizing youth and social justice themes.[3]<\/a><\/p>\n

There are numerous social justice issues related to environmentalism.\u00a0 Developing countries, while most impacted by climate change, are the least able to afford the consequences which are exacerbated by their limited capacity to prevent and respond to the effects of rising seas, deforestation, wildfires, drought, pollution and the like, leaving millions of people\"Image<\/a> vulnerable.\u00a0 In urban areas and developed countries, green spaces improve mental health and well-being while simultaneously protecting watersheds, biodiversity and restoring animal and plant life.[4]<\/a>\u00a0 The World Health Organization predicts that by the year 2030, approximately 250,000 deaths will result annually from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea and heat stress due to environmental causes.\u00a0 Gender inequalities are also deepened through losses in health, income and access to resources.[5]<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0As a result, migration will increase and attendant conflicts will rise, resulting in more people competing for fewer available resources.[6]<\/a>\u00a0 Conservation works to ensure the preservation of the environment, including and animals and plants, as well as people, cultures, heritage, and livelihoods.<\/p>\n

Climate change affects everyone in numerous ways.\u00a0 Unsurprisingly, there has been an impetus to view the issue through interdisciplinary frameworks including politics, ecology, ethics, justice, cultural studies, biology, diplomacy, anthropology and various other fields of study.[7]<\/a>\u00a0 Many scholars and activists view the issue through the lens of interspecies justice and colonialism, like Lia Cheek of the Endangered Species Coalition.\u00a0 She believes the way we relate to nature is an extension of colonialism \u2013 taking what we need from the earth without considering, acknowledging or understanding the impacts on others, including plant and animal life which she believes also have rights.[8]<\/a>\u00a0 Cheek argues present environmental policies, rooted in financial concerns, have led to disastrous results.\u00a0 Consider that three-quarters of the land-based environment and about 66% of the marine environment have been significantly altered by human actions.[9]<\/a>\u00a0 When The Rev. J.G. Wood published \u201cAnimate Creation:\u00a0 Popular Edition of \u201cA Living World;\u201d A Natural History\u201d <\/em>in 1885, <\/em>roughly 100 years into the Industrial Revolution,<\/em> the deleterious effects of industrialization were already becoming known.\u00a0 In response, in 1886, under the administration of President Grover Cleveland, Congress created the Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy, validating Lia Cheek\u2019s assertion about the links between conservation and finances from the advent of the movement.[10]<\/a>\u00a0 The formation of this government division was preceded by public sentiment in favor of protecting wildlife.\u00a0 In 1883, the American Ornithologists\u2019 Union was created to bring awareness to the need to protect birds and their habitats, which were at risk due to degradation of the environment and over-hunting. In 1895, the first chapter of the Audubon Society was formed with a mission dedicated to the conservation of birds and their environments.\u00a0 By 1905, the National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals was formed.[11]<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Image<\/a>In fin de si\u00e8cle America, bird watching became a popular past time as people became interested in observing birds in their natural habitats.\u00a0 Birding as a past time was aided by instruments such as binoculars and books like the one published by The Rev. J.G. Wood, from which these images come.[12]<\/a> These colorful and accurately detailed bird illustrations stimulated the popular imagination and introduced many to the idea of conservation and ecology.\u00a0 Wood, a British citizen and parson, was also a prolific and successful natural history writer and lecturer.[13]<\/a> His drawings vividly illustrated what was at stake if the environment was not protected – spurring activists of his day and beyond to advocate for the environment through rallies, boycotts and legislation.[14]<\/a>\u00a0 If you would like to take action this Earth Day, you can find events on the Earthday.org website<\/a> and their Billion Acts of Green Initiative.\u00a0 More locally, you can participate in the Earth Day Cleanup<\/a> sponsored by DOVE, SAB and the South Orange Community Garden on Saturday, April 24th<\/sup> from 9:30am to 1pm.<\/p>\n

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The images and materials shown here are but a small part of the vast patrimony available to students, faculty and researchers.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0For access to this or other objects in our collections, complete a\u00a0<\/em>research request form\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/a>to set up an appointment or contact us at 973-761-9476.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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[1]<\/a> https:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/the-first-earth-day<\/a>, accessed 4\/15\/2021.<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> https:\/\/isilanguagesolutions.com\/2020\/04\/22\/earth-day\/<\/a>, accessed 4\/15\/2021.<\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> https:\/\/www.earthday.org\/earth-day-2021\/<\/a>, accessed 4\/15\/2021.<\/p>\n

[4]<\/a> https:\/\/www.endangered.org\/a-conversation-on-endangered-species-and-social-justice\/<\/a>, accessed 4\/15\/2021.<\/p>\n

[5]<\/a> https:\/\/www.international.gc.ca\/world-monde\/issues_development-enjeux_developpement\/environmental_protection-protection_environnement\/climate-climatiques.aspx?lang=eng<\/a>, accessed 4\/15\/2021.<\/p>\n

[6]<\/a> https:\/\/en.unesco.org\/courier\/2019-3\/climate-and-social-justice<\/a>, accessed 4\/15\/2021.<\/p>\n

[7]<\/a> https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/2514848620945310<\/a>, accessed 4\/15\/2021.<\/p>\n

[8]<\/a> https:\/\/www.endangered.org\/a-conversation-on-endangered-species-and-social-justice\/<\/a>, accessed 4\/15\/2021.<\/p>\n

[9]<\/a> https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2019\/05\/nature-decline-unprecedented-report\/<\/a>, accessed 4\/15\/2021.<\/p>\n

[10]<\/a> https:\/\/memory.loc.gov\/ammem\/amrvhtml\/cnchron2.html<\/a>, accessed 4\/20\/2021.<\/p>\n

[11]<\/a> https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Audubon_Society<\/a>, accessed 4\/20\/2021.<\/p>\n

<\/a>12<\/sup> https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/bird-watching<\/a>, accessed 4\/20\/2021.<\/p>\n

[13]<\/a> https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_George_Wood<\/a>, accessed 4\/20\/2021.<\/p>\n

[14]<\/a> https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Audubon_Society<\/a>, accessed 4\/20\/2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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