The removal of the tree, its snapped branches swept up and away, made the feeling of broken lineage real.
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Whim, Negligence, and Socio-Ecological Harm: The Culling of Escobar’s Hippo Descendants
The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development activated a plan to curb the spread of the hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in Colombia. These are descendants of the animals that Pablo Escobar brought to his private zoo at Hacienda Nápoles in Antioquia.
A Future with Non-Kins: The Rape of a Wallaby
In Aotearoa New Zealand, wallabies are invasive pests. In a world of “multispecies” relationship, what does it mean to be an invader? What forms of care, cruelty, and gendered violence emerge in the name of ecological protection?