WILDLIFE MESSAGE CARDS 2021

COVID-19: FINAL WARNING TO HUMAN RACE?

Sunday, 26 September 2021

Dear friend,

As the Corona Virus Disease-2019 pandemic cripples the entire world, it is time that we looked the whole situation from a different perspective. As you are aware, COVID-19 is an infection caused by SARS COV-2 virus that belongs to the family of Corona viruses. We may consider that viruses are the very first creatures that appeared on the Earth about four billion years ago. For nearly 400 crore years, they have withstood and survived all the catastrophes that have occurred on this planet. This has been possible because of the two notorious qualities that all viruses possess.

 Firstly, viruses cannot naturally synthesise the nuclear proteins needed for their duplication. They solely depend on plant or animal cells for this. They attack, destroy, and grow inside a particular cell of a living body, where they find the essential ingredients for their growth. Thus, in viral diseases, from common cold to poliomyelitis, from herpes to AIDS, each virus attacks and destroys a particular cell in our body. COVID-19 virus has found our lungs as their haven.

Secondly, viruses have the capacity to mutate i.e., alter the protein structure in their nucleus or on their body surface. Thus, when the same virus attacks us with a subtle change of its body surface, our body defense system fails to recognise the virus!

Scientists say that with the rapidly growing human population, with our unscrupulous exploitation and polluting the nature, every day at least one species of plant or animal go extinct on the Earth. If an animal or plant becomes extinct, the virus that depended on a particular cell of that lifeform is forced to find a new host.

 I feel that human beings are the most vulnerable targets for these vagabond viruses. Because, we inhabit and populate all corners of the globe. We travel rapidly from one place to the other, spreading the virus. Moreover, most of all, our body is not ready to accept a new virus. Thus, new viruses and new diseases are heard in the medical world, with increasing frequency. And without doubt, it is our own callous making. 

 It appears that viruses have waged a war against human beings. Ironically, this is a global war between the most primitive and the most evolved organisms that inhabit the Earth!

 Let us join hands to make our only Earth, a place where all elements of life can live in health, happiness, and harmony.

Thank you.

 SPECIAL WILDLIFE MESSENGER OF THIS YEAR

 Rufous Woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus) This is a medium sized, brown coloured bird, with short beak and a short strong tail. Male birds have a red patch under the eyes. They feed on insects, ants and flower nectar. Their call is a sharp nasal, three-note, knk-knk-knk. The most surprising fact is that they make their nest within the carton nests of Crematogaster ants and the young, also feed on the eggs and larvae of the ants!

 Total of hand-painted cards made: this year 2630; in 37 years 75,285. Total recipients: this year 1395; in 37 years 13,564

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