Sometime around the turn of the 20th century, the sea mink disappeared from Maine's coastal waters. Its loss came during a rush of North American extinctions, but many today have never even heard of it.
My latest for Smithsonian: #wildlife#maine#extinction
Martin Gregus Jr. Cinematographer "One of the most unique sequences I filmed this summer was on a day when three to five bears were play wrestling in the water."
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
