"Molai" is what the locals call him. This nickname is derived from the Indonesian term "mulai" which means "to begin".
How did Jadav "Molai" Payeng become a hero? It all started in 1979 when he was only 16 years old. A devastating flood washed away a large portion of forest on the coast of Jorhat, Assam, India.
Jadav went to the coast and saw the wildlife dying because they did not have any more shade and nutrients from the trees. He came upon a riverbank littered with dead snakes. ”The snakes died in the heat, without any tree cover. I sat down and wept over their lifeless forms”, Jadav stated in "The Times of India".
Jadav knew he had to rebuild, but no one thought it would be possible. A local forestry told him that bamboo was the only thing that would grow. So what did he do? He started planting bamboo. Then he brought in red ants to help the soil. Before he knew it, the soil was good enough to start supporting other plants. 30 years later, the forest grew to a stunning 1,360 acres!!!!
On top of that, this miracle forest became the home of several endangered animals including rhinos and tigers (about 2,000 left in the wild).
Jadav now has help from the local forestry.
Jadav "Molai" Payeng has created good news for years to come :)
Peace & Love,
Jon
The Good World News
In just a couple hours, individuals in Northern Australia will witness a rare solar eclipse. The next solar eclipse will occur in 2015. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the Earth and the Sun. This causes a brief moment of darkness.
Scientists are observing animals on land and under water to see how they will react to the brief "unexpected" darkness. "This is a relatively short eclipse but we will still find even in a short space birds will fall asleep," said Dick Cijffers, an eclipse tourism operator.
The eclipse will occur at approximately 3:35 PM EST which equates to first thing in the morning in Australia. More than 50,000 spectators are expected to watch the event in Queensland, Australia. You can watch all of the live footage here:
http://www.space.com/18444-total-solar-eclipse-webcasts-2012.html
Nature has some beautiful surprises! If you are in Australia, send us your pictures of the eclipse: info[at,]goodworldnews.org
Remember, don't look directly at the eclipse as it could damage your eyes. Be safe and enjoy natures wonders :)
Peace & Love,
Jon
- The Good World News
First parrots and now whales?! Be careful what you say around beluga whales - they may say it back to you :)
It all started in 1984 at the National Marine Mammal Foundation in San Diego, CA. A captive whale named "NOC" lived there. People standing near the whale enclosure started hearing faint conversations, but they didn't know where they were coming from. "You could hear there was a conversation, but you couldn't make out what they were saying," said Sam Ridgway, a creator of the U.S Navy Marine Mammal Program.
Then a human diver thought someone was telling him to get out of the tank because he kept hearing the word "out". "This was very rare, and a first for me," Ridgway stated. "The speech-like sounds were several octaves lower in frequency than the whale's usual sounds," said Ridgway. His research is just now being released in the journal Current Biology.
Later on the voices stopped. Researches believe that NOC stopped talking when he reached maturity.
That is really interesting news that another mammal can mimic a humans voice. Maybe NOC just wanted a friend :). There are always more secrets to unlock in this world!
Peace & Love,
Jon
- The Good World News