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Today is Fred Rogers’ Birthday! It was Mister Rogers who first reminded us that when the news is bad and scary, to “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” It’s the foundation of what we do here every day!
Around two of the colonies, there will be no sardine or anchovy fishing allowed for 12 miles, and more limited closures around four other colonies.
If African penguin populations continue to fall at the current rate of 7.9% annually, they will be threatened with extinction by 2035. While a century ago, there were 1 million breeding pairs — there are now fewer than 10,000.
What’s the nuance? Conservationists and the fishing industry have debated how much commercial fishing contributed to the penguin population decline, and whether restricting it would help save the species from extinction. Conservationists celebrated the step forward in protecting the penguins and acknowledged the complex factors contributing to their declining numbers.
There was a 43% drop in Native American suicide rates in New Mexico
New data from New Mexico shows there was a 43% decrease in deaths by suicide from 2022 to 2023 among the state’s Native American population.
Potentially a reflection of successful tribal and state-level initiatives, which included culturally appropriate mental health care programs and decreasing stigma around mental health, the dramatic decline outpaced the overall 9% decline in suicide rates statewide.
American Indians and Alaska Natives experience 91% higher suicide rates than the general population, stemming from systemic abuses Native communities face. In New Mexico, which is home to 23 federally recognized tribes, suicide rates grew almost 56% from 2009-2018 — making this new decline especially encouraging.
“We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say ‘It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.”
That Fred Rogers quote feels especially poignant and relevant right now — even without putting this email together, I think I’d reflect on it every single day!
What’s something that reminds you to stay hopeful?
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