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By Anders Jørgensen 14 May 2021
Hands etched in wrinkles that run like tributaries toward her wrists, a woman in a colourful skirt sits alone in her kitchen. The day s chores aren t done – to run a farm as she has done all her life means to be constantly in motion, tending chickens and sheep, making clothes and fixing tractors. But for now, she has narrowed her focus to the click of the knitting needles that sway rhythmically in her hands. She is knitting her funeral clothes. This is a story about the past that is important for the future
This is Kihnu, known as the Island of Women, an isolated place in the Baltic Sea off Estonia s western coast. Often referred to as Europe s last matriarchy, the island community is one primarily powered by the strength and resilience of women. Keepers of a culture so rich it s on Unesco s intangible cultural heritage of humanity list, the women of Kihnu balance the responsibilities of farming, child rearing and daily life wi
By Irina Sedunova 7 May 2021
Luminous and fragile, amber has long inspired reverence. Protected by Prussian law starting in the 13th Century, the fossilised resin was a sought-after substance for crafting royal and religious objects throughout Eastern Europe. The Amber Room, a series of panels crafted from six tonnes of amber mounted on gold-leaf walls and adorned with mosaics and mirrors, was a paean to the material’s beauty and status.
Designed for royalty in Prussia and Russia, lost to war in Germany and eventually reborn in a St Petersburg palace, the room remains a mystery as captivating as amber itself.
By Sharron Ward 23 April 2021
Sometimes, saving a species means treating one animal at a time. The veterinarians at The Wildlife Hospital, Dunedin do just that, going small to go big by caring exclusively for native animals. Headquartered close to the wildlife-rich Otago Peninsula on New Zealand s South Island, the hospital is ideally placed to help where it s most needed. And with extinction threatening up to 80% of native wildlife, from kākāpō birds to sea lions, every mended bone and tended orphan could be the difference between a species thriving or dying out.
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