Clean up Australia for our Wildlife
by animal communicator Sarah Messina
It's really no wonder I became an animal communicator. I grew up with a deep appreciation for the Australian bush. As a small child I was privileged to spend much of my time in its welcoming arms. The aromatic scent of eucalyptus instantly reconnects me with my home in the bush. The bush and the animals that live there communicate with me. Whenever I’ve got spare time, I’m out there. And nothing is more upsetting than seeing my ‘home’ littered with trash.
I hate cleaning up other people’s rubbish. It’s smelly and dirty and time consuming. It means that I always have to carry a toolkit in my car – rubbish bags, disinfectant, gloves. I regularly take home full bags of cans, bottles, cigarette butts, fishing line, fast food wrappers and other miscellaneous yuck. It’s not fun. I’d rather not do it. But every time I see one of our magnificent wildlife species affected by human trash, I remember why it’s worthwhile.
Everyone has heard the horror stories of finned, feathered and furred animals swallowing, digesting and choking on litter. Why just last week I witnessed a young Eastern Grey Kangaroo playing with a discarded plastic bag. Our rubbish is everywhere, and it has a devastating effect on our bush and its inhabitants.
As an Australian animal communicator, I regularly connect with our native flora and fauna. I consider it my duty to listen to their requests and speak on their behalf. This year, more than ever, they want to see change. They want to see the bush cleaned by the people who love it most. They want us to give something back after all the times we’ve been awed by the scenery, photographed native animals, swam in pristine waterholes, walked it, climbed it and filled our hearts with it.
This Sunday is Clean Up Australia Day. There’s plenty of events around Australia where you can take part. Even if you’re not in Australia, head out to your favourite natural landscape and show you care. If you’ve ever enjoyed the sensory pleasures of a natural environment, then please take this opportunity to give something back. I’ll be out there doing my part, I hope you can join me.
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