Earth Day: The Little Things

Sudan, the last male Northern White rhino, lived in Kenya until his death in 2018. In “Extinction: The Facts,” we meet the only two female Northern White rhinos left in the world. The species has been poached to near oblivion because of their horns. JENNY NOBLE

Red feathered chickens at 8 Hands Farm on the North Fork eat only organic feed from an Amish Farm in Pennsylvania. This avoids contributing to the large swaths of Brazilian rain forest that are leveled to produce chicken feed. TOM GEPPEL

Pin oaks are native to Long Island, great shade trees and a food source for many animals. As Mary Mayer of Whitmore’s Tree Farm says, “They don’t get enough respect. They’re excellent for so many reasons.” MARIAH WHITMORE