I can't watch nature shows anymore, too depressing. It seems like there is more and more bad news about the state of our planet and its inhabitants, and there isn't much we can do about it because too many people just don't care.

I've never really consider myself a nature lover, and even now I hesitate to call myself one because of the negative stigma that can come with it.

A negative stigma? What could that possibly be?

Perennial...I understand. I share your concerns: where are we going with this planet? And we just threw away 4 year’s of opportunity to try to help ourselves. Live as lightly as you can.

I like to see programs that feature Madagascar. It started because, when my son was eight years old, he told us he'd had a dream that he lived in Madagascar, "and I think I was an animal, but I don't know what kind."

I stopped watching nature shows especially the ones with animals when I started to think on what had to happen to film them. Very few are just chance taken pictures.

I have been a huge nature and all animals lover all my life but I never watch nature shows. I click by all stories on animals. We, humans, are totally responsible for this condition of our planet. The animals are innocent victims. Thank God, the last four years will be reversed.

I love "mother nature" and take comfort in thinking that in geologic time, all will be well. In the meantime, here and now, do what you can to preserve diversity. It won't be enough to save everything, but if you can save a little corner ... it will help that little corner.

I stopped watching nature programs many years ago as, while I love the photography and seeing the animals, the decline in their habitat is too depressing, and the violence with which they obtain their food too upsetting.

It's an amazing place isn't it? Pink dolphins that live in fresh water? It's crazy how much I don't know, but would like to.

https://www.aquaexpeditions.com/blog/amazon/facts-amazon-pink-river-dolphin/

I love "mother nature" and take comfort in thinking that in geologic time, all will be well

You mean like with Mars or the Moon?

" I've never really consider myself a nature lover, and even now I
hesitate to call myself one because of the negative stigma that can come
with it. "

What ? I've never heard of anyone who loves nature being looked at in a negative way. Have I missed something ? Can anyone explain to me why loving nature is a bad thing ?

I love nature, always have, and if anyone considers that a bad thing that's their problem.

Another nature lover here, always have. There is a picture of me at about age 2 sitting is a nest of little snakes at the edge of the garden my Mom is working in. My parents taught me reverence for all living things.

I detest zoos, I know that most zoos have greatly improved in the way animals are exhibited these days, but I still think that we humans are very selfish. We think our being able to see them up close is ok, but never think about the unnatural conditions we make them live in.

There is a story in our local paper today about the controlled burning of a natural 8 acre prairie in a nearby state park. Every year, 1/3 of the prairie is burned in rotation to keep it from becoming invaded by trees and other growth from nearby. This allows better habitat for some rarer natural plants and the endangered massasauga rattlesnake. This has been going on since the 1960's. We humans are doing some things right by nature, but sadly we are doing a whole lot of things wrong.

Those who refuse to do their part in lightening their carbon footprint, those who are climate change deniers - those are the ones who hate nature. If you try to lighten your carbon footprint or believe in climate change, yes there are those who will be critical of you and speak negatively of the science and of your beliefs.

I happen to catch the end of The Nature of Things the other day and it was the end of a story of a photographer following a family of polar bears for a year. One of the cubs had died but the final shot was of the momma polar bear and her cub frolicking in the water and nuzzling one another just like any other mom and her child. But as others have mentioned, I just wanted to cry because I knew how tough it was going to be for them with shrinking ice cap and trying to migrate to find food.

Woodrose, have you never heard the term "tree hugger" used as a derogative? There is a large swath of our population that thinks that any actions to preserve wildlife, preserve habitat, and reduce pollution is either silly or "putting animals above people" and should be opposed.