I enjoyed reading this thought provoking paper on guerilla translocations. I have never thought of them as an act of civil disobedience before! Who Let the Frogs out? Illicit and Unregulated Species Translocations conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

NEW PAPER in #ornithology summarizes why #seabirds are so important to the ecosystem of #islands and what knowledge gaps remain: buff.ly/rHuNnOr

This is absolutely appalling. "The UK will not contribute to a flagship fund for the world’s remaining tropical forests, in a bitter blow to the Brazilian hosts on the eve of the Cop30 climate summit." Absolutely pathetic. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests

Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William

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A heartfelt farewell to my hero 🌌💚 Dr. Jane Goodall changed the way we see the world — and ourselves. Read my goodbye to Dr Jane, and to a life dedicated to compassion, courage, and the wild. reecethornley.weebly.com/thoughts/the...

The Long Read: My Goodbye to Dr Jane Goodall

“Have you heard the news? I know you were a big fan.” A gut-wrenching message to receive while out in the field. My heart sinks into my stomach. I immediately think to myself, “Please don’t...

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Dr Jane Goodall 1934–2025💚🌌🐒 I’ve lost an idol, a matriarch, and a friend. The world has lost one of its most powerful voices for nature. Tireless, courageous, uncompromising. She transformed how we see animals—and ourselves. Her legacy will shape science and conservation for generations.

Exploring the Cotswolds and the South East! Other than the tourists it's a lovely area 🤣. Seeing Stonehenge for the first time was amazing but I was even more impressed by Avebury Stone Circle that was much larger (number of stones and circumstance) and Stonehenges senior by 400-800 years!!

Just another relatable National Trust sign

Some great time spent in nature and with our ancestors (via stone circles!) this summer so far!

New Conservation Physiology in Action article, written by Jennifer Cocciardi, describing recent work to improve rhino immobilization. academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...

Tranquillized but at risk: the conservation cost of rhino capture

Sedation is an essential tool in the fight to save white rhinos (Ceratotherium simum ssp. Simum), but it may come with unintended risks. Conservationists r

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Some time in nature and visiting some Neolithic monuments!

Unsung hero of WWII

Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉 Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace. You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.

Calling African scholars! 🎓 The Right Livelihood College rightlivelihood.org at @unibonn.bsky.social is offering a @daadworldwide.bsky.social-funded PhD scholarship on Land Degradation, Environmental Justice & Socio-Cultural Dynamics in #Africa Apply by March 15! More details here: bit.ly/RLC-PhD

"Nepali researchers capture images of a snow leopard and a common leopard in the same location in the Gaurishankar Conservation Area, adding to the evidence of habitat overlap between the two species."

Nepali researchers yet again photograph snow leopard, leopard in same place

KATHMANDU — Nepali researchers have yet again photographed a snow leopard (Panthera uncia) and common leopard (P. pardus) in the same location in the lap of Mount Gaurishankar in the eastern Himalay...

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Book burning? If everything was digital in Hitler's 1930s Germany, this is what his book burning would have looked like: deletion of data, removal of websites, retraction of scientific studies, censorship of words like "equity," "diversity," "climate change."

Handy summary of UK Government consultation on English Land Use for UK ecology people. 🌿🌏

Guy Shrubsole@guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 2y ago

Been reading through the Government's new Land Use Consultation. Here's the juiciest bits I've seen so far! An excellent, bold proposal to spare 9% of England's least-productive land for nature & carbon - restoring peat bogs & regenerating woods - & changes to ag land use over a further 10% /1

Happy to share this study! Large-scale monitoring in India shows tiger distribution increased by 30% in the last two decades and they now share space with 60 million people 🐅 Beyond ecological drivers, tiger recovery depends on peace and sustainability. Rekindles hope for a biodiverse Anthropocene

Science Magazine@science.org · 2y ago

This tigress has reclaimed the ancient fort within Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and made it her home. Protection, prey, peace, and prosperity have been key factors in the tiger recovery within India, according to a new Science study. Learn more in this week's issue: https://scim.ag/42yn5Ra

One week left to apply…

Simon Butler@simon-butler.bsky.social · 2y ago

📢JOB ALERT - Please RT📢 Interested in the spatial and temporal drivers of soundscape dynamics? I'm looking for a post-doc to join my 'Valuing Nature's Soundscapes' project. Deadline: 10/01/25 #ecoacoustics #soundscapes Details and how to apply:...

10,000 of 3,000,000 millionaires left the country last year - 0.33%. These people would rather leave than pay tax - good riddance I say. Let’s not change our approach to appease rich freeloaders.

Reeves to water down tax raid on non-doms amid exodus of millionaires

The chancellor is to amend some of the changes to tax rules for non-domiciled individuals announced in October’s Budget

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What the hell is labour (teamlabouruk.bsky.social) thinking?? Just narrow mind, petty, partisan, decisions are not how you solve the biodiversity crisis or show real leadership. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

No 10 blocks beaver release plan as officials view it as ’Tory legacy’

Exclusive: Natural England furious that years of work has been undone, with minister urged to push policy through

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This is so cool; 14 000 - 34 000 year old termite mounds! World’s oldest termite mounds discovered in South Africa – and they’ve been storing precious carbon for thousands of years theconversation.com/worlds-oldes...

World’s oldest termite mounds discovered in South Africa – and they’ve been storing precious carbon for thousands of years

There is growing evidence that termites have a substantial, but still poorly understood, role in the carbon cycle.

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Hopefully this included plans for trophic rewilding, additionally to conventional restoration efforts. Very much needed: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

National Trust to restore nature across area bigger than Greater London

Charity reveals plans to create 250,000 hectares of nature-rich landscape as it marks 130th anniversary

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Why shifting to early dry season fires to gain revenue from carbon is problematic www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Viability and desirability of financing conservation in Africa through fire management - Nature Sustainability

Adopting early dry season fires has been proposed as a means of generating sufficient carbon revenues to pay for conservation in Africa. However, the climatic impact thereof is deeply questionable and...

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This. Having been through this with a conservation assessment for dingoes in Victoria, this year—which I found highly unsatisfying—this rings absolutely true for me. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Opportunity to join @dice-kent.bsky.social as a funded PhD student working on wild pigs and the impacts of African Swine Fever in Indonesia. 🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗

ARIES DTP@aries-dtp.bsky.social · 2y ago

#PhD #studentship opportunity to study threatened pig populations and African Swine Fever in Indonesia working with @mattstruebig @DICE_Kent and @RCCC_UI https://buff.ly/4dTPPpC

Hello?! I am a Conservation Ecologist that is interested in protected areas, global change biology and nature recovery 🐘🌵🏞️ (also history, old school campervans and dogs!! 🏰🚍🐶) Trying to find my people again. Please follow!!