Tommy's Outdoors
@tommysoutdoors.com
A podcast about human-wildlife interactions and our relationship with nature. We talk about biodiversity, conservation, hunting and fishing, rewilding and more. 🎧 listen.tommysoutdoors.com
I was listening today to a bunch of tourism experts, and I would like to introduce you to a concept of 'coolcation', a vacation where you go to a place where the weather is not as hot as where you live. A journalist conducting the interview quickly identified a problem though. 1/2
@wsocial.eu Thanks for invitation. Alas! ID verification is required even to just upload my logo and banner. And you require some odd app installed on my mobile? No thank you.
The car at the beginning of this video is a GAZ-24 Volga. A curious choice, also, I'm exposing my age. PS I guess the 'fear of the black Volga' was not a thing when you were growing up, kids.
European Environmental Bureau🍃@eeb.org · last wk.⛓️ Fossil fuels are not a choice. They are a trap. Every delay to climate action keeps people trapped in expensive imports and volatile prices. The ETS2 will help people break free from this toxic cycle. It must be defended, not delayed or weakened. ✍️ Sign our petition: life-effect.org/petition/
Holiday Break. I will see you in a few weeks time!
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Why do we feel so hopeless about nature's future? Is it really collapsing everywhere, or have we been told a one-sided story? In this episode I welcome back ecologist and author Simon Mustoe to discuss his new book, 'How to Survive the Next 100 Years: Lessons from Nature'. 🌍🦤 🎧 pod.fo/e/4355ea
You can't shout at people and tell them that your view is better than theirs. 🌍🦤
What if the environmental movement has badly underestimated our ability to solve the climate crisis? Could renewable energy grow so fast that we are out of fossil fuels within a decade? And once emissions fall away, how do we deal with the carbon already in the atmosphere? 🎧 pod.fo/e/428ae4
Even though this isn't the main topic of this episode, I just had to make a clip out of that bit. This is a proper, true hunter talking. The conversation with Frank made my day. 🌍🦤🦊🐺
Tommy's Outdoors@tommysoutdoors.com · 3mo agoIt's not often that you talk to a hunter and start with red deer and habitat connectivity only for the discussion to quickly shift to planetary boundaries and the 6th mass extinction. In this episode I talk with wildlife biologist, hunter and fellow podcaster Frank Zabel. 🎧 pod.fo/e/4193d0 🌍🦤🧪🦊🦌
It's not often that you talk to a hunter and start with red deer and habitat connectivity only for the discussion to quickly shift to planetary boundaries and the 6th mass extinction. In this episode I talk with wildlife biologist, hunter and fellow podcaster Frank Zabel. 🎧 pod.fo/e/4193d0 🌍🦤🧪🦊🦌
It reminds me of the red wolf situation. Canids do what canids do and it is beautiful to me. 🌍🦤🧪🦊
Julien Fattebert, PhD 🇺🇳🇪🇺🇨🇭@fattebertj.bsky.social · 3mo agoGenetic evidence reveals extensive wolf-dog hybridisation in peninsular Italy: warnings against ineffective management "Peninsular Italian wolves suffer from widespread (46.7 %), ongoing dog introgression" Not. Good. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The conservation sector and community haven't been very good at understanding the foundations of people's concerns, recognising them and listening to them. 🌍🦤
Tommy's Outdoors@tommysoutdoors.com · 3mo agoWhat has shifted in rewilding over the past five years? Why do recovery of species like lynx, beavers and wolves trigger reactions that go far beyond the animals themselves? Join me for the conversation with the one and only @petecairns.bsky.social 🌍🦤 ➡️ pod.fo/e/40debc
What has shifted in rewilding over the past five years? Why do recovery of species like lynx, beavers and wolves trigger reactions that go far beyond the animals themselves? Join me for the conversation with the one and only @petecairns.bsky.social 🌍🦤 ➡️ pod.fo/e/40debc
Today I was talking with a German hunter. A true hunter, not a pretender. We spoke about habitat connectivity, effective population sizes, politicians and policies, and educating and inspiring the younger generation. Such discussions are very uplifting to me. The episode is dropping late May/June.
A good thread on fox hunting in Ireland. Also, a quote from the linked article: 'is so archaic that even the Brits have banned it' LOLZ
Thomas Duffy@taesaveslives.bsky.social · 3mo agoHorseback hunting is a politically interesting issue in rural Ireland. Nearly none of us participate, & theres been tension over damage to property (ground torn up & fences) & livestock abortion/stress from hounds So why if so few do it, has it been a torny issue? Basically...dead animals #speirgorm
I pay attention to not overuse the word 'excited'. I am excited for this book. @calflyn.bsky.social's previous book was nothing short of eye-opening and so I have high expectations for this one. #wilderness 🌍🦤
The Savage Landscape (2026) — Cal Flyn, author and journalist
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Question for you, folks❓ How likely are you to listen to conversations with guests from the USA? Are conservation and nature topics from across the pond of any interest to you, or should I keep the focus on European and global matters? 🌍🦤🧪 Please reply below. ⬇️
Why talking to farmers about climate change is a touchy subject, and why we should view everything through the prism of quality of life to attain a positive future for all. 🌍
Tommy's Outdoors@tommysoutdoors.com · 4mo agoWhat makes farmers reluctant to talk about climate change, even though they see its effects first-hand? Can a trip to the Arctic change how you look at a small river in Co. Kerry? And why might 'community first, environment second' be the right way round? 🌍 Latest episode: pod.fo/e/402f66
What makes farmers reluctant to talk about climate change, even though they see its effects first-hand? Can a trip to the Arctic change how you look at a small river in Co. Kerry? And why might 'community first, environment second' be the right way round? 🌍 Latest episode: pod.fo/e/402f66
Morning all! Happy Monday! ☀️ If you open this site this morning and once again you're confronted with posts that reek of negativity and doom and gloom, just unfollow the person who posts them. It's as easy as that. It's not a cop-out, at this point it's self-care and almost an act of courage. 👋🏼
Where should the wolves live? Everyone points somewhere else. And what would be the likely impact of lowering wolves' protection status across the EU? 🌍🦤🧪🦊🐺
Tommy's Outdoors@tommysoutdoors.com · 4mo agoHow many wolves is enough? Is that even the right question to ask? And will the recent lowering of wolf protection status in the EU reduce the conflict between wolves and people? Join me and @jmergeay.bsky.social in this episode as we dig into these questions. 🌍🦤🧪🦊🐺 🎧 pod.fo/e/3fe9b4
How many wolves is enough? Is that even the right question to ask? And will the recent lowering of wolf protection status in the EU reduce the conflict between wolves and people? Join me and @jmergeay.bsky.social in this episode as we dig into these questions. 🌍🦤🧪🦊🐺 🎧 pod.fo/e/3fe9b4
I've been having conversations with ecologists, scientists and conservationists for over a decade. The shifting baseline syndrome was always linked to loss of species and biodiversity, yet only recently have I noticed it being used more and more in the context of nature recovery! 🌍🦤🧪 👉🏼 🦫🐺
Polak, Węgier, dwa bratanki, i do szabli, i do szklanki. 🇵🇱 Lengyel, magyar, két jó barát, együtt harcol, s issza borát. 🇭🇺 😃
Sad news from Poland, but the change is probably for the better, especially for the birds. Outside of farming intensification and forestry, I also blame alcohol and hubris for this sad state of affairs, if you know what I mean.
Richard K Broughton@richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 4mo agoWoodcocks can no longer be shot in Poland. Evidence & pressure from ornithologists/NGOs resulted in full protection for Woodcocks and 4 other species. Long overdue in Britain too, to conserve UK-breeding Woodcocks... and the migrants coming from/through Poland. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Occasionally I come across a gem blog post like this one. I must start including those in my newsletter so they can reach a wider audience. Great post, Tony!
WildDartmoor@tonydartmoor.bsky.social · 4mo agoMy feature from last year on “swaling” on Dartmoor - in summary it does at lot more harm than good! (And please don’t go on about “fuel load” without reading the article or at least having a basic understanding of the ecology of moorland vegetation) www.dartmoornature.org.uk/post/swaling
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This whole thread, particularly the replies, is so loaded with misunderstanding and misinformation that it should be studied for how social media distorts reality. In the end, Eoghan is spot on here, if we had healthy ecosystems, catching sharks with rod and line for fun would be a non-issue. 🦑🌍
Eoghan Daltun 🌍@irishrainforest.bsky.social · 4mo agoEveryone loves an uplifting post like this, showing people helping out a wild animal in distress. But unless we address the practices that are causing the death of *entire ecosystems*, it's little more than making ourselves feel good. Just sharks: about 100 million are killed by humans every year.
🚨🔔‼️ If you work in CONSERVATION, even indirectly, please complete this survey about conservation labour. www.cmi.no/projects/292... Please repost for wider reach. 🌍🦤🧪🦊🪶🐋🦑
Conservation Labor: A New Frontier in Labor Theory and Conservation Science (CONLAB)
There is a rapidly developing literature on the 'human dimensions' of conservation, including critical scholarship and appli...
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Tommy's Outdoors@tommysoutdoors.com · 4mo agoWho are the people doing the actual work of conservation? How many of them are there and what are their working conditions? And whose labour remains invisible in the process? I think this episode is eye-opening on an often neglected aspect of conservation. 🌍🦤🧪 ➡️ pod.fo/e/3dd89f
