Indigenous-led restoration program sees record return of migrating sockeye salmon
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6547219
conservation
Utah Sen. Mike Lee Says Selling Off Public Lands Will Solve the West’s Housing Crisis. Past Sales Show Otherwise.
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Last month, Lee introduced a now-removed amendment to Trump’s policy megabill that mandated the sale of up to 3 million acres. It did little to address the challenges of building affordable housing on public land.
https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-mike-lee-public-lands-sell-off?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Preserving and enhancing open space is one of the most important things I do. Two recent news items on the conservation front:
1. Friday I joined a standing-room-only crowd at the annual fundraiser for the Conejo Open Space Foundation (COSF), which uses education and advocacy to promote and protect natural spaces. Here, secretary/founding director Elayne Haggan photographs one of the volunteers from a group that offers free removal of snakes without killing them. I'll post a link and also share an informative FB post from the group in comments. COSF also recognized Brian Stark, administrator of the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency, for his years of work protecting our natural environment.
2. Today, on the city's behalf, I signed a letter of support for the Rim of the Valley initiative that would add nearly 200,000 acres to the Santa Monica National Recreation Area, mostly to our north and east, creating a true ring of green around our entire area. The city has supported this initiative for several years running. I'll post a link with more information in comments.
#openspace #conservation #thousandoaks #conejovalley #santamonicamountains #cosca #cosf #samofund #tocc
RIP 😢 Jane Goodall Dead: Eminent Chimpanzee Expert Was 91. Via @nytimes #Science 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑🔬 #Conservation #WildLife #Zoology #Nature
Jane Goodall Dead: Eminent Chi...
#NewSpecies!
New springtail from the #caucasus just sprang in:
Ceratophysella dobrolyubovae
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038187EB-FFD6-603A-FF03-FE9AD588FC72
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.3.4
#Zootaxa #CeratophysellaDobrolyubovae
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #collembola #springtails
1) Why do you love plants and how do you interact with plants in your life (intentionally/background)?
2) What makes learning about plants/ecology accessible/inaccessible to you (ie compare with birding)?
3) Do you prefer a formal or informal teaching environment, and why?
4) What are some subtopics relating to native plants that are of interest to you?
5) Would you prefer to learn to ID plants with or without phone apps?
6) How many plants would you be comfortable learning to ID in a 1 hour session?
#Plants #Ecology #Education #Gardening #AskFedi #Conservation #Teaching #Environment #Science
#Koala densities in South Australia's Mount Lofty Ranges have reached unsustainable levels, threatening the local #ecosystem with over-browsing and the koala population itself with mass #starvation
#Conservation #Ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/cons01312601.html
#NewSpecies!
New moth from #china just fluttered in:
Stauropus motuoensis
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/99A25E1D-9623-56EF-ABD5-5D6C869FEC33
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e195460
#BiodiversityDataJournal #StauropusMotuoensis
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #invertebrates #entomology #insects #lepidoptera #butterfly #moths
#NewSpecies!
New deep sea starfish from #newcaledonia just surfaced:
Plinthaster australis
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EAEA5C-FF95-9B71-FC9D-F995FC79FCE1
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/megataxa.19.1.1
#Megataxa #PlinthasterAustralis
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #echinodermata #asterozoa #seastar #starfish #deepsea
I’m Senono Steven, an environmental activist from Uganda committed to protecting our planet and building a healthier, greener future for everyone.
My work is driven by a simple belief: environmental protection is not only about nature—it is about people, communities, health, livelihoods, and the future generations who will inherit the world we leave behind.
I use my voice, knowledge, and actions to raise awareness about climate change, environmental conservation, pollution, waste management, biodiversity, tree planting, sustainable living, and the importance of protecting our natural resources.
I believe meaningful change starts with individuals and grows through communities. That is why I encourage young people and everyone around me to take practical action, share environmental knowledge, care for their surroundings, and become part of solutions rather than remaining silent about environmental challenges.
My mission is to inspire environmental responsibility, promote sustainable practices, support conservation, and encourage communities to protect the ecosystems that sustain us.
My vision is a Uganda—and a world—where people and nature can thrive together, where clean air and water are valued, forests and biodiversity are protected, and future generations can enjoy a safe and sustainable planet.
I’m here to learn, connect, educate, collaborate, and turn environmental concern into action. Every tree planted, every piece of waste properly managed, every person inspired, and every positive conversation can contribute to a bigger change.
Protect nature. Inspire action. Build a sustainable future.
#EnvironmentalActivist #ClimateAction #Conservation #Sustainability #Uganda #Environment #ClimateChange #TreePlanting #Biodiversity #GreenFuture #ActForNature #YouthForClimate
#nature #greenpeace #mastodon #fediverse
The April 2026 issue of Genome Biology and Evolution is now live, with our recent article on the genomics of Svalbard reindeer by Dussex et al. on the cover.
🔗 https://academic.oup.com/gbe/issue/18/4
📷 Brage B. Hansen
This study is featured in GBE's new virtual collection on “Conservation Genomics”:
TYGER, TYGER, BURNING BRIGHT 💎
I went looking for some good news again this morning.
I found a tiger.
Her name is Umit. It means HOPE.
On 31 July 2026, Kazakhstan released her into the wild beside Lake Balkhash, where tigers had disappeared more than 70 years ago.
And this wasn’t somebody just opening a cage and hoping for the best.
For more than a decade, people have been preparing the land. They created a protected nature reserve, restored habitat and water systems, brought back kulan, deer and wild boar, and worked to rebuild the prey base a tiger would actually need.
They also trained people to track the animals and deal with encounters between tigers and humans.
Then finally they brought in Umit, a wild Amur tiger from the Russian Far East, fitted her with a satellite collar...
...and opened the gate.
She walked out.
The tiger that originally lived there, the Caspian tiger, is extinct. But genetic research showed that Caspian and Amur tigers were extraordinarily closely related.
So this isn’t Jurassic Park.
It is something much more achievable and, to me, much more beautiful.
We damaged an ecosystem badly enough to lose one of its great predators.
Then people spent years repairing that ecosystem sufficiently to invite tigers back.
The plan is eventually to have about 50 wild tigers living beside Lake Balkhash again.
There is still plenty that can go wrong.
But this morning, somewhere in Kazakhstan, a tiger named Hope is walking through country where no wild tiger has walked for more than seventy years.
I think that deserves a little attention too.
@3goodthings @DigitalCoup @meditation @economics_that_works
#GoodNews #Tigers #Rewilding #Conservation #Kazakhstan #Habitat
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🎵 It's time to play the music
It's time to light the lights
It's time to meet the Muppet moth
On the Muppet Moth Show tonight🎵
They're back.
ELEPHANT HAWK-MOTH
Deilephila elpenor
Two visitors last night, and arguably our most colourful large moth.
#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #spring #June #conservation #biodiversity #alttext #pink #green #Muppets
![A side-profile macro photograph of a large Elephant Hawk-moth (about 6cm long and very chunky) resting calmly on the tip of a person's index finger. It faces right. The moth displays a striking, high-contrast colour scheme of deep magenta-pink underneath of its abdomen and golden olive-green on its head and top of abdomen. Its long, aerodynamic wings are held up and slightly swept back as they flap ready for take-off, showing broad stripes of olive-green bordered by thick bands of bright pink. Its head features a smooth, round greenish eye and a thick coat of pink and olive fur, while its long, spindly legs are a stark, contrasting white. The background is a blurred blend of green foliage and purple garden flowers.jpg].](/proxy/post_attachment/284600/25f97c0c7a.jpeg "A side-profile macro photograph of a large Elephant Hawk-moth (about 6cm long and very chunky) resting calmly on the tip of a person's index finger. It faces right. The moth displays a striking, high-contrast colour scheme of deep magenta-pink underneath of its abdomen and golden olive-green on its head and top of abdomen. Its long, aerodynamic wings are held up and slightly swept back as they flap ready for take-off, showing broad stripes of olive-green bordered by thick bands of bright pink. Its head features a smooth, round greenish eye and a thick coat of pink and olive fur, while its long, spindly legs are a stark, contrasting white. The background is a blurred blend of green foliage and purple garden flowers.jpg].")
![A direct head-on macro photograph of an Elephant Hawk-moth balancing on the tip of a person's index finger. The moth faces the camera showing its fluffy face covered in deep magenta-pink. Two very large, round, greenish-yellow compound eyes are prominently visible on either side of its pink palps which extend down like two goofy teeth. Extending widely to the left and right are its thick, tapered antennae, which are detailed with fine ridges and coloured in a pale pinkish-orange. The top of its thorax features a thick patch of golden-olive fur. Its long, thin legs are mostly white with pink accents and they extend downward to grip the finger. In the background, its vibrant pink and olive wings are swept upward and slightly out of focus, set against a soft blur of green garden leaves and purple flowers.jpg].](/proxy/post_attachment/284601/03fc48bb39.jpeg "A direct head-on macro photograph of an Elephant Hawk-moth balancing on the tip of a person's index finger. The moth faces the camera showing its fluffy face covered in deep magenta-pink. Two very large, round, greenish-yellow compound eyes are prominently visible on either side of its pink palps which extend down like two goofy teeth. Extending widely to the left and right are its thick, tapered antennae, which are detailed with fine ridges and coloured in a pale pinkish-orange. The top of its thorax features a thick patch of golden-olive fur. Its long, thin legs are mostly white with pink accents and they extend downward to grip the finger. In the background, its vibrant pink and olive wings are swept upward and slightly out of focus, set against a soft blur of green garden leaves and purple flowers.jpg].")
Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show
By Sandra Laville
National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding
#Rewilding #Wetlands #Rivers #Somerset #Water #Wildfires #TheNationalTrust #Environment #UKnews #England #Conservation #Treesandforests #Wildlife #TheGuardian #SandraLaville
#NewSpecies!
New mantis shrimp from #australia just hit us:
Gonodactylus roycaldwelli
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FD9B1B-4576-FE2B-FF6B-FC8CFBC1BDEF
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5845.3.3
#Zootaxa #GonodactylusRoycaldwelli
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #invertebrates #arthropods #crustacea #crab #mantisshrimp
NEW: The First Major Overhaul of Public Lands Grazing Regulations in a Generation Looks to Cut Out Public Involvement
For the first time since 1995, the Bureau of Land Management is rewriting its grazing regulations. The new rule, which governs ranching across 155 million acres of public lands in the West, would heavily favor the livestock industry.
https://www.propublica.org/article/public-land-livestock-grazing-ranching-access?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #PublicLands #Livestock #Cattle #Regulation #Native #Environment #Conservation