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Variety of wildlife in UK’s woodlands falling as habitats degrade, says report https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/10/variety-of-wildlife-in-uks-woodlands-falling-as-habitats-degrade-says-report

Spotted this great blue heron scanning for a mid-morning snack on the shore of the Roanoke River.
#Birds #WildLife #Heron

Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta, on the trailside fencing at Asilomar State Beach back in January
#naturalist #wildlife #photography

30 Breathtaking Wildlife Photos by Munish Palnaiappan That Showcase Nature’s Raw Beauty https://121clicks.com/inspirations/wildlife-photography-by-munish-palnaia…

30 Breathtaking Wildlife Photos by Munish Palnaiappan That Showcase Nature’s Raw Beauty - 121Clicks.com
Munish Palnaiappan, a celebrated Indian photographer based in Chennai, has spent over fifteen years capturing the awe-inspiring beauty of wildlife across the

Don't eat blue meat. https://pubeurope.com/@us/114836948355749539

US (@us@pubeurope.com)
Attached: 1 image https://www.europesays.com/us/57976/ Poison that turns animals blue discovered in wild pigs in South Monterey County #animal #BaitStation #BryanFlores #CaliforniaDepartment #diphacinone #Exposure #fish #pig #Point #Poison #rodenticide #Science #SouthMontereyCounty #UnitedStates #UnitedStates #US #use #WildPig #Wildlife

My daughter spotted this eastern box turtle transiting the backyard this morning. It was, perhaps, a little camera shy. 🐢
#turtle #WildLife

Crossed paths with this nice turtle. Maybe a map turtle?
#Indiana #Wildlife #Herpetology

"Sri Lanka’s golden jackals reveal importance of urban wetlands for wildlife"
#SriLanka #Animals #Jackals

Sri Lanka’s golden jackals reveal importance of urban wetlands for wildlife
SRI JAYAWARDENEPURA KOTTE, Sri Lanka — In the soft first light of dawn, wildlife photographer Priyanath Kotalawela observed a golden silhouette gliding across the wet grasslands in the Thalangama Wetland, not far from the heart of Sri Lanka’s administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. It was the size of a midsize stray dog, but despite […]

Madre fire in rural San Luis Obispo County grows to nearly 80,000 acres
The bulk of the fire is threatening the
Carrizo Plain National Monument,
which is home to several endangered and threatened wildlife and plant species
https://www.

Madre fire in rural San Luis Obispo County grows to nearly 80,000 acres
The bulk of the fire is threatening the Carrizo Plain National Monument, which is home to several endangered and threatened wildlife and plant species.

Nicaragua government tied to illegal land invasions in wildlife refuge, documents suggest https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/nicaragua-government-tied-to-illegal-land-invasions-in-wildlife-refuge-documents-suggest/…

Nicaragua government tied to illegal land invasions in wildlife refuge, documents suggest
A protected wildlife refuge in Nicaragua has suffered a wave of deforestation in recent years, fueled by controversial land deals allowing settlers to clear the rainforest for farming, mining and cattle ranching. Government officials and even some Indigenous community leaders have overseen the land deals in Río San Juan Wildlife Refuge, an ostensibly protected area […]

Red soldier beetles getting frisky on hmm not sure what the plant is.
Apparently they like to snack on the cinnabar moths that I saw recently.
#wildlife

Pandemic-era slump in ivory and pangolin scale trafficking persists, report finds
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/pandemic-era-slump-in-ivory-and-pangolin-scale-trafficking-persists-report-finds/

Pandemic-era slump in ivory and pangolin scale trafficking persists, report finds
A recent report surveying seizures of pangolin scales and elephant ivory over the past decade has found a sharp decline following the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from media reports, public documents, and criminal intelligence and investigations, analysts at the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) found authorities seized more than 370 metric tons of pangolin scales and […]

In these trying times, let me offer an Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica, swimming near the Petit Manan breeding colony off the coast of Maine
#naturalist #wildlife #bird

One more #squirrel from our visit to the #Nürnberg #zoo (for those who didn't want to visit the blog post 😉)
The blog post:

"Les alouettes et d'autres espèces d'oiseaux prospèrent dans les parcs solaires allemands, où le succès de la reproduction dépasse celui de nombreux autres habitats. Ces sites de projets photovoltaïques sont en train de devenir de précieux refuges, profitant Š la fois Š la faune sauvage et Š l'environnement environnant."
#solaire

"How a £1.5bn ‘wildlife-boosting’ bypass became an environmental disaster"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/michigan/michiganians-of-year/2025/06/05/rolf-peterson-michiganian-detroit-news/83275932007/ 🐺

Michigan Tech biologist makes his mark on wildlife on Isle Royale
Rolf Peterson, a retired Michigan Tech professor, became one of the leading experts on wolves during 55 years of studying wildlife on Isle Royale.

Florida wildlife officials gave preliminary approval for the first black bear hunt since one 10 years ago that was halted early after more than 300 bears were killed in only two days.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 4-1 at a meeting in Ocala in favor of a bear hunt in December and annually into the future,
allowing the use of up to six dogs to corner the bears.
Methods could include bowhunting, similar to rules for hunting deer, and bear hunting…

Florida gives preliminary approval to controversial black bear hunt amid strong opposition
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has given preliminary approval for a black bear hunt for December and into the future, which could eventually allow the use of up to six dogs to corner the bears and use of bowhunting. The commission voted 4-1 Wednesday on the proposal, which would be the first bear hunt since 2015 when more than 300 bears were killed in only two days. Hunt supporters say managing bear populations is key to preventing dangerous encounters with humans. Oppone…

Free Joyce! #AnimalRights #wildlife

"Wildlife activists who exposed horrific conditions at Scottish salmon farms were subjected to “Big Brother” surveillance by spies for hire working for an elite British army veteran."
https://www.theguardian.com/…

New baby bison born at Washington wildlife park. See it | The Olympian
https://www.theolympian.com/news/state/washington/article307711940.html

Count the bears. An important test of your outdoor survival skills, human.
#wildlife #Bristol #Zoo

If it was up to me, I'd ONLY save the ugly animals https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-25/ugly-endangered-animals-ignored-in-conservation-bias/105443062

Wildlife experts say ugly endangered animals are being ignored in conservation efforts
While there are plenty of conservation efforts and community love for cute marsupials like the western ringtail possum, researchers say that pretty privilege is threatening the existence of blood suckers and web weavers.

Let freedom wing?
Canada jay, Perisoreus canadensis, at the summit of Rattlesnake Ledge outside Seattle
#naturalist #wildlife #bird

Just wrote a quick blog post about our visit of the #zoo in #Nürnberg where I could capture some ground #squirrels that I found pretty cute.
I hope you like the photos as well.
The blog …

This Ragwort was just loaded with these Cinnabar #moth caterpillars. I guess we'll see those soon.
#wildlife

«Lidar Lasers on Volvo SUV Fries Smartphone Camera Sensor»
As I'm not that kind of biologist (anymore): is there anything known about the impact of IR light pollution on wildlife?
/cc @… as you'd be my closest guess for someone who could know 😅
https://petapixel.com/2025/05/20/lidar-lasers-on-volvo-suv-fries-smartphone-camera-sensor/

What’s rare about that cub is that it lives near a highway in BC, which isn’t exactly covered with roads.
(The blonde fur gives them an edge in salmon fishing so a recessive gene has a solid foothold in coastal BC.) https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/techn…

Rare spirit bear cub living near B.C. highway stirs excitement, concern, as word of its existence spreads
Shelley Lindaas has long dreamed of seeing a Kermode bear cub in person. An amateur wildlife photographer based in Terrace, near B.C.'s north coast, …

Pacific wren, Troglodytes pacificus, along the Merced River in Yosemite National Park
#naturalist #photography #bird #wildlife

"EU remains major wildlife trafficking hub, report finds"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Animals #Wildlife

EU remains major wildlife trafficking hub, report finds
The European Union remains a major hub for global wildlife trafficking, with nearly 5,200 seizures reported in 2023. The confiscations mostly involved critically endangered European eels (Anguilla anguilla), timber and medicinal plants, according to a new report by wildlife trade monitor TRAFFIC. Worth an estimated $23 billion a year, the illegal wildlife trade is a […]

Spotted this tiny praying mantis peeping in our window. I think just under 2 centimeters long. I tried to get my index finger in for scale.
#prayingmantis #Insects #WildLife

A rose drying out naturally in a pot inside.
#wildlife #photography

«Lidar Lasers on Volvo SUV Fries Smartphone Camera Sensor»
As I'm not that kind of biologist (anymore): is there anything known about the impact of IR light pollution on wildlife?
/cc @… as you'd be my closest guess for someone who could know 😅
https://petapixel.com/2025/05/20/lidar-lasers-on-volvo-suv-fries-smartphone-camera-sensor/

B.C. cyclist's clever Strava drawings:
"Perfect intersection' of art, fitness and road rash
When B.C.'s Janine Strong got into road cycling in 2019, she had no idea it would lead her down the path of Strava art: the creation of massive GPS-tracked sketches around the world."
See Ya later Alligator
#stava

Centuries-old mercury pollution hidden in the ocean threatens Arctic wildlife #Arctic

Centuries-old mercury pollution hidden in the ocean threatens Arctic wildlife
Despite global reductions in mercury emissions, mercury concentrations in Arctic wildlife continue to rise. A study published in Nature Communications by researchers from Aarhus University and the University of Copenhagen reveals that ocean currents may be transporting legacy mercury pollution to the Arctic—posing a long-term threat to ecosystems and human health.

White-breasted nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis, in absolutely classic nuthatch form up at Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park
#naturalist #bird #wildlife

Except...wild boars are very smart.
Kennesaw State researchers developing AI-powered drones to protect peanut farms from wildlife - News
https://www.kennesaw.edu/news/stories/2025/researchers-developing-ai-powered-drones-protect-peanut-farms.php

pycnet-audio: A Python package to support bioacoustics data processing
Zachary J. Ruff, Damon B. Lesmeister
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14864 https://

pycnet-audio: A Python package to support bioacoustics data processing
Passive acoustic monitoring is an emerging approach in wildlife research that leverages recent improvements in purpose-made automated recording units (ARUs). The general approach is to deploy ARUs in the field to record on a programmed schedule for extended periods (weeks or months), after which the audio data are retrieved. These data must then be processed, typically either by measuring or analyzing characteristics of the audio itself (e.g. calculating acoustic indices), or by searching for s…

"‘Win-win’: new maps reveal best opportunities for global reforestation"
#Environment #Reforestation

And here are some closeups with 4 seals on rocks and 9 in the water (1st picture) and 9 seals on rocks (2nd picture). Two seals where between these two groups.
#PembrokeshireCoastPath #PembrokeshireCoast #Wales #UK #Wildlife #xp

‘Even if we stop drinking we will be exposed’: A French region has banned tap water. Is it a warning for the rest of Europe? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/01/pfas-forever-chemicals-water-contamination-saint-lo…

#fluffy #birds time of year again; these (checks) Coot chicks are adorable.
#wildlife

Bird of the Day — Lark Sparrow, Kansas 2025
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife

"England wildlife regulator chair ‘enthusiastic’ about lynx rewilding"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Lynx #Animals

Sea Shepherd fights to defend, conserve and protect the ocean. #ocean #environment

Sea Shepherd Global - Home
Sea Shepherd is an international, non-profit marine conservation organization that engages in direct action campaigns to defend wildlife, and conserve and protect the world’s ocean from illegal exploitation and environmental destruction.

My fair city of Roanoke attained “Bee City USA” status in 2022, which aims to “promote healthy, sustainable habitats for bees and other pollinators, responsible for the reproduction of nearly 90% of the world’s flowering plant species and one in every three bites of food we eat.”
Last night, a couple of garden clubs teamed up with the city to screen a new PBS Nature documentary, “My Garden of a Thousand Bees”.

My Garden of a Thousand Bees
New PBS documentary following wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn as he films more than 60 species of bees in his urban garden in Bristol, England, during the COVID-19 2020 lockdown.

#Birds #Eurokite Discover the Shocking Truth Behind #Bird Crime. Poisoned #raptors, illegal traps, and wildlife trafficking. Bro…

‘A timebomb’: could a French mine full of waste poison the drinking water of millions? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/23/french-mine-stocamine-waste-drinking-water-chemicals-alsace-aquifer-aoe

Bird of the Day — Palm Warbler, Kansas 2020
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife

What factors are increasing zoonosis emergence? (Diseases transmitted from animals to human)
#environment #forest #deforestation

Can you spot the 24 #seals on this picture?
I can see many of them, but I know where to look.
#PembrokeshireCoastPath #PembrokeshireCoast #Wales #UK #Wildlife #xp

CSUN campus squirrels are spoiled rotten, not the least because we have a largely un-harvested orange grove
(fox squirrel, Sciurus niger; sweet orange, Citrus x sinensis I assume)
#naturalist #photography #wildlife

What factors are increasing zoonosis emergence? (Diseases transmitted from animals to human)
#environment #forest #deforestation

If #GOP get their way ( and they usually do) western half of #USA undergoing most massive #PublicLand auctions in history of country. #DrumpfAdmin c…

250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR bill
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wilderness study areas, inventoried roadless areas, critical wildlife habitat and big game migration corridors.

Happy Sunday from the CSUN campus black phoebes
#naturalist #bird #wildlife #photography

Plastic bag bans linked to sharp decline in coastal litter, study finds https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/plastic-bag-bans-linked-to-sharp-decline-in-coastal-litter-study-finds/

Plastic bag bans linked to sharp decline in coastal litter, study finds
A new study finds that regional plastic bag bans in the U.S. significantly reduce coastal plastic bag litter compared with areas without such policies. Single-use plastic bags are one of the most ubiquitous forms of plastic litter. They are rarely recycled and degrade quickly into microplastics that are often ingested by wildlife, leading to injury, […]

Bird of the Day — Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Kansas 2023
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife

The proposed sell-off of federal lands in the Senate budget bill includes a LOT of Joshua tree habitat—the trees grow in some of the largest areas of undeveloped land in the lower 48 states
The place where eastern and western Joshua trees hybridize, north of Creech AFB, is included
#JoshuaTree #USpolitics

Bird of the Day — Blue-throated Mountain-gem, Arizona 2008
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife

US proposes adding seven pangolin species to Endangered Species Act https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/us-proposes-adding-seven-pangolin-species-to-endangered-species-act/

US proposes adding seven pangolin species to Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has recently proposed listing seven species of pangolins, the most trafficked mammals on the planet, under the Endangered Species Act. If finalized, an ESA listing would prohibit the import and sale of pangolins and their parts in the U.S., except for scientific or conservation purposes. It would also open […]

Bird of the Day — Orange-crowned Warbler, Kansas 2025
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife

Pandemic-era slump in ivory and pangolin scale trafficking persists, report finds https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/pandemic-era-slump-in-ivory-and-pangolin-scale-trafficking-persists-report-finds/

Pandemic-era slump in ivory and pangolin scale trafficking persists, report finds
A recent report surveying seizures of pangolin scales and elephant ivory over the past decade has found a sharp decline following the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from media reports, public documents, and criminal intelligence and investigations, analysts at the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) found authorities seized more than 370 metric tons of pangolin scales and […]

Bird of the Day — American Avocet, Kansas 2025
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife

Bird of the Day — Spotted Sandpiper, Kansas 2025
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife

"US proposes adding seven pangolin species to Endangered Species Act"
#US #USA #America #Pangolin

US proposes adding seven pangolin species to Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has recently proposed listing seven species of pangolins, the most trafficked mammals on the planet, under the Endangered Species Act. If finalized, an ESA listing would prohibit the import and sale of pangolins and their parts in the U.S., except for scientific or conservation purposes. It would also open […]

Bird of the Day — Black-and-white Warbler, Kansas 2023
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife

Bird of the Day — Chipping Sparrow, Kansas 2025
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife

Bird of the Day — Double-crested Cormorant, Kansas 2025
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife