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📰 Apex Predators Are Quietly Reshaping the West

🦅 Western U.S.: Bald eagles, gray wolves, condors, and black bears are back from the brink due to decades of environmental policy, habitat restoration, and public support.

🌄 Their return is restoring ecological function at landscape scale, from scavenger networks to trophic balance, even as some species adapt to more urbanized terrain.

🤝 Coexistence now depends on community‑level choices: wildlife‑friendly ranching, lead‑free hunting, habitat connectivity, and everyday tolerance that allows wide‑ranging species to move, feed, and reproduce safely.

🔗 ktla.com/news/nationworld/apex…

#SolarPunkSunday
#WildlifeRecovery #ApexPredators #HabitatConnectivity #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #EcologicalRestoration #Biodiversity

#biodiversity #conservation #solarpunksunday #wildlifeconservation #ecologicalrestoration #wildliferecovery #apexpredators #habitatconnectivity

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🌳🪨 A large-scale field #experiment in #Wales shows that adding crushed volcanic #basalt rock dust to #soil accelerates native woodland growth.

The #nature-based method boosted #carbon capture by up to 27% in the first four years, providing an urgent tool for global #climate restoration efforts.

👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/how-does-magic…

#biology #calcium #chemistry #climatechange #conservation #ecology #forest #iron #magnesium #minerals #plants #research #rocks #science #silica #solutions #trees #uk #womeninstem #tksst #video

A split-screen graphic featuring a circular center inset of a person's hands in black gloves holding a heap of gray crushed rock dust against a bright red background. The left side of the graphic displays an aerial, top-down view of a dense green forest canopy. The right side shows a scenic countryside view of a tall, stone arch viaduct spanning across fields next to a white house.

How does ‘magic’ basalt dust help plants grow faster and lock up more carbon? | The Kid Should See This

In Llandovery, Wales, a large-scale nature research project is proving that there's a way to help trees grow faster and stronger, and store more carbon.
Rion Nakaya (The Kid Should See This)
#nature #science #climate #ClimateChange #uk #forest #plants #video #carbon #research #Biology #trees #chemistry #Wales #ecology #womeninstem #conservation #rocks #silica #minerals #experiment #basalt #soil #calcium #iron #magnesium #solutions #tksst


Likweli: A remarkable new species of Colobus monkey from the Lomami National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo

We describe and name a new species of African monkey, Colobus congoensis sp. nov. (Primates, Cercopithecidae), from the interfluve region of the Lomami and Congo (Lualaba) Rivers in east-central Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
journals.plos.org
#biodiversity #conservation #primate #monkey

Overlooked as the obituaries come in is Sam Neill's fight against a goldmine project in Central Otago, South Island, a few clicks from his home. The mine would make a hole 1km long & 300m deep, and risk poisoning surrounding ecosystems.

Referring to the Māori concept of kaitiakitanga (to be a custodian for future generations) he said:

"I own land, but I’m not a land owner. The land is part of me, and I’m a part of the land".

invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=U…

R.I.P

#conservation #aotearoa

#aotearoa #conservation

Plan to restore nature in England by 2030 criticised as ‘completely insufficient’ theguardian.com/environment/20… #EnvironmentPolicy #Rewilding #Conservation #Environment #Politics #England #UkNews

Plan to restore nature in England by 2030 criticised as ‘completely insufficient’

Critics accuse ministers of failing to take control of nature crisis and leaving it to private landowners to act voluntarily
Pippa Neill (The Guardian)
#Environment #politics #England #conservation #rewilding #uknews #environmentpolicy

#MothOfTheDay sees the return in 2026 of the vividly yellow and oh so cute:

CANARY-SHOULDERED THORN
Ennomos alniaria

Fairly common in the UK, attracted to light and larvae feed on various trees.

#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #yellow #summer #july #conservation #biodiversity #alttext #science #educate #yellow

Front on shot, slightly out of focus of a moth on a stick. Its wings are pointed vertically in a V shape above its thorax. Its wings are mottled yellow, but its head and thorax and very bright, vivid yellow and furry. It has two compound eyes close together either side of two palps, and two yellow feathered antennae sweep backwards from its head. Its thin grey legs grip a blue lolly stick.
Side on shot of canary shouldered thorn moth on a blue lolly stick. It faces left. It has a thick chunky pale yellow beige abdomen fronted by a thick shock vivid yellow fur at its thorax and head. Its large scalloped wings and mottled yellow with purple suffusion near the outer edge and a black mark right in the centre. They are held vertical and back like a billowing cape. Its head is canary yellow with two palps that resemble a tiny beak and a black compound eye.
#nature #garden #science #Summer #biodiversity #AltText #wildlife #cute #insect #conservation #yellow #butterflies #entomology #moths #moth #mothoftheday #mothsandbutterflies #mothsmatter #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #july #educate

RE: mastodon.social/@sundogplanets…

Fellow Californians, get on the phones to Senators Schiff & Padilla & your house rep. Demand they block this horrid ecosystem destroying venture.

Phone numbers for House and Senate offices, both voice and TTY, are available by calling the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 (voice) or 202-224-3091 (TTY)

#CA #nature #conservation

Prof. Sam Lawler

2026-07-10 03:24:55

mastodon - Link to source

FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK NOOOOO

ca.pcmag.com/news/16760/fcc-ap…



FCC Approves Reflect Orbital's Giant Mirror Satellite That Astronomers Hate

The FCC says the most controversial aspect of Reflect Orbital's Earendil-1 satellite, the giant mirror, falls out of its purview since the regulator mainly focuses on radio spectrum.
PCMag Canada

#nature #conservation #ca

#MothOfTheDay is

OAK EGGAR
Lasiocampa quercus

Name comes from its acorn-shaped cocoon. Larvae actually feed on heathers, brambles and hawthorns.

BONUS PICTURE - just for fun, 11 of the 14 Elephant Hawk-moths to pay a visit last night. Three were photo-shy and flew off.

#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies #MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #yellow #summer #july #conservation #biodiversity #alttext #science #educate

An overhead photograph of a large female Oak Eggar moth resting on a person's index finger. The finger points right, but the moth hangs off it vertically. The moth has a stout, robust body shape covered in a dense, fluffy mane of golden-brown or tawny-orange hair. The forewing is smooth and triangular, coloured in a gradient of warm ochre-brown. A distinct, slightly curved dark brown line runs horizontally about halfway down separating the darker upper end from a slightly lighter orange-brown rear section. Two prominent, bright white oval spot sits near the centre of each forewing. Two short, pale orange antennae curve upward from the head. The background features a blurred green garden and chicken wire.
A side-profile of a female Oak Eggar moth resting on my index finger. It faces left. It is very large - about 5-6cm long and very chunky The moth has a robust body and its head and nape are covered in a dense, fluffy mane of golden-brown or tawny-orange hair. The forewing is smooth and triangular, coloured in a gradient of warm ochre-brown. A distinct, slightly curved dark brown line runs vertically down the outer third of the wing, separating the more intensely coloured top end from a slightly lighter orange-brown rear section. A prominent, bright white oval spot sits near the centre of the forewing. Two short, pale orange antennae curve upward from the head. The background features a blurred green garden and chicken wire.
Overhead shot of an egg tray with 11 pink and olive coloured elephant hawkmoths in different positions. The hawkmoths are about 6cm long and fighter jet shaped. The egg box is green-grey.
#nature #garden #science #Summer #biodiversity #AltText #wildlife #cute #insect #conservation #yellow #butterflies #entomology #moths #moth #mothoftheday #mothsandbutterflies #mothsmatter #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #july #educate

Peru protects Amazon headwaters after 13-year campaign.

Peru has created the Aguas Calientes Maquia Regional Conservation Area, protecting 981.6 km² of Amazonian forests, wetlands and rivers after a campaign that kicked off in 2013.

The reserve safeguards the Maquía River and Chunuya stream, and strengthens protection for Indigenous Peoples in voluntary isolation. Surveys have documented jaguars, lowland tapirs, red-and-green macaws and white-bellied spider monkeys among at least 20 endangered species #peru #Conservation #Nature #environment #amazonrainforest #wildlife

andesamazonfund.org/news-blog/…


Over 240,000 Acres Conserved in the Peruvian Amazon After a Decade-long Process - Andes Amazon Fund

The new Aguas Calientes Maquia Regional Conservation Area (RCA) conserves 242,563 acres (98,162 hectares) of highly biodiverse Amazonian forests, wetlands, waterfalls and rivers that include unique hot springs and salt licks in Loreto, Peru.
Andes Amazon Fund
#Environment #nature #wildlife #conservation #Peru #amazonrainforest

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🏖️📉 #California has lost roughly 60% of its coastal sand dunes since the 1850s, a loss of about 442 km².

Researchers used historical #maps, aerial #photos, and #lidar #data tracked by #machinelearning to measure the decline. Most losses came from development, #erosion, and invasive grasses, but some dunes expanded by 15 km² .

👉 zmescience.com/science/news-sc…

#coast #pacific #ocean #dunes #sanddunes #climate #climatechange #conservation #habitats #wildlife #environment #storms #restoration #science #geology


California’s Coastal Dunes Are Vanishing. Over 60% Have Disappeared Since 1850

The loss is accelerating and leaving entire ecosystems vulenrable.
Saima May Sidik (ZME Science)
#Environment #science #climate #ClimateChange #photos #Data #California #maps #machinelearning #ocean #wildlife #conservation #coast #geology #restoration #habitats #pacific #erosion #lidar #Dunes #sanddunes #storms

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