These birds are endangered in Norway, having seen a decline of over 80% in their population the past decades, due to human activity (taking away their habitat, overfishing, and pollution).

Recently an oil spill affected them at their most important breeding ground in Norway. Many people are willing to volunteer to help these beauties, but the Norwegian government is blocking all rescue and rehabilitation efforts. An absolute shame.

https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/far-ikke-lov-til-a-vaske-fugler-som-er-rammet-av-oljesol-1.16880995

#conservation #wildlife

Veterinær: Lovbrudd å nekte vasking av oljeskadde sjøfugler

Frivillige dyrevernere får ikke lov til å forsøke å redde sjøfuglene som dør av oljeutslippet ved Vardø. Myndighetene bryter dyrevelferdsloven, mener veterinær.

^{Kristina Brekke (NRK)}

Euronews Joins Me for a Cleanup Mission https://videos.trom.tf/w/rGDdixrFx2Bn6jz4Bevvc1 by @Dima

#cleanup #eco #green #activism #conservation

Euronews Joins Me for a Cleanup Mission

They come to film me, and I was filming them. This is behind the scenes vlog about my journey to Graz with Euronews journalist Cyril and his video team. The full video and article here : https://w...

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Scientists tracked a young #whale's journey before he vanished. What they learned could help save his species.

#Bishop’s story, from birth to presumed death, shows the extreme danger facing right #whales, which could be extinct in 3 decades if they continue to disappear at the present rate. Bishop’s species is not doomed to #extinction …but time is running out.

#RightWhale #ClimateCrisis #Wildlife #Conservation #MarineLife #Ocean
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/north-atlantic-right-whale-species-challenges/