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The earth is now experiencing the 6th major mass extinction of species. This time caused by us - humanity. Due to our immense numbers, and vast consumption of energy and resources. Maybe, just maybe, we can reduce the damage.
Africa’s vulture safe zones face tough test across vast landscapes.
There are some vulture-safe zones in Asia and in Africa but it is difficult to protect the vultures against all the threats they face, including poisoning and diclofenac used on livestock focusingonwildlife.com/news/africas...
Waitrose suspends sale of Mackerel, as it is over-fished. However, they still encourage people to eat other fish, including sea bass, which itself is in decline.
We really do NOT need to eat fish.
Our seas and oceans have been decimated, due to fishing www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Mondelēz, the company that makes Oreos, is using a lot of palm oil for its horrible biscuits. It is not clear about the sources of its palm oil, or its cocoa, making tracing the origin difficult. It is likely to be contributing to deforestation in Indonesia action.eko.org/a/mondelez-s...
It is a terrible fate for an orca to be held prisoner in a concrete tank, to entertain visitors.
The idea of releasing them into a sea pen sounds good, but it is fraught with problems.
Not a perfect solution.
Best NEVER to have orcas in any captivity awesomeocean.com/whales/why-s....
Living near humans, central Italian bears evolved to be less aggressive.
Hundreds of hears ago they were cut off from other bears further north. It may be that the more aggressive bears were killed, leading to the remainder being less aggressive. focusingonwildlife.com/news/living-...
Interesting article about the native bees, dark bees, that were widespread across Europe, and in UK (where a few still remain) for a long time. They are better adapted than farmed honey bees, in many ways (temperature, climate, food)
www.theguardian.com/environment/... @phoebeweston.bsky.social
A horse-drawn carriage company is attempting to get a license in Canterbury – tell the council to refuse it! #CanterburyHorseCarriages www.petauk.org/4he
In Spain Pescanova is still trying to set up octopus farms, to raise vast numbers of octopuses in totally unsuitable conditions, in order to make money by exporting to China etc, where demand is growing. It must be stopped.
action.eko.org/a/shut-down-...
More about it at www.vox.com/future-perfe...
It appears that this horrible monkey breeding facility (for experiments on macaques that probably have little benefit for human medicine) are held up by legal delays etc. The local residents have done a good job, protesting against it. As well as the cruelty to the macaques, there are local concerns
Watch 30,000 Monkeys IN OUR BACKYARD fromWell worth watching this 24 min film, about plans to build a farm for macaques, for medical research, in the USA. Includes some images of monkeys being subjected to horrible, pointless, invasive experiments watch.unchainedtv.com/videos/30-00...
Chicken in US is chlorinated to hide the high levels of bacteria, due to the intensive (nasty) way the hens are reared. Waitrose, Aldi, Co-op, Asda, M&S & Lid have all said they won’t stock it. But Sainsbury’s, Iceland, Morrisons, Tesco & Ocado need to. People are invited to sign.
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WHEN A WINTER VIRUS MEETS OUR MORNING EGGS
The horror of the avian flu virus, created due to intensive poultry rearing, devastating wild birds that are struggling anyway. And even reducing the quality of life of "free range" chickens now philiplymbery.com/when-a-winte... @ciwf.org.uk
6. Its misallocation of resources on climate has also been deeply shocking. It is sluicing public money into Carbon Capture and Storage not because it works (it doesn’t) but because it’s a finacial lifeline for the fossil fuel industry.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
5. For me, a massive frustration has been the government’s war on nature: falsely pitching wildlife against human welfare, tearing down essential protections for the tiny scraps of ecosystem that remain here.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Please take 2 seconds to send a letter to your MP on this issue: protectthewild.org.uk/endhuntingnow/
WDC is on the ground at the TUI AGM 🔈
Don't Go To The Show campaign lead Rob is holding #TUI accountable for supporting the captivity of whales and dolphins. Whales and dolphins shouldn’t live their lives in concrete tanks. We’re making sure TUI and its shareholders know it.
Brittany Ferries: transporting vulnerable, unweaned calves is unacceptable. Animals deserve better than 18 hours at sea without milk. It is against EU law to make animals go so long without food or water. February is the start of peak calf export season. @ciwf.org.uk
www.ciwf.org/media-news/l...
What a shame. They probably mean well.
But there is a real, serious problem with too many beehives, creating too much competition for nectar and pollen, disadvantaging the species of native bees. Overall biodiversity harm likely, by outcompeting wild bees www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What an excellent idea. The EU plans to put restrictions on companies destroying clothing that has never been bought or worn. The UK & every other country it should do so too. It is disgraceful & completely wrong that so much clothing is destroyed unused environment.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu-...
De-extinction narratives promise restoration without restraint. But conservation today isn’t about resurrecting symbols. It’s about honoring what remains, reducing harm, and refusing to pretend irreversible loss can be undone.
www.technology.org/2...
It is thought the Highlands and Moray could support the reintroduction of 250 lynx over time.
Almost 90,000 homes in Highland and Moray are to be directly contacted and consulted about the potential for the re-introduction of lynx in the surrounding countryside.
www.scotsman.com/news/90000-h...
A lynx gazes forward against a snowy backdrop on the left of the image. Text above it reads "Lynx information sessions" with a schedule listing venues and dates for sessions in Inverness and East as well as West of Inverness. The bottom left features a stylised lynx logo with the text "Lynx to Scotland."
The #LynxToScotland information sessions are starting next week. If you live in Highland or Moray, and your printed flyer hasn’t arrived yet (due to Royal Mail delays) all dates and times are on the attached graphic and online 👉 https://lynxtoscotland.pulse.ly/qwazlftepd
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Current economic models predicting the future: “Some are saying we’ll have a 10% GDP loss at between 3-4C of global heating but the physical climate scientists are saying the economy & society will cease to function as we know it." That's wildly different www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Torc waterfall in Killarney National Park, in full, magnificent, roaring spate after the recent heavy rains.
The cascade's name derives from the Irish for wild boar, a native species that's crucial to forest ecosystems but driven to extinction.
They should be prioritised for reintroduction.
Humanity’s favourite food’: meat. Thoughts on how to end the livestock industry, but keep eating meat.
Very optimistic.
But no mention of where the ingredients for the cultivated meat come from, and their environmental impact. It can't just grow from air www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It's a point worth remembering (like for food: "a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips").
Remember, when eating meat, fish or dairy, a moment of taste means a lifetime of suffering for animals.
Animals on farms have unnaturally short lives, often enduring suffering, fear, ill-treatment & pain
PFAS are linked to cancer and contaminate our water and food - yet chemical giants are lobbying to weaken protections to our health. Europe can still act. I just signed. Will you? action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-01...
"There is no fundamental difference between man & animals in their ability to feel pleasure & pain, happiness & misery." Charles Darwin.
And farmed animals are no different, they deserve to be treated with compassion and respect.
It seems very convenient to always blame the very wealthy only. Of course, they are dreadful in their consumption, and their influence on governments, society etc. But it is too easy to always put the blame on people richer than one is personally. It is never MY fault. Always the fault of others.
I think you mean companies, such as fossil fuel companies, getting government policies that increase their activities/profits? But the companies only make money, because WE buy the stuff they produce. We use the energy. We buy the food & consumer goodies. WE - all of us - are responsible & culpable
