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“The idea of wilderness needs no defense, only defenders.” ~ Edward Abbey

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Oregon increasing protections for beavers ... to help salmon, restore nature, and protect communities against wildfire, drought and flash flooding. Beavers are miracle workers. opb.org/article/2025/0…

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Antarctica’s krill fishery is nearing its limit❗️ 518,568 tons of krill already caught in first 7 months of 24/25 season. 84% of 620,000-ton limit. Once limit is hit, the season ends early. But at what cost to whales & the fragile marine ecosystem? 🐳 apnews.com/article/antarc…

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The 8 billion tons of plastic waste on Earth pose a grave and growing danger to human health, according to a new report. Ahead of international negotiations on a plastics treaty, authors warn that countries urgently need to cut production. e360.yale.edu/digest/lancet-…

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The biggest animal welfare victory of the 21st century! A great article and good news story for once, about the collapse of global fur production Kenny Torrella Vox We need a cage free future for all animals and wildlife #EndTheCageAge Compassion in World Farming UK vox.com/future-perfect…

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The wolf population in America is said to be 'surging'. What they mean is, there are now ~6,000 wolves in ALL of the lower 48 states (where there were once probably a million). For context, Sri Lanka, an island roughly the size of the San Francisco Bay area, an a GDP per capita

The wolf population in America is said to be 'surging'. What they mean is, there are now ~6,000 wolves in ALL of the lower 48 states (where there were once probably a million).

For context, Sri Lanka, an island roughly the size of the San Francisco Bay area, an a GDP per capita
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‘Jeremy Corbyn warns new rules on council asset sales threaten allotments’ Well said ⁦Jeremy Corbyn⁩ Allotments, community orchards, pocket parks and other green spaces are infinitely precious. theguardian.com/society/2025/a…

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BREAKING NEWS! Today, a federal district court in Missoula ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act when it determined that gray wolves in the western U.S. do not warrant federal protections. Today’s ruling is a major victory in the fight

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The Missing Lynx Project is exploring the return of lynx to Britain - a partnership between Northumberland Wildlife Trust, The Lifescape Project & The Wildlife Trusts. Research shows NW Northumberland, the edge of Cumbria & bordering parts of southern Scotland has the right habitat for lynx. 👇(1/3)

The Missing Lynx Project is exploring the return of lynx to Britain - a partnership between <a href="/NorthWildlife/">Northumberland Wildlife Trust</a>, <a href="/LifescapeProj/">The Lifescape Project</a> &amp; <a href="/WildlifeTrusts/">The Wildlife Trusts</a>. Research shows NW Northumberland, the edge of Cumbria &amp; bordering parts of southern Scotland has the right habitat for lynx.
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Some encouraging results from work to investigate the viability of plans to return the Lynx to England theguardian.com/environment/20…

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Like everything ⁦John Burn-Murdoch⁩ makes, this chart is amazing. The sharp decline in conscientiousness and rise in neuroticism among young people is astonishing. But also of note: literally every age group has gotten less extroverted in the age of the smartphone

Like everything ⁦<a href="/jburnmurdoch/">John Burn-Murdoch</a>⁩ makes, this chart is amazing.

The sharp decline in conscientiousness and rise in neuroticism among young people is astonishing. 

But also of note: literally every age group has gotten less extroverted in the age of the smartphone
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“As long as this civilisation focuses on recording, cataloguing and capturing the natural world in pixels, bytes and megabytes, it will continue to see it as a series of lifeless objects. The ecosystem doesn’t want to be on Instagram. It wants to have a conversation with us”

“As long as this civilisation focuses on recording, cataloguing and capturing the natural world in pixels, bytes and megabytes, it will continue to see it as a series of lifeless objects. The ecosystem doesn’t want to be on Instagram. It wants to have a conversation with us”
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'Human connection to nature has declined by two thirds in 200 years, study finds. Introducing children to nature at a young age and radically wilding urban (and all) environments are the most effective interventions we can make to turn it around.' theguardian.com/environment/20…

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On the regreening of city-state Singapore, a template for the rewilding of cities everywhere. news.mongabay.com/short-article/…

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The city of Quito, Ecaudor, is rebuilding its dwindling water supply by buying and rewilding the heavily degraded upland sheep and cattle ranches which surround it. news.mongabay.com/2025/08/restor…