#Arctic

Polar bears in the Western Arctic will be safer now the Biden administration has finalized a rule to ban oil drilling on over 13 million acres.

The ruling includes protection for a vast region of tundra & wetlands teeming with wildlife.

cnn.com/2024/04/19/cli…

#Orca

If this young orca ever rejoins her family, she'll certainly have some tales to tell about human behavior......

bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-woman-trie…

#Climate

Restoration and conservation of wild animal populations and their ecosystem roles can substantially help us reach and maintain climate goals.

As we remove wildlife, we hasten our descent to an unlivable climate.

They protect us.

researchgate.net/publication/36…

#Climate

You’d think $38 trillion a year would be of concern.

“Climate change will cause massive economic damages within the next 25 years in almost all countries,”

“We have to cut down our emissions drastically and immediately”

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

#birds

Black swans are among waterbirds dying of avian cholera in South Australia.

It’s a zoonotic disease common in intensive poultry flocks.

An ecologist asked for removal of the corpses to protect ospreys but was told it was too big a job.

abc.net.au/news/2024-03-1…

#Gorillas

She lost her foot in a snare - imagine the pain - but most of the thousands of snares left on the forest floor are not intended for gorillas, but for small animals for food.

All part of man’s mindless, indiscriminate destruction of wildlife.

#Iceland #whales

Nothing makes me happier than Kristján Loftsson, of Hvalur hf., Iceland’s only whaling operation, saying this:

“As it stands right now, we have no hope of whaling this summer,”

Long may it last.

icelandreview.com/news/no-whalin…

#rivers

We all hate to see this.

We discard plastic, it’s swept into rivers by wind & rain, then it ends up in the ocean - causing grievous harm.

Wherever you live in the world, have a look at River Roding Trust

They show us things we can all do - they are an inspiration.