Alejandra Vergara-Peña, PhD (@alevergarap) 's Twitter Profile
Alejandra Vergara-Peña, PhD

@alevergarap

Wildlife lover. Polar Specialist at @WWF_UK. #science #conservation

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WWF Antarctica (@wwf_antarctica) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Krill are the superheroes of the Southern Ocean, but even superheroes need help. Threats such as increased fishing effort and climate change are impacting their superpowers. The mighty #krill needs our protection! #AntarcticKrillDay Find out more: youtu.be/km0GAPvQLBc

WWF UK (@wwf_uk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 COMING SOON: Wild Isles is a major new BBC natural history series, presented by #SirDavidAttenborough. Co-produced by WWF, RSPB & the The Open University, it will reveal a previously unseen wild side of the UK – and show why our isles are so important for nature 🌳

📢 COMING SOON: Wild Isles is a major new <a href="/BBC/">BBC</a> natural history series, presented by #SirDavidAttenborough.

Co-produced by WWF, <a href="/Natures_Voice/">RSPB</a> &amp; the <a href="/OpenUniversity/">The Open University</a>, it will reveal a previously unseen wild side of the UK – and show why our isles are so important for nature 🌳
WWF Global Arctic Programme (@wwf_arctic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🐳🐋🦄 New research from #Greenland's Institute of Natural Resources found that by 2100, narwhal, bowhead and beluga whales will have moved around: ☀️ 250 kilometers north in the summer ❄️ almost north 125 kilometers in the winter More on the research 👇 highnorthnews.com/en/climate-cha…

WWF Antarctica (@wwf_antarctica) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our new report - Antarctic krill: Powerhouse of the Southern Ocean - highlights the critical role #krill play in the #SouthernOcean and global #carbon cycle. Now more than ever, #CCAMLR must protect krill #Antarctica #BlueCarbon #Climate 👉Read more: wwf.org.au/krillreport

Our new report - Antarctic krill: Powerhouse of the Southern Ocean - highlights the critical role #krill play in the #SouthernOcean and global #carbon cycle. Now more than ever, #CCAMLR must protect krill #Antarctica #BlueCarbon #Climate

👉Read more: wwf.org.au/krillreport
WWF Latinoamérica (@wwf_lac) 's Twitter Profile Photo

El #InformePlanetaVivo nos habla claro, el número de poblaciones de especies ha disminuido 69% en promedio desde 1970. Arreglar nuestra relación con la naturaleza es fundamental. Juntos, podemos marcar un cambio #PorUnPlanetaVivo. ➡️bit.ly/3SXIDiJ

El #InformePlanetaVivo nos habla claro, el número de poblaciones de especies ha disminuido 69% en promedio desde 1970.
Arreglar nuestra relación con la naturaleza es fundamental. Juntos, podemos marcar un cambio #PorUnPlanetaVivo.
➡️bit.ly/3SXIDiJ
WWF Latinoamérica (@wwf_lac) 's Twitter Profile Photo

¿Sabías que el krill almacena enormes cantidades de carbono? Un nuevo informe de WWF, indica que el almacenamiento de carbono del Krill cubre cerca de US$15.2 mil millones por año. 👉Conoce más aquí: bit.ly/3gsR4UW

¿Sabías que el krill almacena enormes cantidades de carbono?
Un nuevo informe de WWF, indica que el almacenamiento de carbono del Krill cubre cerca de US$15.2 mil millones por año. 
👉Conoce más aquí:  bit.ly/3gsR4UW
Alejandra Vergara-Peña, PhD (@alevergarap) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Antarctic ice-associated marine species and ecosystems face an uncertain future. Follow all about 'Emperor Penguins on the Slippery Slope to Extinction' at #COP27 youtube.com/channel/UCr_TP… twitch.tv/cop27cryospher… youtube.com/channel/UCXpj1…

Antarctic ice-associated marine species and ecosystems face an uncertain future. Follow all about 'Emperor Penguins on the Slippery Slope to Extinction' at #COP27 
youtube.com/channel/UCr_TP…
twitch.tv/cop27cryospher…
youtube.com/channel/UCXpj1…
WWF Global Arctic Programme (@wwf_arctic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

HAPPY POLAR PRIDE DAY🏳️‍🌈❄️ Today, the WWF UK Polar team joins global celebrations to mark LGBTQ+ in STEM & the #polar science community🌈 But really, every day should be about diversity and inclusivity🥼🧪🔬👩‍🔬👨‍🔬💻 #PolarPride2022 Pride in Polar Research LGBTQIA+ STEM Day #HappyPolarPrideDay 🧵1/4

HAPPY POLAR PRIDE DAY🏳️‍🌈❄️
Today, the <a href="/wwf_uk/">WWF UK</a> Polar team joins global celebrations to mark LGBTQ+ in STEM &amp; the #polar science community🌈
But really, every day should be about diversity and inclusivity🥼🧪🔬👩‍🔬👨‍🔬💻
#PolarPride2022
<a href="/PridePolar/">Pride in Polar Research</a>
<a href="/LGBTSTEMDay/">LGBTQIA+ STEM Day</a>
#HappyPolarPrideDay
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WWF Global Arctic Programme (@wwf_arctic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today is Polar Pride day and at WWF we are celebrating and encouraging vibrant diversity in those who work in polar science & conservation RD 🧵2/4

Chris Packham (@chrisgpackham) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is magnificent @ScarboroCouncil - you have made the nights of all who love wildlife in the UK . Brave , bold and brilliant . A very Happy New Year to you all ! thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-new… Please RT , these folks deserve a rich applause !

WWF Global Arctic Programme (@wwf_arctic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How can satellite imagery & #walrus conservation go hand-in-hand? 🤔 ICYMI, this video is on the #WalrusFromSpace team's (WWF UK, British Antarctic Survey 🐧,@NorskPolar), #Arctic expedition in #Svalbard, 🇳🇴, July 2022. Their research from this trip will help validate future walrus counts👇

WWF Global Arctic Programme (@wwf_arctic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🐻‍❄️ Polar bears, and other #Arctic animals, rely on sea ice as an important part of their habitat 🧊 As more #SeaIce is lost, some #PolarBears are spending more time on land & closer to communities - an issue likely to increase. 🐻‍❄️ #PolarBearDay 👇 arcticwwf.org/newsroom/featu…

🐻‍❄️ Polar bears, and other #Arctic animals, rely on sea ice as an important part of their habitat 🧊

As more #SeaIce is lost, some #PolarBears are spending more time on land &amp; closer to communities - an issue likely to increase.

🐻‍❄️ #PolarBearDay 👇
arcticwwf.org/newsroom/featu…
Alejandra Vergara-Peña, PhD (@alevergarap) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I just signed RiverActionUK's petition calling on political leaders to rescue our rivers and freshwaters to health for nature and people by 2030. Will you join me and add your name? #RescueBritainsRivers you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/rest… via 38 Degrees

High North News (@highnorthnews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#OpEd from WWF Global Arctic Programme and Utrecht University: Species around the globe are under threat, from mammals and birds to fish and reptiles. In fact, global #wildlife populations have decreased an average of 69 per cent in the past 50 years. #ClimateCrisis #Arctic highnorthnews.com/en/time-work-t…

Government SGSSI (@govsgssi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in brown skua populations on Bird Island, South Georgia. These are the first confirmed cases of the disease in the Antarctic region.

WWF Global Arctic Programme (@wwf_arctic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 New study in Frontiers in Conservation Science by WWF and MIX Research 🐾 It lays out a new, innovative method for collecting and analyzing environmental DNA (eDNA) from the snow tracks of polar bears, Eurasian lynx and snow leopards 🐻‍❄️ Learn more 👇 arcticwwf.org/newsroom/news/…

📢 New study in <a href="/FrontConservSci/">Frontiers in Conservation Science</a> by WWF and MIX Research 

🐾 It lays out a new, innovative method for collecting and analyzing environmental DNA (eDNA) from the snow tracks of polar bears, Eurasian lynx and snow leopards 🐻‍❄️

Learn more 👇  
arcticwwf.org/newsroom/news/…
WWF Global Arctic Programme (@wwf_arctic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🐋 #ProtectingBlueCorridors in the #Arctic requires all hands on deck from: 🤝 Arctic states & Arctic Council 🚢 #Shipping industry & companies ⚓ International Maritime Organization 📑 Researchers Our new Arctic blue corridors report outlines the actions needed from each group 🔗: arcticwwf.org/newsroom/repor…

🐋 #ProtectingBlueCorridors in the #Arctic requires all hands on deck from:

🤝 Arctic states &amp; <a href="/ArcticCouncil/">Arctic Council</a>
🚢 #Shipping industry &amp; companies
⚓ <a href="/IMOHQ/">International Maritime Organization</a>
📑 Researchers

Our new Arctic blue corridors report outlines the actions needed from each group 🔗: arcticwwf.org/newsroom/repor…