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aninewforest.bsky.social
55-year-old disabled former journalist and environmental campaigner [insert verb depending on my state of health] among the ancient flora and fauna in the New Forest, U.K. 🌿🐎🐿️🦉🌳 (Banner photo: https://treesforlife.org.uk "Alder")
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Do one brilliant act today. Electronic signature on the petition to stop the barbaric whaling by Iceland. And spread the word. secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/... #StopWhaling #Iceland #BlueSky

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Before it's taken offline, I want you to know about the NASA website where you can learn about the stratospheric ozone hole and check on how it's doing. It has cool movies like this one, showing the growth of the ozone hole during the Austral spring last year. ozonewatch.gsfc.nasa.gov/SH.html

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Brazil’s government has approved an invitation to join OPEC+, a group representing the interests of oil-exporting nations, just months ahead of hosting the COP30 climate summi

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Another reminder that _they_ are not animals. _We_ are animals. So many of our emotions and behaviours are now known to be shared by a far wider variety of species than we previously imagined. Let's show them some empathy.

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Hey, our pollinators here in the UK are dropping rapidly - a butterfly emergency was even called last year. Pollinator numbers dropping is partly due to how much pesticides we use - but it’s not necessary. We must protect our pollinators: act.gp/42Y1Ubx

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Blimey the weather's grim. Here's a spirit-lifter from the summer - a Chiffchaff takes a bath. What a technique.... @btobirds.bsky.social #birds #ukwildlife

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Today everybody agrees Thatcherism has been a total rip off.

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🎉 Wales has banned greyhound racing. 🪦 Greyhounds often die at the trackside from their injuries. ⏰️ Westminster now needs to call time on this cruel "sport."

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🐝 Help pollinators thrive! Join our FREE webinar on 1 April to learn how to plant for bees & butterflies and track their numbers with Buglife & @ukceh.bsky.social. 📅 90-min event | Talks + Q&A 🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1255449044... #Pollinators #Wildlife

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Forests have a healthy influence on us. Not only do trees filter our air, the sight of a tree lowers our stress level. The air in a coniferous forest is particularly germ-free and even anti-inflammatory due to the many essential oils they emit - comparable to a natural antibiotic

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🐠🐟 Fish on Fridays 🦈🐡 Evolved from pipefish, seahorses are poor swimmers but their vertical posture lets them hide among seagrass and ambush prey such as tiny crustaceans. Famous for monogamy, complex courtship and sex role reversal, seahorses are protected in special habitat zones in Dorset, UK.

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hello world, 15 mins old

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Took my mobile phone to the window where it works and look who was sitting outside! Of course, by the time I got off the phone and got my camera they had turned around and moved to a less favourable position. #wildlife #photography #birds #SparrowHawk

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