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Ecologist (professionally retired), active forest restorationist and steward, friend of toads. I try to promote a healthy planet for all life.
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A hybrid reforestation model is helping to restore Mozambique's Mount Gorongosa. Coffee trees are intermixed with native trees to provide a profitable alternative to deforestation. 🌎🌰 www.rewildingmag.com/the-forest-i...

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The Iberian lynx is to be reintroduced to the La Veguilla y Sierra Jarameña region of the province of Cuenca in Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha autonomous community. This will be the fifth region of Castilla-La Mancha to receive a lynx reintroduction. 🌍 www.ecoticias.com/naturaleza/c...

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The ʻalalā (Hawaiian crow), formerly extinct in the wild but maintained through captive breeding, has been reintroduced to the Kīpahulu Forest Reserve on Maui. 🌍 dlnr.hawaii.gov/blog/2024/12...

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The headline does not say it all. The loss of a species can have lasting effects. Fungi are important for forest health. Some NZ fungi may have relied upon extinct moas for dispersal. The fungi and forests might not be faring so well today without moas. 🌍 www.sciencenews.org/article/exti...

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The headline pretty much sums it up. 🌍 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

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The aftermath of Michigan Snowmaggedon 2025

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The headline does not quite say it all. The recent shut-down of USAID may hamper future anti-poaching efforts in Madagascar. 🌍 news.mongabay.com/2025/02/wave...

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Almost 200 countries signed the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework to preserve biodiversity. None is on track to meet its goals. 🌍 theconversation.com/with-just-5-...

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A fungus that zombifies spiders has been discovered in Ireland. 🌿 www.sciencenews.org/article/fung...

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The headline says it all. 🌍 news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

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Rare plants, animals, and other biota are not expected to fare well under a Trump administration that prioritizes economic development over the natural world. 🌍 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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The headline does not quite say it all. The author also asserts that rewilding agricultural land in wealthy temperate countries leads to the destruction of more diverse tropical habitats to make up for shortfalls in food and wood production. 🌍 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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