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Teil 1 🦅 Wales: Rotmilane & Regenwälder 🌍 Ich war für natur in Mittelwales unterwegs – wo einst die letzten britischen Rotmilane lebten, gibt es heute Tausende. Gigrin-Farm: Täglich bis zu 500 Milane bei der Fütterung. Hier Seite 1-4, Seite 5-7 in Teil 2 👇 #Reise #Wales #Naturschutz

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🐢 Turtles vs. Tractors on the Med 🏖️ Beach grooming for Instagram tourism flattens nesting sites, harms coastal ecosystems & limits local access.🌍 A sober look at overtourism’s effects via The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Overtourism #SeaTurtles #Mediterranean #Conservation🧪

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🌍 Why doesn’t biodiversity increase evenly from garden to continent? 🐸 A new theory explains the 3-phase pattern of species growth with scale — key to predicting loss of biodiversity 700M records, global scope. Study in Nature Communications.🧪 #Ecology #Biodiversity phys.org/news/2025-04...

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🦍 Gorillas in Congo scratch soil to find truffles, not insects! 🍄 Indigenous researcher Gaston Abea documents gorilla foraging strategies in Nouabalé-Ndoki🌍 A milestone blending traditional knowledge & science.🧪 #Gorilla #Conservation #Primatology #Widlife #Ecology phys.org/news/2025-04...

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🦪 Can mussels & saltmarsh plants save Italy’s poisoned Mar Piccolo?🌍 Once famed for seafood, now toxic from oil & military waste. Locals & scientists test phytoremediation 🧪 but funding is scarce. www.bbc.com/future/artic... #MarPiccolo #Phytoremediation #Mussels #NatureBasedSolutions

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🧬 🦍🦧Telomere-to-telomere genomes for 6 ape species now published,🧪: chimp, bonobo, gorilla, 2 orangutans & siamang.🌍🌏 New insights into brain, immunity, speciation & evolution. Based on Nature study, via phys-org phys.org/news/2025-04... #Genomics #T2T #Evolution #PrimateGenetics #Wildlife

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Teil 1 🇬🇧 Brexit & Umwelt 🐟 Ich habe im Juni 2024 für natur über den „grünen Brexit“ geschrieben – und wie die Umwelt darunter leidet. 🌍🧪 ▪️ Wye River: Schutzgebiet durch Hühnerfarmen belastet. ▪️ EU-Standards werden ausgehöhlt. #Brexit #Naturschutz #Biodiversität Hier Seiten 1–4. Seite 5 in Teil 2👇

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🐭 Ronin, a HeroRAT trained by APOPO, has found 109 landmines in Cambodia🌏more than any rat before. 🕒 He clears an area the size of a tennis court in 30 mins (humans need 4 days) His record-breaking nose just made it into the Guinness Book. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #Wildlife #GuinnessWorldRecord

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🪲 Tiny beetles vs invasive ferns!🌍 In South Africa, water lily weevils are being used to fight salvinia, a fast-spreading plant choking rivers & lakes. A brilliant case of bio-control tackling water crises & biodiversity loss🧪 apnews.com/article/sout... #InvasiveSpecies #Biodiversity #EcoSolutions

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⚓ Bottom trawling in EU waters causes €330M–€10.8B in annual damage, says new Nature Sustainability study.🧪 Costs include CO₂ release, habitat loss & fishery decline.🌍 Study by Enric Sala et al. #OceanHealth #BottomTrawling #ClimateAction www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...

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🐾 Four lynx, one uproar🌍 Part 1/4 🇬🇧 (German original version posted earlier) In January, 4 Eurasian lynx appeared in the Scottish Highlands – released by unknown actors. My article (auto translated) investigates what happened and why it matters.🧪 #Lynx #Rewilding #Scotland #WildlifePolitics Part 2👇

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🐾 Warum tauchten Luchse in Schottland auf? 🌍 Teil 1/5: Vier Eurasische Luchse wurden im Januar heimlich in den Highlands freigelassen – wer dahinter steckt, bleibt unklar. 🔍 Meine Reportage für Spektrum vom 02.03.2025 rekonstruiert den Fall.🧪 #Luchs #Rewilding #Schottland #Artenschutz Teil 2 👇

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🐺 A German-Polish male & Italian female wolf paired up in France’s Lozère🌍 – a rare genetic mix, exciting scientists and conservationists🧪 But farmers want culls, not coexistence. Fencing & guard dogs? Often ignored. www.france24.com/en/live-news... #WolfConservation #Wildlife #Rewilding #Lozère

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🦧 Relocating orangutans may do more harm than good.🧪A PLOS ONE study shows that translocated individuals face higher mortality, stress, and struggle to adapt. Losing cultural knowledge makes survival even harder🌏 www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Conservation #Wildlife #EndangeredSpecies

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🐺🧪A Colorado State University study finds that chain-link fences sharply reduce predator attacks on livestock—not just for protected herds, but for neighbors too. A win-win for farmers & wildlife conservation.🌍 #HumanWildlifeCoexistence #Conservation #Wildlife #Livestock phys.org/news/2025-03...

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🪱 Women vs. Worm Poachers🌏In India, women-led groups are fighting the illegal trade of earthworms, a hidden crisis threatening soil health & biodiversity. With weak laws, they’re taking action to protect ecosystems🧪 BBC Future: www.bbc.com/future/artic... #Conservation #Biodiversity #EcoWarriors

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🌊 Ocean Census scientists have identified 800+ new marine species using AI imaging & DNA analysis. From deep-sea crustaceans to jellyfish, the findings highlight how little we know about #ocean biodiversity. What else might the deep sea be hiding? 🌏🧪 oceancensus.org/publications... #Biodiversity

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🌍 Mining Destroys Peru’s Peatlands⛏️A study in Environmental Research Letters🧪 reveals over 550 hectares of peatland lost, releasing up to 0.7M tons of carbon. Peatlands take centuries to recover. This highlights the costs of resource extraction in the Amazon. #ClimateChange phys.org/news/2025-03...

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🐻Who is ‘local’ in carnivore management?🌍A study🧪in People and Nature challenges definitions of local communities, showing how diverse knowledge shapes coexistence with carnivores. It calls for better integration. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #Wildlife #Conservation #Ecology

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🐾 Scots back lynx return🌍 New poll (Jan 2025, 2,014 Scots): ✅ 61% support legal lynx reintroduction (+9 pts since 2020) ❌ 13% oppose (-6 pts) Four lynx were illegally released in Scotland in January. FM John Swinney opposes predator reintroduction. #Wildlife #Rewilding #Conservation #Biodiversity

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🪶Uganda’s Crested Crane in Crisis 🇺🇬 Once abundant, only 25,000 remain as wetlands vanish 🧪poaching rises & its cultural significance fades. Conservationists fight to save this national symbol🌍 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #CrestedCrane #BirdConservation #Uganda #Wildlife #wetlands #nature #africa

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Part 1 🐺 Wolf Hybrids: A Threat to Conservation? (English post 🇬🇧 German version already posted). I wrote for Spektrum.de about the hybridization of wolves and domestic dogs. 🧪🌍 Here are pages 1-4. More in Part 2. 👇🌿 #Conservation #WildlifeResearch #Genetics #Ecology #Science #Wildlife

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🐺 Wolf-Hybriden: Gefahr für den Artenschutz? (German post 🇩🇪 English version soon). Ich habe für Spektrum.de über die Hybridisierung von Wölfen und Haushunden berichtet. 🧪🌍 Hier die Seiten 1-4. Mehr in Teil 2. 👇🌿 #Hybridisierung #Naturschutz #Genetik #Biologie #Wolf #Wissenschaft #Tiere #Natur

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Looks like the Canadian province of Alberta proposes its very own version of canned hunting, the most condemned variety of trophy hunting ...

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🐺 Brian Nesvik’s USFWS nomination sparks backlash 🌎As Wyoming’s wildlife chief, he pushed for grizzly delisting, trophy hunting & predator control—including the 2022 killing of a collared Yellowstone wolf from a scientific study🧪Critics fear a shift away from conservation. #Wildlife #Conservation

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🌍 Peatlands: A Carbon Time Bomb 🔥Just 17% of the world’s peatlands are protected, despite storing more carbon than all forests combined. Their destruction could release billions of tonnes of CO₂🧪 www.carbonbrief.org/just-17-of-w... #ClimateCrisis #Peatlands #CarbonStorage #Conservation

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🐆 Leopards under threat in Pakistan🌏Killings are rising, often blamed on self-defense-but fear, misinformation & livestock losses play a key role🧪 Conservationists warn of weak law enforcement & shrinking habitats. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Conservation #BigCats #Wildlife #Biodiversity

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🐺 Wolves reshape ecosystems🌍 A new study shows predators drive even stronger-than-expected ecological recovery in Yellowstone🧪 Their impact extends beyond elk—reshaping landscapes & biodiversity. Carnivores can help degraded habitats. phys.org/news/2025-02... #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Conservation

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🌊 Ocean Literacy Gaps Among Youth🧪 A new study finds many young people lack basic ocean knowledge—from currents to carbon storage. Experts warn this gap could hinder future conservation efforts.🌍 www.euronews.com/green/2025/0... #Ocean #MarineScience #ClimateChange #Education #wildlife

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🐢 Sea turtles are making a comeback🌎 A study🧪 by Deakin University & NOAA shows rising nesting numbers thanks to conservation efforts. Protection & habitat restoration work, yet climate change & poaching remain threats phys.org/news/2025-01... #SeaTurtle #Conservation #Wildlife #Biodiversity

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