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Ducks were once a conservation bright spot. Now they’re declining in the U.S., new report shows.
@AssociatedPress reports: https://flip.it/1YqDfg
AP News · Ducks were once a conservation bright spot. Now they're declining in the US, new report shows
In the rainforests of West Kalimantan, in Indonesian Borneo, the Indigenous Dayak Iban listen to what they call “omen birds,” or birds they say sing messages from spirits, Mongabay’s Sonam Lama Hyolmo reported in November 2024.
Mongabay Environmental News · Indigenous schools ensure next generations protect Borneo’s ‘omen birds’In the rainforests of West Kalimantan, in Indonesian Borneo, the Indigenous Dayak Iban listen to what they call “omen birds,” or birds they say sing messages from spirits, Mongabay’s Sonam Lama Hyolmo reported in November 2024. These omen birds include species such as the white-rumped shama (Copsychus malabarincus), scarlet-rumped trogon (Harpactes duvaucelii) and Diard’s trogon […]
#NewSpecies
New longhorn beetle from #ecuador just snuck in:
Antodice apicalis
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/892487AC-7609-FFEF-4FD1-DE5AF06BF837
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5604.1.1
#Zootaxa #AntodiceApicalis
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #coleoptera #beetles #bugs #longhorn
New report shows US bird populations continue to decline rapidly.
"The report, produced by a coalition of leading science and conservation organizations, reveals continued widespread declines in American bird populations across all mainland and marine habitats, with 229 species requiring urgent conservation action."
#Wildlife #WildlifeConservation #Nature #Conservation #Birds
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-bird-populations-alarming-decline.html
Phys.org · US bird populations continue alarming decline, new report finds
#goodnews #animals #wildlife #birds #Conservation #Australia
Record-Breaking Migration of Orange-Bellied Parrot Will be Flying High After Years of Conservation Work Pays Off
Good News Network · Record-Breaking Migration of Orange-Bellied Parrot Will be Flying High After Years of Conservation Work Pays OffFrom as few as 17 known individuals, the orange-bellied parrots of Tasmania now number in the low hundreds after years of hard conservation.
Brazilian biologist Fernanda Abra building canopy bridges so sloths don’t have to play Frogger with trucks. That’s the kind of badass innovation we need—saving critters’ asses one rope bridge at a time. #Conservation
If you are caught cutting down the Amazon Rainforest illegally, chances are you will get off without being required to pay for the environmental damage. According to a recent report, only 5% of offenders have paid court-ordered fines for deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.
By Shanna Hanbury
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/only-5-of-deforesters-in-brazils-amazon-fully-paid-fines-report-finds/
Crabs could be key to tackling the 'secret army' of starfish destroying the reef
By Holly Richardson
Researchers have found crabs are key predators of juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish and could be a hidden link to what controls their destructive spread.
ABC News · Scientists observe crabs eating juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish
Africa’s elephants have been in dramatic decline for 50 years. A new study explores what can be done to save them.
From @ConversationUS: The research "put together data from 1,325 surveys of elephant populations — everything we could find — to evaluate how elephant numbers in Africa have changed."
The ConversationAfrica’s elephants have been in dramatic decline for 50 years. What can be done to save them – new studyMaintaining current elephant numbers, let alone reversing declines, requires new thinking and conservation innovation.
"We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. There is no other way for land to survive the impact of mechanized man, nor for us to reap from it the aesthetic harvest it is capable, under science, of contributing to culture" (Aldo Leopold, writing in 1948).
#conservation #environment @bookstodon #climatechange #nature
Gebe Island in eastern Indonesia is the site of seven nickel mining concessions.
Local Indigenous communities say the mining sites have put their food security at risk, with pollution affecting fruit trees and root vegetables as well as depletion of local fisheries.
Forestry campaigners say the mining clashes with a 2007 law on small islands designed to prevent large-scale environmental destruction in these fragile ecosystems.
By Jaya Barends
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/nickel-miners-dig-up-indonesias-gebe-island-despite-indigenous-and-legal-opposition/
Mongabay Environmental News · Nickel miners dig up Indonesia’s Gebe Island despite Indigenous and legal oppositionGEBE ISLAND, Indonesia — Abdul Manan Magtiblo watched the excavator dump a piece of Gebe Island into the back of a truck. Barely a thicket remained on the buzz-cut upland above Umera village as the vehicle drove off to the nearby port. “That’s the PT Bartra Putra Mulia [BPM] nickel mine,” Manan, the village chief, […]
The Galápagos rail, a small, black, ground bird, hadn’t been seen on Floreana Island in the Galápagos since 1835, when Charles Darwin first described it. That changed recently when researchers monitoring birds on Floreana recorded the rail at three different locations. These new sightings after 190 years are likely the result of efforts to eradicate invasive species on the island.
By Bobby Bascomb
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/a-bird-last-seen-by-darwin-190-years-ago-reappears-on-a-galapagos-island/
Mongabay Environmental News · A bird last seen by Darwin 190 years ago reappears on a Galápagos islandThe Galápagos rail, a small, black, ground bird, hadn’t been seen on Floreana Island in the Galápagos since 1835, when Charles Darwin first described it. That changed recently when researchers monitoring birds on Floreana recorded the rail at three different locations. These new sightings after 190 years are likely the result of efforts to eradicate […]
Recent events and policy decisions across the world are worrying conservationists and climate researchers.
Here, Mongabay lists out ten unique community-led initiatives across the world that show positive and proven impacts.
By Sonam Lama Hyolmo
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/10-unique-community-led-conservation-solutions-in-the-face-of-environmental-despair/
Mongabay Environmental News · 10 unique community-led conservation solutions in the face of environmental despairNumerous events and policy decisions across the world in the last several months are causing despair among many environmentalists. The abrupt freeze, and potential termination, of international funds for conservation have hit global conservation and environmental projects, resulting in the halt of activities that have so far aided forest and wildlife conservation and supported Indigenous […]
#Trump moves to relax rules against killing #MigratoryBirds
The #Interior Dept suspended a #legal opinion holding companies liable for accidentally killing ducks, cranes, pelicans, owls & other bird species.
#law #wildlife #conservation #birds #USpol@
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/03/10/migratory-bird-protections-suspended/
The Washington Post · Trump moves to relax rules against killing migratory birds
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Can’t help myself. If I had the patience, I’d overlay the baby eaglets in farcical dramatic Vaseline lens Sarah MacLaughlin humane society commercial fashion.
(P.S. — Damn Babs! 
I forgot your ridiculous vocal range!)
#TLcleanse #JackieAndShadow #Eaglets #BaldEagle #birds #BigBearValley #wildlife #conservation #BarbaraStreisand #Yentl #PapaCanYouHearMe #ShadowFeeding
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Great look at #JackieAndShadow’s 3 #eaglets.
They so resemble funny little muppets / miniature Ostriches with Slinky toy necks.
Adorable.
Also, every time Shadow does a feeding, “Papa can you hear me?” from Yentl plays in my head.
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#Eaglet 3 has arrived! Again it was overnight, so night vision cam made it difficult to see. Here is a glimpse of the newly hatched chick + an early morning feeding.
“I literally WANT my tax dollars to support National Parks, science, education, conservation, mental health, and helping marginalized people. In case that wasn’t clear.”
As I break out my 1990s scented letter writing paper and marvel at its still strong scent, I find myself wondering:
Does anyone out there know anything about the science behind scented stationery? 
Even better, do we know if it affects the long term preservation of the paper?
Boost for reach! 