#biologicaldiversity — Public Fediverse posts

Down-to-earth Attenborough 'likes a glass of wine just like you and I'
By Kathryn Diss

His legendary environmental documentaries have captivated generations, but away from the screen, Sir David Attenborough is "warm, well-informed and delightful company", too.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-09/david-attenborough-turns-100-as-friend-pays-tribute/106655770

#HumanInterest #Birthdays #BiologicalDiversity #GlobalWarming #Broadcasting #KathrynDiss

Survey shows successful reintroduction of eastern quolls to mainland Australia
By Gavin McGrath

Once dubbed the Australian "native cat", the eastern quoll was abundant before it was completely wiped out on mainland Australia.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-01/eastern-quoll-breeding-in-western-victoria/106380674

#Conservation #Marsupials #Revegetation #Pests #Biology #BiologicalDiversity #GavinMcGrath

#NewIssue
E' interamente dedicato alla #biodiversità il nuovo fascicolo di #Itinera:

Estetica e Biodiversità. Esperienza estetica, cura e relazione per ripensare il futuro della Biodiversità

#Biodiversity deriva dalla contrazione dell’espressione #biologicaldiversity.

Il fascicolo è disponibile in #OpenAccess qui:

https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/itinera/issue/view/2694?mtm_campaign=mastodon

#estetica #aesthetics #art

Duck River Conservancy opposes Columbia Dam project, expresses concerns

COLUMBIA, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Duck River Conservancy Board of Directors voted to oppose efforts to revive the…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #Biologicaldiversity #ColumbiaDam #Conservancy #DuckRiver #EnvironmentalHealth #Freshwatermussels #Science #Tennessee #watersupplies
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/22213/

Duck River Conservancy opposes Columbia Dam project, expresses concerns

COLUMBIA, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Duck River Conservancy Board of Directors voted to oppose efforts to revive the…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #Biologicaldiversity #ColumbiaDam #Conservancy #DuckRiver #EnvironmentalHealth #Freshwatermussels #Science #Tennessee #watersupplies
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/22213/

Duck River Conservancy opposes Columbia Dam project, expresses concerns

COLUMBIA, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Duck River Conservancy Board of Directors voted to oppose efforts to revive the…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #Biologicaldiversity #ColumbiaDam #Conservancy #DuckRiver #EnvironmentalHealth #Freshwatermussels #Science #Tennessee #watersupplies
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/22213/

Duck River Conservancy opposes Columbia Dam project, expresses concerns

COLUMBIA, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Duck River Conservancy Board of Directors voted to oppose efforts to revive the…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #Biologicaldiversity #ColumbiaDam #Conservancy #DuckRiver #EnvironmentalHealth #Freshwatermussels #Science #Tennessee #watersupplies
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/22213/

Honored to have a Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum) visit our Tucson, AZ USA yard! They are such beautiful creatures! My photo ©Carl R. Englander.

#Tucson #SonoranDesert #Desert #Arizona #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology #Nature #Lizard #Reptile #GilaMonster #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfMastodon #Photography #Photo #Photographer #Wild #Outdoors #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #BiologicalDiversity #Biodiversity

Today is the International Day for #BiologicalDiversity!

The #RedListIndex of #ThreatenedSpecies shows a continuous #decline from 0.82 in 1995 to 0.72 in 2024📉 (UN).

This negative #trend is not in line with the @UN #SDG aim to “halt the #loss of #biodiversity”⛔.

#GlobalGoals #SDGs #2030Agenda #SDG15 #RedList #KMGBF #biodiv #wildlife #nature
Data source: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/dataportal/database

Today is the International Day for #BiologicalDiversity!

The #RedListIndex of #ThreatenedSpecies shows a continuous #decline from 0.82 in 1995 to 0.72 in 2024📉 (UN).

This negative #trend is not in line with the @UN #SDG aim to “halt the #loss of #biodiversity”⛔.

#GlobalGoals #SDGs #2030Agenda #SDG15 #RedList #KMGBF #biodiv #wildlife #nature
Data source: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/dataportal/database

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/lee-zeldin-epa-deregulation-donald-trump-pollution-climate-emissions-rules-environmental-protection/

…#endangerment finding, which followed a #SupremeCourt ruling #EPA could regulate #greenhousegases…underpinning for all rules aimed at cutting the pollution…worsening the #climatecrisis.

Center for #BiologicalDiversity ’s #ClimateLaw Institute: “The…ignorance is trumped only by its malice toward the planet.”

Despite the enormous and growing body of evidence…including trillions of dollars in economic costs, Trump has called the #climatecrisis a “hoax"…

#OnThisDay 1960 Valdivia or Great Chilean #Earthquake (Gran terremoto de Chile) of 22 May is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.

Birth Anniversary of Arthur Conan Doyle (1859) - creator of #SherlockHolmes.

Happy Birthday Novak Djokovic (1987).

Today is International Day for #BiologicalDiversity.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/news

On this #EarthDay, I am again reminded of this prescient quote by Aldo Leopold: "The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the pieces." ©Carl R. Englander Photo taken from Point Sublime, North Rim, #GrandCanyon #NationalPark #Arizona #AldoLeopold #Quote #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfMastodon #Photography #Photo #Photographer #Film #Wild #Outdoors #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #BiologicalDiversity #Biodiversity #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology #Climate #ClimateChange

Happy #ArtAdventCalendar Day 23 & #Caturday !

Here's my photo: Young Cougar, Mountain Lion, Puma, Catamount, or Panther (Puma concolor) in snow. ©Carl R. Englander

#CatsOfMastodon #Cat #Cats #Catstodon #NaturePhotography #Photography #PhotographersOfMastodon #Photo #Photographer #Color #Canon #Film #Kodak #Outdoors #Snow #Winter #Cold #Mammal #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #BiologicalDiversity #Biodiversity #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology #Mood #Throwback #Art #Mastoart

Happy #ArtAdventCalendar Day 19 & #ThickTrunkTuesday !

Here's my photo: Vehicle on road among Sequoia Trees (Sequoia gigantea) in #Sequoia #NationalPark, #California, USA ©Carl R. Englander

#PhotographersOfMastodon #NaturePhotography #Photography #Photo #Photographer #Wild #Spring #Outdoors #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #BiologicalDiversity #Biodiversity #Color #Film #Kodak #Canon #Throwback #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology #NationalPark #NationalParkGeek #Mood #Cold #CA #ThrowBack

Happy #ArtAdventCalendar Day 18 & #FotoMontag !

Here's my photo: Snow covered plant during snowstorm, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA ©Carl R. Englander

#PhotographersOfMastodon #NaturePhotography #Photography #Photo #Photographer #Wild #Winter #White #Outdoors #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #BiologicalDiversity #Biodiversity #Color #Film #FujiFilm #Canon #Throwback #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology #NationalPark #NationalParkGeek #JuniorRanger #Mood #Cold #Wyoming #SilentSunday

Happy #ArtAdventCalendar Day 16 & #Caturday !

Here's my photo: Wild Bobcat kitten (Felis rufus), Tucson, AZ, USA ©Carl R. Englander

#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #Kitten #Wildcat #Cat #Cats #PhotographersOfMastodon #Photography #Photo #Photographer #Wild #Outdoors #Mammal #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #BiologicalDiversity #Biodiversity #NaturePhotography #Color #Film #Kodak #Canon #Tucson #Arizona #SonoranDesert #Desert #Throwback #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology

Happy #ArtAdventCalendar Day 9 & #Caturday !

Here's my photo: Cougar, Mountain Lion, Puma, Catamount, or Panther (male, Puma concolor) in snow. ©Carl R. Englander

#CatsOfMastodon #Cat #Cats #Catstodon #NaturePhotography #Photography #PhotographersOfMastodon #Photo #Photographer #Color #Film #Kodak #Outdoors #Snow #Winter #Mammal #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #BiologicalDiversity #Biodiversity #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology

Happy #SilentSunday & #ArtAdventCalendar Day 3!

Here's my photo of a small puffy white cloud against a blue sky.

#NaturePhotography #Photography #PhotographersOfMastodon #Photo #Photographer #Color #Film #Kodak #Outdoors #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #BiologicalDiversity #Biodiversity #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology #Mood #Moods #Blue ©Carl R. Englander

Happy #Caturday & #ArtAdventCalendar Day 2!
Here's my photo of a young Cougar in snow.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cat #Cats #Catstodon #NaturePhotography #Photography #PhotographersOfMastodon #Photo #Photographer #Color #Film #Kodak #Outdoors #Winter #Mammal #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #BiologicalDiversity #Biodiversity #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology ©Carl R. Englander

AABA Statement in Support of Trans Lives

"The American Association of Biological Anthropologists, the American Association of Anthropological Genetics, the Dental Anthropology Association, the Paleopathology Association, The PaleoAnthropology Society, the Biological Anthropology Section of the American Anthropological Association, and the Human Biology Association stand together against the escalating legislation and governance in the United States and across the globe that attacks the existence of transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse peoples. We affirm the power of all persons to make the ultimate decisions over what happens to our/their own bodies. We oppose legislation that is rooted in and maintains rigid binary conceptions of sex and gender which impact reproductive justice and access to care for everyone. We condemn the biological essentialism driving much of this legislation. As biological anthropologists, we condemn the historical role of our discipline in producing binaries of sex, gender, and sexuality and are committed to work that enacts a more livable world. ..."

https://bioanth.org/about/position-statements/aaba-statement-in-support-of-trans-lives/

#anthropology #biology #TransIsBeautiful #Trans #GenderDiversity #BiologicalEssentialism #BiologicalDiversity

Today marks my 1 year #anniversary of joining #Mastodon!
Thanks to everyone for making this a positive & educational experience!

Thanks @Gargron for founding Mastodon! Thanks @ruud for #MastodonWorld !
#MastodonAnniversary #Fediversary #Mastoversary #Fediverse #Solar #SolarPower #EnergyEfficient #Tucson #NaturePhotography #Photography #Birds #Birding #Conservation #BiologicalDiversity #SonoranDesert #Desert #Birdwatcher #Birdwatching #NetPositive #NetZero

My random thoughts about the history of extinction is posted now on a paywall-free site, they literally posted it to the history page, although after you read it, you may think it's in the speculative History Channel sense of history... but enjoy... if enjoy is the right word...

https://vocal.media/history/30-million-years-later

#extinction #BiologicalDiversity #nature #NaturePhotography #dinosaurs #birds

Here's an image of Denali taken from the dining room at Camp Denali in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.

#ThrowbackThursday #FensterFreitag #FensterFriday #WindowFriday #WindowsFriday #WindowsFridays #Fenster #Window #PhotographersOfMastodon #Photography #Photo #Photographer #Alaska #Denali #NationalPark #NationalParkGeek #CampDenali #Autumn #Throwback #Snow #Mountain #BucketList #NaturePhotography #Wild #Outdoors #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #BiologicalDiversity #Biodiversity

Happy Caturday!
Wild Bobcats and kittens (Felis rufus) are always welcome in our yard in Tucson, AZ, USA! 👍

#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #Kitten #Wildcat #Cat #Cats #PhotographersOfMastodon #Photography #Photo #Photographer #Wild #Outdoors #Mammal #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #BiologicalDiversity #Biodiversity #NaturePhotography #Arizona #SonoranDesert #Desert #Throwback #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology ©Carl R. Englander

With all of the hot air these days, I am reminded of this prescient quote by Aldo Leopold: "The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the pieces."

Photo taken from Point Sublime, North Rim, #GrandCanyon #NationalPark #Arizona #AldoLeopold #Quote #ThrowbackThursday #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfMastodon #Photography #Photo #Photographer #Film #Wild #Outdoors #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #BiologicalDiversity #Biodiversity #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology ©Carl R. Englander

This morning in Tucson, AZ USA after the 1st storm of our Monsoon season yesterday, Red Velvet Mites were out and active! Dinothrombium sp. COOL!

#Entomology #Mite #Arachnid #Monsoon #SonoranDesert #Insect #Red #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfMastodon #Photography #Photo #Photographer #MacroPhotography #Macro #CloseUp #Wild #Outdoors #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #BiologicalDiversity #Biodiversity #Tucson #Desert #Arizona #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology

On these 105°+ Fahrenheit summer days here in Tucson, AZ, USA, I like to recall trips to cooler climates like Alaska! Denali National Park is one of my favorite places to visit & the Wonder Lake area is spectacular!

#Alaska #Denali #NationalPark #NationalParkGeek #Autumn #Panorama #Throwback #Snow #Lake #BucketList
#NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfMastodon #Photography #Photo #Photographer #Wild #Outdoors #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #BiologicalDiversity #Biodiversity

Honored to see a Gila Monster in our Tucson, AZ USA yard today! This one was a different individual from the last one we saw. Comparing photographs, we noted the different patterns on the two venomous lizards!

#Tucson #SonoranDesert #Desert #Arizona #Environment #Ecosystem #Ecology #Nature #Lizard #Reptile #GilaMonster #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfMastodon #Photography #Photo #Photographer #Wild #Outdoors #Nature #Naturalist #Conservation #BiologicalDiversity #Biodiversity

Happy International Day for #BiologicalDiversity🌍🌱

A study shows that temperature-driven changes in the traits of European #birds are also influenced by other factors 🐦🌡️🌍!

⬇️
https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/temperature-driven-changes-traits-european-birds-are-also-influenced-other-factors-2022-09-28_en
#BiodiversityDay

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SfEP/status/1660552354842791941

In many ways #BiologicalDiversity is defined by the diversity of #phenotypes So enjoy and appreciate these #OldSchool ecology and evolution figures. Here in GG Simpson’s 1951 figure “The Species Concept” Evolution 5:285-298.

In December 2022, #Montreal hosted the 15th Conference of the Parties (#COP15 ) to the #UnitedNations Convention on #BiologicalDiversity (CBD). 

This article #summarizes #mechanisms in #support of COP15 #commitments from a #Canadian perspective, and the means by which #Canada can #fulfill these commitments with #respect , notably to #Indigenous and #environmental #law .

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=7acc98e3-9045-4a79-9504-e44cca941a40

#ClimateChange #ClimateAction #StopEcocide #Degrowth

Marsh Madness!!!

Elk (Cervus canadensis) Antlers visible in marsh, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

#MarshMadness #Fall #Nature #Naturalist #NaturePhotography #Photography #Conservation #BiologicalDiversity #Biodiversity #Photography #Wild #Yellowstone #NationalPark #Elk #Wapiti #Wyoming #WY #Mammal #Film #FujiFilm #Outdoors

Greetings Mastodon! As an introduction, I'm a Naturalist, Conservationist, Birder, Photographer, Audiophile, & Videophile living in an energy efficient, net positive, solar powered home in the Sonoran Desert.

#Introduction #Introductions #NewHere #Solar #SolarPower #EnergyEfficient #Tucson #NaturePhotography #Photography #Birds #Birding #Conservation #BiologicalDiversity #SonoranDesert #Desert #Birdwatcher #Birdwatching #NetPositive #NetZero

The 15th Conference of the parties to the Convention on #BiologicalDiversity (CBD) – or #COP15 has not yet ended & it is already safe to say that nothing will come of it. Or, let's say, almost nothing. Whatever the agreement and the commitments made on December 19, in #Montreal #Canada , there is every reason to believe that they will suffer the same fate as the " #Aichi Targets" – adopted at the end of the #COP10 in Nagoya ( #Japan ), in the fall of 2010.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2022/12/19/biodiversity-anything-adopted-at-the-cop15-will-be-compromised-before-even-being-signed_6008248_23.html

The 15th Conference of the parties to the Convention on #BiologicalDiversity (CBD) – or #COP15 has not yet ended & it is already safe to say that nothing will come of it. Or, let's say, almost nothing. Whatever the agreement and the commitments made on December 19, in #Montreal #Canada , there is every reason to believe that they will suffer the same fate as the " #Aichi Targets" – adopted at the end of the #COP10 in Nagoya ( #Japan ), in the fall of 2010.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2022/12/19/biodiversity-anything-adopted-at-the-cop15-will-be-compromised-before-even-being-signed_6008248_23.html

The 15th Conference of the parties to the Convention on #BiologicalDiversity (CBD) – or #COP15 has not yet ended & it is already safe to say that nothing will come of it. Or, let's say, almost nothing. Whatever the agreement and the commitments made on December 19, in #Montreal #Canada , there is every reason to believe that they will suffer the same fate as the " #Aichi Targets" – adopted at the end of the #COP10 in Nagoya ( #Japan ), in the fall of 2010.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2022/12/19/biodiversity-anything-adopted-at-the-cop15-will-be-compromised-before-even-being-signed_6008248_23.html

The 15th Conference of the parties to the Convention on #BiologicalDiversity (CBD) – or #COP15 has not yet ended & it is already safe to say that nothing will come of it. Or, let's say, almost nothing. Whatever the agreement and the commitments made on December 19, in #Montreal #Canada , there is every reason to believe that they will suffer the same fate as the " #Aichi Targets" – adopted at the end of the #COP10 in Nagoya ( #Japan ), in the fall of 2010.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2022/12/19/biodiversity-anything-adopted-at-the-cop15-will-be-compromised-before-even-being-signed_6008248_23.html

Could sugarcane regions pioneer a bioplastics industry? A North Queensland politician says bioplastics could meet a demand for eco-wrapping and boost farmers' income, but the industry and researchers say it's not a simple feat. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-22/the-viability-of-making-bioplastics-in-cane-farming-regions/12369948 #RecyclingandWasteManagement #BiotechnologyIndustry #ScienceandTechnology #BiologicalDiversity #RegionalDevelopment #PlasticsandRubber #Biotechnology #Sugar

Now is the time to hear love calls of the powerful owl Hearing a strange noise outdoors at dusk — it might be this impressive creature https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2020-04-19/love-calls-of-powerful-owls-ring-out-along-eastern-australia/12132824 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #ResearchOrganisations #ScienceandTechnology #BiologicalDiversity #Environment #Forestry #Birds