#extinctioncrisis — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #extinctioncrisis, aggregated by home.social.
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A koala unfriendly infrastructure
"The sixth koala killed between Bonville and Repton."
No virtual fencing, no AI sensors, no speed restrictions
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https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au/koala-highway-death-raises-questions-over-wait-for-signage"Signs are litter on a stick
Signs are white noise motorists ignore
Signs are a cheap option"
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Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping The Future of Our Planet with Ben Goldfarb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVkw0fOslck
#koalas #wildlife #Biodiversity #conservation #roads #highways #NegativeExternalities #Infrastructure #cars #vehicles #crashes #ExtinctionCrisis #RoadEcology #RoadKill #signage #fencing #MidNorthCoast #ThegreatkoalaNationalPark #Bellingen #Repton #Bonville #Coffs #WildlifeSafety
Koala signage (litter on a stick) erected and then vandalised by motorists. Bellingen/ Gleniffer -
Animal friendly infrastructure - Road ecology
"Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, yet we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. While roads are so ubiquitous they’re practically invisible to us, wild animals experience them as entirely alien forces of death and disruption. , the harms of highways extend far beyond roadkill. "
Ben Goldfarb, Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet >>
https://www.bengoldfarb.com/crossingsCrossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping The Future of Our Planet with Ben Goldfarb >>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVkw0fOslck
#biodiversity #wildlife #habitat #roads #highways #NegativeExternalities #Infrastructure #cars #vehicles #crashes #liability #tyres #RoadEcology #RoadKill #signage #fencing #weeds #pollution #LoggingImpacts #mobility #animals #MigratorySpecies #access #barriers #FreewayWalls #crossings #ExtinctionCrisis -
Man's best friend - First eradicate the Neanderthals, then biodiversity
Humans and their dogs drove our evolutionary cousins Neanderthals to extinction
"Early dogs, bred from wolves, played a critical role in the modern human’s takeover of Europe 40,000 years ago when we vanquished the Neanderthal locals. The Neanderthals, who had lived there for more than 200,000 years. However, within a few thousand years of our arrival, they disappeared...Humans and hunting dogs were, and still are, a deadly combination." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/mar/01/hunting-with-wolves-humans-conquered-the-world-neanderthal-evolutionMan’s best friend may be nature’s worst enemy, study on pet dogs
“Many owners simply don’t realise the environmental damage dogs can cause, from disturbing wildlife to polluting ecosystems." >>
https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-release/mans-best-friend-may-be-natures-worst-enemy-study-on-pet-dogs-finds/Bad dog? The environmental effects of owned dogs
"The sheer number of dogs contributes to global carbon emissions and land and fresh water use via the pet food industry. " >>
https://www.publish.csiro.au/pc/pdf/PC24071#dogs #dog #pets #HumanAnimalInteraction #carnivores #DogAttacks #penguins #koalas
#extinction #Biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #water #pollution #faeces #disturbance #zoonoses #PetIndustry #meat #ecosystems #climate #shorebirds #beach #ExtinctionCrisis #Neanderthals #BellingenShire #EcologicalDisturbance #IntroducedSpecies -
The roaming cats of Bellingen are one of the biggest threats to wildlife
"The average pet cat kills 110 native animals each year, roughly 320 million across Australia, and that doesn’t even include frogs or insects. The species is directly responsible for the third highest number of extinctions in Australia, after humans and chytrid fungus."
Victoria has " effective legislation that’s empowering local government to take action on the issue of roaming pet cats."
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https://au.news.yahoo.com/calls-for-major-rule-change-as-big-threat-roams-free-in-aussie-state-054425641.htmlLocal councils are tightening cat ownership laws to help protect wildlife and keep your pet safe
https://biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/cat-ownership-laws-ABC-Radio-Interview#cats #pets #ownership #NuisanceCats #containment #IntroducedSpecies #sprawl #disease #wildlife #birds #Bellingen #Gleniffer #council #regulation #NSW #CompanionAnimalsAct #ExtinctionCrisis #council #BellingenShire
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Koalas
"After European colonization in 1788, more species have become extinct in Australia than in any other country on Earth (Australian Government Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment, 2022)."
In 2020, the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Koalas found that koalas will become extinct before 2050. Why?
Habitat grab, cars and dogs
"Koalas who had been attacked by a dog, fallen from a tree, and/or been hit by a motor vehicle were more likely to be euthanized or found deceased than released."
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Charalambous, R., Descovich, K. A., & Narayan, E. J. (2024). Identifying Trends in Admission and Release of Wild Koalas in Veterinary Clinics Throughout Queensland, Australia. Society & Animals (published online ahead of print 2024).
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685306-bja10220
#koalas #Bellingen #Gleniffer #roads #dogs #pets #GlenifferRoad #RosesRoad #loggingIndustry #LoggingImpacts #SettlerSociety #BiodiversityCrisis #Ecocide #ExtinctionCrisis #EPBCAct -
"Between 2000 and 2022, NSW logged approximately 435,000 ha of native forest and woodland, all of which overlapped with the distributions of at least one threatened forest-dependent taxon."
"While logging in NSW has degraded 435,000 ha of native forest across 143 threatened taxa distributions, logging is still legal under current legislation."
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https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/csp2.13185
#biodiversity #ShiftingBaselines #ThreatenedSpecies #NSWLogging #FCNSW #LoggingIndustry #deforestation #degradation #harm #fires #roads #SettlerSociety #BellingenLogging #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #SaveTuckersNob #ExtinctionCrisis #EPBCAct #EUDR -
As climate heating dries up spawning streams at this Mongolian lake, fishing, once sustainable, has become overfishing. Species at risk are seldom driven to that state by a single cause. It is rather the combined effects of a collection of impacts forcing them into that state.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/16/mongolia-pristine-lake-hovsgol-has-endured-for-2-million-years-why-are-its-fish-in-crisis-aoe
#ExtinctionCrisis #ClimateChange #Grayling #Mongolia #Conservation #Overfishing -
As climate heating dries up spawning streams at this Mongolian lake, fishing, once sustainable, has become overfishing. Species at risk are seldom driven to that state by a single cause. It is rather the combined effects of a collection of impacts forcing them into that state.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/16/mongolia-pristine-lake-hovsgol-has-endured-for-2-million-years-why-are-its-fish-in-crisis-aoe
#ExtinctionCrisis #ClimateChange #Grayling #Mongolia #Conservation #Overfishing -
As climate heating dries up spawning streams at this Mongolian lake, fishing, once sustainable, has become overfishing. Species at risk are seldom driven to that state by a single cause. It is rather the combined effects of a collection of impacts forcing them into that state.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/16/mongolia-pristine-lake-hovsgol-has-endured-for-2-million-years-why-are-its-fish-in-crisis-aoe
#ExtinctionCrisis #ClimateChange #Grayling #Mongolia #Conservation #Overfishing -
As climate heating dries up spawning streams at this Mongolian lake, fishing, once sustainable, has become overfishing. Species at risk are seldom driven to that state by a single cause. It is rather the combined effects of a collection of impacts forcing them into that state.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/16/mongolia-pristine-lake-hovsgol-has-endured-for-2-million-years-why-are-its-fish-in-crisis-aoe
#ExtinctionCrisis #ClimateChange #Grayling #Mongolia #Conservation #Overfishing -
As climate heating dries up spawning streams at this Mongolian lake, fishing, once sustainable, has become overfishing. Species at risk are seldom driven to that state by a single cause. It is rather the combined effects of a collection of impacts forcing them into that state.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/16/mongolia-pristine-lake-hovsgol-has-endured-for-2-million-years-why-are-its-fish-in-crisis-aoe
#ExtinctionCrisis #ClimateChange #Grayling #Mongolia #Conservation #Overfishing -
Humans May Have Driven Twice as Many Bird Species to Extinction as Previously Thought
Statistical modeling of undiscovered extinctions suggests 1,430 bird species have disappeared during modern human history
#birds #extinction #ExtinctionCrisis #biodiversity #biodiversitycrisis #ecologicalcrises #avians #wildlife #anthropocene #systemchangenow #capitalism
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The online #Sabbat rituals I started during the COVID lockdowns continue to be an important part of my offerings. Last night we gathered on Zoom for #Samhain to honor our beloved dead. During our ritual we paused to reflect on whole species who have disappeared into the ancestral realm due to the #ExtinctionCrisis because our #EcoGrief needs to be acknowledged and shared.
My "Zoom altar" is shared with a 2nd camera.
#samhain2023 #pagan #druid #wicca #ecospirituality #ancestorwork