#wildlifewednesday β Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #wildlifewednesday, aggregated by home.social.
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A fawn sticks its tongue out at me as I catch it with its mother, eating the last of the blackberries.
#photography #nature #WildlifeWednesday #VancouverIslandWildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada
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A fawn sticks its tongue out at me as I catch it with its mother, eating the last of the blackberries.
#photography #nature #WildlifeWednesday #VancouverIslandWildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada
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π° Conservation Project Celebrates Major Wins After One Year
π England: A Networks for Nature landscape-scale conservation initiative is reporting significant biodiversity gains after its first year, demonstrating rapid ecological responses when habitat is restored.
π¦ With 8,000 people involved and led by the Chester Zoo, early results include encouraging wildlife records and evidence that restored habitats are supporting a wider range of species.
π Nature can recover surprisingly quickly when pressure is reduced and ecological processes are allowed to function again.
#WildlifeWednesday #NatureRecovery #Biodiversity #Conservation #EcologicalRestoration #WildlifeConservation
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π° Communities Defend Remaining Giant Pangolins
π Kenya: Maasai communities are working to protect some of the country's last giant pangolins while addressing threats associated with harmful fencing practices.
π‘οΈ Community-led conservation is proving essential for safeguarding species that depend on working landscapes beyond protected areas.
π€ Wildlife conservation succeeds best when local people are empowered to participate directly in stewardship and monitoring.
#WildlifeWednesday #Pangolins #Biodiversity #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #Wildlife
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π° Pacific Bluefin Tuna Receive New International Safeguards
π Portugal: The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission has agreed to a new harvest strategy for Pacific bluefin tuna, providing a science-based framework for long-term recovery and sustainable management.
π Strong fisheries governance can help rebuild wildlife populations while supporting coastal communities that depend on healthy oceans.
π Effective conservation increasingly relies on data-driven management that balances ecological recovery with sustainable use.
#WildlifeWednesday #OceanConservation #Biodiversity #Conservation #WildlifeConservation
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π° Protection for the βButterfly Forestβ
π Mozambique: Increased protection for Mount Mabu, often called the βbutterfly forest,β is helping secure habitat for rare species and one of Africaβs most remarkable biodiversity hotspots.
π¦ Forest protection preserves not only wildlife but also watershed functions, carbon storage, and ecosystem resilience.
π€ Safeguarding intact habitats is frequently the most cost-effective conservation strategy because it avoids the need for expensive future restoration.
π https://mongabay.org/programs/reporting-desks/wildlife-desk/
#WildlifeWednesday #Biodiversity #Conservation #ForestConservation #WildlifeConservation #Environment
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π° Biodiversity Corridor Payments Benefit Nature and Communities
π Vietnam: In the Annamite Mountains, biodiversity corridor programs are boosting household incomes while helping maintain habitat connections for wildlife.
π³ "...households living inside conservation areas often face stark financial tradeoffs associated with lost access to resources, sometimes making new designations controversial."
π€ Incentive-based approaches (payments) can reduce pressure on ecosystems while creating lasting support for habitat protection.
#WildlifeWednesday #Biodiversity #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #Wildlife #WildlifeCorridor #Environment
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This week's #WildlifeWednesday photo is a red squirrel. I will happily spend hours watching red squirrels' antics.
#redsquirrel #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #scottishwildlife #ukwildlife
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"The black redstart is 13β14.5cm in length and 12β20g in weight." π
#photography #fotografie #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #animal #bird #redstart #hausrotschwanz #closeup
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"The black redstart is 13β14.5cm in length and 12β20g in weight." π
#photography #fotografie #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #animal #bird #redstart #hausrotschwanz #closeup
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"The black redstart is 13β14.5cm in length and 12β20g in weight." π
#photography #fotografie #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #animal #bird #redstart #hausrotschwanz #closeup
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"The black redstart is 13β14.5cm in length and 12β20g in weight." π
#photography #fotografie #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #animal #bird #redstart #hausrotschwanz #closeup
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"The black redstart is 13β14.5cm in length and 12β20g in weight." π
#photography #fotografie #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #animal #bird #redstart #hausrotschwanz #closeup
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π° WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY
π Mozambique: A community-led effort to stop devastating seahorse harvesting has been successful.
π° The effort had to overcome a high economic motivation to pull and dry the regulated fish illegally for the black market. The rate of extraction was projected to eliminate all seahorses within a decade.
π€Ώ The solution involved creating an alternative: community-led, seahorse-focused ecotourism. Former extractors now take visitors on easy, low-impact snorkeling tours through seagrass.
πͺ The community protects the seahorses now as central to their livelihood.
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/seahorse-conservation-mozambique
#WildlifeWednesday #Biodiversity #Sustainability #Wildlife #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #Seahorses
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π° WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY
π Mozambique: A community-led effort to stop devastating seahorse harvesting has been successful.
π° The effort had to overcome a high economic motivation to pull and dry the regulated fish illegally for the black market. The rate of extraction was projected to eliminate all seahorses within a decade.
π€Ώ The solution involved creating an alternative: community-led, seahorse-focused ecotourism. Former extractors now take visitors on easy, low-impact snorkeling tours through seagrass.
πͺ The community protects the seahorses now as central to their livelihood.
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/seahorse-conservation-mozambique
#WildlifeWednesday #Biodiversity #Sustainability #Wildlife #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #Seahorses
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π° WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY
π Mozambique: A community-led effort to stop devastating seahorse harvesting has been successful.
π° The effort had to overcome a high economic motivation to pull and dry the regulated fish illegally for the black market. The rate of extraction was projected to eliminate all seahorses within a decade.
π€Ώ The solution involved creating an alternative: community-led, seahorse-focused ecotourism. Former extractors now take visitors on easy, low-impact snorkeling tours through seagrass.
πͺ The community protects the seahorses now as central to their livelihood.
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/seahorse-conservation-mozambique
#WildlifeWednesday #Biodiversity #Sustainability #Wildlife #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #Seahorses