#wildlifewednesday — Public Fediverse posts

A fawn sticks its tongue out at me as I catch it with its mother, eating the last of the blackberries.

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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

📰 Conservation Project Celebrates Major Wins After One Year

🌍 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.

🦉 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.

📈 Nature can recover surprisingly quickly when pressure is reduced and ecological processes are allowed to function again.

🔗 https://insideecology.com/2026/09/15/major-conservation-wins-celebrated-as-project-hits-one-year-milestone/

#WildlifeWednesday #NatureRecovery #Biodiversity #Conservation #EcologicalRestoration #WildlifeConservation

📰 Communities Defend Remaining Giant Pangolins

🌍 Kenya: Maasai communities are working to protect some of the country's last giant pangolins while addressing threats associated with harmful fencing practices.

🛡️ Community-led conservation is proving essential for safeguarding species that depend on working landscapes beyond protected areas.

🤝 Wildlife conservation succeeds best when local people are empowered to participate directly in stewardship and monitoring.

🔗 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/electric-fences-that-kill-and-the-maasai-trying-to-save-kenyas-last-giant-pangolins/

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📰 Pacific Bluefin Tuna Receive New International Safeguards

🌏 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.

🐟 Strong fisheries governance can help rebuild wildlife populations while supporting coastal communities that depend on healthy oceans.

📈 Effective conservation increasingly relies on data-driven management that balances ecological recovery with sustainable use.

🔗 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/pacific-bluefin-tuna-will-get-some-help-as-countries-agree-to-new-harvest-strategy/

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📰 Protection for the “Butterfly Forest”

🌍 Mozambique: Increased protection for Mount Mabu, often called the “butterfly forest,” is helping secure habitat for rare species and one of Africa’s most remarkable biodiversity hotspots.

🦋 Forest protection preserves not only wildlife but also watershed functions, carbon storage, and ecosystem resilience.

🤝 Safeguarding intact habitats is frequently the most cost-effective conservation strategy because it avoids the need for expensive future restoration.

🔗 https://mongabay.org/programs/reporting-desks/wildlife-desk/

#WildlifeWednesday #Biodiversity #Conservation #ForestConservation #WildlifeConservation #Environment

📰 Biodiversity Corridor Payments Benefit Nature and Communities

🌏 Vietnam: In the Annamite Mountains, biodiversity corridor programs are boosting household incomes while helping maintain habitat connections for wildlife.

🌳 "...households living inside conservation areas often face stark financial tradeoffs associated with lost access to resources, sometimes making new designations controversial."

🤝 Incentive-based approaches (payments) can reduce pressure on ecosystems while creating lasting support for habitat protection.

🔗 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/biodiversity-corridor-payments-boost-household-incomes-in-vietnams-annamite-mountains/

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This week's #WildlifeWednesday photo is a red squirrel. I will happily spend hours watching red squirrels' antics.

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"The black redstart is 13–14.5cm in length and 12–20g in weight." 😭

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"The black redstart is 13–14.5cm in length and 12–20g in weight." 😭

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"The black redstart is 13–14.5cm in length and 12–20g in weight." 😭

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"The black redstart is 13–14.5cm in length and 12–20g in weight." 😭

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"The black redstart is 13–14.5cm in length and 12–20g in weight." 😭

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📰 WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY

🌍 Mozambique: A community-led effort to stop devastating seahorse harvesting has been successful.

💰 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.

🤿 The solution involved creating an alternative: community-led, seahorse-focused ecotourism. Former extractors now take visitors on easy, low-impact snorkeling tours through seagrass.

💪 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

📰 WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY

🌍 Mozambique: A community-led effort to stop devastating seahorse harvesting has been successful.

💰 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.

🤿 The solution involved creating an alternative: community-led, seahorse-focused ecotourism. Former extractors now take visitors on easy, low-impact snorkeling tours through seagrass.

💪 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

📰 WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY

🌍 Mozambique: A community-led effort to stop devastating seahorse harvesting has been successful.

💰 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.

🤿 The solution involved creating an alternative: community-led, seahorse-focused ecotourism. Former extractors now take visitors on easy, low-impact snorkeling tours through seagrass.

💪 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