Wombats under threat from dogs and development
Do visitors/tourists want to see beaches full of dogs or wombats?

"Wombats on the town's Back Beach are under threat from human activity, including off-leash pet dogs.... Native animals are increasingly under threat as development speeds up in the regions...We discovered scores and scores of dogs frequenting [burrows]."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-28/wombats-development-san-remo-dogs/105863602
#conservation #beaches #dunes #wildlife #councils #dogs #pets #roaming #harm #NSW #dunes #BellingenShire #biodiversity

During lockdown, my sons Sam and Zack and I started sharing little gardening videos to help people grow something good. 🌿

That small idea became Gardeningwell — our family garden in Co. Meath, showing how to garden for wildlife, hope, and community.

🎥 Watch our short intro video → gardeningwell.ie

#WildlifeGardening #GardeningWell #IrishGardening #FamilyGardening #Biodiversity #SustainableLiving #ClimateAction

Onion orchids (Microtis sp.) near the Genoa River, East Gippsland, VIC. Probably Microtis parviflora - slender onion orchid - although several other similar species occur nearby and some hybrids occur. Flowers are very small (only 2mm x 2mm) and not as colourful as other local orchids - but still interesting!

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Bloomscrolling #Nature #Microtis

'spinning waves'

#LoveNature #LoveTrees #SaveNature #GlobalWarming #Biodiversity #Forest #TheFourSeasons #Ecology #Abstract #Art #MastoArt #MultiColour #Krita

Die #Klimakrise trifft die #Fischerei:

Die Bestände von #Dorsch und #Hering in der #Ostsee sind massiv eingebrochen.

Ein #Meeresforscher fordert deshalb einen vollständigen Fangstopp für mindestens ein Jahr. Ursachen sind #Überfischung, zerstörte #Laichgebiete und #Sauerstoffmangel durch #Überdüngung.

Während die EU-Kommission strengere Fanggrenzen plant, warnt das Thünen-Institut vor wirtschaftlichen Folgen für die #Küstenfischerei.

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/wissenschaftler-fordert-fangstopp-von-dorsch-und-hering-102.html

#artenschutz #biodiversity

Great Barrier Reef Anemones (1893) by William Saville-Kent, from The Great Barrier Reef of Australia.

Source: RawPixel / Biodiversity Heritage Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/cb31c75a-4597-4175-aaa3-bb1e925bb3e0

#biodiversity #fish #invertebrates #australia #art #publicdomain

Hurricane Hunters Found Something in Melissa’s Eye: Trapped Birds

The news “underscores the profound ecological toll that Hurricane Melissa will have on #Jamaica’s biodiversity,” said one expert on the island.

More on Hurricane Melissa

- Jamaica’s Vulnerability: More frequent and intense storms, sea-levels rising and extensive rainfall fueled by climate change mean the island nation is likely to be hit especially hard by the storm. Gusts could be up to 30 percent stronger in Jamaica’s mountains.

- When a Hurricane Doesn’t Move: Melissa’s sluggish pace could see it dump a lot of rain in one place. Jamaica and Haiti are likely to see the most.

- NOAA Aborts Flight: A hurricane hunter flight that had just entered the eye of the hurricane was abruptly aborted after the crew encountered severe turbulence and was forced to abandon its mission to collect data.

- Birds Trapped in Storm Eye: There are birds trapped in the hurricane’s eye wall, according to a message from hurricane hunters at the National Hurricane Center. The news “underscores the profound ecological toll that Hurricane Melissa will have on Jamaica’s #biodiversity,” said one expert on the island.

- Likely to Miss U.S.: Most forecast models show the hurricane moving on a path that would keep it well east of Florida.

- Guantánamo Bay Evacuations: Ahead of the storm, the military hired four charter flights and sent a C-17 cargo plane that evacuated about 1,000 nonessential workers and military relatives to Florida, some with their pets.

Source [may be behind paywall]:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/weather/hurricane-melissa-hunters-birds.html

#HurricaneMelissa #Jamaica #ClimateChange

hier noch ein tagesaktueller #DailyBug
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Bläulichvioletter Tatzenkäfer
Timarcha goettingensis
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bl%C3%A4ulichvioletter_Tatzenk%C3%A4fer

#insects #insekten #kaefer #beetle #bugstodon #krabbeltierchen #AuwaldRunde #nature #biodiversity #entomology