🪂 PARACHUTING BEAVERS
Save the Day 🦫🥇

After WW2, beavers in conflict with human neighbors had to be moved from suburbs to an Idaho mountains river basin.

✈️ No usual method of transportation worked in the dense slopes, so they attached spring-loaded boxes to parachutes, put in 76 beavers, and chunked them out of a plane.

It worked. There is video.

😲 Recent imaging of the beaver reintroduction landscape shows
🔥🧯 wildfire impacts were reduced
🌳 🌲 vegetation level was also higher

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/beaver-drop-idaho-1948

#WildlifeWednesday #SolarPunk #Biodiversity #Nature #Environment #Ecology #Thrutopia #Habitat #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #HabitatConservation

#WildlifeWednesday

🦉 Toxic Wastelands and Former War Zones Are Accidentally Becoming Some of the World’s Most Successful Wildlife Sanctuaries

🔸 Some "involuntary parks" have been designated especially for wildlife
🔸 Fish, birds, and sea mammals are among the wildlife supported by these areas
🔸 Endangered species are reappearing

#SolarPunk #Biodiversity #Nature #Environment #Thrutopia #Habitat #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #HabitatConservation

https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/involuntary-parks

Ah, yes. Tis Superb Owl season again. 🦉

“So however you engage with birds this Sunday — whether that's watching a family of long-eared owls in a nest in Montana or the Eagles on the field in New Orleans — might just depend on where you place the 'b.'”

#SuperbOwl #Owls #Raptors #Conservation #EndangeredSpecies #HabitatConservation

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/06/nx-s1-5285704/superb-owl-super-bowl-reddit-meme

Habitat loss and competition from grey squirrels are pushing red squirrels towards decline. Effective woodland management and ecosystem restoration are crucial. Learn more and discover how we can all contribute.

https://protect.earth/blog/protecting-red-squirrels-the-role-of-biodiversity-conservation-and-sustainable-woodland-management.

#ProtectEarthUK #ProtectEarthCommunity #EcosystemRestoration #WoodlandManagement #BiodiversityMatters #HabitatConservation #RedSquirrelAwarenessWeek #SaveOurSquirrels

The global nonprofit IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) does some fantastic work: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL01fYnIuuBbXfPfV0mSLikWt8WYFdFirh.

#pleaseboost #animals #animallovers #pets #petowners #catsofmastodon #mastocats #cats #dogsofmastodon #mastodogs #dogs #bigcats #whales #sharks #dolphins #elephants #koalas #owls #orangutan #greatapes #anteaters #zoology #animalrescue #animalrehab #conservation #globalconservation #oceanconservation #animalconservation #habitatconservation #environmentalism #ifaw #nonprofit #ngo