#WildlifeWednesday

From June 2024, citizen scientists/naturalists field work day.
This is a juvenile long toed #salamander #LiveSpecimen. They're native to Vancouver Island / PNW regions.
These native salamanders are an #IndicatorSpecies & extremely sensitive to any changes in their #ecological #habitats. We capture some to study their health because they help us to obtain more protection for their habitats - which are at ongoing risks for human caused pollution & degradation.

#nature #Wsanec #Saanich #DisabledPhotographers #YYJphotographers #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Canada #photography #VictoriaBC #NatureLovers #YYJ #PNW #VanIsle #NatureGuardians #WorldInMyEyes #NaturePhotos #wildlife #amphibians #NativeWildlife #NativeSalamanders #NatureDefenders

Le aree protette in Sicilia compiono quarant'anni: «Tra minacce e intimidazioni, abbiamo custodito la bellezza»

Nel 204 si celebra il 40esimo anniversario dell'istituzione delle prime aree protette in Sicilia. Risultati e prospettive.

Meridionews
🌎 "Power to the people? Bolivia's hunt for gas targets national parks – and divides communities" Read this #TheGuardian article about the #conflict over the #Tariquía National Reserve 🌿 in #Bolivia, written by Thomas Graham with photographs by Marcelo Pérez del Carpio: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/10/bolivias-hunt-for-gas-targets-national-parks-and-divides-communities-tariquia #Extractivism 💥 #ResistExtractivism #EnvironmentalJustice #NatureDefenders
Power to the people? Bolivia’s hunt for gas targets national parks – and divides communities

Fossil fuel exports were meant to fund a revolutionary leftist agenda. But the state’s move to drill in Tariquía reserve has led to bitter conflict and diminishing returns

The Guardian