Hacker NewsOne ant for $220: The new frontier of wildlife trafficking
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4g44zv37qo
#HackerNews #wildlifetrafficking #wildlifeconservation #animalrights #biodiversity #environmentalissues
Karmactiveπ’ 193 years alive. One fake post. A crypto wallet.
Jonathan the tortoise didn't die β but scammers wanted you to think he did.
His vet confirmed it. St Helena's Governor confirmed it.
The hoax was real. Jonathan? Very much not dead. πΏ
Read the full story π
https://www.karmactive.com/jonathan-tortoise-alive-death-hoax-crypto-scam-st-helena/
Follow @karmactive for more updates
"Jonathan Is Very Much Alive" β 194-Year-Old Tortoise's Death Was a Crypto Scam, Vet Confirms - Karmactive
Jonathan, the world's oldest known land animal at ~194, was falsely declared dead in a crypto donation scam. His vet and St Helena's governor confirmed the hoax β and he's still walking.
Headlines AfricaRare mountain bongos return to Kenya http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRs4Gq #MountainBongo #EndangeredSpecies #WildlifeConservation #SaveTheBongo #AfricaWildlife
JLI've been working on a personal GIS project dedicated to spots across the United States that should be be conserved, and one of those, is the Altamaha River in Georgia. It's formed at the confluence of the Oconee and Ocumulgee Rivers and flows for 137 miles before discharging into the Atlantic.
#activism #wildlifeconservation #conservationarea #watershed #gis #georgia #tributary #unitedstatesofamerica #southernusa #water #naturegeography #geography #education #googlemaps
J-LI've been working on a personal GIS project dedicated to spots across the United States that should be be conserved, and one of those, is the Altamaha River in Georgia. It's formed at the confluence of the Oconee and Ocumulgee Rivers and flows for 137 miles before discharging into the Atlantic.
It's one of the last free-flowing rivers in the eastern United States and is home to rare and indigenous species like the Franklin tree (Franklinia alatamaha), and over 120 species of rare species found nowhere else, and the gopher tortoise.
Some of the key problems facing this crucial watershed include fertilizer, animal waste, and industrial pollution.
#activism #wildlifeconservation #conservationarea #watershed #gis #georgia #tributary #unitedstatesofamerica #southernusa #water #naturegeography #geography #education
It's one of the last free-flowing rivers in the eastern United States and is home to rare and indigenous species like the Franklin tree (Franklinia alatamaha), and over 120 species of rare species found nowhere else, and the gopher tortoise.
Some of the key problems facing this crucial watershed include fertilizer, animal waste, and industrial pollution.
#activism #wildlifeconservation #conservationarea #watershed #gis #georgia #tributary #unitedstatesofamerica #southernusa #water #naturegeography #geography #education
purescience_newsFat Bear Week 2025 Champion Announced: It's Chunk! #Science #Other #FatBearWeek #WildlifeConservation #NaturePhotography
https://purescience.news/article?id=959747
https://purescience.news/article?id=959747
Fat Bear Week 2025 Champion Announced: It's Chunk! #Science #Other #FatBearWeek #WildlifeConservation #NaturePhotography
https://purescience.news/article?id=959747
https://purescience.news/article?id=959747
Joe Wynne π»πβ°οΈZOO EXPANSION UPDATE
The huge NC Zoo in Asheboro will be expanding with a big Asia Continent area this year, likely this summer. They will not commit to a date, despite me calling every day.
π The tiger exhibit will be in two sections with a connecting tiger walkway OVER the visitor walkway. How about a tiger watching you hungrily from above?
𦦠See also: White-cheeked gibbons, Komodo dragons, Chinese alligators, king cobras, Asian small-clawed ottersπ, and Chinese giant salamanders.
βοΈ More (including video): https://www.nczoo.org/visit/asia
βοΈ Conservation Efforts: https://www.nczoo.org/saving-wildlife
βοΈ Zoo Map: https://www.nczoo.org/sites/default/files/2025-04/2025.Map_.pdf
Live In NC? Follow this group for local posts and chat (non-political) β¬οΈ @NCConnect
Yle News'Harry Potter' owl gains global protected status
In Finland, the snowy owl is classified as critically endangered.
#Finland #snowyowl #criticallyendangered #wildlifeconservation #endangeredspecies
π° New California Condors Nest
The YUROK TRIBE in the Pacific Northwest has reintroduced a pair of California Condors, who have established a nest.
π Biologists with the Northern California Condor Restoration Program (NCCRP) determined that the female condor, known by her Yurok name Ney-gemβ Ne-chween-kah (βShe carries our prayersβ), likely laid an egg inside a hollow in an old-growth redwood tree.
π§βπΌ This rare event did not come easy. The tribe spent nearly two decades conducting studies, evaluating contaminant risks, and building partnerships before releasing the first cohort of four condors in May 2022.
https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/california-condors-nesting-pacific-northwest/
#SolarPunkSunday #Conservation #BirdConservation #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity #CaliforniaCondor
