John Fodi

Marsupials previously thought extinct for millennia discovered in New Guinea The chances of finding one mammal species thought to be lost was ‘almost zero’ and finding two is ‘unprecedented’, biologist Tim Flannery says

The headline does not quite say it all. There is considerable logging pressure in New Guinea and the homes of the possum and glider could be toast in the near future. 🌿

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If I was a bee, I would want to be there.

Francia permitirá eliminar hasta el 23 % de su población de lobos y abre la polémica Francia permitirá eliminar hasta el 23 % de su población de lobos tras un aumento de ataques al ganado, ampliando el cupo anual y autorizando nuevas batidas.

On the whole, wolf restoration is not doing so well. We see a few advances, but many retreats. France has upped its potential wolf cull to 23% of its total population of about 1000 individuals; this is not progress. 🌍

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Liberan ocho fochas morunas en el Clot de Galvany (Elche) para evitar su desaparición Liberan ocho fochas morunas en el Clot de Galvany para reforzar esta especie en peligro de extinción en el paraje natural de Elche.

The red-knobbed coot is threatened with extinction in Spain. Captive-breeding is being employed to augment wild populations. 🌍🌰

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Survey shows successful reintroduction of eastern quolls to mainland Australia Once dubbed the Australian "native cat", the eastern quoll was abundant before it was completely wiped out on mainland Australia.

The eastern quoll has been reintroduced into Australia's Victoria state. 🌍🌰

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Endangered cockatoos to get new nests after West Australian bushfires Conservationists are trying to put in place a plan to rehabilitate a key nesting area for endangered black cockatoos that was ravaged by fire.

Fire is a natural part of many ecological systems, but when climate change fosters fires of unusual magnitude and intensity, human intervention is sometimes needed to repair the damage. 🌍🌰

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I hope that field was not infested with ticks.

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El pino negro del Pirineo podría desaparecer por el cambio climático antes de 2100 El pino negro del Pirineo podría desaparecer por el cambio climático pese a haber duplicado su superficie desde 1956, según el proyecto LIFE Uncinata.

Climate change could eliminate black pine (Pinus uncinata) from the Pyrenees. 🌍

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Liberan dos nuevos linces ibéricos en Lora del Río para reforzar la conectividad ecológica Liberan dos nuevos linces ibéricos en Lora del Río mediante suelta directa y seguimiento GPS, reforzando la conectividad ecológica en Sevilla.

The restoration of the Iberian lynx in the Iberian peninsula continues with the release of two more individuals. 🌍🌰

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Not good news 🙁

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Syringa ?

La rana dorada de Panamá, casi extinta por un hongo, vuelve a la naturaleza - EFEverde La rana dorada, un anfibio endémico de Panamá no visto en estado silvestre desde hace casi dos décadas, ha vuelto a la naturaleza con la liberación de especímenes criados en cautiverio; y los investig...

Captive-bred golden frogs are being introduced into the wild in Panamá. 🌍🌰

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Carreteras ilegales, coca y ganadería devastan la Amazonía colombiana - EFEverde La Amazonía colombiana enfrenta una creciente devastación por la expansión de carreteras no autorizadas, la minería ilegal, la ganadería extensiva y los cultivos de coca, fenómenos asociados al confli...

Illegal roads, coca cultivation, and cattle ranching are devastating parts of the Colombian Amazon. 🌍

#amazonrainforest #amazonia #amazon

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Justicia ordena suspender carretera en Cotopaxi por riesgo a especie endémica El jambato fue redescubierto en Angamarca en el 2016 y es el único sitio donde se ha confirmado su presencia desde entonces

A critically endangered toad has halted the construction of a proposed road in Ecuador. 🌍

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Ecuador impulsa proyecto para conectar ecosistemas entre Andes y Amazonía El programa beneficiará de manera directa a más de 56.000 personas en seis provincias

Ecuador is initiating a project to connect Andean and Amazonian ecosystems, which will also benefit people living in the project area. 🌍

#amazonrainforest #amazonia #amazon

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Nueva especie de araña amazónica sorprende por imitar a hongos que matan arácnidos La araña presenta un mimetismo que la hace parecer una araña infectada por hongos del género Gibellula

A spider newly described from Ecuador mimics a fungus that kills arachnids; cool. 🌿

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Climate change could threaten monarch mass migration Suitable milkweed habitat in Mexico may shift south, fracturing existing migration routes and possibly pushing some butterflies to stay put.

The headline says it all. 🌍

ClimateSky #ClimateChange

www.sciencenews.org/article/mona...

El oso pardo regresa a Zamora y Ourense por primera vez en 150 años Un estudio documenta la cada vez mayor presencia de la especie en estos territorios y en León

Good news for the northwestern Spanish provinces of Zamora, Ourense, and León: the brown bear is back after an absence of 150 years. 🌍

www.informacion.es/medio-ambien...

NT environmentalists ‘gobsmacked’ at federal green light to bulldoze nearly 3,000 hectares of tropical savanna Daly River region is home to threatened species such as the ghost bat, Gouldian finch, pig-nosed turtle and red goshawk

I am also gobsmacked. 3000 hectares is about the size of square with 3.4 mile sides. There could be plenty of threatened species in there. 🌍

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Amazon riverfolk warn blasting rocks for shipping route will kill fisheries Generations of fishers have called these rocky formations home. Now, they say Brazil is not hearing their knowledge.

Here are some additional details about what is at stake in the now-off-the-table plan to industrialize parts of three Brazilian rivers. As I commented elsewhere, someone might want to revive the plan in the future.

#amazonrainforest #amazonia #amazon

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Australia spends $18b more on harming nature than protecting it: Study The Australian government spends more money on activities that harm biodiversity than those that protect biodiversity, a new study suggests. Australia is a biodiversity hotspot, home to more than two-...

The headline says it all. 🌍

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Indigenous Resistance Forces Brazil To Revoke Amazon Waterway Decree After 33 Days of Occupation – Intercontinental Cry Santarém, Pará, Brazil – On Monday, February 23, Brazil’s government announced the revocation of Decree 12,600/2025, which opened the door to the privatizing th

A rare victory in the struggle for indigenous rights. But while the privatization of the three rivers is off the table for now, a future government could revive it.

#amazonrainforest #amazonia #amazon

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Photos: In the Colombian Amazon, fishing binds a community to river and forest VAUPÉS, Colombia — The Vaupés River and its extensive network of waterways and lagoons in the southeastern Colombian department of the same name are integral to the Indigenous Macaquiño community, who...

#amazonrainforest #amazonia #amazon

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Warming and farming hasten bird losses across North America, study shows Warming and intensive farming are accelerating bird population declines across North America, a new Science study finds, with major risks for ecosystems and human well-being.

American birds are declining. 🌍

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MAP: All 23 industrial warehouses ICE wants to turn into detention ‘death camps’ In an apparent attempt to avoid public outcry and scrutiny, ICE has sought to secure these leases in private. So we made a searchable map of every proposed site.

The headline says it all. Is there any doubt that fascism has come to the US?

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