New research shows how far into the blue abyss Whale Sharks can dive.
In this recent study co-authored by Re:wild's Mark Erdmann, researchers recorded a Whale Shark diving to depths between 1,978 and 2,527 meters, extending science's known limit for the species.
More: www.mdpi.com/2673-9917/5/...
The Slender-billed Curlew once crossed continents. Now, only traces remain. Not one moment—but many: habitat destruction, drained wetlands, hunting.
A “double extinction”—of species, and of knowledge.
More: abcbirds.org/news/slender...
A reminder why efforts like the Search for Lost Birds matter.
Mark Erdmann, Shark Conservation director at Re:wild, shares how efforts like ReShark are working to bring sharks back, restoring balance to marine ecosystems, not only protecting what remains.
🎧 Listen to the full conversation via Radio New Zealand: www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
💦🐸 Romeo changed the fate of his species. Once thought alone, his story helped spark global action — leading to rediscoveries and a newly found, breeding wild population in Carrasco National Park. Romeo has now died, but his legacy lives on.
“No one ever dreamed mantas would go this deep,” says Mark Erdmann of @rewild. New research shows Oceanic manta rays dive ~1,250m (4,000+ ft) into the midnight zone to navigate, not hunt. Protecting all ocean depths matters.
🔗 news.mongabay.com/2025/11/deep...
#Rewild #OceanProtection #DeepSea
We've lost a tiny legend.
The Christmas Island Shrew, Australia’s only native shrew & one of Re:wild’s most wanted lost small mammals, has been declared Extinct. The shrew had only been documented 4 times during the past 120 years.
au.news.yahoo.com/another-litt...
4/4 TAKE ACTION: sign our open letter www.rewild.org/no-conflict-... to urge companies like Burger King and Walmart not to source beef from Nicaragua!' 👏 #noconflictbeef #plantbased #sustainable
3/4 Nicaragua is the fifth-largest source of frozen beef for the United States... 🍔, meaning your favorite fast food patty might be contributing to deforestation and violations of Indigenous rights. #plantbased #eatmoreveggies #conflictbeef
2/4 Re:wild has supported a new report by the @patrolthemovie.bsky.social campaign that found that Nicaragua's weak beef traceability system is allowing major slaughterhouses to source cattle from illegal operations in Indigenous territories and protected areas. #indigenousrights #conflictbeef
1/4 🚨 PLS SHARE ⚠️ to make sure you aren't unknowingly eating 'conflict beef' from illegal cattle farms in Nicaragua! 🐄 #conflictbeef #animalag
Re:wild + @shoalorg.bsky.social + Univ. of Dar es Salaam are protecting Tanzania’s Killifish—tiny, brilliant survivors whose eggs can “pause” life in dry mud.
🌊 With partners, we’re restoring fish populations & habitats so people + nature thrive.
#Conservation #Biodiversity
It’s not too late. The report lays out a science-backed Emergency Recovery Plan + highlights efforts like the Freshwater Challenge and bold local leadership across Africa.
Momentum is building. ⚡
🌍 Africa has 3,000+ freshwater fish species, most found nowhere else on Earth.
But nearly 1 in 4 are now threatened with extinction due to habitat loss, overfishing, invasive species & climate change.
🐟 Freshwater fishes are the lifeblood of Africa’s rivers, lakes & wetlands—vital for food, culture & ecosystems. But they’re vanishing fast.
A new @wwfafrica.bsky.social report shows dazzling biodiversity under threat. 👉 africa.panda.org/our_work/pub...
#FreshwaterFishes #Africa
🌍 Africa has 3,000+ freshwater fish species, most found nowhere else on Earth.
But nearly 1 in 4 are now threatened with extinction due to habitat loss, overfishing, invasive species & climate change.
➡️ Learn more about Leaf-toed Geckos - www.islandconservation.org/rare-gecko-s...
🟢 Restoration & rewilding continues thanks to the Island-Ocean Connection Challenge 🌊 led by Island Conservation , @rewild, and @scrippsocean.bsky.social (Scripps Institution of Oceanography) #worldnatureconservationday
FOUND: After it was believed to be extinct for 5,000 years, the Leaf-toed Gecko of the Galápagos has been rediscovered! 🦎 #lostspecies #gecko #breakingnews
Barbados has lost many native species to habitat destruction + invasive species.
Re:wild works with local partners to reverse that trend — and protect these living threads of biodiversity before they vanish forever. 🌱
📸 Photo: Blair Hedges, 2006
#RewildTheCaribbean #florafauna
Found under a rock in central Barbados by @rewild’s Justin Springer + Connor Blades of the Barbados Ministry of Environment, this tiny snake is rare, cryptic, and now — finally — back in the spotlight.
🗣️ “I smell a threadsnake,” Springer joked... then found one. 👀
🐍 The world’s smallest snake — just 3–4 inches long — has been rediscovered in Barbados after being lost to science for nearly 20 years! 📏🇧🇧
It’s called the Barbados Threadsnake, and it had only been seen a handful of times before.
#FaunaFlora #RewildTheCaribbean
Bosawás Reserve is a lifeline for species like the Great Green Macaw. 🦜.
But new reforms in Nicaragua bypass Indigenous rights and open this rainforest to exploitation. 🚨
Explore how we’re advancing conservation rooted in social justice here:
www.birdlife.org/papers-repor...
🚨 New paper out!
Co-authored by Re:wild’s Dr. Barney Long, this report looks at the 10,000+ species closest to extinction on the IUCN Red List and delivers a strategic roadmap to prevent their loss and restore ecosystems.
📖 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#Rewild #StopExtinction #GreenStatus
Dr. Eddy examines swelling of hands and wrist of an infant Mountain Gorilla while removing rope snare in Virunga National Park. The infant made a full recovery. (Photo credit: Gorilla Doctors)
With 260+ field interventions over 10yrs, Gorilla Doctors treat snare injuries + disease, monitor DNA from nesting sites, and since 2022: 0 snare injuries or illness in Mt. Tshiaberimu groups. Re:wild is proud to support this mission of healing and hope.
Adult female Eastern Lowland Gorilla, Itebero, after being rescued as an infant now, living at GRACE, the world’s only sanctuary for Eastern Lowland Gorillas. (Photo credit: Boddy Neptune for Re:wild)
Last Dec., they helped contributed to the largest-ever reintroduction of Eastern Lowland Gorillas in Africa –rewilding 4 females from the GRACE Gorillas facility into Virunga NP. A historic first. Behind it? Years of planning, collabing and unmatched field expertise. #gorilladoctors #rewild
Dr. Eddy Kambale Syaluha removes a snare from infant Mountain Gorilla in Virunga National Park. The infant made a full recovery. (Gorilla Doctors)
🦍 💉🧬 In eastern DRC, where human + environmental challenges are deeply connected, Re:wild partner, @gorilladoctors.bsky.social, is leading a one-of-a-kind effort: delivering direct, hands-on care to Critically Endagered gorillas. #gorilladoctors #rewild #gorillas #endangered
(7/7)At @rewild, we work with partners to defend the Okavango Delta, a refuge for biodiversity.
🌍 rewild.org/okavango
#ProtectOkavango #StopReconAfrica #WaterIsLife #Biodiversity
(6/7)The board chair of ReconAfrica is also on the board of Aqua Solutions., which one activist says should "raise red flags."
#EnvironmentalJustice #FossilFreeFuture #Rewild
(5/7)Nearly 1 million people depend on the freshwater in the Okavango River Basin and the basin is their only source of water.
(4/7)Meanwhile, in southern Africa’s Okavango River Basin, Canadian company ReconAfrica is exploring for oil and gas. The company stored potentially toxic wastewater from one of its exploratory wells in unlined drill pits.
(3/7)But scientists are concerned that even if the toxic waste is moved deep underground, it could still contaminate surface water through cracks and fissures in rocks.
