Ireland's Invisible Rainforest YouTube video by Aidin Robbins

Ireland's invisible rainforest. ://youtu.be/8Qq9MhGJv2A?si=_pJbGkVnkzkndCZS @whittledaway.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social

BirdCast migration dashboard for Portland, Oregon

Tomorrow is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay!

We’ve been watching the BirdCast Migration Dashboard and are amazed by the scale of nightly migrations across the continent.
Birds know no borders! Protect migratory routes. Raise awareness. Keep skies safe.
#Science #Environment #Conservation

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The fact that fines are so miniscule might have something to do with that. Its much cheaper to keep being caught and pay the fines than to do the right thing.

Great piece!

We all recognise smoking kills , that's why tobacco ads were banned in 2002 . Fossil fuels kill too & according to a study in BMJ , cause 5.1 million deaths per year .

Help me ban fossil fuel ads for good– sign my petition to force a Parliamentary debate govpetition.uk/700024

How the world and all of us need this story of healing the Earth!
We can do this.

Wildlife on Roundstone Bog YouTube video by BirdWatchIreland

Beautiful documentary by @birdwatchireland.bsky.social and @npwsireland.bsky.social about an almost intact bog full of wildfe in Connemara National Park. youtu.be/OJLUUH3ZvOs?... @whittledaway.bsky.social

Trees and bushes along rural and main roads reduce visibility and light, affecting road safety (particularly under bad weather). But they are pretty much all widerness we have left.

I'm surprised most people haven't left yet.

I've never seen a linx hunting deer or fox. Their diet is mosty based on rabbits, hares and pigeons. They are gorgeous though.

Problems of the Irish village require immediate action Opinion: We need a reform of prevailing settlement strategy

"...the random spread of housing over hills and away from villages... is sundering the rural support system. When country people move beyond walking distance they are more inclined to leave the village behind and drive into town to do business." www.irishtimes.com/news/social-...

‘I’m used to people thinking I’m lying’: are Scotland’s sea eagles killing hundreds of lambs? Bringing back the long-vanished bird to the UK was hailed as a conservation triumph. Then farmers started finding the corpses of their prized livestock

Hill farmers state sea eagles are killing hundreds of lambs in Scotland. Conservationists acknowledge lamb remains are common in sea eagles nests but large killings are unlikely. Lack of usual prey may also be exacerbating the problem @whittledaway.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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The Global North’s fashion addiction is fueling an environmental disaster.

@greenpeace.es tagged 23 "recycled" garments and tracked them to 11 countries. Many end up in landfill.

On #BlackFriday, remember: if you don't need it, don't buy it!

#FastFashion #StopWasteColonialism

Mary Lou was doing well until she started on about SF wanting to make fossil fuels cheaper and scrapping carbon taxes
#GE24

Why Not Scotland? | The Rewilding Nation documentary YouTube video by The Scottish Rewilding Alliance

The Scottish Rewilding Alliance.
@whittledaway.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social

👉 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFyp...

#RewildingNation

Research needs structural funds not just grants. Otherwise, researchers' precarious conditions will continue to worsen and science will continue to suffer.

Money Diaries: A PhD researcher on a €22K stipend living in Dublin This week, our reader is carefully managing to live on a small stipend while studying in Dublin.

There are far too many home truths in this "How I spend my money" by an intl PhD student living in Dublin. Especially the bit that if they'd known what they know now they wouldn't have come.

This is why I'm nearly PhD-student-less.

We really need system change

www.thejournal.ie/readme/spend...

An image of the blue bird Twitter logo with the words 'Not the only bird under threat'.

A certain bird has left our online skies. Let's use this opportunity to flag real-life birds at threat of leaving Irish skies!​ ​Puffins, Barn Owls, Kestrels & Turtle Doves are some of the 30% of Irish birds on Birdwatch Ireland's high concern list. More: http://bit.ly/44FC9eg #birds #ireland

Bluesky tip for newbies: Bluesky has no real algorithm. Likes here do nothing but show the poster that you enjoyed their content.

That kindness is always going to be appreciated by creators, but if you want to help to boost something here, you have to repost it so others see it. 🙂

Action Intent Links | Bluesky Authors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu...

We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:

docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics

‘Even my grandchildren might not see the returns’ – why Ireland has failed to plant enough trees A total of 446 applications have been received by the Department of Agriculture since the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) was set up this year.

We are still failing badly at establishing new forests. And we'll continue to fail until we recognise that the foundation for forest establishment is ecology and not economy.

www.independent.ie/farming/news...

Apart from planting more, we need to stop/reduce spraying and overgrazing.

This document shows some tips for getting started on BlueSky.

Saw this on X. It is helpful for newbies. From @irishrainforest.bsky.social
FYI - The tip on how to Find your friends is a pay-for service.

French NGO Bloom tests 150 tins of tuna from 5 European countries - finds mercury in every one of them!

"the danger threshold was not set to protect human health, but solely to protect the financial interests of the tuna industry"

www.bloomassociation.org/en/mercury-c...

What's the link?

Wow. This, from a few minutes ago, is a realtime counter of BlueSky users, it’s absolutely taking off!

Naturefile - RTÉ Podcasts Naturefile is a celebratory journey to the lesser-known realms of nature in Ireland with Anja Murray. With surprising stories uncovered each week, about everything from lichens to trees, Swallows to S...

Have a listen to the back catalogue of my weekly radio slot, Nature File on RTE lyric fm, exploring the lesser known realms of nature in Ireland, each 7 mins long.

Described by @hannahdaly.bsky.social as "a lovely & accessible celebration of Ireland's nature"
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...

Radio and nature celebration at its best! Give Anja's "Nature File" a try.

Hundreds have died in Spain while they profit from the crisis.