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#fox #foxes #redfox #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #gardenwildlife #brightonwildlife #sussex #mammals #sussexmammals #photography #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #mygarden #vulpes

40 new migratory species win international protection: UN body The new list for protection includes the snowy owl, great hammerhead shark and striped hyena. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In a major victory for global biodiversity, a UN body has officially added 40 migratory species to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS).

Read more: www.straitstimes.com/world/forty-...

#WildlifeConservation #MigratorySpecies #UN #GlobalAction #Biodiversity

A Madagascan Sunset Moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus) resting on a wall. Photo: flickr/Frank Vassen.

A Madagascan Sunset Moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus) resting on a leaf. Photo: via pinterest/Royce Gassman

It’s #MothMonday!

The Madagascan Sunset Moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus) was originally classified as a butterfly in 1773 by Dru Drury. It a diurnal moth (active during the day) and is endemic to Madagascar.

#entomology #lepidoptera #insect #climate #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #science

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Ocean Diagnostics’ eDNA Depth Sampler Improves Marine Mammal Monitoring The University of Washington and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration collected biodiversity data with Ocean Diagnostics' eDNA depth sampler.

Our automated #eDNA depth sampler is enabling researchers to monitor whales and dolphins in the eastern Pacific Northwest. 🐋

Check it out! oceandiagnostics.com/ocean-diagno...

#oceanscience #marinemammals #eDNA #biodiversity #cetaceans

Nature is precious
We are not alone
#biodiversity

' #BirdWatching and listening with Libby Mills' "Here in the USA, almost 100 million people birdwatch. And that number's growing" www.kuow.org/stories/bird... #birding #wildlife #biodiversity #conservation #birds #CitizenScience

What will it take to save America's birds? Since 1970, the North American bird population has declined by more than 25%. There are many factors driving this. And several things bird lovers can do to reverse the trend.

'What will it take to save America's #birds?' "Since 1970..North American #bird population has declined by more than 25%. There are many factors driving this. And several things bird lovers can do to reverse the trend" | Onpoint Radio www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026... #conservation #biodiversity #ecology

What’s the fastest land mammal in the Americas? Meet the speed demon that could outrun a cheetah in a long-distance race | Discover Wildlife We all know that the fastest animal in the world is the cheetah – but what about the Americas?

www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
#Biodiversity.

Lions, Elephants, and Giraffes weren’t the only fascinating wildlife I spotted on Safari, at the 2026 @NEWFCommunity Fellows Summit

#SafariLife #WildlifeStories #MacroWildlife #NatureFilmmaking #Biodiversity

NASA's Artemis II, endangered species and oil, low western U.S. snowpack Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup. First, a quick update on NASA’s moon mission, which lifted off last week. Last Thursday Artemis II left Earth orbit, making the four astronauts onboard the first humans in over 50 years to do so. And today is a critical day for the mission as it plans to execute a historic lunar flyby and go farther from Earth than any human ever has. In environmental news, last Tuesday the Endangered Species Committee exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act, or the ESA, despite widespread consensus that it could lead to some species going extinct. On supporting science journalism If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today. The last time the committee met was in 1992, under President George H. W. Bush. Back then members voted to exempt logging in the habitat of Oregon’s northern spotted owl, a bird that is under threat of...

NASA's Artemis II, endangered species and oil, low western U.S. snowpack
->Scientific American | More on "Artemis II endangered species snowpack" at BigEarthData.ai | #EndangeredSpecies #Biodiversity #Extinction #Space #NASA

Habitat Biodiversity Protection, Not Harmed by Pesticides, Key to Mosquito Management - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, April 6, 2026) While mosquito season is not yet here, Beyond Pesticides has launched an action to remind people and policy makers that mosquito management requires the enhancing of natural ecosystems, including bird populations, in communities and residential areas to reduce the population of these biting insects. The campaign draws on the science showing that an unbalanced ecosystem eliminates some of the most attractive and helpful allies in mosquito management—birds. Incorporating the awareness of healthy ecosystems in communities and yards into local and state...

Did you know an unbalanced ecosystem actually helps #mosquitoes thrive? 🐦✨ When we spray, we often kill the very #birds & predators that keep biting insect populations in check. #biodiversity It’s time to shift from #sprayandpray to #ecological #mosquitomanagement. ➡️ Blog: https://ow.ly/eIYO50YEuNh

Webinar: Planning for the future of #Biodiversity #Digitization and Data Mobilization at the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Date: April 9th @ 2pm ET. Register today! #iDigBio ufl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

At #BBNJ PrepCom III (for smooth operationalization of the BBNJ Agreement), negotiators agreed on many issues, but there were disagreements on rules of procedure, subsidiary bodies, and the financial rules and regulations

Summary ➡️ enb.iisd.org/marine-biodi...

#highseastreaty #biodiversity

🔬🪱 Check out the two new #marine #nematode #species from the Rizhao coast, China: 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘢 and 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘵𝘶𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#newspecies #biodiversity

Forest Ecology and Ecosystem Services

The cultural value of #SacredForests and their role in conserving #biodiversity in Moribane Forest Reserve, #Mozambique 🇲🇿

www.proquest.com/openview/721...

#EcosystemServices #CulturalHeritage #IndigeneousPeoples #CulturalServices #Livelihoods 🌍

Last week, we had the opportunity to assist with seine surveys in the Valley Creek drainage (Jefferson County, Alabama) for the newly described Birmingham Darter.

We sampled several sites to better understand the distribution of this recently described species.
#conservation #biodiversity

Sample and Data Usage Policy for the Genomes Stream of the BGE Project The Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) Project aimed to accelerate the use of genomic science to enhance understanding of biodiversity, monitor biodiversity change, and guide interventions to address ...

As the #Biodiversity #Genomics Europe (BGE) Project has concluded, a sample and data usage policy has been published with guidelines on how to properly acknowledge the contributions of the BGE Project in any publications benefitting from ERGA-BGE #genome resources zenodo.org/records/1876...

Green roofs don't just look beautiful. They reduce urban heat islands, absorb stormwater and bring biodiversity back to cities. 🌍 #GreenRoof #UrbanHeat #Biodiversity

Strange chain of events leads to important ecological discovery of native bats It's a conservation story unlike any other.

#CriticallyEndangered #bat discovered in #NewZealand 🇳🇿 located after 10 years, a few local rumours and a crime! 🌍

www.rnz.co.nz/news/alert-n...

#Bats #Biodiversity #Ecology #CitizenScience #NZEcology

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker drills rows of small holes in trees to access sap and insects, returning often to keep the wells flowing. Photo: Northwoods, Central Park, NYC markscheflen.com #birds #bird #centralparknyc #biodiversity #birdseenin2026 #conservationphotography #sapsuckers #birdphotography

Helen MacInnes, “Friends and Lovers”. ‘There was one moment when David’s head said, “Turn back!” But his heart said, “Go on!”’ Ladies’ Home Journal, April 1947.
#wildlife #biodiversity #seals #SeaLions #illustrationart #illustrationartists #PruettCarter #HelenMacInnes

A new species of #skink, 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪, has been discovered in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam.

Check out the official description here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

@unicologne.bsky.social

#herpetology #biodiversity #newspecies

Ground-level view of a woodland floor covered in dense green foliage, including ivy, ferns, and broad-leaved plants, with scattered brown leaf litter. Small purple wildflowers, bluebells perhaps, emerge among the greenery on a gentle slope beneath thin tree trunks and tangled branches overhead.

Bluebells emerge from woodland floor which is thick with plants and foliage

Douglas, Cork, 🇮🇪

#photography
#nature
#landscape
#springtime
#tree
#woodland
#biodiversity
#PhotoHour
#spéirghorm
#EastCoastKin
#ECK

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Braiding knowledge: how Indigenous expertise and western science are converging Researchers are weaving Native practices with western methods to revive ecosystems and reclaim food sovereignty

Braiding knowledge: how Indigenous expertise and western science are converging www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Indigenous #science #FoodSovereignty #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ecosystems #biodiversity

Philodromus poecilus. Subadult female.

My first documentation of Philodromus poecilus (NT in Finland) this year. This seemingly fairly rare species has become one of my favourites.
Much more (in Swedish) here:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/04/bada...

#Invertebrate 🐙 #Spider 🕷️ #Spiders #Arachnids #Philodromidae #Biodiversity

Ecuador's paraecologists are turning biodiversity data into legal weapons Local residents in southeastern Ecuador are using species inventories and water samples to beat mining companies in court, and it's working because the country's legal system treats nature as a rights-bearing entity. The approach, built around a network of community members trained in ecological monitoring, known locally as paraecologists, is turning biodiversity data into legal ammunition in a region rich with copper deposits, endangered wildlife, and medicinal plants. The conventional wisdom around environmental protection in resource-rich regions of Latin America tends to center on protest, international pressure campaigns, or government regulation. Locals show up, outsiders amplify, and everyone hopes a distant bureaucracy steps in. But what's happening in Ecuador's copper-laden mountains flips that script. The people living on the land are doing their own scientific fieldwork, and their findings are holding up as court-admissible evidence. The strongest objection to this model is obvious: can community-collected data really stand up against the legal resources of mining operations? Apparently, yes. The track record is growing. What a Paraecologist Actually Does The term sounds clinical, but the work is hands-on and deeply local. Paraecologists are residents of communities in southeastern Ecuador who have been trained to conduct scientific documentation of biodiversity in their...

Ecuador's paraecologists are turning biodiversity data into legal weapons
->VegOut | More on "Ecuador paraecologists biodiversity mining rights" at BigEarthData.ai | #Data #Biodiversity

Coenosia intermedia (?)

Should be Coenosia intermedia - not entirely sure though.
More (in Swedish) here:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/03/coen...

#Invertebrate 🐙🪰
#Diptera #Insects #Insekter #Flugor #Muscidae #Husflugor #Egentligaflugor #Kärpäset #Hyönteiset #Houseflies #Muscidflies #Biodiversity

Thricops cunctans (female)

Thricops cunctans (female)... if my keying went well.
More (in Swedish) here:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/03/thri...

#Invertebrate 🐙🪰
#Diptera #Insects #Insekter #Flugor #Muscidae #Husflugor #Egentligaflugor #Kärpäset #Hyönteiset #Houseflies #Muscidflies #Sukaskärpäset #Biodiversity

Female Fannia tuberculata.

Should be Fannia tuberculata if I'm not mistaken.
More (in Swedish) here:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/03/fann...

#Invertebrate 🐙
#Flies 🪰
#Diptera #Fanniidae
#Biodiversity

Female Microchrysa polita

Female Microchrysa polita

Slowly going through deceased and collected critters from our garden greenhouse. Microchrysa polita is the most often observed - both alive and dead - Stratiomyid so far.
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/03/micr...

#Invertebrate 🐙🪰
#Diptera #Insects #Stratiomyidae #Biodiversity