Five warning signs that rivers are polluted – even when they look clean - Inside Ecology After months of relentlessly miserable weather for most of the UK, spring brings renewed enthusiasm for spending time outdoors hiking, wild swimming, paddling or on walks. Millions of people visit lakes and riversides every year. Yet with constant, and sadly necessary, reminders about sewage and water pollution, it’s not surprising that people are increasingly worried […]

Five warning signs that rivers are polluted – even when they look clean #ecology #environment #habitats #conservation #sustainability #climatechange #pollution #emissions #rivers #microplastics insideecology.com/2026/04/10/f...

The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch Results 2026 - Inside Ecology The RSPB issues new guidance for feeding garden birds  The results from this year’s Big Garden Birdwatch have revealed that once again the House Sparrow held onto the top spot and Blue Tit remains at number two, with Starling creeping up one place to number three. Woodpigeon and Blackbird make up the other top five most recorded species in UK gardens.  Over 650,000 people took […]

The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch Results 2026 #rewilding #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #ecology #environment #habitats #conservation #climatechange #birds insideecology.com/2026/04/10/t...

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Two iconic #SouthPole species, the #EmperorPenguin & the #AntarcticFurSeal, have been officially declared #endangered by the world’s leading #conservation authority — a consequence of dramatic changes to their #habitats caused by #GlobalWarming.

#climate #environment #wildlife #MarineLife […]

Record numbers of volunteer birdwatchers reveal changes in UK’s breeding birds - Inside Ecology A notable increase in the number of volunteers taking part in the long-standing BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey (BBS), has resulted in greater coverage than ever before. A major new report highlighting the results of the BBS, published this week, shows there are continued declines for many species, though positive outcomes for others. BBS is the […]

Record numbers of volunteer birdwatchers reveal changes in UK’s breeding birds #rewilding #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #ecology #environment #habitats #conservation #climatechange #birds insideecology.com/2026/04/09/r...

Fresh hope as globally threatened shore dock returned to newly restored habitat - Inside Ecology One of the UK’s rarest coastal plants is being brought back from the brink thanks to a major conservation partnership working to restore its fragile habitat in North Wales.Fewer than 5,000 Shore Dock ...

Fresh hope as globally threatened shore dock returned to newly restored habitat #rewilding #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #ecology #environment #habitats #conservation #climatechange #plants @chesterzoo insideecology.com/2026/04/07/f...

Beavers Return to Bedfordshire After 400 Years - Inside Ecology A family of Eurasian beavers has been released into the Bedfordshire countryside, marking the species’ return to the county for the first time in more than four centuries. The release took place at th...

Beavers Return to Bedfordshire After 400 Years #rewilding #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #ecology #habitats #conservation #beavers insideecology.com/2026/04/07/b...

Blocking bottom trawling - Inside Ecology Innovative, yet simple, solution helps protect the seas from the illegal bottom trawling that ravages the seabed in protected areas. The turquoise waters of the Gulf of Thailand hold a unique and dive...

Blocking bottom trawling #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #ecology #environment #habitats #conservation #sustainability #food #oceans #Marine #fishing
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Freshwater Ecology

Many #freshwater river courses around the world are protected by #RiparianBuffers but what role do they serve for #biodiversity? This #Nature paper explores the role these important #habitats play 🌍🌐

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#FreshwaterHabitat #AquaticEcology #Ecosystems #GlobalEcology

I'm starting to think that we should #explore #Earth thoroughly and put massive amounts of effort into #conservation of #habitats and general balance of all the #ecosystems and the #climate on this planet instead of using up massive amounts of limited resources on filling #space with space junk.

£90 Million Species Recovery Fund Signals Scale of England’s Biodiversity Challenge - Inside Ecology A new £90 million government funding package for species recovery in England brings both opportunity and a reminder of the scale of biodiversity loss still unfolding across the country.Announced this ...

£90 Million Species Recovery Fund Signals Scale of England’s Biodiversity Challenge #rewilding #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #ecology #environment #habitats #conservation #climatechange
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HABITATS by Garrett Ashley Poems

Even if you aren't a poetry reader, I think you will enjoy this fantastic poetry collection that combines human emotion with the natural world.

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#habitats #garrettashley #booksky #poetry #nature

Earth’s climate swings increasingly out of balance - Inside Ecology Geneva, Switzerland (WMO) – The Earth’s climate is more out of balance than at any time in observed history, as greenhouse gas concentrations drive continued warming of the atmosphere and ocean and me...

Earth’s climate swings increasingly out of balance #ecology #environment #habitats #conservation #sustainability #climatechange #pollution #emissions #carbon #science #netzero #food #farming #energy #fuel #oil
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Cocoa farmers cut down trees for short‑term gain, but keeping them is important – here’s why - Inside Ecology The price of most chocolate bars has gone up worldwide in the past year, after cocoa bean prices rose dramatically in 2024.As cocoa prices shot up, many farmers in tropical cocoa-producing countries i...

Cocoa farmers cut down trees for short‑term gain, but keeping them is important – here’s why #environment #sustainability #climatechange #science #netzero #habitats #food #farming #nature insideecology.com/2026/04/03/c...

AI laws overlook environmental damage – here’s what needs to change - Inside Ecology More than 200 laws have been developed to regulate AI in more than 100 countries. Many of them focus on issues such as privacy, bias, disinformation, security and cybersecurity rather than the environ...

AI laws overlook environmental damage – here’s what needs to change #ai #nature #biodiversity #ecology #environment #habitats #conservation #sustainability #climatechange #pollution #emissions #carbon #science #netzero insideecology.com/2026/04/03/a...

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theconversation.com/ai-laws-overlook-environ... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1757996... (full text). "AI is an energy-intensive & thirsty industry. It leads to huge #greenhouse #gas #emissions, #pollution & […]

UK’s tallest bird, the Crane, has record high year - Inside Ecology Cranes, the UK’s tallest bird at over a metre high, had a record breeding season last year thanks to the efforts of conservationists, with 2025 surveys showing that a record-breaking 87 pairs raised 3...

UK’s tallest bird, the Crane, has record high year #rewilding #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #ecology #environment #habitats #conservation #climatechange #birds insideecology.com/2026/04/02/u...

The world’s great fish migrations are collapsing – that’s a problem for millions of people - Inside Ecology Hidden beneath the surface of the world’s rivers, some of Earth’s great animal movements unfold – migrations that rival, in sheer biomass, the famous mass movements of zebra and wildebeest across the ...

The world’s great fish migrations are collapsing – that’s a problem for millions of people #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #ecology #environment #habitats #conservation #sustainability #climatechange #oceans #Marine #fishing #food #farming insideecology.com/2026/04/02/t...

Rare Fungus Discovery Highlights Value of England’s Protected Habitats - Inside Ecology A small, easily overlooked fungus has drawn attention to the ecological significance of one of England’s protected landscapes, after being recorded in the UK for the first time.The species, Microgloss...

Rare Fungus Discovery Highlights Value of England’s Protected Habitats #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #ecology #habitats #conservation insideecology.com/2026/04/02/r...

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…ALL members of the committee are #Trump appointees, including #Interior Secretary #DougBurgum & #EPA Administrator #LeeZeldin.
The God Squad last met in 1992 to consider whether Oregon timber sales threatened the northern spotted owl, where exemptions were granted only after lengthy hearings […]

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…The center said the decision will also hurt the populations of #SeaTurtles, #WhoopingCranes & other #endangered #wildlife. The advocacy group challenged the Tuesday meeting in court, but a judge ruled last week that the meeting could go forward.
Environmental advocates blasted the committee’s […]

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#FDT

#US panel votes to exempt #GulfOfMexico #drilling from #EndangeredSpeciesAct
The committee — nicknamed the “God Squad” for its ability to decide the fate of #species — voted to exempt #oil & #gas firms from federal #wildlife protections, citing the #IranWar.

#law […]

A rare new species of #moth has been discovered - 𝘊𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘴 - which lives only in the fragile scrub #habitats of Florida and hasn't been seen in most of its #historical range since the 1960s. 🦋

Read the full study ➡️ doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1273.181781

#endemic #taxonomy

Rare vole thriving as invasive stoat numbers reduced - Inside Ecology New report shows Orkney voles increasing as invasive stoats are removed  Today a report has been published showing that the work of the Orkney Native Wildlife Project to remove stoats is continuing to...

Rare vole thriving as invasive stoat numbers reduced #rewilding #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #ecology #environment #habitats #conservation #voles insideecology.com/2026/03/31/r...

AI makes rewilding look tame, and misses its messy reality - Inside Ecology Humans have always imagined the natural world. From Ice Age cave paintings to the modern day, we depict the animals and landscapes we value – and ignore those we don’t. Now artificial intelligence is ...

AI makes rewilding look tame, and misses its messy reality #rewilding #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #ecology #environment #habitats #conservation #sustainability #climatechange #greetech #aitech #ai insideecology.com/2026/03/30/a...

Opportunistic habitat use: widespread and non-threatened anurans in Brazilian caves Anurans are highly sensitive vertebrates whose ecological distribution is strongly shaped by environmental conditions, particularly moisture availability and habitat stability. Although most species a...

(2/2) These records expand our understanding of the #ecological plasticity of these #amphibians and highlight the importance of #caves as complementary #habitats within the #landscape.

Full study details: doi.org/10.3897/neot...

Affordable Ways to Create Pollinator Habitats That Attract Bees and Butterflies Turn any yard or balcony into a buzzing pollinator paradise with these affordable, easy, and beautiful habitat ideas.

Affordable Ways to Create Pollinator #Habitats That Attract #Bees and #Butterflies

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#Farming #Gardening #Landscaping #pollinators

You hear birds at dawn instead of trucks.
See wild eyes looking back, not just on a screen.
A & F Wildlife Foundation fights to keep that possible.

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Offshore Wind Plans Raise Fresh Concerns for UK Seabird Strongholds - Inside Ecology Plans for a new offshore wind leasing round in 2027 have been set out by The Crown Estate, but the announcement has already prompted concern from conservationists over potential impacts on some of the...

Offshore Wind Plans Raise Fresh Concerns for UK Seabird Strongholds #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #ecology #environment #habitats #conservation #offshirewind #birds insideecology.com/2026/03/27/o...

Trail Hunting Ban Proposed in England and Wales - Inside Ecology The UK government has set out plans to ban trail hunting in England and Wales, opening a consultation on how the change would be implemented in law. The move follows a manifesto commitment and is bein...

Trail Hunting Ban Proposed in England and Wales #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #ecology #habitats #conservation insideecology.com/2026/03/26/t...

England Sees Drop in Untreated Sewage Discharges, but Pollution Remains a Crisis - Inside Ecology New government data reveals that in 2025, England experienced nearly 300,000 incidents of untreated sewage being discharged into rivers, lakes, and seas – a 35% drop from 2024. However, the reduction ...

England Sees Drop in Untreated Sewage Discharges, but Pollution Remains a Crisis #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #ecology #environment #habitats #conservation #sustainability #climatechange #pollution #rivers insideecology.com/2026/03/26/e...