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joeymaier 🌊 @joeymaier.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
"Abandoned FADs pose numerous problems. They shed plastic as they break down, damage coral reefs and collide with artisanal fishing boats...scientists routinely find sharks, turtles, sea lions, seabirds and other wildlife entangled in the netting " news.mongabay.com/2026/02/aban...
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Abandoned tuna-fishing devices pollute the Galápagos Marine Reserve
SANTA CRUZ, GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador — “Good morning,” Walter Borbor, a social media-famous fisher, says to his followers in a 2022 Instagram video. “What we have here is a plantado.” He points to a...
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 31/01/2026
In many countries, winter months can be especially challenging for air quality. Cold air traps pollutants close to the ground, while heating, traffic and burning add more smoke and particles to the air we breathe. But how is air pollution actually measured? This article explains: bit.ly/3NhCKvJ
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National Wildlife Federation @nwf.org · 31/01/2026
Why do #polarbears need #PFAS regulation? 🐻‍❄️ A study found that polar bears contain elevated PFAS levels causing negative health effects - similar to humans. If the EPA allows more PFAS in our environment, there will be detrimental health impacts to humans & 100s of wildlife species.
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 06/01/2026
Are crabs animals and should we experiment on monkeys? Major review of Australia’s research code to mull tough questions
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Are crabs animals and should we experiment on monkeys? Major review of Australia’s research code to mull tough questions
Ending use of animals in teaching and limiting surgery in research settings to veterinarians among suggested changes
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Amazon rainforest is transitioning to a 'hypertropical' climate — and trees won't survive that for long www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
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Amazon rainforest is transitioning to a 'hypertropical' climate — and trees won't survive that for long
The Amazon rainforest currently has a few days or weeks of hot drought conditions per year, but researchers say this could increase to 150 days per year by 2100.
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Earth Is Getting Darker as Earth is reflecting less sunlight, with most dramatic dimming occurring in Northern Hemisphere This means N Hemisphere to continue warming faster than global average and see more intense and prolonged summers in years ahead www.discovermagazine.com/the-earth-is...
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The Earth Is Getting Darker, Which Could Mean Hotter Summers in the Future
Learn the surprising reasons why Earth has grown darker over the last 20 years, which include volcanoes, clouds, and cleaner air.
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
💔Blue whales are going eerily silent Blue whale vocalizations dropped nearly 40% alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations "it’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” Ryan adds “They were spending all their time just trying to find food" www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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Blue whales are going eerily silent—and scientists say it’s a warning sign
A six-year study off California’s coast shows how marine heat waves and noise pollution are silencing the ocean’s largest singers. Does saving the ocean start with hearing it?
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 19/11/2025
Onboard the world’s largest sailing cargo ship: is this the future of travel and transport?
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Onboard the world’s largest sailing cargo ship: is this the future of travel and transport?
The Neoliner Origin set off on its inaugural two-week voyage from France to the US with the aim of revolutionising the notoriously dirty shipping industry
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Pádraic Fogarty @whittledaway.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
On a recent visit to Poland I was told that lynx translocations struggle to make the news, such is the low impact of lynx www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Northumberland Lynx introduction would ruin livelihoods - council
The deputy leader of Northumberland County Council says the authority does not support the plan.
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 13/10/2025
Merrily we bring microplastics into the wilderness with our hiking shoes, study shows
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Merrily we bring microplastics into the wilderness with our hiking shoes, study shows
Research comparing Adirondack mountain lakes in New York suggests foot traffic is significant source of pollution
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Three Arctic seal species have also moved closer to extinction as global warming destroys their icy home Such as bearded seal pup, whose species is threatened by melting Arctic ice www.standard.co.uk/news/environ...
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Climate Crisis Info & Progressive Politics (by Bryan Godbe) @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
“We must stop expecting carbon offsetting to work at scale,” said Stephen Lezak, a researcher at the University of Oxford’s Smith School & co-author of the study." We need to change behavior, not just placate our guilt with a cheap & quick "fix". www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says
Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 30/09/2025
Is there such a thing as a ‘problem shark’? Plan to catch repeat biters divides scientists
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Is there such a thing as a ‘problem shark’? Plan to catch repeat biters divides scientists
Some experts think a few sharks may be responsible for a disproportionate number of attacks. Should they be hunted down?
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 22/09/2025
Happy #WorldRhinoDay! Did you know that the word "rhinoceros" comes from the combination of two Greek words - “rhino” meaning nose and “ceros” meaning horn? However, some rhino species are among the world’s most endangered animals, threatened by both habitat loss and poaching.
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 18/09/2025
Powerful owls’ grisly crime scenes in urban parkland remind us we share suburbia with a magnificent predator
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Powerful owls’ grisly crime scenes in urban parkland remind us we share suburbia with a magnificent predator
The magnificent apex predator of the night, forced out of forests into urban landscapes, now confronts yet another silent killer: rat poison
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audreylucas.bsky.social @audreylucas.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
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audreylucas.bsky.social @audreylucas.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Orangutan habitat under siege as palm oil company clears forest in Borneo Up to 10,000 hectares (nearly 25,000 acres) of forest could be lost Nearly 150,000 individuals lost between 1999 and 2015 They will not stop until every last Orangutan is gone news.mongabay.com/2025/04/oran...
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Orangutan habitat under siege as palm oil company clears forest in Borneo
JAKARTA — A palm oil company is gearing up to expand into critical orangutan habitat in Indonesian Borneo, raising alarms over the survival of the critically endangered great apes. PT Equator Sumber R...
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