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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 23h

Encountered 3 camouflaged praying mantises while harvesting chamomile today. I don't believe these are native here in the PNW so not sure what they are up to. "Encountered" means the first one latched onto my finger before I quickly shook it off...can these things bite?

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Pablo Manzano @pablopastos.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Wanna know the link between increasing wildfires and the loss of grazing livestock? We just published an explanatory piece at the Dublin's Declaration substack. Munched or scorched - that's the destiny of landscapes evolved under disturbances dublindeclarationdesk.substack.com/p/why-the-wo...

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Why the World will keep on Burning

The Dublin Declaration Desk has one answer to what a ‘World Without Cows’ will be like: it burns. By Pablo Manzano, Enrike Maree & Peer Ederer

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juli g pausas @jgpausas.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The new APG V has just been published @journalsysevo.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... An updated classification of Angiosperms It includes a poster! www.tudelft.nl/en/hortus-bo... 🧪🌸🌳🌱🍁🌱🌴🌾🌿 #plantsci botany #plantbiology

Poster for the new Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG V) plant classification. It presents the current phylogenetic relationships among angiosperms, along with flower images representing all families

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Michael Parks @jurassicparks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Prairie dog town and its many denizens that are..around here somewhere Kind of interesting how these sorts of displays enforce shifting baselines tho…should be swift foxes, black-footed ferrets, many other critters here that aren’t

Photo of a prairie dog colony and image showing animals that can be found there eg coyote burrowing owl badger

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Frank Theunissen @franktheunissen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Reu van de ZW roedel communiceert met de overige dieren van de roedel.

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Rua Lupa 🐾 @rua-lupa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I have had some interesting neighbors visit my front door over the years. Today we had a Praying Mantis visit, in 12025 H.E. a Porcupine visited, in 12024 H.E. a Blandings Turtle (an endangered species) literally knocked on our door, truly the most bizzare encounter #Wildlife #Rewild #WildlifeGarden

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William (Bill) Sutherland @billsutherland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

How running an experiment was critical for the survival of this rewilding project. youtu.be/e8loyBgiNPs?...

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Why Conservation Needs Experiments

YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Pumpkins are determined to tear down my fence. There are 3 of them hanging on in there: 2 orange, and 1 invisible green. They will pay for this, before the end of the month.

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Center for Large Landscape Conservation @largelandscapes.org · 01/10/2026

The final round of the federal Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program, which provides dedicated funding to build wildlife crossings, is now open! There's $80 million for projects that make roads safer, and applications are due Nov. 16. Learn more: simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/... 📷:NDOW

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Cat Frampton @catframpton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A new article Playing the SFI Blame Game “This was always going to be some sort of mess because nature and land management are not funded well. Without enough cash to match the ambition none of this sustainable stuff works.” sidecountry.co.uk/playing-the-...

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Playing the SFI Blame Game - SideCountry

Firstly, a little catch up for those out of the loop. The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) is a government scheme, where farmers and other landowners, or

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Restoration ecologists have long known that many ecosystems are so degraded that simply leaving them to recover naturally will not work Dispersal limitation, damaged substrate, excess nutrients, altered hydrology, etc mean active intervention is needed to recreate rich ecosystems in a timely way

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Agricology @agricology.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

General tickets for @orfc.bsky.social are now live! 🌾🐝 🌳Over 2 full days you can expect 145+ dynamic in-person talks & interactive workshops exploring the most pressing topics of our time. 🔗For more information check out our event listing: ow.ly/56Xr50ZT2gU

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Herbert Nickel @herbertnickel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Unsere Online-Wintervorträge beginnen am Montag, 19 Uhr! Dr. Camilla Fløjgaard von der Universität Aarhus geht der Frage nach, wie wir natürlichen Weidetier-Besatz abschätzen können und was dies für Implikationen für den heutigen Naturschutz hat. Den Einwahllink gibt es bei mir über DM oder E-Mail.

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Global Initiative on Ungulate Migration @migratinghooves.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In the Auca Mahuida Nature Reserve, guanacos migrate up the slopes of the Auca Mahuida volcano during the summer months. Here, researchers are interested in how ongoing oil development may be impacting the animals and how the broader population uses the landscape. www.cms.int/gium/migrati...

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Pablo Manzano @pablopastos.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A herder's caravan crosses 🇧🇪 to reclaim visibility and future to a crucial activity for maintaining biodiversity & producing healthy and sustainable food. Mobile pastoralism is also present in W Eur. Joined by Loupa Pius from East Africa, with the support from VSF-BE vsf-belgium.org/news/europea...

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European Herders' March crosses Belgium

From 28 September to 13 October, the European Herders' March crosses Belgium. Meet the herders and discover their stories.

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sounds like you got a good plan. I would guess you know of these books, but if not - or for others to see: these are gold.

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Best you can do after filling your last container is to put the water where it can best be stored in the ground, fill up any ponds and swales, water your gardens deeply, water inside greenhouses, hoop houses, etc. Good luck.

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Knepp Wilding @kneppwilding.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The clacking of white storks, galloping Exmoor ponies, the roar of red stags and the hooting of owls. Seeing the creatures here is only half the joy. The sound they bring to the landscape is magical to take in. There's nothing quite like hearing the chorus in person. Visit us this October.

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EcosystemEngineer @ecosystemengineer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The vegetation structures that herbivores shape are the ones that all flora and fauna are most adapted to. While it's very important to recognise these structures, it's probably more important to realise that in some places there are very few herbivores and in other places no herbivores at all.

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Global Initiative on Ungulate Migration @migratinghooves.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

New migration maps just released! Red deer traverse steep slops in Germany's Berchtesgaden National Park and guanacos migrate along Argentina's impressive Auca Mahuida Volcano. Check out the maps in the Atlas of Ungulate Migration www.cms.int/gium/migrati... @cms.int

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thought you might be about to roll that off a 1/4 mile high cliff into a lake, but no such luck. Where is it going? Did it find it's home?

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

fails to recognize is that this sort of dynamic flux is the underlying force which strengthens forest ecosystems, encourages diversity, and shapes resilience. Plantations are fragile; vanishing in fire, cast down by wind, eaten by bugs. Forests are not; they persist despite adversity.

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This photo shows a more ecologically valuable forest structure than what was previously a monoculture deadzone. This canopy gap will erupt with understory growth, the pool becomes aquatic habitat, the exposed soils will host pioneer forb species, fungi will colonize the dead wood. What forestry

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Quite emotional to report that we've just found our amazing survivor Marsh Tit, still here in his ancient woodland kingdom. He's now 11 yrs 4 months old, survived the 2026 heatwaves/drought and smelt the wildfires of nearby Holme Fen. I ringed him in my 30s and I'm now in my 50s.

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tough decision between beason or biver, but capybara has already solved it. Beginning a new advocacy campaign to re-capybara the globe.

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If we hybridize bison with beavers I'm pretty sure they would be unstoppable. Global healing assured. 😉

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Boswachter Sabine @boswachtersabine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Afgelopen zondag kreeg ik de complete kudde #wisenten in beeld. De 1e jaren werden vaak stieren geboren. En de laatste paar jaar worden er vooral koeien geboren. Daardoor kon de kudde eindelijk goed doorgroeien van 3 (waarvan 1 drachtige koe) in 2016 naar 12 dieren in 2026.

12 wisenten op de Veluwe. De 3 kalveren van dit jaar staan bijelkaar.

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I've always wondered what a job it would be to put the wooden shingles on these old barns back in the day.

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Probably best I don't belong to an HOA. I enjoy transplanting weeds from my garden *into* my lawn, and I welcome moles to live in my wild yard. Moles are #ecosystem #engineers too, their tunnels aerate the soil and increase water infiltration and habitat complexity.

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Also on the farm tour: this is likely the most massive trunk I've ever seen on a big-leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum). There are some ropes tied around in an effort to keep it from splitting. Pics don't do it justice; this tree is huge.

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I grew up on a farm, so old farm architecture has taken a special place in my heart. Today I went on a farm tour and this 100 y.o. barn was a highlight. This beauty features an indoor wooden silo. These pics are from up in the loft.

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rru.eurosky.social @rru.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026

Learned about European bison when they were re-introduced near me. Did not realise there were Mexican bison too! Same species as the one in Canada? Never knew they were found so far south. Great story of ecosystem recovery!

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Rewilding Magazine @rewildingmag.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

“Just think about how this used to look. How it used to feel,” says Grey, as much to the reader as to Ezzy. “All I want is to see a herd of a million bison storming across the prairie.” www.rewildingmag.com/q-a-with-aut...

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“I started to wonder, what if?” Q&A with author Conor Kerr

The Métis writer’s new novel imagines setting a herd of bison free in downtown Edmonton – and the fallout that comes from it.

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The wild herbivore global average density of 200kg/ km2 is a sad number, in comparison to potential peak modern densities-such as in the Serengeti of up to 13.5t/ km2, or Yellowstone of up to 18t/km2: both seasonal highs, but show how poorly represented wild herbivores are in many other places.

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

That is a stark contrast to peak interglacial herbivore density estimates averaging 20,000kg/km2, or 1% of the historical peak values. The incredible difference in form and functionality makes it almost impossible to understand what is missing.

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

but do they have the ability to thin an established forest? Perhaps another area of herbivore research to determine which modern herbivores can be used to thin forests (with beneficial results).They would do this by de-barking; bison and goats are known for this behavior. But with positive results?

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Yes, sadly. Machines may now be the only way (or quickest way?) to replicate the effects of extinct megafauna. This task would have been accomplished by straight-tusked elephants, mastodons, mammoths, Paraceratherium etc. It may be possible to use modern proxies; cattle, bison, horses? +

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

something about a status symbol of aristocracy in having the wealth to put land to nothing but grass, instead of farming it. The new eco-meme to afforest everything is threatening non-forest ecosystems. Like many simplified concepts; it desperately needs nuance interjected to mitigate disaster.

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Can trees save the planet? | DW Documentary

YouTube video by DW Documentary

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Yes, I had always assumed the "ancestral savannah preference" was a simplified concept, as are most of the old school ecological memes. Perhaps a half-truth; the structural elements of comfort and visibility seem to hold up. Lawns themselves hold another set of half-truth meme history,

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I remember reading once that our preference for public parks to be uniform grass with trees in which the lower branches are pruned up may be an approximation of the ancestral savannah ecosystems we evolved in: hence the preference "good view for hunting" "good view to watch that lions don't eat me"

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Cat Frampton @catframpton.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

“in a world where ‘nature recovery’ has big financial teeth, the story that is told about land matters” What are the stories you are being told? Who’s telling them? And why?

A black and white photo of a bleak bit of Dartmoor

Same place but colour photo. Blue sky, less bleak!

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

We need to get livestock out of CAFOS and back onto the land. The land being used to grow monoculture livestock feed could become large herbivore #rewilding projects / #woodpasture; with high biodiversity and high nature value. There may be some reduction in quantity but a great increase in quality.

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Sabrina Schulz @auenatelier.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Zu a): unser Artenreichtum ist durch große Pflanzenfresser entstanden. Es ziehen heute keine Mammutherden und Waldelefanten mehr durch unsere Landschaften. Wir können sie aber durch Rinder, Pferde und Wasserbüffel ökologisch gut ersetzen. (Grafik: Sarah Heuzeroth) 3/x

Illustration einer Auenlandschaft im „Urzustand“ mit Auerochse, Wolfrudel, wilden Herden, die den flach und verzweigt fließenden Fluss überqueren.

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"Some Great Lakes sturgeon may be 400 years old. Scientists are rethinking how to save them"

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