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rrd-mwc @rrd-mwc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants #solar #california #learnsomething grist.org/solutions/ca...
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California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants
The state is the biggest to approve solar panels that plug into walls, giving residents a cheaper way to generate their own electricity.
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Center for Large Landscape Conservation @largelandscapes.org · 23/09/2026
A new report from BirdLife International says 45% of migratory bird species are in decline and 11% are threatened with extinction. Invasive species, agricultural expansion, climate change, development & hunting are all major threats to migratory birds. news.mongabay.com/2026/09/migr...
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Migratory bird species increasingly at risk, report finds, but there is still hope
Every year, billions of birds take to the skies, responding to changing seasons, navigating to breeding sites or escaping the cold of winter. The newest edition of BirdLife International’s State of th...
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Last month, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission approved a quota allowing up to 300 wolves to be killed during the 2026–27 hunting and trapping season, despite 92% of comments speaking out against this decision. Read more: dailyinterlake.com/news/2026/se...
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Guest Opinion: Fish and Wildlife Commission silences Montana voices
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission’s decision to allow the killing of 300 wolves — 50 more than Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recommended quota of 250 — does not represent the 74% of Montanan...
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Emathion 📯 @emathion.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The French made a short film about what could happen after all immigrants would follow the ‘white, angry old man’s’ advice to go back where they came from.
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Judith Taylor @earther.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@murray.senate.gov Senator Patty Murray has worked for years to get the Wild Olympics bill passed. She's in high gear now. "I've made it very clear to Mike Lee, the chair, that nothing goes if mine doesn't go." Let's all help protect these wildlands: www.wildolympics.org/get-involved...
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DONATE | Wild Olympics Campaign
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Judith Taylor @earther.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We Built the Ultimate Fall Color Tracker. Here’s When Every National Park, Forest, and County in America Peaks. morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/we-built-t...
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We Built the Ultimate Fall Color Tracker. Here’s When Every National Park, Forest, and County in America Peaks.
After more than a decade chasing peak color across America, we built the foliage map we always wanted.
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EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Connecting ocean to forest on Vancouver Island – the Comox Valley/Nanaimo land trusts are fundraising to protect 50 hectares of pristine shoreline in Deep Bay and make it accessible to the public
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Deep Bay land purchase could protect rare forested shoreline
In a partnership with the Comox Valley and Nanaimo Area land trusts, BC Parks Foundation is fundraising to protect 50 hectares of pristine shoreline in Deep Bay and make it accessible to the public.
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rrd-mwc @rrd-mwc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Manta Rays Need Healthy Oceans — Tell Congress to Act. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/mant...
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Manta Rays Need Healthy Oceans — Tell Congress to Act
Manta rays move through the ocean with an almost effortless grace, crossing vast stretches of water in search of food and the places they need to survive. But their journeys are becoming more dange...
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 10/09/2026
There's still time to save the #RoadlessRule and all that it protects. The comment period has been extended, but it's open only until Oct 6. We need as many people as possible to raise their voices and urge the Forest Service to keep roadless #NationalForests protected 🔗➡️ bit.ly/4goOc6L
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rrd-mwc @rrd-mwc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
What it’s like to argue before this Supreme Court The Court has changed the way it approaches its business. watershednewsletter.substack.com/p/what-its-l...
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What it’s like to argue before this Supreme Court
The Court has changed the way it approaches its business.
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rrd-mwc @rrd-mwc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Send a letter: Urge Congress to Stop the ESA “Harm” Rule #biodiversity #nature #conservation #wilderness #wildlife #takeaction #resistance #raiseyourvoice actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
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Urge Congress to Stop the ESA “Harm” Rule
Threatened and endangered orcas cannot survive without healthy oceans and the habitats they depend on. But a new federal rule — the ESA “Harm” Rule — threatens one of the Endangered Species Act’s most...
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Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) @cms.int · 03/09/2026
Marine turtles have powerful flippers and streamlined shells, while magnetic cues help guide them between feeding areas & nesting beaches. The IOSEA Marine Turtle MoU supports international cooperation to protect turtles and the connected habitats they rely on: iosea-turtles.cms.int/news/marine-...
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rrd-mwc @rrd-mwc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Stay informed with Vital Signs Environmental stories that matter, straight to your inbox, free every week. vitalsigns.edf.org/sign-up?ub_t...
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Stay informed with Vital Signs
Environmental stories that matter, straight to your inbox, free every week.
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rrd-mwc @rrd-mwc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
California wolf diet study shows that cattle are overpopulated westernwatersheds.substack.com/p/california...
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California wolf diet study shows that cattle are overpopulated
A California wolf diet study reveals just how thoroughly domestic cattle have displaced native prey on public lands.
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 27/07/2026
“If they can log along the #BlueRidge Parkway, they will be logging in #GreatSmokyMountains National Park and in some of our other most treasured and beloved places, and that’s not what the American public wants,” said Will Harlan, the southeast director of the Center for Biological Diversity.
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Will a logging project save the Blue Ridge Parkway from fire — or imperil it? • Asheville Watchdog
Consider the dead tree. To the living things of the forest, and to the environmentalists who love them, a dead tree is critical infrastructure. A standing one — a snag — may house beetle larvae, which...
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Rewilding Institute @rewilding.org · 26/07/2026
Take a look at Red Wolf Recovery Program Updates - June 2026:
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Red Wolf Recovery Program | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2025-2026 Release Plan available NOW...click HERE! Canis rufus Taxon: Mammal Range: Eastern North Carolina
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Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative @y2y.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
According to a local expert, Haines Junction is one of Yukon's most tolerant communities when it comes to coexisting with grizzly bears. Good news, since it's in one of Yukon's densest grizzly bear corridors. Indigenous Knowledge and decades of prevention are helping people and bears coexist.
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Center for Large Landscape Conservation @largelandscapes.org · 24/07/2026
Grizzly bear habitat is shrinking as fragmentation due to roads and other infrastructure hinders their movement. CLLC is working to keep grizzlies in mind when planning for wildlife crossings to restore connectivity and prevent tragic collisions. largelandscapes.org/news/connect...
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Grizzly Bears: Connectivity and Coexistence  - Center for Large Landscape Conservation
As the U.S. grizzly bear population continues to recover, it is important now more than ever to find ways for humans and grizzlies to coexist in shared landscapes. Ensuring habitat connectivity provid...
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J Gwendie @gwendiem.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
And the Fossil Fuel industry makes sure to bury these studies & spread malinformation everywhere! Most people won't see or relate to numbers like these. Need conversion to local stories.
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rrd-mwc @rrd-mwc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
MEDIA RELEASE | Colorado Ends Unlimited Killing of “Furbearers” projectcoyote.org/media-releas...
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MEDIA RELEASE | Colorado Ends Unlimited Killing of "Furbearers" - Project Coyote
CONTACT: Amelia PerrinCommunications ManagerP: 919-619-4913E: media@projectcoyote.org
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Center for Large Landscape Conservation @largelandscapes.org · 15/07/2026
A new wildlife crossing over I-5 in Washington is in progress as part of a project to reconnect habitats of the Cascade Mountains and Olympic Peninsula. Private landowners play an important role as their consent to sell land allows the project to advance. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Sale of family farm helps clear way for first-of-its-kind I-5 crossing in WA
Five generations of the Erickson family tended this land that borders I-5. Now, it could help reconnect mountain ranges.
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Feds transfer grizzly bear management to states After 20-year controversy and numerous court battles, the Trump administration declared grizzlies recovered despite public lands rollbacks. @highcountrynews.org www.hcn.org/articles/fed...
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Feds transfer grizzly bear management to states - High Country News
After 20-year controversy and numerous court battles, the Trump administration declared grizzlies recovered despite public lands rollbacks.
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🚨Yellowstone's oldest wolf pack, Mollie's Pack, has been spotted outside Yellowstone National Park. Wyoming's wolf hunting season begins 9/15, and state wildlife officials voted Tuesday to allow the killing of up to four wolves in the area, putting the pack at greater risk. 🔗 bit.ly/4w7PycJ
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Yellowstone’s oldest wolf pack, Mollie’s Pack, leaves the park, raising fears for its future - WyoFile
Wyoming officials say they recognize the Mollie’s Pack’s historic significance and have taken steps to address the situation, but they rebuffed requests to adjust a hunting season that’s two months away.
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Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition @bearsearscoalition.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The five Tribal Nations remain committed to protecting Bears Ears, advancing Tribal leadership, and carrying this work forward for future generations. Read the full press release here > www.bearsearscoalition.org/bears-ears-m...
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Tribal Nations Respond to Bears Ears Monument Reduction
Tribal Nations reaffirm their commitment to Bears Ears following a major monument reduction and the termination of the Bears Ears Commission.
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John R. Platt @johnrplatt.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
How quickly we forget — if we allow ourselves to. For journalist Jason Dove Mark, bald eagles represent what the planet can lose, what it can regain, and what it can still lose in the process. therevelator.org/for-bald-eag...
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For Bald Eagles, the Descendants of the Destroyers Became the Restorers • The Revelator
This excerpt from the new book The Earth Said Remember Me looks at the shifting baselines around the United States’ national bird — which many people already forget almost disappeared.
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J Gwendie @gwendiem.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Is it possible to record all tRump's evil actions?
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J Gwendie @gwendiem.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Media captured by Fossil Fuel industry
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J Gwendie @gwendiem.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Shame on NATO countries, less Spain!
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 14/07/2026
Hunter and trapper organizations in Inuit communities have raised concerns about a proposed expansion of the Baffinland mine, which will increase shipping traffic along narwhal migration routes, Meral Jamal reports: thenarwhal.ca/baffinland-n...
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Baffinland expansion in Arctic challenged by Nunavut hunters | The Narwhal
Mary River expansion could increase mine’s production five-fold. Inuit communities are concerned about wildlife, food system impacts
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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
California has awarded $2M to help ranchers prevent conflict with Gray Wolves through reimbursements, outreach, early-warning technology, and other nonlethal tools. It’s an important step—and a chance for California to lead the country on nonlethal coexistence, not killing.
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 14/07/2026
BREAKING: Trump just slashed #BearsEars and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments — again ⚠️🚨 This threatens our #PublicLands by paving the way for new exploitation by corporate polluters in some of our nation's most beloved natural and cultural landscapes. Take action ➡️ bit.ly/4ykvV2C
Two images from Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments side by side. Text centered over the image reads: "Trump just slashed Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments".
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 13/07/2026
In response to our petitions, the FWS has found that protections may be warranted for the Cascade red fox. But whether the #ESA can save them is in serious question after last week when the Trump admin. finalized a rule that attempts to erase nearly all habitat protections for #EndangeredSpecies ⬇️
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West Coast Fox, Three Fish One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protections
PORTLAND, Ore.— In response to petitions from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today found that protections may be warranted for the Cascade red fox and three st...
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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 13/07/2026
From "Do No Harm" to "Harm" -- How Redefining One Word Strips the Endangered Species Act’s Ability to Protect Vital Habitat therevelator.org/harm-endangered-sp…
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Harm: How Redefining One Word Strips the Endangered Species Act’s Ability to Protect Vital Habitat • The Revelator
Most species on the brink of extinction are on the Endangered Species list because there is almost no place left for them to live.
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Philip Oldfield @sustainabletall.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Want to keep people cool AND generate energy? Solar panel shading systems! This is a new timber-framed office and laboratory in Basel, by Herzog de Meuron
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safe-climate @safe-climate.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
EV diplomacy! The World Is Cutting Ties With America. It’s Already Costing Us. As Tr$mp muses about making Canada a 51st state, Ottawa has embarked on a “new strategic partnership” with China, opened its market for the first time to 50,000 Chinese EVs. By Jon Finer www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/o...
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Opinion | The World Is Cutting Ties With America. It’s Already Costing Us.
When other countries cut ties, Americans pay.
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EcoFriendly West @ecofriendlywest.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Dara Ojo @DavidSuzukiFDN says the world needs more insect photographers. Here's one!
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More Bugs
A few more bugs from our trip. A very shiny greeen (cuckoo?) wasp. We saw a number of hairstreak (and elfin) butterflies. I was taking...
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Rewilding Institute @rewilding.org · 11/07/2026
The company Almadex America Inc. announced it was abandoning plans to pursue exploratory mining at Antelope Pass in Hidalgo County. The announcement comes on the heels of widespread opposition by local ranchers, community members, researchers, astronomy-based businesses, and conservation groups.
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PRESS RELEASE: Community, Ranchers, Businesses, Conservation Groups Celebrate Big Win for Antelope Pass | New Mexico Wild
Last week, buried at the bottom of a larger press release, the company Almadex America Inc. (Almadex) announced it was abandoning plans to pursue explorator ...
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Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative @y2y.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
In Victoria, B.C., on July 23? Join us for a special screening of the film Dene K'éh Kusān: Always Will Be There. A Q&A on what’s next and how you can get involved with Y2Y's Tim Burkhart and Michelle Miller of the Dena Kayeh Institute follows. Tickets are free. RSVP now:
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Dene K'éh Kusān: The Biggest, Wildest Place You've Never Heard Of | Victoria, B.C. - Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Join Y2Y and Dena Kayeh Institute for a special screening of Dene K’éh Kusān: Always Will Be There in Victoria, B.C., on July 23. As British Columbia weighs permanent protection...
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Judith Taylor @earther.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
For him, I hope Hell exists. "The Trump administration moved to open habitats of imperiled animals to farming, drilling, mining, real estate development [etc.] in ... the most severe erosion of protections for wildlife in 50 years. "Just by recasting a single word: 'harm.'” tinyurl.com/49pyp3vs
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Trump Cuts Habitat Protections for Endangered Species (Gift Article)
The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 10/07/2026
BREAKING: The Trump administration just finalized a rule today that removes nearly all habitat protections for endangered species. More details: biodiv.us/4gQ90WL
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Rewilding Institute @rewilding.org · 10/07/2026
Michelle Lute, Wildlife for All executive director, sits down with Rewilding Earth podcast host Jack Humphrey to dismantle the persistent myths surrounding state-level #wildlife #governance, exposing how the “hunting pays for conservation” narrative has evolved into a multi-billion-dollar illusion.
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Tierra Curry @savelifeonearth.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Joe Pye Weed brings all the bumblebees to the yard. #SaveTheBees
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Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) @cms.int · 30/06/2026
Migratory species do far more than move across borders: they help ecosystems work! By safeguarding them, we protect the benefits that people and nature rely on. And because they cross borders, countries must work together to so wildlife conservation gains are not lost from one country to the next.
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 29/06/2026
This tragedy never should have happened. There's a proven, immediate solution to prevent this: Vessel speed limits. Add your voice to help make speed limits required where whales are likely to be. ➡️ biodiv.us/wcw
A fin whale at the water's surface blowing mist from its blowhole.
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Kathy Jones 🍁🇨🇦 @volunteer4birds.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
New documentary explores the lives of Bank swallows on Lake Michigan’s bluffs www.wuwm.com/new-document...
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New documentary explores the lives of Bank swallows on Lake Michigan’s bluffs
Beyond Our Senses is a new documentary that follows thousands of Bank swallows as they migrate from South America to Milwaukee's bluffs in the spring.
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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
A Minnesota deer hunter captured what researchers say is the first-ever footage of a Gray Wolf diving underwater to hunt a beaver. Moments like this show exactly what recovery protects: intelligent animals keeping ecosystems balanced. Help protect wolves at teamwolf.org
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Center for Large Landscape Conservation @largelandscapes.org · 23/06/2026
This article emphasizes the importance of keeping wildlife on the move in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. CLLC is working to ensure safe passage for wildlife and people in the area by establishing wildlife crossings on busy highways like US-191. exploreyellowstone.com/keeping-yell...
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Keeping Yellowstone's Wildlife on the Move
From elk and mule deer to grizzly bears, learn how scientists and conservationists are working to keep Yellowstone’s wildlife moving safely across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This isn’t a management plan, it’s a raid on one of the wildest places remaining in the United States.
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Trump administration to propose tripling logging in Blue Mountains forests
The proposal could bring drastic changes to 5 million acres of forests and grasslands in northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington.
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Oregon Wild @oregonwild.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We'll have an action once the comment period officially opens, but for now, you can sign our petition: oregonwild.org/action/prote...
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Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative @y2y.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Our president and chief scientist Dr. Jodi Hilty took the TEDx Planet Action stage at MIT asking people to rethink conservation. Watch to see what's possible when we give wildlife room to roam.
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Giving wildlife room to roam: Y2Y at Planet Action TEDx - Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Dr. Jodi Hilty shares Y2Y's radical yet elegant solution to stop biodiversity loss and address climate change on the TEDx stage at MIT.
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