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Tom Fitton

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Never be cruel, never be cowardly…Remember, hate is always foolish and love is always wise. Always try to be nice, but never fail to be kind. - Doctor Who

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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 2h
Another day, another record. The globe just broke the record for the warmest Sea Surface Temperature anomaly. Thanks, #ElNino and Carbon pollution (Copernicus ERA data)
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 15h
'If emissions continue while we wait for complete evidence, the pollution does not wait with us. It may still be present decades later, when the science is much clearer.' Can we afford to let new forms of PFAS to build up, then find out later we shouldn't have? theconversation.com/high-levels-...
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High levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in Lancashire residents’ blood – what I’ve learned from studying exposed communities for over a decade
Residents near a Lancashire chemical plant have high Pfas levels in their blood. A decade of research shows what that can and can’t tell us.
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 8h
Communities are paying the price for Big Oil’s climate lies. They deserve their day in court to seek accountability. 🗓️ 🔊 Join us on Monday, October 5, in Washington, D.C. to make our voices heard!
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Join Us: Oct. 5 | The People v. Big Oil
Big Oil knew and lied. Now, they need to pay. Join us in Washington, D.C, to make our voices heard.
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 8h
@govjayinslee.bsky.social reflects on meeting a man whose home was destroyed in the Spokane fires this summer. “I thought about his courage, and contrasted it by the rank cowardice of the executives of these oil companies, who [are] now too cowardly to accept responsibility for this."
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Fewer than 400 Eriskay ponies remain. One of the rarest native breeds in the world, their plight is unique because the community living on their tiny Hebridean island are fighting for them. The ponies wander the village and townsfolk care for them together. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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The endangered native ponies of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides – a photo essay
Fewer than 400 Eriskay ponies remain. One of the rarest native breeds in the world, their plight is unique because the community living on their tiny Hebridean island are fighting for them. The ponies...
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
‘A Play for Torry’ tells of how they paved paradise and put up an incinerator, a landfill site and not even a parking lot, writes Peter McColl. scottishleftreview.scot/torry-shows-...
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Torry shows we have made no progress on environmental justice
'A Play for Torry' tells of how they paved paradise and put up an incinerator, a landfill site and not even a parking lot, writes Peter McColl.
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Scotland's waste sector is on the verge of a crisis which could see rubbish piling up on the streets, experts have warned. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Waste sector crisis could see rubbish piling up on streets, experts warn
There are warnings over a combination of significantly reduced landfill space and a breakdown of Glasgow's main incinerator.
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
This semolina cake is drenched in a floral simple syrup. plantbasednews.org/veganrecipes...
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Basbousa (Semolina Cake)
This basbousa or semolina cake is soaked in syrup and has a delicate floral flavor perfect for a vegan sharing dessert
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
These buttery and warm apple crumble bars are just the kind of dessert you need as we head into fall. plantbasednews.org/veganrecipes...
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Vegan Apple Crumble Bars
These apple crumble bars are completely plant-based and has three layers, a shortbread base, an apple filling, and a crumble topping
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Avoid the carb crash in the middle of the day with this quinoa power bowl. plantbasednews.org/veganrecipes...
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Mediterranean Power Bowls
These Mediterranean power bowls are completely plant-based and use nutritious ingredients like quinoa, hummus, and some veggies
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Jamie Oliver brought Romesh Ranganathan homemade vegan lasagna on a recent episode of the comedian's podcast. plantbasednews.org/news/celebri...
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Jamie Oliver Just Made Romesh Ranganathan A Vegan Lasagna
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver made Romesh Ranganathan a vegan lasagna using his “very own recipe" on a recent episode of the comedian's podcast
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Austrian food tech startup Revo Foods has added a high-protein cottage cheese to its product line. plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/fo...
plantbasednews.org
This High-Protein Vegan Cottage Cheese Is Made From Upcycled Apricot Kernels
Revo Foods just launched a high-protein vegan cottage cheese made with fermented, upcycled apricot kernels
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Smithfield Foods has denied a mass walk-out after hundreds of meat plant employees chose not to work following a colleague's death. plantbasednews.org/news/workers...
plantbasednews.org
Workers Walk Out After Fourth Death At Smithfield Meat Plant
Roughly 100 workers have walked out of a Smithfield meat plant in Monmouth, Illinois, following a colleague’s death
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Pakistan has established the Punjnad Indus River Dolphin Sanctuary in Punjab, which connects with an existing reserve in Sindh to form a continuous 400-kilometer protected river corridor. news.mongabay.com/2026/09/paki...
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Pakistan expands protected habitat for Indus River dolphin as recovery offers hope
Between 11 million and 16 million years ago, during the high sea levels of the middle Miocene period, the ancestors of the Indus River dolphin entered the muddy waters of what is the Indus Basin today...
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
The Saint Louis Zoo released endangered wolves to canine foster families. wildlife.org/watch-red-wo...
wildlife.org
Watch: Red wolf pups thrive in the wild - The Wildlife Society
The Saint Louis Zoo released endangered wolves to canine foster families
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Small, shy and clad head-to-claw in black, New Zealand’s karure, or black robin, has been crowned the country’s 2026 Bird of the Year. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/21/t...
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This tiny ‘goth’ bird was nearly extinct. Now it’s New Zealand’s Bird of the Year | CNN
Small, shy and clad head-to-claw in black, New Zealand’s karure, or black robin, has been crowned the country’s 2026 Bird of the Year.
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Critically endangered New Zealand bird enjoys record breeding season triggered by mass fruiting of native tree, pushing its numbers to 325. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Kākāpō rising: 90 chicks swell population of the world’s heaviest parrot
Critically endangered New Zealand bird enjoys record breeding season triggered by mass fruiting of native tree, pushing its numbers to 325
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Rapid increase in White-rumped Vulture population after ban on diclofenac. bou.org.uk/blog-mallord...
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Critically Endangered vulture populations in Nepal respond to conservation action - British Ornithologists' Union
Rapid increase in White-rumped Vulture population after ban on diclofenac
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
In a nature reserve in northern Mexico, bison have returned to “reactivate the dynamics and the health of an ecosystem”. en.as.com/latest_news/...
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Mexico reintroduced bison in 2025 after more than 100 years: Just months later, the ecosystem is restoring itself
In a nature reserve in northern Mexico, bison have returned to “reactivate the dynamics and the health of an ecosystem”.
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
When fully grown, the octopuses that survive could eat up to four blue crabs per day in the Mediterranean Sea. www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...
scientificamerican.com
Scientists just unleashed an army of 130,000 baby octopuses to fight off a blue crab invasion
When fully grown, the octopuses that survive could eat up to four blue crabs per day in the Mediterranean Sea
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Assam has emerged as a global stronghold for the greater one-horned rhinoceros, holding nearly 80% of the world’s population of the species even as three of the five surviving rhino species remain critically endangered. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahat...
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Assam shelters nearly 80% of world’s greater one-horned rhinos
Assam has emerged as a global stronghold for the greater one-horned rhinoceros, holding nearly 80% of the world’s population of the species even as three of the five surviving rhino species remain cri...
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
The Los Angeles Zoo released more than 650 endangered frogs into the San Gabriel Mountains in August, adding to the nearly 7,000 zoo-bred frogs that have been released into the wild for wildlife conservation. www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...
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LA Zoo releases more than 650 endangered frogs into San Gabriel Mountains
The Los Angeles Zoo released more than 650 endangered frogs into the San Gabriel Mountains in August, adding to the nearly 7,000 zoo-bred frogs that have been released into the wild for wildlife conse...
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
The project says the achievement is "unheard of" and was only possible by limiting public access and managing land carefully. www.itv.com/watch/news/w...
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
A rare loggerhead turtle found "cold-stunned" after coastal storms is preparing to return to the sea after seven months of recovery and rehabilitation. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Betty the 'cold-stunned' turtle set for Azores release
Betty was washed ashore at Dunwich during storms and has been nursed back to health in Hunstanton.
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Rescued from the illegal wildlife trade at 18 months old and raised at GRACE sanctuary, Lulingu is now caring for an infant in the DRC. www.rewild.org/press/easter...
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Critically endangered gorilla orphaned as a baby gives birth after historic return to the wild
Lulingu, rescued from wildlife trafficking as an infant, gave birth in Virunga National Park, a milestone for critically endangered eastern lowland gorillas.
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
New species of wild feline was discovered in Bolivia’s Yungas forest that is smaller than the average domestic ⁠cat. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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New cat species identified for first time in more than a century in Bolivia
New species of wild cat was discovered in Bolivia’s Yungas forest and is smaller than the average domestic ⁠cat
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Scientists have identified a new-to-science, reddish-brown snake from specimens found in the forests of Papua New Guinea and named it after Slash, the lead guitarist of the rock band Guns N’ Roses. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
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New nocturnal snake from New Guinea named after Slash of Guns N' Roses
Scientists have identified a new-to-science, reddish-brown snake from specimens found in the forests of Papua New Guinea  and named it after Slash, the lead guitarist of the rock band Guns N’ Roses. S...
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Black bears love lounging in Brian Gordon and Ricardo Martinez's pool in Los Angeles. As bear encounters increase across Southern California, the couple share videos of their furry visitors and reveal how they are co-existing with these wild animals. www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
bbc.co.uk
They bought a house in LA. The neighbours are bears and won't stay out of the pool
As bear encounters increase across Southern California, the couple share videos of their furry visitors and reveal how they are co-existing with these wild animals.
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Iberian orcas have been ramming boats off the coast of Portugal and Spain. But what looks like vengeance may have a more benign explanation. www.science.org/content/arti...
science.org
Are these killer whales out for revenge on humans—or just trying to play?
Iberian orcas have been ramming boats off the coast of Portugal and Spain. But what looks like vengeance may have a more benign explanation
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
In a milestone for Caribbean science, researchers recently conducted one of the most comprehensive surveys ever undertaken in the deep-sea waters off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago. news.mongabay.com/2026/09/cari...
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Caribbean scientists document uncharted deep-sea waters in Trinidad and Tobago
During a recent monthlong expedition, a team of scientists conducted one of the most comprehensive surveys ever undertaken in the deep waters of Trinidad and Tobago, a dual-island nation located in th...
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
A new study details a deep-sea expedition near the remote Christmas and Cocos islands, where researchers visited unexplored seamounts and identified 149 previously unknown marine species, including black corals, sea worms, sea cucumbers and a variety of fish. news.mongabay.com/2026/08/scie...
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Scientists discover 149 new deep-sea species at remote Indian Ocean seamounts
The Indian Ocean accounts for about a fifth of global ocean area, with 90% of it reaching deeper than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet). Yet compared to the Pacific and Atlantic, its deep-sea biodiversity is ...
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Most fish known to walk on seafloor only do so forward. www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
independent.co.uk
Strange deep-sea fish found walking sideways and backwards on ocean floor
Most fish known to walk on seafloor only do so forward
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
A landmark collection of bat genomes reveals fresh clues about the evolution of one of the world’s most unusual groups of mammals. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Genome project opens the next chapter for studying bat evolution
A landmark collection of bat genomes reveals fresh clues about the evolution of one of the world’s most unusual groups of mammals.
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Photographers from all over the world entered more than 24,000 images into the world’s largest bird photography competition, with an image of a northern gannet bursting through the ocean’s surface taking the grand prize. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
theguardian.com
Winners of bird photographer of the year 2026 – in pictures
Photographers from all over the world entered more than 24,000 images into the world’s largest bird photography competition, with an image of a northern gannet bursting through the ocean’s surface tak...
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Week in wildlife: swimming pigs, circling sharks and a fox on the cricket pitch
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Authorities in Ninh Binh have established a new protected forest reserve aimed at safeguarding one of the world's most endangered primates, the Delacour's langur, and its limestone forest habitat. dtinews.dantri.com.vn/vietnam-toda...
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Ninh Binh establishes reserve to protect endangered Delacour's langur | DTiNews
Authorities in Ninh Binh have established a new protected forest reserve aimed at safeguarding one of the world's most endangered primates, the Delacour's langur, and its limestone forest habitat.
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
The Government has today established the Andfjorden Marine Protected Area in the municipalities of Andøy, Harstad and Senja. Covering approximately 1,848.5 km², the protected area is equivalent to almost 260,000 football pitches. www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
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Andfjorden becomes Norway’s largest marine protected area
The Government has today established the Andfjorden Marine Protected Area in the municipalities of Andøy, Harstad and Senja. Covering approximately 1,848.5 km², the protected area is equivalent to alm...
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Entire £253m budget for 2026 allocated in less than a day, leaving thousands of farmers disappointed. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
‘Worse than the scramble for Oasis tickets’: England’s sustainable farming funds run out in just six hours
Entire £253m budget for 2026 allocated in less than a day, leaving thousands of farmers disappointed
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Herstmonceux Rewilding provides a new platform for Queen’s researchers to work with universities, environmental organisations, researchers, and other partners in the UK and internationally. www.queensu.ca/badercollege...
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Herstmonceux Rewilding | Bader College
Queen's University is beginning a major new nature recovery project across 240 acres of the Herstmonceux Castle Estate in the United KingdomHerstmonceux Rewilding is a long-term partnership between Qu...
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Thirty years after a US ornithologist first sighted a jocotoco antpitta, the foundation he set up to restore biodiversity is a model for conservation globally. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
The bird that changed Ecuador: how a chance discovery of a rare species helped to save many more
Thirty years after a US ornithologist first sighted a jocotoco antpitta, the foundation he set up to restore biodiversity is a model for conservation globally
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
James Hitchcock explains how the reintroduction of this keystone species can restore wetlands, reduce flooding, and benefit both people and planet. www.iwa.wales/agenda/2026/...
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Returning the beaver to Wales: A briefing on co-existence - Institute of Welsh Affairs
James Hitchcock explains how the reintroduction of this keystone species can restore wetlands, reduce flooding, and benefit both people and planet.
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
On Monday, Pensthorpe Natural Park announced that a pair of beaver babies, or kits, had been born in the wild in Norfolk for the first time in 500 years. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
What does the future hold for Norfolk's first wild beavers?
Pensthorpe hopes to be allowed to home more wild beavers after two adults move in and have babies.
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Bridges have opened in woodland near Canterbury, doubling the area available to a herd of free-roaming European bison in Kent. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Bridges open up woodland near Canterbury to Kent's roaming bison
The crossings have doubled the habitat available to Kent's free-roaming European bison herd.
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
After more than two decades of conservation work, Kent Wildlife Trust has removed the beaver enclosure barrier at Ham Fen Nature Reserve, allowing beavers to move freely in the wild and play their role as ‘ecosystem engineers’ across the wider landscape. www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/beavers...
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Beavers take a major step back into the wild at Ham Fen as Kent Wildlife Trust removes enclosure barrier
After more than two decades of conservation work, Kent Wildlife Trust has removed the beaver enclosure barrier at Ham Fen Nature Reserve, allowing beavers to move freely in the wild and play their rol...
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
More than 100 organizations have signed the Nairobi Flyways Declaration, pledging to integrate conservation of migratory birds’ intercontinental routes into development planning and finance. news.mongabay.com/2026/09/decl...
news.mongabay.com
Decline of migratory birds spurs calls for coordinated conservation
NAIROBI — The decline of many migratory bird populations is a red flag that ecosystems around the world are under increasing pressure, conservation experts warn, adding it’s time for governments to co...
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
Mozambique has formally protected Mount Mabu, a hotspot of endemic wildlife and home to more than 200 species of butterflies, located in the Lugela district of northern Mozambique. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
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Mozambique protects Mount Mabu ‘butterfly forest’
Mozambique has formally protected Mount Mabu, a hotspot of endemic wildlife and home to more than 200 species of butterflies, located in the Lugela district of northern Mozambique. The decree, publish...
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 9h
African savanna elephants are using a narrow strip of land across the densely populated Kilombero Valley in southern Tanzania to migrate. news.mongabay.com/2026/09/tanz...
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Tanzania’s first official wildlife corridor links savanna elephants to rainforest
African savanna elephants in southern Tanzania have an unusual habit: They climb mountains. Up to 1,000 of the pachyderms spend part of their time in the Udzungwa Mountains, clambering up and down ste...
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DeSmog @desmog.com · 9h
🔺 NEW 🔺 What does Big Oil want from AI? More oil. Read DeSmog's latest in our Tech vs. Climate series. buff.ly/Ndopcew
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AI Was Supposed to Cut Emissions. Instead, Fossil Fuel Companies Are Using It to Find More Oil and Gas.
A new study found AI-driven fossil fuel productivity could increase emissions. Here are examples of companies already using AI to boost production.
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 10h
Oaken Wood is under threat. Proposals to allocate Oaken Wood as a hard rock quarrying site will result in the loss of at least 41 hectares of Ancient Woodland. The deadline to respond is 11:59pm on Monday 5 October 2026. www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/campaigns/sa...
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Help save Oaken Wood
Oaken Wood is under threat. Proposals to allocate Oaken Wood as a hard rock quarrying site will result in the loss of at least 41 hectares of Ancient Woodland.
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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 15h
Ground-level ozone harms human health, ecosystems and crop yields. abcnews.com/US/40-global...
abcnews.com
Nearly 40% of global population exposed to dangerous ozone pollution in 2026: Report
Widespread extreme heat and human-caused air pollution have exposed nearly 40% of the global population to dangerous levels of ground-level ozone so far this year.
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