Ambassador Shantell Powell<p>Today I went to see the rarest snails in the world. These critically endangered mollusks exist only in a little pond in Banff. Since it's a sulphur hot spring, the whole area smells of snail farts. </p><p>In other news, I sold another poem. <br><a href="https://bowvalleynaturalists.org/natural-history/snails/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bowvalleynaturalists.org/natur</span><span class="invisible">al-history/snails/</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/snail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>snail</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CriticallyEndangered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticallyEndangered</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SpeciesAtRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeciesAtRisk</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/molluscs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>molluscs</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mollusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mollusk</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FreshwaterSnail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreshwaterSnail</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/WildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a></p>
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Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Huge and rare <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/MekongCatfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MekongCatfish</span></a> spotted in Cambodia, raising <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> hopes <a href="https://phys.org/news/2024-12-huge-rare-mekong-catfish-cambodia.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2024-12-huge-rar</span><span class="invisible">e-mekong-catfish-cambodia.html</span></a></p><p>"Six <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/CriticallyEndangered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticallyEndangered</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Mekong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mekong</span></a> giant <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/catfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>catfish</span></a>—one of the largest and rarest freshwater <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fish</span></a> in the world—were caught and released recently in <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cambodia</span></a>, reviving hopes for the survival of the species... The underwater giants can grow up to 3 m long and weigh up to 300 kg, or as heavy as a grand piano."</p>
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖<p>Stronger nature laws to END SHARK CULLS</p><p>Did you know that <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SharkCulling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SharkCulling</span></a> programs in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSW</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Queensland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Queensland</span></a> have never been assessed under our national environment laws ?</p><p>That’s despite the fact that <a href="https://mas.to/tags/nets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nets</span></a> and lethal drumlines in NSW and QLD have caught 174 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CriticallyEndangered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticallyEndangered</span></a> grey nurse <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sharks</span></a> in the past decade, killing 70. Over the same time, a massive 538 threatened marine <a href="https://mas.to/tags/turtles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>turtles</span></a> were also caught across both states, with at least 183 killed.</p><p>1/2</p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/CriticallyEndangered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticallyEndangered</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Parrot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parrot</span></a> Bounces Back in Huge <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> Victory <a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/critically-endangered-parrot-bounces-back-in-huge-conservation-victory" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencealert.com/critically-en</span><span class="invisible">dangered-parrot-bounces-back-in-huge-conservation-victory</span></a></p><p>"Over 80 critically <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/endangered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endangered</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/parrots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parrots</span></a> have returned to their breeding ground in <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Tasmania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tasmania</span></a> – the highest number in 15 years... An army of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/volunteers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>volunteers</span></a> help monitor the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> at <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Melaleuca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Melaleuca</span></a>, watching out for predators and health issues. All this close attention provides <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/scientists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scientists</span></a> with rare detailed data for <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredSpecies</span></a> management."</p>
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖<p>TELL THE QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT TO SAVE SAWFISH WITH GILLNET FREE ZONES IN THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA </p><p>The Gulf is part of the last global stronghold for four of the world's five <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sawfishes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sawfishes</span></a> and is the only known home in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Queensland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Queensland</span></a> for <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SpeartoothSharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpeartoothSharks</span></a>. These species include those that are <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CriticallyEndangered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticallyEndangered</span></a> and require urgent action for their <a href="https://mas.to/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a>.</p><p>The creation of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NFZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NFZ</span></a> s are crucial to the survival of these threatened <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sharks</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/rays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rays</span></a>, as well as other iconic threatened species</p><p>1/4</p>
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖<p>• Restoring a healthy harbour needs an immediate pause on <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SalmonFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SalmonFarming</span></a> 🍣</p><p>• Ongoing <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PopulationMonitoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PopulationMonitoring</span></a> to establish how many <a href="https://mas.to/tags/skates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skates</span></a> there are, in order to track and refine recovery efforts.</p><p>• Fast track an uplisting of the species to ‘<a href="https://mas.to/tags/CriticallyEndangered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticallyEndangered</span></a> ’ under <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> ’s nature laws, as per the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HSI</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AMCS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AMCS</span></a> scientific nomination under this category in 2023.</p><p>3/4</p>
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖<p>- Fast track an uplisting of the species to ‘<a href="https://mas.to/tags/CriticallyEndangered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticallyEndangered</span></a>’ under <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> ’s nature laws, as per the HSI and AMCS scientific nomination under this category in 2023.</p><p>We need your help to ask Federal Environment Minister Tanya <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Plibersek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plibersek</span></a> to take action to urgently ensure the skate’s protection and recovery, and avoid losing this amazing Australian species forever.</p><p>by <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SharkChampions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SharkChampions</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SoSSaturdays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoSSaturdays</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SaveOurSeas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurSeas</span></a> 🦈🌊🪼💧🐠</p><p>4/4</p><p><a href="https://sharkchampions.org.au/save-the-maugean-skate/?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=23+08+ACT+Maugean+Skate+SHK+%5bALL%2c+excluding+those+who+took+action%5d&utm_term=Button+1&utm_id=27980&sfmc_id=10139118&utm_source=sfmc&utm_term=Button+1&utm_content=25089&utm_id=84ea6d10-14cb-4be5-aee9-630c02929a30&sfmc_activityid=5305f06c-6f94-4b41-81ab-4f62225fa57a&utm_medium=email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sharkchampions.org.au/save-the</span><span class="invisible">-maugean-skate/?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=23+08+ACT+Maugean+Skate+SHK+%5bALL%2c+excluding+those+who+took+action%5d&utm_term=Button+1&utm_id=27980&sfmc_id=10139118&utm_source=sfmc&utm_term=Button+1&utm_content=25089&utm_id=84ea6d10-14cb-4be5-aee9-630c02929a30&sfmc_activityid=5305f06c-6f94-4b41-81ab-4f62225fa57a&utm_medium=email</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ConservationOptimism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConservationOptimism</span></a>: Cumbrian <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/FreshwaterMussels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreshwaterMussels</span></a> reproduce for first time in 13 years <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-65809650" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbri</span><span class="invisible">a-65809650</span></a> </p><p>"Only a handful of freshwater <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/shellfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shellfish</span></a> populations remain in <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a>. <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Conservationists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservationists</span></a> have been monitoring the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/RiverIrt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RiverIrt</span></a>, home to the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/CriticallyEndangered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticallyEndangered</span></a> population of ~300 mussels. </p><p>To try and help the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/mussels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mussels</span></a>, they have been improving the habitat by stabilising the river bank, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/PlantingTrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlantingTrees</span></a> and adding boulders to the water. They also released juvenile mussels."</p>
KoMorri-Arty<p>For <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ArtAdventCalendar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtAdventCalendar</span></a> day 11 we have this little study of an Orangutan. He was created using watercolour and ink. For me, the face speaks volumes and heightens the urgency to stop deforestation. These beautiful souls have the right to live in peace and freedom, in their natural habitat.<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Orangutan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orangutan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Orangutans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orangutans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CriticallyEndangered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriticallyEndangered</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/stopdeforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stopdeforestation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NaturalHabitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalHabitat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artist</span></a></p>
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