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Image shows a space shuttle blasting off, fire erupting from the bottom and huge white clouds crowing the right corner of the picture. A text box is centered over the rocket and reads: “SpaceX has been acquiring land for its ‘Starbase’ industrial city for more than a decade now, devastating nearby wildlife refuges in the process. It’s deeply disturbing that the hundreds of earth-bound species who rely on these public lands are becoming collateral damage in the corporate space race,” Ashley C. Nunes, public lands policy specialist.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed a land exchange between #SpaceX and the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuges.
This exchange will push critically #EndangeredSpecies like ocelots and jaguarundi closer to the edge 🐆🐆
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4rafBN2
More illegal reptile trade:
25 Indian Star Tortoises seized in Sri Lanka.
Congratulations to all involved in this enforcement action!
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Iceland, Japan and Norway still think whaling is acceptable in the 21st century.
We and our campaign partners are calling on the three countries to hang up their harpoons for good.
Sign our petition now https://loom.ly/V4EwL4I
#whales #oceans #Iceland #Japan #Norway
Alleged last-minute political moves blocked Brazil from securing the highest CITES trade protections for Brazilwood.
The music industry welcomed the outcome, while Brazil denies reports that France’s president intervened. The endemic tree has declined 84% and is critically endangered.
A small, young Mojave Desert Tortoise eats a spiky, desert-dwelling plant on a rocky, red surface.
Starting our week off with a win 🎉
A court just granted a motion from conservation organizations to block ground-disturbing activities associated with construction of the Northern Corridor Highway through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area near St. George, #Utah.
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A new study mapping online U.S. amphibian sales found 8,500 listings covering 301 nonnative species.
Researchers flagged 44 species with no matching import records, suggesting possible illegal trade.
They urge buyers to choose responsibly bred amphibians over wild-caught ones.
Please sign the petition today: protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
Imagine your only chick being clubbed to death in front of you for a tradition that no longer needs to happen. Sign our petition asking NatureScot to stop this: protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
📷 Incredible image of Gannet parents by Zoe Ashdown.
A North Atlantic Right Whale swims in calm blue water, a gathering of smaller animals, possibly fish, around its mouth.
Only about 70 reproductively active female North Atlantic right whales remain.
But the Trump administration just announced plans to revoke vessel speed restrictions on the Atlantic coast that protect these critically endangered whales from deadly ship strikes.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4cqNyFA
An alligator floats on the surface of calm, dark water dotted with leaves.
New records show that #Florida applied for nearly $1.5 billion in federal funding to keep the massive immigrant detention center in the #Everglades afloat.
The facility is harming the waters and endangered plants and animals in one of Florida’s most cherished wild places.
Read on ➡️ bit.ly/3MShznh
🔊 Sound on for the ferocious growls of the American wolverine (not to be confused with the Australian wolverine A.K.A Hugh Jackman 😉)
Sadly, their tenacity alone can't save them.
That's why we just sued the Fish & Wildlife Service for failing to designate critical habitat for these carnivores.
On Feb. 24, Mongabay won first place in Brazil’s Andifes journalism awards for an investigation exposing state-run bulk purchases of shark meat for schools, hospitals and prisons.
The July 2025 project, published with the Pulitzer Center, later won second place at the ARI/Banrisul awards.
TRADITION IS NO EXCUSE FOR CRUELTY OR LOSS OF LIFE. A man has died after being gored at the Carnaval del Toro in Spain. These events are horrendously cruel – cause immense suffering to bulls and puts human lives at risk. Join ADI in fighting to end this brutality.
More illegal trophy hunting and trafficking:
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In addition to 10 days in jail, he was fined over $10,000 and lost his hunting, fishing, and trapping privileges for life. The judge also placed him on felony probation for three years.
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Twenty lynx pelts seized.
It really is time to look into the international fur trade...
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Fish Lake Valley tui chubs are rare fish found in only two places in #Nevada: one remaining spring in their native range and a pond where they were introduced.
And if the current rate of water use goes on, scientists believe these little fish could go extinct.
Take action ➡️ bit.ly/3OD2DKe
Human disturbance is making many karst caves in northeastern Myanmar increasingly inhospitable for bats, raising risks for wildlife and people.
Researchers cite quarrying, tourism, hunting and guano harvesting, and urge stronger protections and better cave management to reduce spillover risk.
For all you #birders out there (including me) -
'Birdbrain' benefits: new research shows that seasoned birders had denser tissue in parts of the brain tied to working memory, spatial awareness & object recognition. #BirdBrain
Link for more information: www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Australia is home to 10% of the world’s reptile species, and 90% can be found nowhere else in the world.
Authorities are now stepping up and cracking down on wildlife trafficking. Arrests have tripled from mid-2023 to early 2025, with 780 native animals seized from 200+ parcels.
🦇We are recruiting! We are seeking a Project Officer to deliver the last 2 years of the Swansea Bay’s Stars of the Night project, a component of Natur Am Byth!
Fixed term, Home based, Part-time (22.5 hrs/week).
Deadline: 9am, 13 March www.bats.org.uk/the-trust/jo...
