manyflower geranium
(Geranium multiflorum)
Status: 
Endangered
https://apiv3.iucnredlist.org/api/v3/taxonredirect/80090413
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geranium_multiflorum
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starr%20041006-0098%20Geranium%20multiflorum.jpg
Dekeyser’s Nectar Bat, Dekeyser's Nectar Bat
(Lonchophylla dekeyseri)
Status: Endangered
https://apiv3.iucnredlist.org/api/v3/taxonredirect/12264 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekeyser%27s_nectar_bat https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lonchophylla%20dekeyseri%20..JPG
Not a songbird, but trying really hard
: White-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis), a percussive orator of the Bornean forests, practicing its decidedly non-melodious vocalizations
. Photo: Alan Jefry. #Borneo #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
Brilliance on a branch
: Purple-throated sunbird (Leptocoma sperata), a miniature marvel shimmering in the rainforest
. Photo: Alan Jefry. #Borneo #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
Jungle vibes and rhythmic taps: Witness the banded woodpecker (Chrysophlegma miniaceus), a flamboyant xylophonist of the Bornean canopy
. Photo: Alan Jefry. #Borneo #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
Space probe to map carbon content of world’s remotest tropical forests https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/apr/05/space-probe-to-map-carbon-content-of-worlds-remotest-tropical-forests #EuropeanSpaceAgency #Treesandforests #Climatecrisis #Deforestation #Biodiversity #Conservation #Science #Airbus #Europe #UKnews #Space
Space probe to map carbon content of world’s remotest tropical forests https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/apr/05/space-probe-to-map-carbon-content-of-worlds-remotest-tropical-forests #EuropeanSpaceAgency #Treesandforests #Climatecrisis #Deforestation #Biodiversity #Conservation #Science #Airbus #Europe #UKnews #Space
There once was a probe that set out,
To map forests, without a doubt,
In the depths of the trees,
It scanned with great ease,
Carbon content it's all about.
#GuardianLimerick #Space #Biodiversity #Airbus #Conservation #Science #Europe #Deforestation
After reading about bee death in southern Sweden and in the US, this article about Romania haystacks felt extra important. I can imagine it is all bleepin' hard work, but I think we need a bit more - or a lot more - entymology love in the world.
"Big, biodiverse and beautiful: can Romania’s centuries-old giant haystacks survive modern farming?" From The Guardian's The Age of Extinction series.
Intertidal projects poster session
9 great posters summarizing biodiversity, species cohabitation, and abiotic factors
Mexican flannelbush
(Fremontodendron mexicanum)
Status: Endangered
https://apiv3.iucnredlist.org/api/v3/taxonredirect/144220531 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremontodendron_mexicanum https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fremontodendron%20mexicanum%20%288713879683%29.jpg
If you have a minute or two this morning, please email your MP using the template below provided by the RSPB to safeguard nature in the Government's new planning bill.
#RSPB #UKPolitics #Nature #Environment #Biodiversity
https://action.rspb.org.uk/page/159517/action/1
https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topic/2025/04/05/coalition-climate-vandals
I've long liked Tim, albeit sometimes his incurable optimism irritates me. In his article he rightfully excoriates the Liebs & Nuts, but IMO he is far too lenient on Lab, whose current term has deeply disappointed & frustrated those of us who want climate, environment, & biodiversity prioritised.
#AusPol #Greens #VoteGreens #ProgIndies #WeAreTotallyFscked #WeAreSelfishCruelBastards #Misanthropy #FsckOffDutton! #ShitParty1 #ShitParty2 #ComeOnTanya! #WhyIsLabor #NatsAreNuts #NoNukes #racism #FuckRacists #OzElection2025 #ClimateCrisis #NonLinear #TippingPoints #PositiveFeedbackLoops #FossilFools #RenewableEnergy #ChangeTheSystem #StateCapture #RightToProtest #Biodiversity #WeAreTotallyFscked #Misanthropy #Karma #NativeForests #StopLoggingNativeForests #FsckCapitalism #CognitiveDissonance
Picky eaters by day, buffet by night: Butterfly, moth diets sync to plant aromas
Long-term studies at Jasper Ridge yield insights into oak ecosystems
As we move into the final phase of the sixth mass extinction, the estimate of 3 species extinctions per hour is almost certainly conservative.
The shocking decline of Earth’s microbiome – and how to save it | New Scientist
Human-made ecosystems: Ecological novelty is now the "new normal" for our planet
"30-40% of the world's terrestrial ecosystems have already transformed into novel states."
"O'ahu as an "amazing crystal ball" that offers a glimpse of the future of our planet if humans continue to damage environments and drive species to extinction."
"Hawaii's O'ahu's lowland forests are now almost entirely devoid of the plants and animals that grew here for millions of years before the arrival of humans. Settlers brought extinctions by cutting down trees to make farms and introducing voracious predators and disease-carrying animals. Today, these tropical forests are a tapestry of non-native species introduced from every corner of the planet: Brazilian peppertree, Indonesian cinnamon and roseleaf bramble from the Himalayas and Australia. Most of the animals, including all the birds that Tarwater mentioned earlier, are also alien."
"We like to think of O'ahu as the cautionary tale for all the other Pacific Islands and the Hawaiian Islands. It's what you don't want to have happen – Corey Tarwater"
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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250403-the-new-hawaiian-freakosystem-emerging-on-oahu-accidentally-created-by-humans
Towards a novel biosphere in 2300: rapid and extensive global and biome-wide climatic novelty in the Anthropocene
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rstb.2023.0022
#biodiversity #biosphere #ecosystems #extinction #birds #loss #InvasiveSpecies #degradation #SettlerSociety #cattle #dogs #grasses #NovelEcosystems #weeds #restoration #Pacific
Sabina Lorenz 
