Conservation Success Stories

Sharing #conservation success stories since 2014. 🌎🐘🐯 Because it's not all doom and gloom.

[ConservationOptimism @ConservOptimism]

Historic shark news!

For the first time ever, a shark species—the critically endangered oceanic whitetip—received full protection against international trade under CITES. Elsewhere, England's ambitious "forest city" plan may become a reality.

https://t.co/Uo041YDC2O

[Conservation Success Stories @Cons_Success]

#AI in conservation 🦾🤖

It's being used to protect #snowleopards in Pakistan. 🐆

Conservationists are trialling new AI camera systems that detect snow leopards and early warnings via automated text message to local communities. #Conservationoptimism

https://t.co/ztyg7nwWdD

[Conservation Success Stories @Cons_Success]

Plastic bags on UK beaches down 80% since shops had to start charging for them.

#plastics #oceanoptimism #plasticpollution

https://t.co/Jl7Rev2yUH!

[Conservation Success Stories @Cons_Success]

#Ozone depleting gases are falling faster than the predicted rate. Showing success of #Montreol Protocol which aimed to phase them out.

Source: Science Alert
https://t.co/m9B27CtlJK

[Key Biodiversity Areas @KeyBiodiversity]

🌱𝟭𝟲𝟮 𝗞𝗕𝗔𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮, covering almost 12% of the country's territory 🇨🇴

This is a big step towards preserving the most important sites on the planet for biodiversity and achieving the 30×30 target. 🌎
#30DaysofKBAs

[CSIRO Publishing @CSIROPublishing]

Today is World Bee Day – a bee-autiful opportunity to celebrate and reflect on these amazing pollinators! 🐝

Discover more about Australia's native bees on our blog: https://t.co/PDerhIVMQN

#WorldBeeDay #Pollinators

[UN Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity]

🌊 Nature-based solutions like coastal wetlands are key to mitigating bad weather impacts.

Let's prioritize their conservation and restoration
info via @MedWetOrg MWO @IUCN

[Department of Environment and Geography @YorkEnvironment]

Reasons to be optimistic for the oceans in 2024 👇🌍

#seagrass #oceanoptimism

[OceanOptimism @OceanOptimism]

Season 3 of #OceanOptimism Podcast is here! We kick off with @portofsandiego’s Blue Economy Incubator. Join us with former Commissioner Castellanos in a deep dive on sustainable ocean tech & its role in balancing ecology & economy. https://t.co/SJQbHRHsF5

[ConservationOptimism @ConservOptimism]

On this week's #ConservationOptimism Round-Up, witness the remarkable resurgence of giraffe populations in Chad's Zakouma National Park, the vital role of beavers in fighting climate change & the resurgence of the Antarctic blue whales among other stories

https://t.co/07016hduRn

[Anthony Ochieng Onyango @AnthonyTonyWild]

Today @MKWC_KE together with @KWSKenya are release an additional 10 #Bongos into the wild, a testament to the success of our breeding and #rewilding program @TonyWildKe @ConservOptimism

[Conservation Success Stories @Cons_Success]

A herd of 170 reintroduced #bison in #Romania may be absorbing 54,000 tonnes of carbon per year, accorging to a Yale study. A potential nature-based solution for #climatechange.

https://t.co/XFzpdx1tGe

[The Orianne Society @OrianneSociety]

#Snakes are one of the most persecuted groups of animals in the world, but The Orianne Society is dedicated to changing that. Our Snake Talk #Podcast is geared towards increasing education about snakes and decreasing fear and persecution.

[Conservation Success Stories @Cons_Success]

Playing sounds from healthy coral reefs at degraded ones can encourage coral larvae to settle, aiding recovery, a study has found.

Source: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Via Guardian article.

#oceanoptimism #conservationoptimism #climatechange #biodiversity #coralreefs

[Conservation Success Stories @Cons_Success]

A record number of 80 pairs of cranes were recorded in 2023, the highest number since the species returned to the UK
in the 70s.

(Wild cranes became extinct in Britain in the 16th century through hunting and the loss of habitat) .

(Pic credit: Piotr Krzeslak)

[Conservation Success Stories @Cons_Success]

As part of a pilot scheme prisoners on Jersey island have been recycling fishing gear.

Over 14 tonnes of rope, 68 fishing pots, and 2,000 metres of netting have been sorted for recycling by the Jersey Prison Service.

#oceanoptimism #recycling #sustainability #jersey

[Global Conservation Solutions @_GCS_]

For the first time in 90 years, a De Winton's Golden #Mole has been #rediscovered in the sand dunes of #SouthAfrica!

#lostandfound #speciesrediscovery #conservationoptimism #wildlifeconservation #conservation #LetNatureThrive

https://t.co/bjFV1snJ8f

[ConservationOptimism @ConservOptimism]

Discover stories of hope and inspiration from around the globe on the #ConservationOptimism Round-Up, ensuring you never miss your dose of motivation.

Here's this week's compilation of positive news from the conservation world:
https://t.co/OIgeNzwU6U

#Optimism

[Conservation Success Stories @Cons_Success]

Electronic 'pingers' on fishing nets are helping to protect river dolphins by scaring them away and preventing accidental entangling. 🐬

#conservationoptimism #wildlifeconservation #riverdolphins #sustainablefishing

https://t.co/uKse8EC1yM.

[Conservation Success Stories @Cons_Success]

@Owen_Beckett98 it should be called 'a protection' 🪲