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[OPCA @oneplanetconse1]

@chrisloder @dorsetpolice @DaleVince @RoyDennisWF @harbourbirds @ChrisGPackham

[Albatross Task Force @AlbyTaskForce]

We may lack #albatross in European waters, we sadly don’t lack the threat of bycatch. But these “Looming-Eyes Buoy” (LEB) created by our RSPB colleagues, could change that with a 20-30% abundance of long-tailed duck within 50m of the LEB! More info here 👉 https://t.co/f4aEtekTRf

[Albatross Task Force @AlbyTaskForce]

A #wanderingalbatross breeding cycle takes over 12 months! A lot can happen in that time so the @BAS_News team do a monthly census. There are now 553 chicks are sitting comfortably in their nests. This is only three less than last month which is a great result for the colony 🙌

[Marine Connection @MC_org]

An authentic dolphin sanctuary does not allow public interaction, offer close up photo opportunities or their dolphins to breed.

Coral World St. Thomas receives 2 female dolphins from Dolphin Quest, Bermuda.

https://t.co/X7hKM6Wmyr

[BirdGuides @BirdGuides]

Common Crane is nesting in Ireland this summer, with high hopes for the first successful breeding there in 300 years: https://t.co/cT22J1CXyY

[Pangolin Crisis Fund @PangolinCrisis]

Pangolins eat ants, termites and larvae and are often known as "the scaly anteater." 🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜 Voraciously digging ants and termites from mounds, stumps, and fallen logs with their claws, they use their extremely long sticky tongues to capture and eat them.

📷 Suzi Eszterhas

[Albatross Task Force @AlbyTaskForce]

#WandererWednesday! Many of the chicks are now sitting by themselves and this little chick won’t be far behind, just needed a couple extra days 😊 Across the rest of the wandering #albatross colony a total of 558 chicks have hatched which is a great success for the season 🐣🐣

[Marine Connection @MC_org]

Rare albino baby dolphin spotted in Clearwater Basin Marina, Florida.

Albinism has been documented in over twenty species of cetaceans including the blue whale, grey whale, sperm whale, and bottlenose dolphin.

https://t.co/jAPVJq7Lji

[OPCA @oneplanetconse1]

https://t.co/vZUn5fqRuS. Our latest interview, this time we learn about ecosystem services and the role of @NaturalEngland. Great thanks to @TonyJuniper for joining us!

[Albatross Task Force @AlbyTaskForce]

We often say that black-browed albatrosses are the fiercest of the #albatross world. But it’s hard to demonstrate that with such loving images of parents, going to the edges of the 🌎 to raise their chick. Well here’s Orion, our black-browed chick. Think they’re fierce now?

[Open Seas @TheOpenSeas]

The health of Scotland’s fish populations face three major issues: overfishing, hindered recovery through widespread bycatch, and the continued degradation of seabed habitats. What opportunities do we have to tackle this post-Brexit? Read our blog here: https://t.co/tOZtLWpIQL

[Pangolin Crisis Fund @PangolinCrisis]

Here are some suggestions of what you can do:

💚 Raise awareness about #pangolins online
💚 Don't consume pangolin meat or products
💚 Contribute to the Pangolin Crisis Fund
💚 Help kids learn about pangolins

📷 Suzi Eszterhas

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[BirdGuides @BirdGuides]

Late March and April is a great time to look for Water Pipit. David Callahan reveals the hidden life of this scarce Continental songbird visitor that – unusually – migrates from the mountains west for the winter: https://t.co/OsBFr6HEE4

[Pangolin Crisis Fund @PangolinCrisis]

Although wildlife trafficking seizures have steeply declined during the pandemic, a recent incident in Nigeria may be a sign of what's ahead as pandemic-related restrictions lift. https://t.co/ohGYn9UgWe

[Charles Clover @CRHClover]

This is the first ban on trawling in U.K. waters - and possibly the world - that is designed to save carbon as well as habitats and fish. Thanks to George Eustice who signed it and Sir David Attenborough who led. This is a huge precedent. #HelpOurKelp https://t.co/PbZ6xILD0L

[BirdGuides @BirdGuides]

Illegal hunting and trapping is already in full flow on Malta this spring, with an Osprey photographed being shot out the sky on Sunday. Full story: https://t.co/R94FmwOd0A

[BirdGuides @BirdGuides]

Prepare to be seriously gripped! Norman McCanch details the appearance of Kent's first-ever Eyebrowed Thrush, complete with some blockbuster photos: https://t.co/oWN4Hc9ZYs

[Marine Connection @MC_org]

Scottish MPs join calls to tighten UK regulations to ensure offshore wind farm developers dispose of unexploded bombs littering the seabed in a way that doesn’t injure or kill dolphins, whales and porpoises. @StopSeaBlasts

https://t.co/xirzn7ZrrN

[Little Green Space 🦋 @LGSpace]

Making a garden or community green space more wild can be as simple as letting the grass grow. Having areas of short grass is good, as it attracts some bird species - but let some areas grow long to encourage wildflowers & insects.
https://t.co/zya03pR8cK
#Biodiversity #nature

[BirdGuides @BirdGuides]

Grey Partridge numbers are on the rise at Berkshire's Englefield Estate thanks to a long-running conservation project: https://t.co/NvRcBRRyZJ