@RecoveryWatch

Journalist & @Mongabay contributing writer, I follow inspiring conservation stories & recovery outlooks that move toward positive rather than away from negative

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Joined March 2014
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Just topping up your daily dose of #rhino 🦏
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💡 Our next Bat Chat is coming up and you don't want to be left in the dark. Dr. Amanda Adams will be chatting about the impacts of light pollution as it pertains to bat conservation. Tune in live on Facebook, YouTube, or Twitch.
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nature
@Nature22 Jul 2024
Something is pumping out large amounts of oxygen at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, at depths where a total lack of sunlight makes photosynthesis impossible go.nature.com/3Ly0876

Mystery oxygen source discovered on the sea floor — bewildering scientists

Nature - A chemical reaction could be producing oxygen by splitting water molecules, but its source of energy remains unknown.

nature.com
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Chris Morgan@MorganWildlife1 Aug 2023
This is a first - in the last 24 hours, The @BBC, @thetimes in London, and the @nytimes have all contacted me about - wait for it - a man in a bear suit?! I can verify it IS in fact a bear...see how here: chrismorganwildlife.org/post…
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ElephantVoices@elephantvoices7 May 2024
Learning to use and control the trunk is a crucial aspect of an elephant calf's development, much as human infants gradually learn fine motor skills with their hands. You can learn more about elephant behavior on The Elephant Ethogram: elephantvoices.org/elephant-…
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Happy 98th Birthday to our President, the legendary Sir David Attenborough 🎂🦋 Thank you for being an inspiration to millions across the globe.
Sir David Attenborough in a blue shirt, smiling while holding up a butterfly on his hand

ALT Sir David Attenborough in a blue shirt, smiling while holding up a butterfly on his hand

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The Namibian
@TheNamibian7 May 2024
Presidential candidate Ally Angula says she will pay every Namibian aged between 18 and 59 a monthly allowance of N$1 750 if elected as head of state in the forthcoming November national elections. buff.ly/3WwHD9R
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Science News
@ScienceNews13 Jul 2023
The secret to the increased toughness lies in the path the tear has to take. sciencenews.org/article/tear…

Tear-resistant rubbery materials could pave the way for tougher tires

Adding easy-to-break molecular connectors surprisingly makes materials harder to tear and could one day reduce microplastic pollution from car tires.

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Cornell Lab@CornellBirds12 Apr 2023
Love hummingbirds? These tiny jewels have outsized effects on their wild neighbors: Find out more with The Hummingbird Effect. Premieres tonight, Apr 12 at 8/7c on PBS; streams free all month. pbs.org/wnet/nature/about-hu… @PBSNature
[Image description: a sparkly green and white hummingbird uses a long orange flower as a perch. It is a female White-throated Jacobin. Text on image: The Hummingbird Effect. New episode Wed April 12 at 8/7c. Nature PBS. Photo by Filipe Deandrade.]

ALT [Image description: a sparkly green and white hummingbird uses a long orange flower as a perch. It is a female White-throated Jacobin. Text on image: The Hummingbird Effect. New episode Wed April 12 at 8/7c. Nature PBS. Photo by Filipe Deandrade.]

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Bees are tiny but incredible #FoodHeroes. How much do you know about them? Test you knowledge with our bee quiz👇🏼 #SavetheBees bit.ly/3Nu49Zl
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Our 🎉20% discount🎉 on in-person tickets for the #GlobalGalaForRhinos ends THIS FRIDAY! (14th April)⏳ Join us on Saturday 30th September in support of #Conservation & enjoy a wonderful evening at the #RoyalGeographicalSociety 🦏 globalgala2023.eventbrite.co…
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🦇🖤🦇🖤 #BatAppreciationDay is a week away! Join us for a live stream of the bat stream as TENS OF MILLION OF BATS bat-nado their way into the twilight sky.
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After an absence of more than 400 years, a breeding pair of Eurasian #Beavers will be reintroduced to #London, the first of its kind in an urban setting in the #UK! #rewildling #conservationoptimism #wildlifeconservation #conservation #LetNatureThrive theguardian.com/environment/…
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Houston Zoo@houstonzoo30 Mar 2023
Our capybara family has expanded! Capybaras Rio and Poppy recently welcomed five new pups. Poppy is a first-time mom and all babies have been observed nursing and are already eating solids. See them in the smaller habitat of the Grasslands exhibit in South America's Pantanal.
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Why call it a flying fox when it's obviously dancing? 📷 Yushi & Keiko Osawa, Ryukyu flying fox
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FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter #Naloxone Nasal Spray fda.gov/news-events/press-an…
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Miki Dempsey@TransformOn28 Mar 2023
I forgot to mention @KneeDeepTimes You Go!
Miki Dempsey@TransformOn28 Mar 2023
Top story at Knee Deep Times - plugging wells + satellite open source data can empower individuals concerned about #methane emissions: kneedeeptimes.org/citizen-me…
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Our White-nose Syndrome team is currently in north Texas tagging cave myotis (Myotis velifer) in order to track their movements between caves. The tags are similar to the ones you can put in your pet. Each tag has a unique ID and each time the bat flies through readers that we place around the cave entrances, the ID number, date, and time is recorded. #SavingBatsWithScience 📷Sarah Stankavich
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Houston Zoo@houstonzoo16 Mar 2023
At 90 years young, Mr. Pickles is the oldest animal at the Zoo and the newest father of 3 radiated tortoises. It's a big dill for radiated tortoise genetics as their father is the most genetically valuable radiated tortoise in the @zoos_aquariums Species Survival Plan®. (1/2)
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Buglife@Buzz_dont_tweet11 Jan 2023
Replying to @Buzz_dont_tweet @HeritageFundUK
For us, our #HeritageTreasures are often a little smaller & harder to see than those championed by others but they truly are "the small things that run the planet"! Join us for a whistle-stop UK tour of some of our @HeritageFundUK supported projects 🧵/2 #ConservationOptimism
Image Credits left to right, top to bottom - Mediterranean Oil Beetle (Meloe mediterraneus) © Hayley Herridge | Shrill Carder Bee (Bombus sylvarum) © Steven Falk | Species-rich Grassland © Buglife | Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) © Greg Hitchcock | Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) © Charlotte Rankin | Small Blue (Cupido minimus) © Iain H Leach | Bilberry Bumblebee (Bombus monticola) © Steven Falk | Red-tailed Cuckoo-bee (Bombus rupestris) © Steven Falk | Little Whirlpool Ramshorn Snail (Anisus vorticulus) © Alex Hyde | Horrid Ground-weaver (Nothophantes horridus) © John Walters | Six-spot Burnet Moth (Zygaena filipendulae) © Claire Pumfrey | Wart-biter Bush-cricket Model by Arts University Bournemouth Student Olivia Cunningham | Pine Hoverfly (Blera fallax) female © Stewart Taylor | Mediterranean Oil Beetle Survey © Hayley Herridge | Large Scabious Mining Bee (Andrena hattorfiana) © Will Hawkes

ALT Image Credits left to right, top to bottom - Mediterranean Oil Beetle (Meloe mediterraneus) © Hayley Herridge | Shrill Carder Bee (Bombus sylvarum) © Steven Falk | Species-rich Grassland © Buglife | Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) © Greg Hitchcock | Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) © Charlotte Rankin | Small Blue (Cupido minimus) © Iain H Leach | Bilberry Bumblebee (Bombus monticola) © Steven Falk | Red-tailed Cuckoo-bee (Bombus rupestris) © Steven Falk | Little Whirlpool Ramshorn Snail (Anisus vorticulus) © Alex Hyde | Horrid Ground-weaver (Nothophantes horridus) © John Walters | Six-spot Burnet Moth (Zygaena filipendulae) © Claire Pumfrey | Wart-biter Bush-cricket Model by Arts University Bournemouth Student Olivia Cunningham | Pine Hoverfly (Blera fallax) female © Stewart Taylor | Mediterranean Oil Beetle Survey © Hayley Herridge | Large Scabious Mining Bee (Andrena hattorfiana) © Will Hawkes

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