The Aral Sea isn’t an anomaly. It’s a preview. Great Salt Lake. Lakes and rivers across continents. Different places. Same process: water diverted, systems simplified, collapse delayed—until it isn’t.

Studies of a female Cooper's Hawk Bic pen on paper 8x10 #art #birds #nature #sciart

The AI takeover that no one asked for is coming at a massive cost to people and planet 😮‍💨⁣⁣ ⁣ Behind the AI hype is a surge in energy use, data centre expansion and growing threats to democracy.⁣ ⁣ How can this be called progress?

People build houses in the forest because they love forests which results in forests needing to be cut down to protect them from themselves.

$213,000 for irreversible damage. That was the fiction. Now we’ve moved on to something simpler: the environment isn’t worth anything.

PRESS RELEASE Greenpeace Netherlands took the first step towards legal action against JBS, demanding disclosure of information on its climate and human rights impacts to challenge its business policies in court, including its planned US$6 billion global expansion, of which almost half is for Nigeria

Different countries degrade the oceans in different ways. apple.news/AXM5bxNvDSau...

complete and utter crock of s***. #jailTrump

time is running out and pesticides are running rampant. #banpesticides #protectbees #protectpollinators #washington #bees #bumblebee

#banmining #banclearcuts #jailpolluters #jailcorporations #oregon #forests #wilderness

The destruction of Oregon forests has to STOP. NOW. #banclearcuts #banlogging #protectforests #oldgrowth #klamath #jailTrump #PNW #pacificnorthwest

unbelievable #epa #jailTrump #pollution #sellout #corporatesellout #corporateaccountability

The warblers are still coming. But migration only works when forests, insects, timing, and climate all align—across thousands of miles. That alignment is breaking down. We’re still seeing the birds.
We’re not seeing what’s failing beneath them. open.substack.com/pub/lylel/p/...

Right in time for spring migration, Christian Cooper answers birding questions. This is a fun video even if you’re an experienced birder. 🪶 youtu.be/pzR8CeP53J4?...

May 6, 6pm PT - Oregon Wild webcast #oregon #wilderness #publiclands #pnw #pacificnorthwest #oregonwild

🪶Bird Nerds just think differently. Hope you're attacked by a really cool bird this weekend! (Just kidding.)

A peaceful banana slug for #InverteFest

Some beetle squeaks for you! If you listen carefully, this beetle is making a squeaking sound by rubbing its wings against its abdomen. It’s not happy with being picked up. #invertefest (Veturius sp.?) Cotacachi, Ecuador

While the Ravens are sat on the ground with me they are always on high alert and always seem to be thinking! I think these photos of Gravy today actually show her thinking! Just after these photos were taken she did her alarm call and flew off, coming back about 5 minutes later.

Tell them to install reverse osmosis water filters and reuse the water.

The Global Sumud Flotilla is an international movement of coordinated, nonviolent action sailing to end Israel's illegal siege on Gaza, confront the complicity that enables occupation, and stand with the Palestinian people.

In honor of pup season (and hopeful new arrivals soon), here’s a sweet moment from last year of Oak and Adeyha’s pup howling for the first time. 🐾

“By 2050, scientists expect 90% of the world’s coral reefs to be functionally extinct. What survives in the Gulf and Red Sea may matter far beyond the region.” The ocean is a critical part of keeping the climate in balance. We must do everything we can to protect it.

On Vancouver Island, a waterfall spills through a rock gap into a deep green pool before continuing downstream past moss-covered rocks. The steady current gives the scene a sense of motion from back to front. #timothykeeneyphotography #photography #landscapephotography #waterfall #vancouverisland

Kevin O’Leary is trying to build a massive hyperscale data center project in Utah, which is expected to generate and consume more power than entire rest of the state. The project's final vote has been delayed due to major local pushback. www.sltrib.com/news/2026/04...

Fern fronds emerge from the forest floor. #Photography

New research shows how severe blazes create a carcinogen and how long it might persist.

🌳 The Forest Service is planning to rollback protections for 45 million acres of national forests, threatening wildlife habitat & beloved areas for hiking, fishing and camping⚠️ 🥾🎣🏕️ 🗣️ Speak up for these trees: Tell the Forest Service to keep our national forests wild❗️

people still care about each other and Earth - you just have to look around. #hawaii #maui #lahaina #fires #naturaldisasters #manmadeimpacts

Thousands of acres at a time.
Not nationwide. Not all at once. That’s why it’s so easy to miss. open.substack.com/pub/lylel/p/...

BRING IT. #banfossilfuels #climatechange #savingtheearth #globalwarming #pollution

getting it done. #wildlifecrossings #california #savingwildlife #habitat

Temperance River Falls, part of the Minnesota Boundary Waters, currently under threat of revoked bans on toxic mineral mining #temperanceriver #falls #minnesotaboundarywaters #minnesota #nature #naturephotography #wilderness #publiclands #canoe #BWCAW #boundarywaters

Great grey owl showing off its hide and seek skills for today’s #birdoftheday #camoorcontrast. #birds #owls #markcoupephotography

love it! #bats #pollinators #oz #AU #australia #flyingfoxes #endangered #keystonespecies #environment

Did you ask for a bird fact? No, but you're getting one whether you like it or not. 🪶

Happy #EarthDay 2026! Bats occur in every corner of our planet. 1500 different bat species and counting. They support ecosystems, economies and represent an amazing amount of biodiversity. 🦇🌎

They’re like little spring jewels. ☺️

PRESS RELEASE Governments meeting at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, including Türkiye as this year’s UN climate talks president, must use the global disruption in fossil fuel supplies from the war on Iran as an accelerator for a just transition away from fossil fuels. act.gp/4sRGHJN

🪶 A Towhee for your Tuesday.

Beautiful walk today. Birding highlights: Ravens, Kestrels, Buzzards, Yellowhammers, Lapwings, Linnets, GSWoodpecker, Skylarks, Reed Warblers, Willow Warblers, Blackcaps, Cetti's, Chiffchaffs, Mistle & Song Thrushes, Swallows, House Martins, Tufted Ducks, Pied & Grey Wagtails #ukbirding

Still not large numbers of moths in Marbury (VC58) but 3 NFY today with this wonderfully weird Mullein, Swallow Prominents and a Muslin Moth. Other notables 2 Streamers and a Lunar Marbled Brown #teammoth

Highlight of today's walks was watching these 2 Kestrels. One caught something & sat on a post to eat it & then the male then tried to mate. Also Ravens, Buzzards, Sparrowhawk, Reed & Willow Warblers, heard my 1st Lesser Whitethroat & saw my 1st Whitethroat, Yellowhammers, Jays #ukbirding

Today is the 2 year anniversary of when I met the Ravens. They just checked me out from a distance then! Here is some of my fav footage: them courting, feeding each other, barrel rolling and some of their vocalisations. They are the most amazing birds and I am so lucky to have them!

Everyone can make a small contribution to protecting the habitat of these important creatures. Choose native plants. Plant native wildflowers, herbs like lavender and thyme, or shrubs such as cornelian cherry.

I sure hope you are right. #jailTrump #banfossilfuels

Snoqualmie Falls!

Emerald Lake is only one of many lakes that collect the considerable snowmelt in the Cascade Range. Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, 22 Oct 2013. #NationalParks

Maine releases a new 10-year wildlife action plan. Another plan. Another framework. Another decade. Over the last 50 years, we’ve produced hundreds of conservation plans and wildlife populations have declined by ~75%. What they allow us to avoid doing is the problem.