In today's replay series I'm bringing you back my conversation with @petercorkeron.bsky.social from which you will learn about the complex, surprising and somewhat worrying intersection of geopolitics and whale conservation. 🐳🌍🦑🦤 👇🏼 open.spotify.com/episode/60UA...

Leucistic Iberian Lynx found in Extremadura, most probably the only one in the world given the rarity and distribution of Iberian Lynx. @markbirdingpinoso.bsky.social @deepfrieddna.bsky.social @fionamathews.bsky.social @mammalssuck.bsky.social @tommysoutdoors.com @markavery.bsky.social

I'm not capitalising unless I have a good reason to. But just take a look at all this discussion under this and related posts. At this point we should start to worry about the carbon/energy footprint of all the compute used for discussing this online. 🤭

What does it take to eradicate ferrets from an inhabited island? @davidgtosh.bsky.social shares the story of the LIFE Raft project on Rathlin Island - from wireless trap technology and ethical considerations to community relationships and why these projects cost so much. 🌍 🦤🧪🦊🪶 🎧➡️ pod.fo/e/345989

I have finished @tonyjuniper.bsky.social's book "Just Earth". It is rather good, I must say. It makes the most compelling argument on why to address the nature and climate crisis we must also necessarily address social inequalities.

This week's podcast is delayed. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Irish presidential election. Seems off topic from what I'm talking about here. Politics is unavoidable though if you talk about policy affecting what is dear to your heart. Both candidates are sorely disappointing, so as in most cases, it's going to be a matter of voting for the less shit candidate.

Yup, the film is well worth watching, and not least for the stunning landscapes and overall production value! A clip from the podcast and the entire episode linked below. 🌍🦤🦊

It's a pity that events like this are not available online (or at least that's what it looks like to me). It's even bigger pity that it looks like @faceforhunters.bsky.social gave up on Bsky.

It looks like we've been focusing on rewilding over the last few weeks on the podcast and this week is no different. If you follow @landethics.bsky.social, you'll have noticed that he's been posting quite a lot recently, so in this week's replay series I'm bringing you our convo from last year. 🌍🦤

It's here! After 2 years of work, our short film 'Snow Leopard Trail' is here. With Rinzin Lama, Tashi Ghale, Marty Stalker, James Glancy & Abinash Lama Premiering 22/10 @queensfilmtheatre.bsky.social Tickets: tinyurl.com/4aw6928r To win a copy of the film poster, see details below. 🌳 🌿 🌍🦤🧪🦊📚💙

Farmers are a diverse bunch. Some know and do good things for nature. Others say the right things but are mentally or economically unable to follow through, ending up causing more damage. And then there are those who treat you like a public enemy the moment you mention 'nature' or 'wildlife'. 🌍🦤

We had a great conversation with the brilliant @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social about his short film titled 'Snow Leopard Trail'. We talk about conservation efforts to protect this elusive cat and, more importantly, what we can learn to enable coexistence with lynx closer to home. 🌍🦤🦊 🎧 pod.fo/e/33883c

Enjoyed this interview with Tommy, time flies! Have a listen and better still buy the book!

This week in the replay series, an episode that we mentioned in last week's episode: my interview with @ianparsons.bsky.social about his book 'Great Misconceptions: Rewilding Myths and Misunderstandings'. 🌍🦤 Spotify ⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/7fKZ...

Some takeaways from episode 211 of the podcast 🎧🌍🦤 Reintroductions can sometimes cause 'de-wilding' rather than rewilding because they replace natural processes. Many species can return on their own if we create proper habitat and connectivity - patience often works better than intervention. 1/10

I found this blog (this piece and the entire site by @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social) absolutely excellent. 🌍🦤 'The first reason to defend optimism is cognitive, not ecological.'

Alex Lees (@alexanderlees.bsky.social) discusses natural recolonisation vs costly reintroduction programmes in Britain. 🌍🦤🪶 Full episode ➡️ pod.fo/e/32fae6

Can species reintroductions harm biodiversity rather than help it? Are we using reintroductions as a distraction from the real drivers of our nature crisis? Listen to my conversation with the one and only @alexanderlees.bsky.social 🌍🦤🧪🪶 ➡️ pod.fo/e/32fae6

When it comes to addressing the biodiversity crisis, reintroductions are relatively unimportant. More on that in this week's episode. 🌍🦤

Anyone interested in Mammals will surely find those open seminars interesting. 🦊

Since I have 'science' in the name of my podcast, I think I should start referring to the place where I record and edit it not as a studio but as a lab. 🤭

This is off-topic in some ways, but I write about podcasting from time to time, and this is one of those times. Is spending time and often money on preparing podcast episode transcripts a good idea for indie podcasters? I don't think so. My latest blog post on this subject.

Today in the replay series, we're revisiting an episode where we discuss the topic of sika deer in Ireland and whether their invasive status is justified and what we should (or shouldn't) do about it. 🌍🦤🦊 🎧 pod.fo/e/32b640

There is very little original content or thought on social media. For example, today I muted all posts with links to The Guardian. Not because I dislike The Guardian, but because lots and lots of you are just slapping a link to an article without even bothering with a word of original comment.

This is not an argument against rewilding though. Rewilding - that term... Most rewilding proponents worth their salt will tell you that just leaving the land and walking away is not going to cut it, in most cases.

Turn's out land abandonment could be quite bad for biodiversity and have negative ecological consequences. I feel like it's a good topic for one of the future episodes of the podcast. 🌍🦤

This is very good ⬇

I Would Not Have Taken on This Topic at All 🌍🦤

This is going to be a controversial one for some of you. With our guest, former park ranger and now filmmaker Ryan Davy, we discuss the uncomfortable reality of elephant overpopulation in some of the African national parks and his upcoming film The Culling Conundrum. 🌍🦤 ➡️ pod.fo/e/327395

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Your favorite dragons in media! Smok Wawelski - ofc.

From the effective nature communication/euphemisms department: instead of saying 'cull', say 'crop the numbers'. Not sure how effective that would be, but it's interesting nevertheless. I hadn't heard this expression used before. 🌍🦤

Good morning! How are you folks?

One thing about big bad tech is that they usually have DR scenarios nailed down. If you're looking towards smaller organisations and their products due to security, privacy or perhaps ideological reasons, you've got to be ready for the risk of a mahoosive outage. Over 24 hours now and counting.

Could you folks please explain this to me? Is that some allegedly extinct species or something like that? 🪶

The traditional deer hunting season starts today! This year's Replay Series also starts today - a curated collection of the best episodes from last year. What better episode for this double occasion than a refresher on why lead ammunition is bad for you and the environment? 🌍🦤 🎧 pod.fo/e/3232b7

We discuss the alarming 98% decline in salmon survival rates (from 30-40% to just 2% returning from sea) and explores how beaver conservation might help improve freshwater conditions to give juvenile salmon the best chance of survival before they head out to sea. 🌍🦤

This is a handful of the most interesting facts from the latest episode of the podcast about the impacts of beavers on salmonids, featuring Dr. Rob Needham's groundbreaking research on fish passage through beaver dams. 🌍🦤🦊🧪 1/10

Can beavers help reverse the catastrophic decline of Atlantic salmon, or do their dams hinder fish passage? Our Restoration Manager, Dr Robert Needham, explores this on the Tommy's Outdoors podcast. 🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/31d992

Can beavers save Britain's dying rivers? Are these ecosystem engineers the key to reversing the catastrophic decline of Atlantic salmon, or do their dams create barriers for struggling fish populations? Listen to the latest episode to find out all that we know about it! 🦤🌍🦊 🎧➡️ pod.fo/e/31d992

Great to still see them about. But for how much longer? 🪶

Nope, I don't think it's a coincidence. 🪶

Ah dang it! The weather widget was bloody lovely and useful. What a shame.

Near miss today on a motorway near Wicklow at 3 am - a sika stag was pondering crossing the central reservation. Phew!

We covered the topic of pink salmon appearing in great numbers in Norwegian rivers with the one and only @judeisabella.bsky.social in episode 194. I think it's only a matter of time before their numbers increase significantly in Britain and Ireland. 🌍

Encounters with Corvids: Chough 🪶

The @outdoorspodcast with Fionn Ó Marcaigh, the author of the wonderful 'Encounters with corvids' is now live :) Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Audible. #corvidsencountersbook #Irishbirds #birdsbook #birdstories #birdwatching #birder #Irishcrows #crows #corvids #smartbird

Are corvids overabundant pests or survivors in landscapes we've shaped? Why do these birds seem to watch us as intently as we watch them? This episode explores Ireland's corvids, from familiar rooks and jackdaws to acrobatic choughs and elusive jays. 🦉🌍🦤 @natworldpubli.bsky.social ➡️ pod.fo/e/310820

The folks who are righteously refusing to 'use AI' remind me of those who in the early days were refusing to use mobile phones. It is not so much a dig at those people as much as it's an observation that most useful tech follows a path from optional to obligatory.