It’s always amazing to me that so many endangered species have the word “common” in their name. Really hammers home how quickly these conservation crises can arise. These animals were common as recently as when we were naming stuff!

A new film from Denmark asks: Why does the debate on new types of GMOs matter? This short film, which talks to different experts, hopes to inform the debate on new GMOs in Europe www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrzK... (9:55)

If a visitor showed up from a different galaxy and asked to see our best spots, one of the places I’d take them would be a coral reef. news.exeter.ac.uk/research/new...

In Canada if you are out with a pair of binoculars you’re a weirdo or at least weird. In the UK it’s more normal.

World’s landscapes may soon be ‘devoid of wild animals’ and the oceans devoid of marine life Humans are not the caretakers of Mother Nature They are its destroyers and will leave nothing for other species in the quest for more and more materialism www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The US, Saudi Arabia and Russia are leading efforts to weaken a landmark green shipping deal at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), threatening years of climate progress. www.climatechangenews.com/2025/10/16/u...

🚨 IUCN just rejected a moratorium on genetically engineered species — by one government vote. Governments: 49.71% yes / 50.29% no NGOs and IPLCs: 55.75% yes / 44.25% no Over 100 scientists warned of irreversible ecological risks, but precaution lost to belief in risky technologies. bit.ly/46Xdg1g

Moratorium(4 yrs) on intro of genetically engineered organisms into wild defeated by one vote! Even though we had majority of votes, for motions to pass at IUCN World Congress you need to win both government and NGO categories. We lost the governments vote by one! Can’t get closer than that.

This creed hasn’t changed: man above beasts, profit above life. We still trade extinction for “growth,” still justify destruction as destiny. This isn’t fringe—it’s mainstream, rooted in 10,000 years of monotheistic dominion.

Nature is not a lab! #IUCN2025 9–15 Oct is debating genetic engineering as a “conservation tool.” But release of GMOs has major risks! ⚠️ They cannot be recalled ⚠️ Potential harm unpredictable & irreversible. 📣 Sign this petition for a global moratorium: www.saveourseeds.org/nature-is-no...

Adaptability keeps species alive….until there’s nowhere left to adapt to. Desert lions turned to the sea to survive, but as oceans empty, that refuge will fade. Flexibility means nothing without biodiversity. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

My coffee place at IUCN Nature Congress.

Blurring of nature and $$$ interests. “Though the wolves are kept in captivity with no plans yet for release, Matt James, Colossal’s chief animal officer, worries the moratorium, if passed, would make it harder to build public and financial support for “de-extinction” efforts.” archive.ph/Dr1OC

Article from @washingtonpost.com on upcoming vote by IUCN on genetic engineering and nature. p.s. @naturecanada.bsky.social supports a go careful approach. archive.ph/2025.10.12-1...

Holy IUCN Members Assembly. That’s a lot of people all for nature.

Malls are popular in Emirates, like in Canada. And look who I found.

There is one thing that everybody at the World Congress for Nature seems to agree on when it comes to genetic engineering is that the dire wolf ‘experiment’ has nothing to do with conservation. It’s showman ship. #IUCN

Talking to IUCN delegates about the need to continue a moratorium on the release of genetically engineered organisms into the wild.

La nature n’est pas un laboratoire 🔬 Signez la pétition pour un moratoire mondial sur la modification génétique des espèces sauvages dans les écosystèmes naturels ! mobilisation.pollinis.org/stop-abeille...

🚨 At the #IUCNcongress this October, some want to treat genetic engineering as a “tool” for conservation. But once released, engineered species can’t be recalled. Nature has no undo button. Call with us for a global moratorium on the release of genetically engineered wild species 👉 bit.ly/4nrNNTo

Once released, genetically engineered wildlife can’t be recalled. Over 90 NGOs call for a global moratorium to protect biodiversity. 🌿 🤓 Learn more: www.engineeringnature.org 📢 Or sign here: www.saveourseeds.org/nature-is-no... #IUCNCongress2025 #MoratoriumNow #NatureIsNotALaboratory

I don’t like flying to begin with.

Arrived in Abu Dhabi, the gleaming metropolis rising out of sea and sand. Here for @naturecanada.bsky.social

Nature Canada is going to Abu Dhabi? Here's @novamark.bsky.social Senior Advisor on heading to the World Congress for the International Union for the Conservation. One hot topic on the agenda? Using genetic engineering to shield species from climate change and invasive threats. #IUCNCongress

🚨 Hot off the press 👇 Emerging challenges of microplastic impacts to ecological health and climate change authors.elsevier.com/c/1ltW3,asiD... Open access until November 22 2025 #Microplastics #Greenhousegasemissions #Ecologicalrisk #Climatechange #Carboncycling #Plasticpollution

New bird for back deck list. White throated sparrow.

An early look at next week’s cover: "Remote Control,” by Barry Blitt. nyer.cm/6ApBXER

Fucking cowards.

Saw this from Environment and Climate Change Canada this morning. Yeesh

It was 2002 when Health Canada hosted an international conference on post-market surveillance of genetically modified foods. This bag is what's left of Health Canada's notion to track #GMOs. Sign the petition for mandatory labelling: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Sign and share the House of Commons petition for mandatory labelling of #GMOs. Demand transparency and choice. Sign e-6768 at www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... Show your concern over genetically engineered (genetically modified) foods, unlabelled in grocery stores. More info: cban.ca/labelling

They are not against political violence, they are against political violence by their opponents.

"Trump v The Truth" airs Wednesday with “the longest uninterrupted reel of untruths, falsehoods, & distortions ever broadcast on TV” with “brief text-based fact-checks, offering viewers the truth." I know my fellow Brits will give him the welcome he deserves.🇬🇧 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

I’ve become fascinated by the birds flying over our house every night on their way South. Thanks to Merlin.

MAHA Wants Action on Pesticides. It’s Not Going to Get It From Trump’s Corporate-Friendly EPA. EPA advisor on children’s health Dr. Jean-Marie Kauth says the agency’s numerous recent regulatory rollbacks around chemicals will not help to protect children’s health. www.wired.com/story/the-ep...

One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.

. THIS is one of the biggest problems of our time . . . ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ .

If the fossil fuel industry didn’t have our president and corporate America by the throat, we could have nice things like this too.

So close

It’s getting fucked up down there.

Never judge a book by its cover!

Yes. Support the objective but too much. Could be more targeted. Is Nova Scotia going too far by banning people from woods during dry weather? Some think so. - CBC News

The student newspaper. This fell. To the student. Newspaper.

Dictators Unite www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/06/p...

Just discovered the best jam recipe ever.

Haha Do something about climate change, America. www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...

Usually when I see a flock of birds, it’s starlings. A delight to see large numbers of cedar waxwings feeding in the tree tops in our local park. Red-eyed vireo, song sparrow and siren in the background.