We live on a much loved acre of rewilded land in the west of Ireland. Intense dislike of strimmers, chainsaws, spraying, new roads and cruelty to animals.
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We've been fed a myth.
Wildflowers - bad - dig out/spray/strim, replace with non native garden centre flowers.
But why?
Wildflowers are beautiful. Our wildlife feed & breed on them.
Answer - wildflowers are free, everything else costs money...
Worst idea ever.
We really don't deserve this amazing planet.
Sunlight at night: US startup’s demonstration of lighting Earth from space draws criticism | California | The Guardian share.google/cVgK7wLzkbqXBrP…
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Christopher Robin had a question to ask. “What would YOU do, if YOUR house was blown down, Piglet?
Before Piglet could think, Pooh answered for him. “He’d come and live with me, wouldn’t you, Piglet?” Piglet squeezed his paw.
“Thank you, Pooh, I’d love to.” ~A.A.Milne
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# OTD 24October 1901, Annie Edson Taylor celebrated her 63rd birthday by going over Niagara Falls in a barrel and surviving.
The former schoolteacher hoped the stunt would bring fame and fortune. Her specially reinforced and padded barrel had even been tested beforehand with a cat inside, which survived.
Thousands gathered as Annie disappeared over the 160-foot Horseshoe Falls. She emerged bruised but alive, becoming the first person known to survive the Falls in a barrel.
The fortune never came, and Annie later warned others not to attempt it.
#OnThisDay #History #NiagaraFalls
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Emergency treatment of a snared lion.
It was tourists who first spotted him: a male who should have been in his prime, hobbled by a snare embedded tightly around his left forelimb.
Born Free and the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) alerted our nearby Veterinary Unit, which works in the Meru landscape. Our team darted him with anaesthetic and removed the snare right there in the bush. The vet’s prognosis? A good chance of recovery, with continued monitoring to see how he heals.
Not every lion we reach can be saved, but we go to each one. Working with KWS, our Vet Teams have attended 252 injured lions to date, from spear wounds to human-wildlife conflict injuries. Your donations make this possible.
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A ban on cruel hare coursing is long overdue in Ireland. Join calls on @MichealMartinTD @SimonHarrisTD to #BanHareCoursing
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Some good news! The first know #Osprey to be born in #Donegal in over 150 years fledged this Summer to untagged, unringed parents who have been migrating to the County for over 5 years so are not part of any reintroduction programme. Isn't she beautiful?
ALT The first known #Osprey to be born in #Donegal, Ireland in over 150 years.
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Huge victory for wildlife in Lebanon! 🚨
Our teams have dismantled over 63,000 m² of illegal bird nets this autumn, saving an estimated 60,000 migratory birds as a result.
200+ birds rescued + 165 mist-nets dismantled on our latest mission alone!
Huge thanks to @LebISF 🫡 🕊️
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The best part of their important work:
Releasing an orangutan rescued from wildfires into safe, protected forest
A long trek through challenging terrain carrying their heavy, precious load
Until this moment of relief and joy.
Rescuers: YIARI
Photo credit: Muffidz Ma'sum
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Good morning from the heart of Africa.
I cross villages on foot in the rain and under tropical heat with no salary and no organization behind me,because the Congo rainforest still breathes for all of us.
It stores vast carbon, shelters over 10,000 plant species.
This is awful beyond belief.
‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre | Environment | The Guardian share.google/GekUE33eiReGSE0…
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Piglet felt so Foolish and Uncomfortable that he had almost decided to run away to Sea.
“Well done, Piglet,” said Christopher Robin.
And at these encouraging words Piglet felt happy again, and decided not to be a Sailor after all. ~A.A.Milne #encouragement
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Hazel nuts were an important part of the diet of the ancient Irish and were quite possibly amongst the first things eaten by our ancestors when they arrived on these shores. And like other Autumn foods, such as the apple, they became a special part of Autumn and Samhain celebrations 🌰🎃
Gathered around a fire unmarried folk would give each of the nuts that they had collected the name of a potential lover and cast them into the flames.
The first nut to crack, or that which cracked the loudest, would reveal the name of their future love 🔥🍂
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A young humpback whale, fatally injured by a krill trawler, is thrown away like trash.
An eminent marine biologist, Leonid Pshenichnov, a Ukrainian known for his kindness, who devoted his life to the research and protection of krill and marine life in the Antarctic, was illegally jailed for up to 20 years by Putin, because he tried to protect these whales with marine protected areas.
Dr Pshenichnov is 71 and seriously unwell. He will die in prison—and we must understand the implications of unlawfully jailing an innocent scientist whose only desire was to protect a vitally important marine ecosystem.
Trump's pal Putin is ruthless and merciless. Make no mistake:
Putin's crimes and future plans are far-reaching and Trump backing him will enable even worse genocidal, lawless behavior and make this world a more dangerous place for all.
(Sources and petition for Dr Pshenichnov's release in 🧵)
Ireland's wild salmon population has collapsed and salmon farming has to take a large share of the blame.
Please add your voice.
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We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors.
We borrow it from our children.
Don’t hand them a barren land.
Save the Amazon. Save the Congo.
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William Shakespeare (who shares a birthday with my grandad)
“Are you sure That we are awake? It seems to me that yet we sleep, we dream."
And some of my favourite things in this picture - autumn leaves, a beautiful fox, magpies and golden ferns.
