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📽️ #VendrediVidéo | C'est le #WorldWildlifeDay, la journée mondiale de la vie sauvage. En France, 23 % des espèces sont menacées ou quasi menacées et 2 % sont éteintes. Face à ce déclin, le réensauvagement peut-il apporter des pistes intéressantes ? 👇 1/4 
🏭 Braconnage, trafics illégaux, déforestation, urbanisation massive, agriculture moderne... Les activités humaines ont fortement dégradé les espaces naturels et contribuent à l'éradication toujours croissante de la #viesauvage. Une perte de biodiversité irréversible ? 2/4
🐺 Le concept de #réensauvagement est né en Amérique du Nord dans les années 1990. Son principe : protéger des espaces pour favoriser le retour de la flore et de la faune sauvages qui y vivaient autrefois, comme le loup et le lynx en Europe. 3/4
Today is the #WorldWildlifeDay 🐗
There are many reasons why it is important to protect #wildlife in Rwanda. Here are 10 key reasons
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📸:Culture Trip.
There are many reasons why it is important to protect #wildlife in Rwanda. Here are 10 key reasons
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📸:Culture Trip.
1. Biodiversity.
Wildlife plays a critical role in maintaining the biodiversity of ecosystems in Rwanda.
A diverse ecosystem is more resilient to environmental changes and can support a greater variety of plant and animal life.
Wildlife plays a critical role in maintaining the biodiversity of ecosystems in Rwanda.
A diverse ecosystem is more resilient to environmental changes and can support a greater variety of plant and animal life.
2. Tourism.
Rwanda's wildlife, particularly its mountain gorillas, is a major tourist attraction.
Protecting these animals and their habitats is crucial to the country's tourism industry, which is an important source of revenue and employment.
Rwanda's wildlife, particularly its mountain gorillas, is a major tourist attraction.
Protecting these animals and their habitats is crucial to the country's tourism industry, which is an important source of revenue and employment.
It's #WorldWildlifeDay.
Australia has > 1800 threatened species & they receive ~$120 million p.a. for their recovery. Australia is an extinction hotspot.
Australia will likely spend > $100 billion on building subs.
Saving species is a great investment.
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
Australia has > 1800 threatened species & they receive ~$120 million p.a. for their recovery. Australia is an extinction hotspot.
Australia will likely spend > $100 billion on building subs.
Saving species is a great investment.
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
It's #WorldWildlifeDay.
Since the British invasion of Australia, ~230 years ago, at least 100 endemic species have been driven to extinction.
Just last month, the koala was formally listed as endangered in Qld, NSW and the ACT.
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Since the British invasion of Australia, ~230 years ago, at least 100 endemic species have been driven to extinction.
Just last month, the koala was formally listed as endangered in Qld, NSW and the ACT.
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
It's #WorldWildlifeDay.
If things are to improve we need far stronger environmental laws & an immediate injection of billions in investment that'll aid species conservation, environmental recovery, create thousands of jobs, & maintain cultural values.
theconversation.com/to-fix-austral…
If things are to improve we need far stronger environmental laws & an immediate injection of billions in investment that'll aid species conservation, environmental recovery, create thousands of jobs, & maintain cultural values.
theconversation.com/to-fix-austral…
It’s #WorldWildlifeDay! To celebrate, here’s the most unusual #wildlife interaction I’ve captured w/ a #CameraTrap: a golden eagle attacking a great-horned owl, which were then attacked by a mule deer, followed by a coyote rushing to join in! 🧵
#WAPredatorPreyProject
#WAPredatorPreyProject
Let’s break this down a bit. Our scene opens with a golden #eagle standing over (what we soon discover is) a great-horned #owl. Is this an attempted predation event? A scuffle over territory or food? Not sure. #BirdTwitter help me out. What do you think is happening here?
Then this rando mule deer shows up. A chance encounter between two (or three) species can happen when they use similar habitats, so this in itself isn’t that weird. But what happens next blows my mind. Also, check out the look on that eagle’s face! It’s not happy.
Wildlife markets and habitat destruction for food production brings people into more regular close contact with wildlife, allowing diseases to jump from animals to humans, putting us at risk.
#4Nature4Us #WorldWildlifeDay #Connect2Earth
#4Nature4Us #WorldWildlifeDay #Connect2Earth
These pressures on nature increase the risk of pandemics such as #COVID19. We must redefine our relationship with nature to protect people and the planet. Discover more: explore.panda.org/pandemics #4Nature4Us #WorldWildlifeDay #Connect2Earth
The risk of another disease jumping from animals to people in the future is higher than ever. We need world leaders to act:🐒 Stop exploitation of wildlife
🌳 Change how we produce food to stop deforestation
🌡️ Stabilise the climate
#4Nature4Us #WorldWildlifeDay #Connect2Earth
🌳 Change how we produce food to stop deforestation
🌡️ Stabilise the climate
#4Nature4Us #WorldWildlifeDay #Connect2Earth
#WorldWildlifeDay2020 is a good day to remind to the world that animals suffered as much under the the British colonizers as the humans.
Credits: Samuel Bourne - Hunters and Trophies, India, c. 1869.
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Credits: Samuel Bourne - Hunters and Trophies, India, c. 1869.
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Between 1892 & 1896, a total of 27 Leopards were killed in the Peshawar Valley alone. The British govt had paid Rs. 140/ as monetary rewards for it; on avg Rs. 5/Leopard.
*Peshawar District.
Youth can have a powerful voice in addressing the #biodiversity crisis.
This #WorldWildlifeDay2020, @wcseducation is at the #UnitedNations with a great group of youth activists!
This #WorldWildlifeDay2020, @wcseducation is at the #UnitedNations with a great group of youth activists!
@wcseducation WCS President & CEO @CristianSamper gave remarks at UN on #SustainingAllLife:
"With perhaps a million species threatened with extinction as highlighted in the recent #IPBES report, we cannot wait. We need to act now, and getting it right is critical." bit.ly/2IcRFFQ
"With perhaps a million species threatened with extinction as highlighted in the recent #IPBES report, we cannot wait. We need to act now, and getting it right is critical." bit.ly/2IcRFFQ
"This is an absolutely critical year for nature and biodiversity and the sustainability of our planet," said WCS's @CristianSamper.
More from #WorldWildlifeDay: bit.ly/2VJ72xA
More from #WorldWildlifeDay: bit.ly/2VJ72xA
1. A rare giant pangolin was recently seized from poachers in Congo. These are among the most trafficked mammals in the world. bit.ly/3cuRsLV #WorldWildlifeDay2020
2. This young female was found with a bag stuck to her scales. The rescue team including @wcs_congo was able to remove it.
3. These insectivorous and nocturnal mammals tend not to survive well unless released into the wild. So the team held her just one night to get rehydrated.
We celebrate #WorldWildlifeDay on March 3, let's take a look at the major threat to marine species and wildlife - noise pollution.
#WorldWildlifeDay2019
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#WorldWildlifeDay2019
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Humans are social animals, yet, we often fret about our noisy neighbours. And then there are those who cannot complain even if they want to: plants and animals. As we get comfortable in sound-proof glass cabins, these neighbours of ours do not have the luxury to do so.
Does noise cause mass stranding events?
In January 2016, more than 80 pilot whales stranded mysteriously on a beach in Tamil Nadu. Though it was unusual for Indians, such incidents have become increasingly common across the globe.
#WorldWildlifeDay #WorldWildlifeDay2019
In January 2016, more than 80 pilot whales stranded mysteriously on a beach in Tamil Nadu. Though it was unusual for Indians, such incidents have become increasingly common across the globe.
#WorldWildlifeDay #WorldWildlifeDay2019
.@SylviaEarle and WCS's @CristianSamper are at the United Nations this morning to talk about #WorldWildlifeDay. This year, it's all about #LifeBelowWater.
“Today’s focus on #LifeBelowWater requires us to reflect on the grave crisis facing the ocean, and to recognize the imperative to act decisively and boldly to save it for the sake of the planet,” WCS’s @CristianSamper tells the @UN. #WWD2019
Despite a dire picture for the ocean today, change is taking place. "I remain optimistic," says @CristianSamper. Includes increasing awareness and actions to mitigate our impacts. #WorldWildlifeDay @WCSocean
