Alexia Wellbelove

"Our environmental legislation is meant to protect our unique and amazing wildlife, not provide exemptions for industries that damage it." Conservationists have slammed a bill aimed at protecting Tasmania's salmon industry from environmental challenges. au.news.yahoo.com/anger-as-antho…

I’m over Twitter. Moving to Bluesky @alexiawellbelove.bsky.social

Eat canned tuna? Check out our new guide to make the best choice for our oceans 🌊 🐠

How does your favourite canned tuna stack up? Check your Tuna here: goodfish.org.au/resource/check…

During question time this week, @SophieScamps MP asked the federal environment minister @tanya_plibersek about our new research that found that the Australian Government spends $26 billion per year subsidising activities that are likely to be harming nature. #GlobalNaturePositiveSummit

🎉 Huge news! 🎉 Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek @tanyaplibersek has today announced it will more than double marine sanctuaries to cover 73,000km2, an area bigger than Ireland! 🇮🇪 Feedback opens Friday!

Alexia Wellbelove, AMCS’ Threatened Species Campaign Manager, gives an update from the 69th International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Lima, Peru. And… big news! Australia is set to host IWC70 in 2026 🐳 Read Alexia’s blog for the full wrap 👇 marineconservation.org.au/69th-meeting-o…

#IWC69 begins today. Govts & observers are gathered in Lima, Peru for an intensive 5 days of #cetaceanscience & #cetaceanconservation. Aboriginal subsistence whaling, bycatch, strandings, ship strikes & habitat degradation are all on the agenda. Follow at iwc.int

The 69th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) kicks off today in Peru 🚫 There are calls from some countries to lift the moratorium on commercial whaling AMCS' Alexia Wellbelove is there, fighting to keep hard-earned whale protections👇 marineconservation.org.au/69th-whaling-c…

@AlboMP please don’t cave to fossil fuel lobbyists. Aus needs strong nature laws now

🪧 Our billboards are out in PM Albanese’s electorate in Sydney today! The message is clear: Prime Minister, don’t bow to greedy corporations. We need strong nature laws now!

URGENT!!! Help defend WA’s wildlife and the places we love. Right now in Canberra and in Perth, powerful corporate interests are lobbying hard to weaken our state & fed nature laws. Let politicians know people support strong nature laws. Email now bit.ly/4dXzeSB

Don't give in to the mining lobby @AlboMP, strike a deal with the @Greens and @DavidPocock to make the EPA as strong as possible. Don't let your legacy be weaker nature laws and more extinctions. #naturelaws #EPA

The 2024 Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report has just been released by @gbrmarinepark. 🐠 The reef is in major long-term decline despite the modest investments that have been made.☀ We all have a role to play to save the reef by taking personal climate action. See our media statement to see what @CathLovelock @AngelaSocSci @NickiJMitch and @gscumming had to say. biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/great-bar…

Everyone loves a tiny baby stingray-looking thing. IS THE MAUGEAN SKATE SAVED? | First Dog on the Moon | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

POV: you're an Australian sea lion conducting citizen science 🦭🥼 🎥 Scientists have mounted cameras on endangered Australian sea lions to help map their habitats theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Australia’s nature is in deep crisis. These 3 easy changes would give our new ‘Nature Positive’ environment laws teeth @peterburnettanu @martine_maron @BrenWintle @Jaana_Dielen via @ConversationEDU theconversation.com/australias-nat…

An Aussie fish that was so popular it was fished to the verge of extinction, could soon be sold as a “sustainable” option. au.news.yahoo.com/uproar-over-pl…

It's only a matter of time before the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain reaches Aus. Get insights into the global impacts, implications for Aus wildlife and how you can help @BirdlifeOz @AustMarConsSoc @ISCAustralia @LandAustralian Register > unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/regist…