Geoff Carss

Why is the UK exporting critically endangered glass eels to Russia? 'Conservationists criticise UK export of millions of endangered eels to Russia' theguardian.com/environment/20…

Is it "bonkers" that @DefraGovUK is permitting the export of critically endangered eels to Russia? theguardian.com/environment/20… @ChrisGPackham @tweedpipe There is a petition about it here: change.org/p/stop-export-…

I'm fascinated by descriptions of the abundance of now rare species. This is W. H. Hudson in 1900, writing about turtle doves in the South Downs. The species is now on the verge of extinction in the UK. For more info, including how to help, see @SaveTurtleDoves

Private jets migrating to another climate change conference From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

@gow_derek Blimey - Devon wildlife is changing!!

So much more fun than stopping sheep.

Signing first edition copies of the Starling: A Biography at ⁦@GoldsboroBooks⁩ today!

@Kate_Bradbury @guyshorrock Imagine if they stopped peat from being extracted let alone restore them..

Imagine if they spent £22 billion on restoring peat bogs, the oceans, forests (proven carbon capture), or on public transport, insulation, solar – literally anything but this, which is just playing into the hands of the fossil fuel bros and delaying the transition to green energy

Special day for us today as we launch our new look website! Please take a look and let us know what you think - particularly our visual gallery page which we will be building on all the time - so ever refreshing.

@CarlBovisNature @somersetbirds @StephenMoss_TV - we must have just missed it this morning!!

Amazing.... just found a rare Purple Heron at the Huntspill seawall in Somerset! 😲😍 It flew off and landed somewhere on the Brue Estuary. @somersetbirds

Wildlife numbers have declined by nearly three quarters in the past 50 years, according to a new report by the WWF.

Almost everything about carbon is now a scam Biodiversity is the same - on the ground these things involve massive shifts in power and wealth to major players and away from ordinary people and small businesses and farmers It doesn’t have to be like this

Check out the wonderful @nhbsNews website for my interview on the Starling: A Biography - nhbs.com/blog/author-in… - and don't forget to vote for the next bird in the series!

The Starling has landed! My new bird biography, flying into (and out of!) all good indie bookshops from today. Huge thanks as ever to @BrooDoherty @DHHlitagency @bronzebygold @E_M_Books @SquarePegBooks @susiemerry_ and @benedictallen @Marthakearney for their kind words. Enjoy!

Want to have a say about what should be the next title in my bestselling Bird Biographies series? Then vote via the @nhbsBooks website here: us6.list-manage.com/survey?u=85ba7…

@RFleming46 @UKChange @BenGoldsmith @Feargal_Sharkey @tessamunt

I’ve spent 32 years writing about the great outdoors. We’ve both changed more than I could ever have imagined | Birdwatching | The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/20…

😳 Tiny bit excited passing through Exeter train station on our way back home… Did you know that National Parks in Britain aren’t actually owned by the nation? 🤯 For more myth-busting, read my new book The Lie of the Land 📚

@TheMushyPea Sturgeon - while not a predator- are likely to have been present

"Now I want a new generation to learn the skills for life, friendship and belonging I felt when I needed them most. I want to show that the outdoors is a place for all..." New Chief Scout @DwayneFields speaks with @BBCNewsround about the role: bbc.co.uk/newsround/arti…

This little bird just flew in - the Starling is on sale in all good indie bookshops on October 3rd! ⁦@bronzebygold⁩ ⁦@E_M_Books⁩ ⁦@BrooDoherty⁩ ⁦@DHHlitagency⁩ ⁦@SquarePegBooks⁩ ⁦@susiemerry_⁩ Thanks to everyone who made it look so lovely!