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Emmy Nominations for #TheElephantandtheTermite in 3 categories - absolutely thrilled! Congratulations Team! 🏆Outstanding Nature Documentary, 🏆Outstanding Cinematography and 🏆Outstanding Writing @TerraMaterFS @ONSIGHT_UK @magicalkenya @kenyafilmcomm @TEQKenya @RED_Cinema

@BenGoldsmith Vulture population down 90% in Kenya, a former stronghold - mostly due to poisoning with Furadan vs lions and hyenas. 4 sp now critically endangered.

More from the war on nature.

@WriterHannahBT That’s the sad reality - but we need these victories to foster hope and change.

@markdeeble1 Well it’s only a significant victory because of the catastrophic loss

Go get The Guardian today & bathe in this GOOD NEWS: theguardian.com/environment/20…

Required reading - released by UK gov and effectively buried at the height of the Davos-Greenland noise. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0eae…

@WriterHannahBT @markruskell Fabulous news!

Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously! 4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE ⁦@markruskell⁩ ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!

@WriterHannahBT Let’s hope Scotland’s politicians are more aware of out Nature depleted status than the incumbents at Westminster! 🤞🏼🤞🏼

I’ve given the last 4 years of my life to trying to get England to mandate swift bricks. Now I have just a few hours to wait until Scotland votes. By tonight Scotland could have passed swift bricks into law. What would you do? I’m sipping a margarita….

@emilyluisa23 @A2BTaxiCabs Appalling behaviour - if this driver is representative of @A2Btaxicabs I won’t be using them again.

@A2BTaxiCabs I hope this person never drives a taxi again !!!!

@shanahanmike True ( other than Turkey figs) - they contain the fig wasp females that entered, stripping their wings off in the process only to then pollinate the fig flowers, oviposit and then die. Occasionally you also find figs full of dead parasitoids.

It's a question that keeps coming up... The answer may surprise you planetficus.substack.com/p/true-or-fals…

@robinmmorrison @SeaEagleEngland @RoyDennisWF @ForestryEngland Unfortunately I think fining those convicted is ineffective - significant jail time might be the only real deterrent.

@SeaEagleEngland @RoyDennisWF @ForestryEngland A news release from Tim and Steve that I wish I didn't have to read. Hopefully someone from each of the three locations will come forward with enough information for the police that might result in an arrest(s).

We are devastated to share the news that three white-tailed eagles have disappeared in suspicious circumstances. We are asking anyone who may have information to help the police investigation to please come forward. forestryengland.uk/news/three-whi… @RoyDennisWF @ForestryEngland

@WriterHannahBT I couldn’t agree more - the green party used to have the environment /sustainability/ mitigating climate change the top of its agenda. No longer.

@LucanonLizard Addressee refused to take delivery 😂 I’ve had them all!

Oh DPD. You attempted a delivery at 1.47pm. The gate was open. House name is still on the gate. Drive was clear. Front door step is still in the same place. Barn door is still in the same place. It was raining (not much) & there's a bit of a breeze. Whatever went wrong this time?

@TonyJuniper I find it hard to be optimistic when the current government won’t even mandate the use of swift-bricks in new build houses. Such a tiny thing but recently denied by a 3 line whip - check @WriterHannahBT for more info - it’s a disgrace in such a nature depleted country like ours.

Very much enjoyed sharing a few thoughts at the Future Homes Hub conference on how to combine Nature recovery with new houses. Key point: ecologists, planners & developers working together on landscape scale design from the start can lead to much better integrated outcomes.

@WriterHannahBT I am utterly shocked. It’s a small thing that would make such a difference - what hope is there if seemingly intelligent, caring people suddenly turn? Is it self-interest, pressure from others … why the u-turn? it would be really good to know.

These 2 women have broken my💔One is a role model in my 📕 about this campaign, her speech FOR swift bricks 2 years ago, extremely powerful. The other has supported from the start (she used to be the CEO of the RSPB!) It’s gutting they voted AGAINST swift bricks. I believed them

@JackPerksPhoto I have to agree - the males in their spawning colours are magnificent.

Eurasian minnows are one of the most stunning fish we have when the males undertake breeding colours in the spring.

@emilyluisa23 @Tolroymanor That’s tragic and for each one that was brought down, others were likely wounded.

Some of the beautiful geese that reside on Hayle estuary were shot down near @Tolroymanor yesterday . Anyone with more info on who is responsible for this please get in contact .

@JackPerksPhoto Have you found territoriality with them an issue - or have you got a male-female pair?

Loving my rock pool aquarium I’ve got one or two more species I’d like to add to it. Monty’s are the star of the show currently

@emilyluisa23 Wonderful - is that in Hayle?

A really important article about the mortality post ‘catch and release’ in the recreational UK tuna fishery. For years we’ve been told it was insignificant - but the death of one in five hooked and released tuna is shocking.

@Cat_Beazley_Art @BritMycolSoc @danryan_nature What a great find!

I've just found Scarlet Berry Truffle (Paurocotylis pila) in Penlee park, Penzance. Not many records on NBN. @BritMycolSoc @danryan_nature

@PlanktonPundit Thanks. I’m interested in it all. What a great thread. I remember filming red mullet and bogue off Falmouth in the early 1980’s. At the time they were almost unheard of here - now there is a commercial fishery for them.

@markdeeble1 Finally 😀, if you are interested beyond bluefin tuna to understand how their reappearance fits into a bigger ecosystem 'picture', there is a thread here: x.com/PlanktonPundit…

@PlanktonPundit Very interested to hear about you work on C&R bf tuna mortality in FNs political podium. Could you provide links to your papers please?