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Great to see this in a place where there are always lots of dogs and people. Well done 👏 ⁦@BristolCouncil⁩

@TonyJuniper Love burwell fen. Less in love with daffs though. OK in peoples gardens. Even seen them at large in the Pennines!

❗ VICTORY FOR GREYHOUNDS❗ At this moment, @markruskell's Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill has PASSED with a majority vote. 🙌THANK YOU to all who have supported the #UnboundTheGreyhound campaign. Tonight, we can celebrate this monumental moment for greyhounds.

'We're not getting rid of the water fast enough' I cannot emphasise enough how insane it is to spend barrels of public money pumping water out of a *wetland*. We are draining an ecological treasure to protect some of the crappest farmland in England. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Dog owners on Marsden Moor are being asked to keep their animals on a lead as ground nesting bird season gets underway. The National Trust are asking everyone keep to the footpaths as some of the nation’s rarer birds like these curlews are known to build their nests in the grass

This is good news. Dartmoor has been desecrated by overgrazing in recent decades, the landscape is in appalling shape; and all the while buckets of publicly-funded ‘stewardship’ grants have been ladled out to those who have been doing the desecrating. Time for change.

@TonyJuniper Am I not understanding? What form of carbon will be used?

The climate change deniers have gone crazy on here over the last few days. The Straits of Hormuz closing they know is going to be a death blow for fossil fuels. They can tweet as much as they like. The zero carbon revolution is underway, & this ill advised war is accelerating it.

@TonyJuniper @Lyndonx Great answer

@Lyndonx Or is more like believing there is a lot of food in the fridge when there isn’t (it’s already 95% gone), & then finding out that there was much cheaper & healthier food in the larder next to the fridge?

Uk not using our North Sea oil is like letting your family starve while there’s loads of food in the fridge.

⚖️ Court in Milan halts chaffinch hunting: ‘Tradition’ is no justification. This strikes down Lombardy's attempt to allow the shooting of 97k+ birds, setting a major precedent against using wildlife as political pawns. Read here 👉 wildbeimwild.com/en/court-in-mi…

A new report from wildlife charity Buglife reveals that pesticides from common flea and tick treatments are now widespread in rivers across Britain and may be contributing to major declines in freshwater invertebrates bit.ly/4b1Pu50

In rural Kenya, farmers are turning to an ingenious, non-lethal solution to protect their crops from elephants: beehive fences. Rather than resorting to shooting or other harmful measures, communities are harnessing elephants' natural aversion to bees—leveraging the animals' sensitive skin and acute hearing—to create buzzing barriers that keep the giants at bay. These innovative fences consist of lines of active beehives suspended on wires around field perimeters. When an elephant approaches or brushes against the setup, the hives swing, disturbing the bees and triggering swarms that drive the intruders away. A comprehensive nine-year study led by Save the Elephants, in collaboration with the University of Oxford, Wildlife Research and Training Institute, and Kenya Wildlife Service, monitored farms near Tsavo East National Park. During peak crop seasons (November–January, 2014–2020), the fences deterred an average of 86.3% of approaching elephants from raiding crops. Over the full study period—including drought years—the annual average deterrence rate was 76%, marking a significant reduction in human-elephant conflict compared to traditional thorn bush or ineffective barriers. The approach offers more than just crop protection; it generates additional income through the sale of "elephant-friendly honey." As bees pollinate nearby fields of maize, sorghum, and other staples while guarding them, farmers harvest and market this honey, turning a wildlife challenge into an economic opportunity. This dual benefit promotes sustainable livelihoods and encourages peaceful coexistence, allowing elephant populations to persist without facing retaliatory killing. By blending ecological insight with practical farming, Kenya's beehive fences demonstrate a scalable, nature-based model for mitigating conflicts between humans and wildlife—one that safeguards food security, boosts rural economies, and preserves Africa's iconic elephants for future generations. [King, L. E., et al. (2024). "Impact of drought and development on the effectiveness of beehive fences as elephant deterrents over 9 years in Kenya." Conservation Science and Practice, 6(11), e13242. DOI: 10.1111/csp2.13242]

Verse 2 from my new poem, Taxman: Here comes the Taxman with his penalties galore, To tax us on the money he has taxed us on before, And leave us with an overwhelming gratitude that I, Am not with all the trillionaires who scarpered to Dubai.

'Scotland needs new approach to deal with feral pigs, report says' They're *not* feral pigs. They're wild boar, a native British species which was wiped out by humans, and which are now back in Britain. Wild boar have as much right to be here as we do. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@TonyJuniper @FarmingUK Yes maize is a monoculture but people don’t always see beyond the visually pleasing. It’s tricky. Never thought about central reservations. What a great idea.

@mostlywild2 @FarmingUK To some eyes. More birds in among the solar panels though (at least if they are done right).

Do you agree with this sign?

@TonyJuniper @FarmingUK I suppose maize is easier on the eye though.

@FarmingUK Is this a call for an end to energy crops? About five times as much land is growing maize for anaerobic digestion as is presently used for solar (& solar gets more watts per hectare). & solar could indeed be on more rooftops, & car parks & along central bits of dual carriageways.

As the price of natural gas spikes across Europe for the fourth time in the last five years remember those extremely clever people in Reform and the Conservatives who want to abandon renewable energy and rely even more on gas 🤡 🤡

2/2 posts HEROES STILL AT WORK Britain is suffering from a litter epidemic. It's a national disgrace. Imagine how even more terrible the country would look if it wasn't for the dedication of thousands of litterpickers. However, this is not enough. We must turn off the litter taps, for good. We have a plan to do so. @Riskyphilski

1/2 posts - HEROES AT WORK Utterly brilliant effort by Scott Gibbins and all the South Leics Wombles. Watch this video and the next one we'll post shortly. Look at the sheer scale of this littering. This is no exception. Britain is drowning under a tsunami of waste. @Riskyphilski

Scotland is inching closer to reintroducing mysterious, magical lynx! If you want this to happen, make your voice heard. theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/f…

It IS incredibly depressing. We must stop this. Councils cannot keep trotting out their usual excuses for failing. They need to deliver. @LGANews