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Written by Moos on 2025-02-02 at 16:39

We should rethink our zoos, because when done properly they are too valuable to close. However, animal welfare must be boosted, education should enhance visitors' engagement to ensure the relevant information will stick and help visitors to make dedicated pro-nature decisions.

[#]zoo #nature #biodiversity #conservation #animalwelfare

rethinking zoos https://aboutzoos.info/zoos/close-or-rethink-zoos

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Written by Moos on 2025-01-23 at 15:16

Why did we create zoos and natural history museums and what did and do they contribute to our way of managing nature?

[#]zoo #nature #museum #biodiversity #ecosystems

https://pocket.co/share/a70ec4b0-4f39-4cd0-b625-3c34fd8c6cb1

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Written by Moos on 2024-12-19 at 07:00

Andean bears show behavioural flexibility when it comes to foraging areas. It may help them to regain lost territory quickly with help from targeted conservation measures. Currently high-altitude grasslands bordering cloud forest are key habitats for Andean bears and thus conservation managers.

[#]conservation #nature #endangered_species #behaviour

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241218174935.htm

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Written by Moos on 2024-12-16 at 07:03

The dense tropical forests, isolated mountain peaks and limestone karst caverns of the Greater Mekong region yielded a remarkable 234 new-to-science species in 2023, according to a new report compiled by WWF.

[#]biodiversity #nature #new-specied

Greater Mekong serves up 234 new species in a year, from fanged hedgehog to diva viper https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/greater-mekong-serves-up-234-new-species-in-a-year-from-fanged-hedgehog-to-diva-viper/

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Written by Moos on 2024-12-05 at 19:39

The occasional spotting of clouded leopards in Bangladesh, what does this say? Are they encroaching on other carnivore's habitat? What is their conservation status in Bangladesh? Dedicated research seems necessary.

[#]clouded_leopard #bangladesh #biodiversity #endangered_species

https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/clouded-leopard-sighting-raises-questions-about-conservation-and-research-in-bangladesh/

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Written by Moos on 2024-12-05 at 05:57

Australian ecological communities face 49 diverse threats, ranging from land clearing and grazing to pollution and changed fire patterns. Many ecosystems face multiple serious threats. Recovery will be complex and difficult – but not impossible.

[#]ecosystems #threats #conservation #nature #biodiversity #wildlife

Scientists counted 49 ways Australia is destroying the ecosystems we hold dear – but there is hope https://theconversation.com/scientists-counted-49-ways-australia-is-destroying-the-ecosystems-we-hold-dear-but-there-is-hope-240434

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Written by Moos on 2024-12-02 at 21:05

The eugenicist of UNESCO

Why did Julian S Huxley, first director of the UN agency, think eugenics held the key to a more evolved, harmonious world?

A good read on #evolution #eugenics #nature

https://aeon.co/essays/julian-s-huxley-the-man-who-put-eugenics-into-unesco?utm_source=rss-feed

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Written by Moos on 2024-11-26 at 18:14

We can do good to nature if we really want to!

[#]nature #conservation #wildlife #ecosystems #biodiversity

How the Return of Salmon to the Klamath River Shows Us What’s Possible in Wildlife Conservation https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-return-of-salmon-to-the-klamath-river-shows-us-whats-possible-in-wildlife-conservation/

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Written by Moos on 2024-10-22 at 19:01

Mankind is doing a terrible job in trying to survive on Planet earth. Are we even trying?

COP16: More than 85% of countries miss UN deadline to submit nature pledges - Carbon Brief https://www.carbonbrief.org/cop16-countries-miss-un-deadline-to-submit-nature-pledges/

[#]biodiversity #cop16 #ClimateChange

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Written by Moos on 2024-10-10 at 05:00

Well, this report confirms that we do a really good job in destroying world's life. The decline of populations is mind-staggering.

[#]nature #wwf #livingplanet #ecosystems

Home | WWF https://livingplanet.panda.org/en-US/

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