Christopher J Preston
@cjpreston.bsky.social
Writer, wildlife enthusiast, energy transition hawk, Montanan, author of Tenacious Beasts (2024 High Plains International Book Award winner for non-fiction).
Environmental science
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Physics
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Wow, Jason. Eloquent, powerful, and informed. This was great!
Tune in tomorrow night (Wednesday) to PBS's Human Footprint: The Vanishing Act, and you'll see me in a cameo talking about extinction....and deextinction. 9 pm EST.
#HumanFootprintPBS #PBS #Nature #earth #anthropocene
#wildlife #documentary #naturalhistory
#extinction #NorthernWhiteRhinos
#HumanFootprintPBS #PBS #Nature #earth #anthropocene
#wildlife #documentary #naturalhistory
#extinction #NorthernWhiteRhinos
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InsideEVs
@insideevs.com
· Dec 20
Electric Car Charging Etiquette Guide
InsideEVs has compiled five key tips to make sure all EV drivers have hassle-free charging sessions.
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InsideEVs has compiled five key tips to make sure all EV drivers have hassle-free charging sessions.
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Beaver releases into wild to be allowed in England for first time in centuries
Exclusive: Government to grant nature groups a licence for release of rodent species after earlier setbacks
www.theguardian.com
Fantastic news. Beavers belong Northern Hemisphere temperate landscapes. I wrote about England's start to bringing back beavers in "Water Always Wins," when guerilla beaverers were releasing the critters into streams to help with floods and droughts. 🌿🌎
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Knepp Wilding
@kneppwilding.bsky.social
· May 12
OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH | BOTTOM TRAWLING OFFICIAL CLIP | IN CINEMAS NOW | Altitude Films
YouTube video by Altitude Films
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The shocking, violent reality of what bottom trawling does to the seabed and its creatures is filmed and shown for the first time in Ocean with David Attenborough. And then, after all that, three quarters of the catch is thrown away.
This is must-watch footage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzG9...
This is must-watch footage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzG9...
Curious about the maths (b/c I just put one in and will be claiming this tax year). $1950 is 30% of what?
Amazing work, Emma. Congratulations!
The shocking, violent reality of what bottom trawling does to the seabed and its creatures is filmed and shown for the first time in Ocean with David Attenborough. And then, after all that, three quarters of the catch is thrown away.
This is must-watch footage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzG9...
This is must-watch footage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzG9...
OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH | BOTTOM TRAWLING OFFICIAL CLIP | IN CINEMAS NOW | Altitude Films
YouTube video by Altitude Films
www.youtube.com
So obviously immoral....
Fantastic news. Beavers belong Northern Hemisphere temperate landscapes. I wrote about England's start to bringing back beavers in "Water Always Wins," when guerilla beaverers were releasing the critters into streams to help with floods and droughts. 🌿🌎
Beaver releases into wild to be allowed in England for first time in centuries
Exclusive: Government to grant nature groups a licence for release of rodent species after earlier setbacks
www.theguardian.com
About bloody time......
Wolf reintroduction to Scotland could support substantial native woodland expansion and associated carbon sequestration
Our work shows reintroducing wolves to the Scottish Highlands could help address the climate emergency. By controlling red deer populations, wolves would enable native woodlands to expand, capturing ....
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
The UK has so far to go to become comfortable with large carnivores. But as the evidence of their value builds, the tide will slowly shift. 🐺......(you heard it here first)
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Thank you, Brandon. Both Leonie Cornips and Michelle Fournet are remarkable.
Stares and ear-twitches: The linguist learning to speak the expressive language of cows
Dutch scientist Leonie Cornips has become fascinated with how cows communicate. But can this really be called 'language'?
www.bbc.com
Cows go 'moo,' right? But what other linguistically interesting things are going on? Turns out, there's plenty. Find out in my BBC Future story published today.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Humpback whale entangled in rope at Skye fish farm
British Divers Marine Life Rescue say the humpback is caught up in rope and unable to swim freely.
www.bbc.co.uk
It doesn't seem too far-fetched to imagine everyone would see the horrible cruelty in this and make changes to avoid it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A New Genetic Life Support | Atmos
A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biobank could shape how biotechnology will fit into mainstream conservation for centuries to come.
atmos.earth
Biotech has several roles in conservation - some seem good, while others are a bit questionable. My comments in this article are an attempt to thread the needle.
atmos.earth/a-new-geneti...
atmos.earth/a-new-geneti...
Elephants are not people, rules Colorado Supreme Court
Judges ruled a bid to free five elderly African elephants from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo was based on a law that only applied to humans.
www.bbc.com
The headline is a bit dismissive of the issue, unfortunately. These cases deserve to be taken seriously.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Despite Biotech Efforts to Revive Species, Extinction Is Still Forever
In the last decade, laboratory initiatives to recreate long-extinct species have stirred controversy. Now, scientists increasingly agree "de-extinction" is not possible, but breeding living animals wi...
e360.yale.edu
....the fact that even the scientists most involved concede that it's not. I just wrote about this for YaleE360. 2/2
e360.yale.edu/features/de-...
e360.yale.edu/features/de-...
‘Resurrection science’ is gaining steam, but are scientists any closer to reviving lost species? | CNN
Colossal Biosciences, which aims to revive extinct species, announced it has raised an additional $200 million. Critics say de-extinction in its purest sense isn’t possible.
www.cnn.com
The myth that perfect deextinction is possible is remarkably sticky. Despite.....1/2
www.cnn.com/2025/01/16/s...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/16/s...
Despite Biotech Efforts to Revive Species, Extinction Is Still Forever
In the last decade, laboratory initiatives to recreate long-extinct species have stirred controversy. Now, scientists increasingly agree "de-extinction" is not possible, but breeding living animals wi...
e360.yale.edu
Ever fancied your chances of deextincting a dodo? Think again. I explain why in an article out today with YaleE360.
e360.yale.edu/features/de-...
e360.yale.edu/features/de-...