Ani
@aninewforest.bsky.social
56-year-old disabled former journalist and environmental campaigner [insert verb depending on my state of health] among the ancient flora and fauna in the New Forest, U.K.
🌿🐎🐿️🦉🌳
(Banner photo:
https://treesforlife.org.uk "Alder")
🌿🐎🐿️🦉🌳
(Banner photo:
https://treesforlife.org.uk "Alder")
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Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org
February 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org
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"Ha Ha I made it back to the top of the cliff, definitely something to shout about".The Rockhopper #Penguin had to escape vicious surf to get here on his stubby #pink legs 💕 💕
CanonR5 f5.6 1/4000s
#BirdOfTheDay #openbeak #Birds #Falklands #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyMonday #ColorADay #FebruArty2026 #fun
CanonR5 f5.6 1/4000s
#BirdOfTheDay #openbeak #Birds #Falklands #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyMonday #ColorADay #FebruArty2026 #fun
February 2, 2026 at 7:28 PM
"Ha Ha I made it back to the top of the cliff, definitely something to shout about".The Rockhopper #Penguin had to escape vicious surf to get here on his stubby #pink legs 💕 💕
CanonR5 f5.6 1/4000s
#BirdOfTheDay #openbeak #Birds #Falklands #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyMonday #ColorADay #FebruArty2026 #fun
CanonR5 f5.6 1/4000s
#BirdOfTheDay #openbeak #Birds #Falklands #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyMonday #ColorADay #FebruArty2026 #fun
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"If I stretch them will they grow?"
Black-browed Albatross chick under the watchful eye of a parent, Saunders Island, the #Falklands
Canon R5 400mm f8 1:4000s ISO 800
#BirdOfTheDay alt theme #OpenWings #Birds #EastCoastKin #Travel #nature #coloraday #pinkmon #ArtYear
Black-browed Albatross chick under the watchful eye of a parent, Saunders Island, the #Falklands
Canon R5 400mm f8 1:4000s ISO 800
#BirdOfTheDay alt theme #OpenWings #Birds #EastCoastKin #Travel #nature #coloraday #pinkmon #ArtYear
February 2, 2026 at 8:10 PM
"If I stretch them will they grow?"
Black-browed Albatross chick under the watchful eye of a parent, Saunders Island, the #Falklands
Canon R5 400mm f8 1:4000s ISO 800
#BirdOfTheDay alt theme #OpenWings #Birds #EastCoastKin #Travel #nature #coloraday #pinkmon #ArtYear
Black-browed Albatross chick under the watchful eye of a parent, Saunders Island, the #Falklands
Canon R5 400mm f8 1:4000s ISO 800
#BirdOfTheDay alt theme #OpenWings #Birds #EastCoastKin #Travel #nature #coloraday #pinkmon #ArtYear
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As governments bend over backwards to make it easier for big firms to hide which hazardous chemicals they're using, it's leaving investors "flying blind", unable to tell if the firms they're investing in are at risk of major lawsuits, says @group.bnpparibas
@clientearth.bsky.social
@clientearth.bsky.social
With Government due to announce plans to tackle #PFAS this week, a new @green-alliance.org.uk guest blog from @group.bnpparibas outlines the significant financial risks 'forever chemicals' pose to investors & calls for a transition to a PFAS-free economy 👇
greenallianceblog.org.uk/2026/02/02/w...
greenallianceblog.org.uk/2026/02/02/w...
Why we must invest in a future free from forever chemicals
This post is by Rachel Crossley, Head of Stewardship, Europe, at BNP Paribas Asset Management Investment managers, like BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM), have a critical but often little unde…
greenallianceblog.org.uk
February 2, 2026 at 2:43 PM
As governments bend over backwards to make it easier for big firms to hide which hazardous chemicals they're using, it's leaving investors "flying blind", unable to tell if the firms they're investing in are at risk of major lawsuits, says @group.bnpparibas
@clientearth.bsky.social
@clientearth.bsky.social
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Together, @oceanauk.bsky.social + @zslofficial.bsky.social examined research on harm to wildlife from 1000s of oil spills in UK waters, finding evidence of:
- lung lesions in bottlenose dolphins
- harm to the livers of minke whales
- orcas + dolphins less able to successfully reproduce
- lung lesions in bottlenose dolphins
- harm to the livers of minke whales
- orcas + dolphins less able to successfully reproduce
February 3, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Together, @oceanauk.bsky.social + @zslofficial.bsky.social examined research on harm to wildlife from 1000s of oil spills in UK waters, finding evidence of:
- lung lesions in bottlenose dolphins
- harm to the livers of minke whales
- orcas + dolphins less able to successfully reproduce
- lung lesions in bottlenose dolphins
- harm to the livers of minke whales
- orcas + dolphins less able to successfully reproduce
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Their findings about the extent of oil + chemical spills from fossil fuel operations in UK waters can be read here 👇
uk.oceana.org/reports/sea-...
uk.oceana.org/reports/sea-...
Sea Slick: The true scale and impact of chronic oil pollution in UK seas
uk.oceana.org
February 3, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Their findings about the extent of oil + chemical spills from fossil fuel operations in UK waters can be read here 👇
uk.oceana.org/reports/sea-...
uk.oceana.org/reports/sea-...
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Research by @theriverstrust.bsky.social & @wclnews.bsky.social suggests levels of PFOS in freshwater fish in England are so high If just one portion of such fish was eaten each month this would exceed the safe threshold of PFOS for people to consume over a year...
share.google/RbRjrOLVad04...
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Toxic Pfas above proposed safety limits in almost all English waters tested
Exclusive: 110 of 117 bodies of water tested by Environment Agency would fail standards, with levels in fish 322 times the planned limit
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February 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Research by @theriverstrust.bsky.social & @wclnews.bsky.social suggests levels of PFOS in freshwater fish in England are so high If just one portion of such fish was eaten each month this would exceed the safe threshold of PFOS for people to consume over a year...
share.google/RbRjrOLVad04...
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Fun facts from internet about Anna's #Hummingbirds:
-fastest #hummingbird
-61mph/97kph in a dive
- 9 Gs out of a dive
-200 beats per second in dive
-Body length/second faster than a jet fighter
#birds #birdphotography #birding #pnw #nature #wildlife #pdx #oiseaux #vögel #pájaro ##westcoastkin #bird
-fastest #hummingbird
-61mph/97kph in a dive
- 9 Gs out of a dive
-200 beats per second in dive
-Body length/second faster than a jet fighter
#birds #birdphotography #birding #pnw #nature #wildlife #pdx #oiseaux #vögel #pájaro ##westcoastkin #bird
February 2, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Fun facts from internet about Anna's #Hummingbirds:
-fastest #hummingbird
-61mph/97kph in a dive
- 9 Gs out of a dive
-200 beats per second in dive
-Body length/second faster than a jet fighter
#birds #birdphotography #birding #pnw #nature #wildlife #pdx #oiseaux #vögel #pájaro ##westcoastkin #bird
-fastest #hummingbird
-61mph/97kph in a dive
- 9 Gs out of a dive
-200 beats per second in dive
-Body length/second faster than a jet fighter
#birds #birdphotography #birding #pnw #nature #wildlife #pdx #oiseaux #vögel #pájaro ##westcoastkin #bird
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January 30, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Nature's still life
At peace...
At peace...
February 3, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Nature's still life
At peace...
At peace...
The UK has lost over 96 % of its hedgehogs since the 1960s.
Habitat loss, pesticides and rodenticides, road accidents and nest disturbance are all driving local extinctions.
Please study ways make your neighbourhood friendly to hedgehogs. And support rehabilitation centres like wildlifeaid.co.uk.
Habitat loss, pesticides and rodenticides, road accidents and nest disturbance are all driving local extinctions.
Please study ways make your neighbourhood friendly to hedgehogs. And support rehabilitation centres like wildlifeaid.co.uk.
It’s #NationalHedgehogDay and whilst these prickly pals hibernate through their party, there’s so much we can do to protect them! You can help by leaving a gap in your fence, creating log piles for shelter, avoiding using pesticides & letting small areas of green spaces grow wild. 🦔🌿
February 2, 2026 at 12:39 PM
The UK has lost over 96 % of its hedgehogs since the 1960s.
Habitat loss, pesticides and rodenticides, road accidents and nest disturbance are all driving local extinctions.
Please study ways make your neighbourhood friendly to hedgehogs. And support rehabilitation centres like wildlifeaid.co.uk.
Habitat loss, pesticides and rodenticides, road accidents and nest disturbance are all driving local extinctions.
Please study ways make your neighbourhood friendly to hedgehogs. And support rehabilitation centres like wildlifeaid.co.uk.
"This urgent panel will examine the European Commission’s 2025 proposal allowing open-ended, potentially unlimited pesticide approvals, which would undermine scientific assessment, endanger human health and environment, and contradict principles of precaution and sustainability."
In collaboration with the CII, we invite you to join the webinar “Preventing Pesticide Effects on Children’s Health and Protecting the Environment”.
📅 19 February 2026 at 08:30 (GMT+2)
📍 University of Cyprus & Online
👉 Register here: www.pan-europe.info/events/confe...
📅 19 February 2026 at 08:30 (GMT+2)
📍 University of Cyprus & Online
👉 Register here: www.pan-europe.info/events/confe...
February 2, 2026 at 11:38 AM
"This urgent panel will examine the European Commission’s 2025 proposal allowing open-ended, potentially unlimited pesticide approvals, which would undermine scientific assessment, endanger human health and environment, and contradict principles of precaution and sustainability."
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Happy #NationalHedgehogDay! 🦔
While our prickly friends are still snoozing, now is a good time to prep for their wake-up. For example by:
✅ Creating "Hedgehog Highways" (13cm fence holes) 🏡🐾
✅ Checking leaf piles before clearing 🍂💤
✅ Reporting any sick or dead hedgehogs 🩺👩💻
#wildlifehealth
📸RSPB
While our prickly friends are still snoozing, now is a good time to prep for their wake-up. For example by:
✅ Creating "Hedgehog Highways" (13cm fence holes) 🏡🐾
✅ Checking leaf piles before clearing 🍂💤
✅ Reporting any sick or dead hedgehogs 🩺👩💻
#wildlifehealth
📸RSPB
February 2, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Happy #NationalHedgehogDay! 🦔
While our prickly friends are still snoozing, now is a good time to prep for their wake-up. For example by:
✅ Creating "Hedgehog Highways" (13cm fence holes) 🏡🐾
✅ Checking leaf piles before clearing 🍂💤
✅ Reporting any sick or dead hedgehogs 🩺👩💻
#wildlifehealth
📸RSPB
While our prickly friends are still snoozing, now is a good time to prep for their wake-up. For example by:
✅ Creating "Hedgehog Highways" (13cm fence holes) 🏡🐾
✅ Checking leaf piles before clearing 🍂💤
✅ Reporting any sick or dead hedgehogs 🩺👩💻
#wildlifehealth
📸RSPB
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Today we're celebrating #WorldWetlandsDay with our friends at WWT🌾💧As much as we need air to breathe, we need water to live. The conservation of our wetlands is essential to life on Earth.
Did you know #wetlands are one of the world’s most biodiverse habitats?
Did you know #wetlands are one of the world’s most biodiverse habitats?
February 2, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Today we're celebrating #WorldWetlandsDay with our friends at WWT🌾💧As much as we need air to breathe, we need water to live. The conservation of our wetlands is essential to life on Earth.
Did you know #wetlands are one of the world’s most biodiverse habitats?
Did you know #wetlands are one of the world’s most biodiverse habitats?
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It's the #WorldWetlandsDay!
I just signed a petition to stop #polluters and their political allies from dismantling Europe's #environmental #laws. Our 3water, #air, & #health are literally on the line.
🌍 #HandsOffNature @wwf.eu
www.wwf.eu/campaigns/ha...
I just signed a petition to stop #polluters and their political allies from dismantling Europe's #environmental #laws. Our 3water, #air, & #health are literally on the line.
🌍 #HandsOffNature @wwf.eu
www.wwf.eu/campaigns/ha...
February 2, 2026 at 10:56 AM
It's the #WorldWetlandsDay!
I just signed a petition to stop #polluters and their political allies from dismantling Europe's #environmental #laws. Our 3water, #air, & #health are literally on the line.
🌍 #HandsOffNature @wwf.eu
www.wwf.eu/campaigns/ha...
I just signed a petition to stop #polluters and their political allies from dismantling Europe's #environmental #laws. Our 3water, #air, & #health are literally on the line.
🌍 #HandsOffNature @wwf.eu
www.wwf.eu/campaigns/ha...
Excuse me, just a bit of dust in my eyes...
(That letter!😭)
(That letter!😭)
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Excuse me, just a bit of dust in my eyes...
(That letter!😭)
(That letter!😭)
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In the 80+ years since we ushered in the age of the nuclear bomb, what is the longest our planet has gone without a nuclear explosion? Answer: 8 years, 4 Months. We just crossed that milestone, which now places us in the longest hiatus so far. Long may it continue.
tinyurl.com/24tvbmx2
tinyurl.com/24tvbmx2
February 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
In the 80+ years since we ushered in the age of the nuclear bomb, what is the longest our planet has gone without a nuclear explosion? Answer: 8 years, 4 Months. We just crossed that milestone, which now places us in the longest hiatus so far. Long may it continue.
tinyurl.com/24tvbmx2
tinyurl.com/24tvbmx2
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Happy Imbolc ! The first Celtic festival of Spring associated with the Irish goddess and Saint Brigid. The first stirrings in the soil. Hold on, the light returns. #imbolc
February 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Happy Imbolc ! The first Celtic festival of Spring associated with the Irish goddess and Saint Brigid. The first stirrings in the soil. Hold on, the light returns. #imbolc
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![[pic of family eating a meal together] chronically ill man decides it's easier to let family be wrong than explain illness for the 800th time - mybodyistryingtokillme.com](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dbzmdmsaz6lkhb4tv3culzme/bafkreie33hlmqjyj5kobowi72p4mvl6ezd3bw2h4hqmzgun27ch7rcns74@jpeg)
The Environmental Working Group's 2025 Dirty Dozen list of non-organic fruit and veg to avoid. From most to least contaminated:
1. Spinach
2. Strawberries
3. Kale, collard, mustard greens
4. Grapes
5. Peaches
6. Cherries
7. Nectarines
8. Pears
9. Apples
10. Blackberries
11. Blueberries
12. Potatoes
1. Spinach
2. Strawberries
3. Kale, collard, mustard greens
4. Grapes
5. Peaches
6. Cherries
7. Nectarines
8. Pears
9. Apples
10. Blackberries
11. Blueberries
12. Potatoes
Pesticide cocktails’ polluting apples across Europe, study finds.
Pan Europe found several pesticide residues in 85% of apples, with some showing traces of up to seven chemicals.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pan Europe found several pesticide residues in 85% of apples, with some showing traces of up to seven chemicals.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Pesticide cocktails’ polluting apples across Europe, study finds
Pan Europe found several pesticide residues in 85% of apples, with some showing traces of up to seven chemicals
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:57 PM
The Environmental Working Group's 2025 Dirty Dozen list of non-organic fruit and veg to avoid. From most to least contaminated:
1. Spinach
2. Strawberries
3. Kale, collard, mustard greens
4. Grapes
5. Peaches
6. Cherries
7. Nectarines
8. Pears
9. Apples
10. Blackberries
11. Blueberries
12. Potatoes
1. Spinach
2. Strawberries
3. Kale, collard, mustard greens
4. Grapes
5. Peaches
6. Cherries
7. Nectarines
8. Pears
9. Apples
10. Blackberries
11. Blueberries
12. Potatoes
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#Photo credit: Tanja Askani
Spotted by animal #photographer Tanja Askani, this unusual deer & rabbit duo looks like right out of Disney’s classic Bambi.
#WildlifePhotography #wildlife #InterspeciesFriendship
#AnimalFriends
More #photos of them in comments.
Spotted by animal #photographer Tanja Askani, this unusual deer & rabbit duo looks like right out of Disney’s classic Bambi.
#WildlifePhotography #wildlife #InterspeciesFriendship
#AnimalFriends
More #photos of them in comments.
January 31, 2026 at 1:20 PM
#Photo credit: Tanja Askani
Spotted by animal #photographer Tanja Askani, this unusual deer & rabbit duo looks like right out of Disney’s classic Bambi.
#WildlifePhotography #wildlife #InterspeciesFriendship
#AnimalFriends
More #photos of them in comments.
Spotted by animal #photographer Tanja Askani, this unusual deer & rabbit duo looks like right out of Disney’s classic Bambi.
#WildlifePhotography #wildlife #InterspeciesFriendship
#AnimalFriends
More #photos of them in comments.
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A supposed benefit of #GMO crops is a reduction in insecticide use on corn. In reality, corn seeds engineered to kill certain insect pests—AKA Bt corn—have been treated with #neonics, which harm crucial pollinator species, the wider environment and possibly even humans. phys.org/news/2026-01...
Nearly every corn seed planted in Colorado is covered in insecticide: Lawmakers may restrict the chemical
Colorado farmers plant tens of millions of corn seeds every year, nearly every one of them covered in a thin layer of insecticide.
phys.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
A supposed benefit of #GMO crops is a reduction in insecticide use on corn. In reality, corn seeds engineered to kill certain insect pests—AKA Bt corn—have been treated with #neonics, which harm crucial pollinator species, the wider environment and possibly even humans. phys.org/news/2026-01...
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🚨 TODAY: We’re in Parliament challenging a pharma deal with the US that could cost the NHS BILLIONS.
This deal was signed behind closed doors, without public debate or a vote in Parliament.
It must be scrapped.
#uk #politics #NHS #stoptrump @globaljusticenow.bsky.social @ukstoptrump.bsky.social
This deal was signed behind closed doors, without public debate or a vote in Parliament.
It must be scrapped.
#uk #politics #NHS #stoptrump @globaljusticenow.bsky.social @ukstoptrump.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 8:08 PM
🚨 TODAY: We’re in Parliament challenging a pharma deal with the US that could cost the NHS BILLIONS.
This deal was signed behind closed doors, without public debate or a vote in Parliament.
It must be scrapped.
#uk #politics #NHS #stoptrump @globaljusticenow.bsky.social @ukstoptrump.bsky.social
This deal was signed behind closed doors, without public debate or a vote in Parliament.
It must be scrapped.
#uk #politics #NHS #stoptrump @globaljusticenow.bsky.social @ukstoptrump.bsky.social