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Co-founder @africonservation.bsky.social @rewildingacademy.bsky.social GEF CSO RFP EU, #conservation #wildlife #ecologist #primatologist #microbiologist #carbon #GIS #rewilding
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New study finds that much of what’s happening in the name of #forestrestoration in the #CongoBasin may not be restoring forests at all, but largely focused on growing nonnative, commodity species.

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#generationrestoration #rewilding #ecosystemrestoration
Top-down projects, exotic trees, weak tenure: Congo Basin restoration misses the mark
The Congo Basin, the world’s largest tropical rainforest after the Amazon, is under mounting pressure. The Congo’s vast green canopy, stretching across six countries and storing more carbon than the ...
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February 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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A Century After Vanishing, a Gentle Giant Returns: Wild European #bison are roaming the Carpathian Mountains for the first time in 100 years — and bringing the land back to life.
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#wisent #reintroduction
A Century After Vanishing, a Gentle Giant Returns
Wild European bison are roaming the Carpathian Mountains for the first time in 100 years — and bringing the land back to life.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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#TirNatur, a Welsh charity, has secured over 1,000 acres to establish what will become the country’s largest rewilding project.

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#Wales
Charity secures 1000 acres for Wales’ largest rewilding project
A Welsh charity has secured over 1,000 acres to establish what will become the country’s largest rewilding project. Tir Natur, who acquired the 1,195-acre site at Cwm Doethïe in Ceredigion’s ...
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February 10, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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Experiments show #Bonobos can understand pretend objects, suggesting imagination and secondary representation may go back 6–9 million years to our shared ancestors.
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#ethology #greatapes
February 10, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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Cape Town’s #Baboons: New action plan balances urban safety and #wildlife conservation

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Cape Town’s Baboons: New action plan balances urban safety and Wildlife conservation - Africa Sustainability Matters
Authorities in Cape Town have unveiled a revised baboon action plan aimed at reducing escalating conflicts between humans and the region’s chacma baboons (Papio ursinus), whose population has grown from ...
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December 27, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Drones have been used to successfully collect samples from the exhaled breath of #whales, revealing the first evidence of potentially deadly #virus in Arctic

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Drone sampling of whale breath reveals first evidence of potentially deadly virus in Arctic | King's College London
Drones have been used to successfully collect samples from the exhaled breath of whales, revealing the first evidence of potentially deadly virus in Arctic.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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An Intergeneric Hybrid Between Historically Isolated Temperate and Tropical #Jays Following Recent #ClimateChange Related Range Expansion

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An Intergeneric Hybrid Between Historically Isolated Temperate and Tropical Jays Following Recent Range Expansion
We document the first known hybridization event between the Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) and Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), two distantly related species whose ranges now overlap in Texas due to cli....
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September 30, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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#Alcohol ingestion via frugivory in wild #chimpanzees

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Ethanol ingestion via frugivory in wild chimpanzees
Natural daily consumption of dietary alcohol by chimpanzees suggests human attraction to alcohol may come from our ancestral diet.
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September 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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🌍✨ Only 9 days left until Rewilding Our World Conference 2025!
Join visionaries shaping the future of nature, resilience & rewilding. 🌱🦅

Don’t miss out—register today!
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September 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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One mother for two species via obligate cross-species cloning in #ants
#xenoparous

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September 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Unveiling African Wild Dog’s Hidden Menu Through DNA

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#africanwilddogs #LycaonPictus #EndangeredSpecies #ConservationScience #DNA #WildlifeResearch
Unveiling African Wild Dog's Hidden Menu Through DNA - African Conservation Foundation
In the heart of Kruger National Park—where acacia-studded savannas meet shimmering bushveld and whispering woodlands—lives one of Africa’s most elusive predators: the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)....
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September 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Investing in the future of the endangered #Ethiopianwolf 🐺: biobanking + iPSC-based conservation to secure its survival. 🌍

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Investing in the Ethiopian Wolf’s Future: Biobanking & Capacity-Building for iPSC-Based Conservation - Revive & Restore
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September 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Climate change tests the resilience of people and desert-adapted #wildlife in #Namibia

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August 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Rethinking Protection: A New Map For Europe’s Wild Future

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#protectedareas #natura2000 #rewilding #generationrestoration
Rethinking Protection: A New Map for Europe’s Wild Future - Rewilding Academy
As the climate and biodiversity crises deepen, scientists and conservationists across Europe are rallying around a bold, urgent...
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July 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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🎉 July Bonus Day is here!
For the next 24 hrs, every gift of $100 or more will be matched dollar-for-dollar, giving our Cross River gorilla conservation program an extra boost.
Starting now — double the impact, double the difference 💚

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July 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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From ears to rears, #chimpanzees are copying each other by tucking grass in unusual places — a curious case of #primate trendsetting, just like humans do.

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Chimpanzees adopt social ‘fads’ even when they serve no purpose, study finds - Durham University
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July 10, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Why did so many large animals go extinct outside Africa?

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#wewilding #evolution #paleontology
Why did so many large animals go extinct outside Africa? - Rewilding Academy
Europe was once a land of giants—woolly mammoths roamed the tundras, giant deer with antlers wider than a...
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June 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Drone footage shows #orcas using kelp in grooming each other. The kelp’s antibacterial and anti-inflammatory compounds may offer skin related health benefits to these #whales. A form of #animalselfmedication?

#zoopharmacognosy #allokelping

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Drone footage reveals orcas using tools in a stunning first | CNN
Orcas were spotted using kelp as a grooming tool on each other, the first known use of tools among cetaceans for something other than hunting prey.
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June 30, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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#Upemba National Park's recent aerial survey captured the first-ever photo of the critically endangered #Upembalechwe in #DRC’s wetlands 🌿. With only ~10 spotted and under 100 left, urgent protection is essential to save this rare #antelope.

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Rediscovered in a Forgotten Park: The Elusive Upemba Lechwe - African Conservation Foundation
A Lost Species Comes Into Focus In the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo, amidst the remote wetlands of the Kamalondo Depression, a fleeting moment has reignited hope for one of Africa’s most ...
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June 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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A global analysis of 403 tropical and temperate #tree species, shows that large, old trees do not act simply as senescent #carbon reservoirs but actively fix large amounts of carbon compared to smaller #trees

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June 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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#Rewilding is key to #biodiversity conservation and #climate change mitigation!
Join some of the boldest and most inspiring #rewilders of our time at the Rewilding Our World Conference 2025:
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June 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Critically endangered #chameleon discovered outside its known habitat in #Madagascar

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June 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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FAO announces 50 Young Forest Champions to drive #forest #conservation and restoration on the ground

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FAO announces 50 Young Forest Champions to drive forest conservation and restoration on the ground
Today on World Environment Day, FAO announced 50 Young Forest Champions who will receive support to help drive forest conservation and restoration in Ghana, ...
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June 8, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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The importance of #mangroves in addressing climate change in #Ghana

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#GenerationRestoration

The importance of mangroves in addressing climate change in Ghana
Mangroves are a cornerstone of Ghana’s response to climate change, offering a powerful combination of carbon sequestration, coastal protection, biodiversity support, and socio-economic benefits.
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June 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Breaking: Undercover investigation exposes #Pennsylvania’s thriving #ivory market

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Breaking: Undercover investigation exposes Pennsylvania’s thriving ivory market
Our new undercover investigation reveals the widespread sale of ivory across Pennsylvania.
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June 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM