Steve Cracknell
@enmarchant.bsky.social
Writer. ‘The Implausible Rewilding of the Pyrenees’, Nature Book of the Year 2021, selected by Dr Mark Avery, writer and Wild Justice activist.
www.WildingthePyrenees.com, www.PyreneanWay.com, www.laSenda.net.
En català X: @ovella_salvatge.
www.WildingthePyrenees.com, www.PyreneanWay.com, www.laSenda.net.
En català X: @ovella_salvatge.
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Steve Cracknell
@enmarchant.bsky.social
· Nov 25
Why am I here? For #naturewriting and the Pyrenees, principally. I’m fascinated by the challenges of #rewilding. I write about that, about mountain people, and about walking. Books in English, French and Catalan.
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A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
January 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
As @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social explains so eloquently, the world is owned by the fossil-fuel rich. Many wars have been fought to maintain or extend that power. This makes renewable energy an indispensable prerequisite for a more peaceful future. Bring it on!
Wrote a thing:
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
Five Facets of the Attack on Venezuela by the Rogue Nation the US Has Become
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They are saying it baldly: this is an oil grab. There is a history of oil grabs going back to British imperialism in the middle east in the late nineteenth century and murders of Osage Nation triba...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
As @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social explains so eloquently, the world is owned by the fossil-fuel rich. Many wars have been fought to maintain or extend that power. This makes renewable energy an indispensable prerequisite for a more peaceful future. Bring it on!
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Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
Very good news for #rewilding🪶
The bearded #vulture is nesting again in the Pyrenees and elsewhere. Thanks to #reintroduction (18 this year) and the work carried out with mountain communities, this “bone-breaker” is clearly making a comeback. 📷 © G&T Nicaise
The bearded #vulture is nesting again in the Pyrenees and elsewhere. Thanks to #reintroduction (18 this year) and the work carried out with mountain communities, this “bone-breaker” is clearly making a comeback. 📷 © G&T Nicaise
January 3, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Very good news for #rewilding🪶
The bearded #vulture is nesting again in the Pyrenees and elsewhere. Thanks to #reintroduction (18 this year) and the work carried out with mountain communities, this “bone-breaker” is clearly making a comeback. 📷 © G&T Nicaise
The bearded #vulture is nesting again in the Pyrenees and elsewhere. Thanks to #reintroduction (18 this year) and the work carried out with mountain communities, this “bone-breaker” is clearly making a comeback. 📷 © G&T Nicaise
Blue skies in Yarm, Yorkshire today.
Il fait beau aujourd'hui dans le Yorkshire. Yarn-bombing à Yarm...
December 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Blue skies in Yarm, Yorkshire today.
On my French bluesky, I have been gathering together text and pictures from the translation of my #rewilding book. The only problem is that I have hardly any followers to take note of them...
Loup à la Maison des Loups, Orlu, Ariège
— Quel que soit le versant des montagnes où ils se trouvent, l’intérêt écologique des loups est qu’ils tuent de préférence les animaux faibles et malades. C’est plus facile. Cela permet de maintenir une population de proies en bonne santé. #pyrénées
— Quel que soit le versant des montagnes où ils se trouvent, l’intérêt écologique des loups est qu’ils tuent de préférence les animaux faibles et malades. C’est plus facile. Cela permet de maintenir une population de proies en bonne santé. #pyrénées
December 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
On my French bluesky, I have been gathering together text and pictures from the translation of my #rewilding book. The only problem is that I have hardly any followers to take note of them...
I’m posting extracts and pictures from the French translation of my #rewilding book over the next few days…
Photos et textes extraits de mon livre « Pyrénées sauvages… à l’écoute de la montagne », disponible en librairie et à la FNAC.
Voir www.wildingthepyrenees.com?lang=fr
Voir www.wildingthepyrenees.com?lang=fr
December 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I’m posting extracts and pictures from the French translation of my #rewilding book over the next few days…
I’m intrigued by this French supermarket advert. It is quite extraordinary coming from a country that is ambivalent about wolves, sceptical about vegans and has pretty much forgotten how to cook from basic ingredients. Can anyone explain it to me?
Intermarché - Conte de Noël
YouTube video by Intermarché
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I’m intrigued by this French supermarket advert. It is quite extraordinary coming from a country that is ambivalent about wolves, sceptical about vegans and has pretty much forgotten how to cook from basic ingredients. Can anyone explain it to me?
Today, December 12 is International Iberian Lynx Day. A good day to celebrate the recovery of the species. In 'Critical danger of Extinction' 25 years ago, there are now over 2400 Iberian #Lynx. #rewilding
La población de lince ibérico 🐈 aumentó un 19% en 2024, reflejo de dos décadas de recuperación gracias a la cría en cautividad, la restauración de hábitats y la reducción de amenazas como el furtivismo y los atropellos 💚
#DíaMundialdelLinceIbérico
#DíaMundialdelLinceIbérico
December 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Today, December 12 is International Iberian Lynx Day. A good day to celebrate the recovery of the species. In 'Critical danger of Extinction' 25 years ago, there are now over 2400 Iberian #Lynx. #rewilding
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Have just been reminded that my friend Christina once overheard the following in Waitrose: it’s perfect.
“Mummy, does Lego have a silent T on the end like Merlot?”
“Mummy, does Lego have a silent T on the end like Merlot?”
December 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Have just been reminded that my friend Christina once overheard the following in Waitrose: it’s perfect.
“Mummy, does Lego have a silent T on the end like Merlot?”
“Mummy, does Lego have a silent T on the end like Merlot?”
Beaver surprise, again! #rewilding
‘No one knows where it came from’: first wild beaver spotted in Norfolk for 400 years
Cameras capture lone creature collecting materials for its lodge in riverside nature reserve
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Beaver surprise, again! #rewilding
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You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
After the wildfire that destroyed 160 sq miles this summer, what does the future hold for the French Corbières? Christopher Clark looks into the possibilities.
Post Wildfire, Southern France Wine Growers Look to Diversifying Farming
Rethinking the future of France’s historic Corbières wine region.
www.earthisland.org
December 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
After the wildfire that destroyed 160 sq miles this summer, what does the future hold for the French Corbières? Christopher Clark looks into the possibilities.
A very unusual bridge!
Aujourd'hui à Lagrasse (Aude), l'un des Plus Beaux Villages de France.
December 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A very unusual bridge!
Climate change on the ground. My village faces an existential choice.
Vineyards or solar farms?
A Mediterranean village faces the future
stevecracknell.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Climate change on the ground. My village faces an existential choice.
Army brought in to fight African Swine Fever in Spain. Potentially, this is a big shock for Catalan agriculture, with the outbreak located near Barcelona.
Spanish swine fever outbreak may be linked to food eaten by boar, say officials
Hundreds of police, rangers and military personnel deployed to tackle virus threatening pork export industry
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Army brought in to fight African Swine Fever in Spain. Potentially, this is a big shock for Catalan agriculture, with the outbreak located near Barcelona.
Wild #boar threatened by African Swine Fever. 6 found dead near Barcelona. But nearest possible sources are Germany, Italy and N Africa. ASF was eliminated in Spain in 1994. Maybe that the disease survived undetected in the wild like brucellosis in Alpine ibex?
Expect ructions in the pig industry.
Expect ructions in the pig industry.
UK to block imports of pork from Spain due to outbreak of swine fever
Pork products are to be held at border control posts after Spain recorded cases of ASF in the Catalunya
www.independent.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Wild #boar threatened by African Swine Fever. 6 found dead near Barcelona. But nearest possible sources are Germany, Italy and N Africa. ASF was eliminated in Spain in 1994. Maybe that the disease survived undetected in the wild like brucellosis in Alpine ibex?
Expect ructions in the pig industry.
Expect ructions in the pig industry.
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"This is the first time we can say with certainty that European wildcats lived in prehistoric Ireland"
A stunning discovery and more evidence that there's a lot left to discover about Ireland's ecology!
www.rte.ie/news/munster...
A stunning discovery and more evidence that there's a lot left to discover about Ireland's ecology!
www.rte.ie/news/munster...
Wildcat bones found in Co Clare dated to 5,500 years ago
The first directly dated wildcat bones found in Ireland have been identified, confirming that the species inhabited the island more than 5,500 years ago.
www.rte.ie
November 28, 2025 at 9:03 AM
"This is the first time we can say with certainty that European wildcats lived in prehistoric Ireland"
A stunning discovery and more evidence that there's a lot left to discover about Ireland's ecology!
www.rte.ie/news/munster...
A stunning discovery and more evidence that there's a lot left to discover about Ireland's ecology!
www.rte.ie/news/munster...
Intriguing idea that trees can help. Instead of merely sucking water out of vineyards, trees can be beneficial when faced with climate change.
France plans to spend $150 million to rip out grape vines due to wine industry woes from increasing heat, drought, etc
Yet planting rows of trees around vines can drought- & heat-proof them while keeping production up w/o irrigation
I reported about this #agroforestry solution in southern France:
Yet planting rows of trees around vines can drought- & heat-proof them while keeping production up w/o irrigation
I reported about this #agroforestry solution in southern France:
Better wines among the pines: Agroforestry can climate-proof grapes, French researchers show
MONTPELLIER, France — As the world warms due to climate change, winemakers are struggling to maintain the quality of their product. But in the home of wine, agroforestry researchers are showing that g...
news.mongabay.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Intriguing idea that trees can help. Instead of merely sucking water out of vineyards, trees can be beneficial when faced with climate change.
Reposted by Steve Cracknell
#rewilding milestone. A #wolf pack has been seen in the Spanish #Pyrenees, the first in 100 years. I look at the influence of Félix Rogrígez de la Fuente, an early advocate of predators. www.wildingthepyrenees.com/wolf-pack/
Wolf pack
The first wolf pack seen in the Pyrenees for a century.
www.wildingthepyrenees.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
#rewilding milestone. A #wolf pack has been seen in the Spanish #Pyrenees, the first in 100 years. I look at the influence of Félix Rogrígez de la Fuente, an early advocate of predators. www.wildingthepyrenees.com/wolf-pack/
Reposted by Steve Cracknell
Reposted by Steve Cracknell
Buenos días ☕️😘
Feliz viernes.
Feliz viernes.
November 21, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Buenos días ☕️😘
Feliz viernes.
Feliz viernes.
Ladrón de manzanas!
Looks quite blissful , doesn't it ? Your #FoxOfTheDay from @urbanponds101
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Ladrón de manzanas!