Lauren St John
@laurenstjohn.bsky.social
Children's author & conservationist. @BornFreeFDN ambassador & @manechance patron. She/her. THE LION CUB’S SECRET out on 9 October 2025
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African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) have suffered an almost 80% population crash over the past 30 years. Competition with fisheries targeting sardines and anchovies cornerstone prey for the species has been widely cited as a key driver of the decline. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/african...
African Penguins must now compete with fishers as prey declines - Oceanographic
Critically Endangered African penguins forage in fishing hotspots when prey is scarce, highlighting urgent needs for fishery closures.
oceanographicmagazine.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) have suffered an almost 80% population crash over the past 30 years. Competition with fisheries targeting sardines and anchovies cornerstone prey for the species has been widely cited as a key driver of the decline. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/african...
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The Big Green Books Advent Calendar.
Choose from 4, 6 or 12 books.
Unwrap a surprise book every few days in the run up to Christmas.
Each book will be individually picked based on what you enjoy reading.
Info HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/simon-likes-...
PLEASE SHARE
Choose from 4, 6 or 12 books.
Unwrap a surprise book every few days in the run up to Christmas.
Each book will be individually picked based on what you enjoy reading.
Info HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/simon-likes-...
PLEASE SHARE
November 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The Big Green Books Advent Calendar.
Choose from 4, 6 or 12 books.
Unwrap a surprise book every few days in the run up to Christmas.
Each book will be individually picked based on what you enjoy reading.
Info HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/simon-likes-...
PLEASE SHARE
Choose from 4, 6 or 12 books.
Unwrap a surprise book every few days in the run up to Christmas.
Each book will be individually picked based on what you enjoy reading.
Info HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/simon-likes-...
PLEASE SHARE
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Brilliant article
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Brilliant article
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The Animal Healer series is back! I love the books, since I was wee, and @laurenstjohn.bsky.social The Lion Cub's Secret is possibly the best one since The White Giraffe and Dolphin Song!
October 30, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The Animal Healer series is back! I love the books, since I was wee, and @laurenstjohn.bsky.social The Lion Cub's Secret is possibly the best one since The White Giraffe and Dolphin Song!
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Fellow parents! Carers! Anyone looking after children over half-term! Here is a thread of videos showing TOYS you can MAKE at home from scrap stuff you probably have lying around. First, the utterly delightful "balancing bird" alomshaha.com/balancing-bi...
October 19, 2024 at 8:52 AM
Fellow parents! Carers! Anyone looking after children over half-term! Here is a thread of videos showing TOYS you can MAKE at home from scrap stuff you probably have lying around. First, the utterly delightful "balancing bird" alomshaha.com/balancing-bi...
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Juniper, an imprint of HarperCollins, has swooped for the debut novel from Transworld PR director Alison Barrow. Juniper will publish The Table in the Corner in summer 2027 👇 #BookSky
Juniper swoops for 'exceptional' debut from Transworld's Alison Barrow
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October 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Juniper, an imprint of HarperCollins, has swooped for the debut novel from Transworld PR director Alison Barrow. Juniper will publish The Table in the Corner in summer 2027 👇 #BookSky
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Today's column is about the government's huge, unprecedented assault on nature ... and about the eerie, astonishing silence of the big nature groups. The RSPB, National Trust, Wildlife Trusts have 7.5m members between them. A vast force, completely unmobilised. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick | George Monbiot
The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Today's column is about the government's huge, unprecedented assault on nature ... and about the eerie, astonishing silence of the big nature groups. The RSPB, National Trust, Wildlife Trusts have 7.5m members between them. A vast force, completely unmobilised. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Jane Goodall, the gentle disrupter whose research on chimpanzees redefined what it meant to be human
theconversation.com/jane-goodall...
theconversation.com/jane-goodall...
Jane Goodall, the gentle disrupter whose research on chimpanzees redefined what it meant to be human
Without formal scientific training, Goodall upended the study of animal behavior. She also inspired countless people to protect nature.
theconversation.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Jane Goodall, the gentle disrupter whose research on chimpanzees redefined what it meant to be human
theconversation.com/jane-goodall...
theconversation.com/jane-goodall...
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Sign the petition against book bans at www.bookbanpetition.us
October 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Sign the petition against book bans at www.bookbanpetition.us
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It’s #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! 🌍
Every year, migratory birds take on seriously epic journeys.
From our UK coasts and wetlands, to the forests of West Africa, we’re working to protect and restore the habitats they rely on along their routes.
Read more: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Every year, migratory birds take on seriously epic journeys.
From our UK coasts and wetlands, to the forests of West Africa, we’re working to protect and restore the habitats they rely on along their routes.
Read more: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
October 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
It’s #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! 🌍
Every year, migratory birds take on seriously epic journeys.
From our UK coasts and wetlands, to the forests of West Africa, we’re working to protect and restore the habitats they rely on along their routes.
Read more: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Every year, migratory birds take on seriously epic journeys.
From our UK coasts and wetlands, to the forests of West Africa, we’re working to protect and restore the habitats they rely on along their routes.
Read more: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
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#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by author/illustrator Holly Surplice from her first novel The Horse Dreamer, set in the Outer Hebrides. A girl dreams up a horse who helps her through grief. Merryn & her horse are conjured with a wild inky navy blue line. Chicken House 9 Oct. @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM
#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by author/illustrator Holly Surplice from her first novel The Horse Dreamer, set in the Outer Hebrides. A girl dreams up a horse who helps her through grief. Merryn & her horse are conjured with a wild inky navy blue line. Chicken House 9 Oct. @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social
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Going extinct ‘right under our noses’: the quiet plight of Australia’s rarest bird of prey
Going extinct ‘right under our noses’: the quiet plight of Australia’s rarest bird of prey
Restricted now to the tropical north, the mysterious red goshawk is fast disappearing as a result of climate change and habitat loss
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Going extinct ‘right under our noses’: the quiet plight of Australia’s rarest bird of prey
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When you erase words, you erase worlds that were, and worlds to come.
Readers resist
#BannedBooksWeek #books #livres #censorship #FreedomOfExpression
#Edinburgh #Edimbourg
Readers resist
#BannedBooksWeek #books #livres #censorship #FreedomOfExpression
#Edinburgh #Edimbourg
October 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
When you erase words, you erase worlds that were, and worlds to come.
Readers resist
#BannedBooksWeek #books #livres #censorship #FreedomOfExpression
#Edinburgh #Edimbourg
Readers resist
#BannedBooksWeek #books #livres #censorship #FreedomOfExpression
#Edinburgh #Edimbourg
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I've found research proving that arranging small lovely items like these👇 alleviates PTSD-will be part of my small museums
for mental health wshop Sat 4 Oct
Open to anyone,recorded in full in,3.5 hrs tuition,30% off my Etsy.Earlybird price expires in 4 days:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...
for mental health wshop Sat 4 Oct
Open to anyone,recorded in full in,3.5 hrs tuition,30% off my Etsy.Earlybird price expires in 4 days:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...
September 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I've found research proving that arranging small lovely items like these👇 alleviates PTSD-will be part of my small museums
for mental health wshop Sat 4 Oct
Open to anyone,recorded in full in,3.5 hrs tuition,30% off my Etsy.Earlybird price expires in 4 days:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...
for mental health wshop Sat 4 Oct
Open to anyone,recorded in full in,3.5 hrs tuition,30% off my Etsy.Earlybird price expires in 4 days:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...
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Ellora McGee, Trainee Banshee's first adventure, The New School, is out NOW and available wherever you get your books (inc @dubraybooks.bsky.social @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social and @gutterbookshop.bsky.social)! If you've met Ellora and friends, PLEASE leave a review somewhere - it all helps! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
September 16, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Ellora McGee, Trainee Banshee's first adventure, The New School, is out NOW and available wherever you get your books (inc @dubraybooks.bsky.social @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social and @gutterbookshop.bsky.social)! If you've met Ellora and friends, PLEASE leave a review somewhere - it all helps! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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AI companies have sucked up the world's entire music catalogue and are guilty of "wilful, commercial-scale copyright infringement", a major music industry group has told AFP ➡️ u.afp.com/SPXF
September 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
AI companies have sucked up the world's entire music catalogue and are guilty of "wilful, commercial-scale copyright infringement", a major music industry group has told AFP ➡️ u.afp.com/SPXF
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The Green Community Grants Programme,will offer grants of up to £25,000 to small charities and not for profit groups contributing towards nature recovery and the climate emergency,also for proposals to improve places for nature and people’s access to them . www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/new-fun...
New funding for local groups to tackle nature recovery across UK | The Wildlife Trusts
Grants of up to £25,000 now available to improve nature for communities thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery
www.wildlifetrusts.org
September 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The Green Community Grants Programme,will offer grants of up to £25,000 to small charities and not for profit groups contributing towards nature recovery and the climate emergency,also for proposals to improve places for nature and people’s access to them . www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/new-fun...
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Even tertiary treatment can't remove PFAS. Swiss water authorities, like many around the world, are calling for a ban on PFAS. They say it's so incredibly hard to remove PFAS from water that the only way to prevent contamination is not to produce PFAS at all.
5/5
www.theguardian.com/science/audi...
5/5
www.theguardian.com/science/audi...
Streams of medicines: how Switzerland cleaned up its act – podcast
In the second of a two part series, Phoebe Weston travels to Switzerland to find out how the country has transformed its rivers, from sewage-filled health hazards to pristine swimming spots. She tells...
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Even tertiary treatment can't remove PFAS. Swiss water authorities, like many around the world, are calling for a ban on PFAS. They say it's so incredibly hard to remove PFAS from water that the only way to prevent contamination is not to produce PFAS at all.
5/5
www.theguardian.com/science/audi...
5/5
www.theguardian.com/science/audi...
Thank you so much for including #thelioncubssecret @hachettechildrens.bsky.social ❤️❤️🙏
On the blog is my list of 10 Exciting New Release books coming in October 💙📚
#authors @laurenstjohn.bsky.social @michaelhogan100.bsky.social @purplemermaid25.bsky.social @karenking.bsky.social @alicegmay.bsky.social @keribeevis.bsky.social @angelabritnell.bsky.social @jennikeer.bsky.social
#authors @laurenstjohn.bsky.social @michaelhogan100.bsky.social @purplemermaid25.bsky.social @karenking.bsky.social @alicegmay.bsky.social @keribeevis.bsky.social @angelabritnell.bsky.social @jennikeer.bsky.social
10 Ten Exciting New Releases in October 2025
Left on the Shelf Book Blog Book Reviews Book Information Recommendations Writing Reading Books for Children Books for Adults Books for Teens Fiction
leftontheshelfbookblog.blogspot.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Thank you so much for including #thelioncubssecret @hachettechildrens.bsky.social ❤️❤️🙏
‘High quality material’ - that’s all our life’s work is to this government: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Top UK artists urge Starmer to protect their work on eve of Trump visit
Paul McCartney, Kate Bush and Elton John among creatives arguing that Labour’s AI proposals could result in ‘an artist’s life work to be stolen’
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:16 AM
‘High quality material’ - that’s all our life’s work is to this government: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Local wildlife sites are crucial for species to live, move and thrive. Yet most fall under the radar in planning. We must ensure animal welfare is built into every development strategy.
#NatureRecovery #AnimalWelfare
#NatureRecovery #AnimalWelfare
September 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Local wildlife sites are crucial for species to live, move and thrive. Yet most fall under the radar in planning. We must ensure animal welfare is built into every development strategy.
#NatureRecovery #AnimalWelfare
#NatureRecovery #AnimalWelfare
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A massive, dangerous and disgusting scandal, of which far too few people are yet aware. At @fightingdirty.bsky.social we'll keep pushing to stop it. Congrats to @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social for continuing to shine the light:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms
Exclusive: Leachate is tankered to treatment works where it mixes with sewage and industrial effluent
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:50 AM
A massive, dangerous and disgusting scandal, of which far too few people are yet aware. At @fightingdirty.bsky.social we'll keep pushing to stop it. Congrats to @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social for continuing to shine the light:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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#PostOfTheWeek (season 2):
Happy birthday..
Albert Barnett Facey (1894-1982), also known as A.B. Facey or Bert Facey, was an Australian author and a World War I veteran. He is best known for his autobiography, A Fortunate Life, published when he was 87.
Happy birthday..
Albert Barnett Facey (1894-1982), also known as A.B. Facey or Bert Facey, was an Australian author and a World War I veteran. He is best known for his autobiography, A Fortunate Life, published when he was 87.
September 1, 2025 at 4:09 AM
#PostOfTheWeek (season 2):
Happy birthday..
Albert Barnett Facey (1894-1982), also known as A.B. Facey or Bert Facey, was an Australian author and a World War I veteran. He is best known for his autobiography, A Fortunate Life, published when he was 87.
Happy birthday..
Albert Barnett Facey (1894-1982), also known as A.B. Facey or Bert Facey, was an Australian author and a World War I veteran. He is best known for his autobiography, A Fortunate Life, published when he was 87.