Pete Cooper
@petemrcooper.bsky.social
Species Reintroduction specialist. Naturalist, writer, Glow-worm keeper. Chaotic nature TikToks and mammal poo sniffer.
A well-run project that restored the north-west European population of Dalmatian Pelican would be a massive boost to the global population of this threatened species and is supported by the chair of the IUCN pelican specialist group.
But no, let’s take pot-shots.
But no, let’s take pot-shots.
It's a new month, so lets spin the wheel and find out what species a rewilding company wants to introduce next, as we play "Let's turn Norfolk into a big zoo". Ooh, it's...Dalmation Pelican! www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/why-rewild/r... and pressreleasehub.pa.media/article/inte...
Dalmatian pelican reintroduction & conservation
The Dalmatian pelican could become an ambassador for wetland restoration in Britain. Learn how we can bring back this giant of the sky.
www.rewildingbritain.org.uk
February 2, 2026 at 9:14 PM
A well-run project that restored the north-west European population of Dalmatian Pelican would be a massive boost to the global population of this threatened species and is supported by the chair of the IUCN pelican specialist group.
But no, let’s take pot-shots.
But no, let’s take pot-shots.
As someone who had past affiliation with Goldsmith, I very much endorse this message.
The threat posed by Reform now is too great to ignore any boost given to it ‘within’ our sector.
Sitting back and watching is how very dangerous things happen.
The threat posed by Reform now is too great to ignore any boost given to it ‘within’ our sector.
Sitting back and watching is how very dangerous things happen.
How about instead of ‘watching with interest’ like this is a fascinating game that you have only passing interest in, you point out VOCALLY, PUBLICLY and OFTEN that you find his politics disgusting,
& distance yourself from any past affiliation if you had any.
You Have A Platform - use it!
& distance yourself from any past affiliation if you had any.
You Have A Platform - use it!
January 31, 2026 at 12:34 PM
As someone who had past affiliation with Goldsmith, I very much endorse this message.
The threat posed by Reform now is too great to ignore any boost given to it ‘within’ our sector.
Sitting back and watching is how very dangerous things happen.
The threat posed by Reform now is too great to ignore any boost given to it ‘within’ our sector.
Sitting back and watching is how very dangerous things happen.
Further indictment that the conservation and rewilding need to drop further involvement with Goldsmith right now. Political allies for nature will not be found in the far right.
Well of course. Ben Goldsmith working with Reform. Red flags waving madly.
It is incompatible to be a voice for nature and a voice for Reform. Environmental justice and social justice are intertwined.
It is incompatible to be a voice for nature and a voice for Reform. Environmental justice and social justice are intertwined.
January 30, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Further indictment that the conservation and rewilding need to drop further involvement with Goldsmith right now. Political allies for nature will not be found in the far right.
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Well of course. Ben Goldsmith working with Reform. Red flags waving madly.
It is incompatible to be a voice for nature and a voice for Reform. Environmental justice and social justice are intertwined.
It is incompatible to be a voice for nature and a voice for Reform. Environmental justice and social justice are intertwined.
January 30, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Well of course. Ben Goldsmith working with Reform. Red flags waving madly.
It is incompatible to be a voice for nature and a voice for Reform. Environmental justice and social justice are intertwined.
It is incompatible to be a voice for nature and a voice for Reform. Environmental justice and social justice are intertwined.
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January 28, 2026 at 6:42 PM
One of my new procrastination pastimes is timelapsing ecological restoration/wilding projects on agri-reversal land.
The @nationaltrust.org.uk riverlands restoration at the Holnicote Estate, Somerset (1/4)
The @nationaltrust.org.uk riverlands restoration at the Holnicote Estate, Somerset (1/4)
January 27, 2026 at 5:26 PM
One of my new procrastination pastimes is timelapsing ecological restoration/wilding projects on agri-reversal land.
The @nationaltrust.org.uk riverlands restoration at the Holnicote Estate, Somerset (1/4)
The @nationaltrust.org.uk riverlands restoration at the Holnicote Estate, Somerset (1/4)
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To summarise BBC reporting on the collapse of the American Republic: "It's unclear who is to blame for the killing, the victim or the people who shot him."
Such 'balance' aids the fascist war on epistemology. Reality does not reside halfway between a lie and the truth.
Such 'balance' aids the fascist war on epistemology. Reality does not reside halfway between a lie and the truth.
January 26, 2026 at 8:57 AM
To summarise BBC reporting on the collapse of the American Republic: "It's unclear who is to blame for the killing, the victim or the people who shot him."
Such 'balance' aids the fascist war on epistemology. Reality does not reside halfway between a lie and the truth.
Such 'balance' aids the fascist war on epistemology. Reality does not reside halfway between a lie and the truth.
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was briefly so excited reading this until I realised he meant Davos
January 20, 2026 at 8:11 PM
was briefly so excited reading this until I realised he meant Davos
If you try and get a quote for professional indemnity insurance or such like from the major market comparison sites, entering ‘ecologist’ into the trade search will come back with ‘sorry, that’s not a trade we know!’ Despite them claiming to have over 1k options.
Hmm.
Hmm.
January 20, 2026 at 10:59 AM
If you try and get a quote for professional indemnity insurance or such like from the major market comparison sites, entering ‘ecologist’ into the trade search will come back with ‘sorry, that’s not a trade we know!’ Despite them claiming to have over 1k options.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Started watching Years & Years 7 years late to the party… oof, I suppose there was never a good time to start was there?
January 20, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Started watching Years & Years 7 years late to the party… oof, I suppose there was never a good time to start was there?
I’m part of the local toad patrol, which brings to joy to dozens in the community doing their bit to maintain one of the increasingly vulnerable populations of this species.
Sadly they could be under even more threat beyond the roads if the golf club gets their way. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sadly they could be under even more threat beyond the roads if the golf club gets their way. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Environmentalists oppose golf club expansion near Bristol - BBC News
Golf club representatives say there is no evidence the plan will negatively impact local ecology.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I’m part of the local toad patrol, which brings to joy to dozens in the community doing their bit to maintain one of the increasingly vulnerable populations of this species.
Sadly they could be under even more threat beyond the roads if the golf club gets their way. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sadly they could be under even more threat beyond the roads if the golf club gets their way. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The rewilding movement needs to distance itself from bigots like Goldsmith.
There is no climate (and environmental) justice without social justice.
When these people show us who they are, we need to pay attention.
There is no climate (and environmental) justice without social justice.
When these people show us who they are, we need to pay attention.
December 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The rewilding movement needs to distance itself from bigots like Goldsmith.
There is no climate (and environmental) justice without social justice.
When these people show us who they are, we need to pay attention.
There is no climate (and environmental) justice without social justice.
When these people show us who they are, we need to pay attention.
Thought you might enjoy this @georgemonbiot.bsky.social - you may even have snuck into the narrative!
Trying to be more active here again. So starting my comeback with a short story in the form of a news feature from an alternative universe - one where the Pleistocene megafauna of mammoths, sabre-toothed cats, giant wombats and so much more survived to today petemrcooper.substack.com/p/the-last-b...
The Last Behemoths
They have survived humanity against all odds for millenia. But in an age of extinction, is hope now beyond reason for the charismatic megafauna of planet Earth?
petemrcooper.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Thought you might enjoy this @georgemonbiot.bsky.social - you may even have snuck into the narrative!
Trying to be more active here again. So starting my comeback with a short story in the form of a news feature from an alternative universe - one where the Pleistocene megafauna of mammoths, sabre-toothed cats, giant wombats and so much more survived to today petemrcooper.substack.com/p/the-last-b...
The Last Behemoths
They have survived humanity against all odds for millenia. But in an age of extinction, is hope now beyond reason for the charismatic megafauna of planet Earth?
petemrcooper.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Trying to be more active here again. So starting my comeback with a short story in the form of a news feature from an alternative universe - one where the Pleistocene megafauna of mammoths, sabre-toothed cats, giant wombats and so much more survived to today petemrcooper.substack.com/p/the-last-b...
My brother’s put forward the first motion to give a British river the same legal rights as people! Very proud and would love to see more of this from other local authorities.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Laws of nature: could UK rivers be given the same rights as people?
As more and more countries grant natural features or ecosystems legal personhood, the UK’s fight to pass nature rights laws is quietly gaining pace
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
My brother’s put forward the first motion to give a British river the same legal rights as people! Very proud and would love to see more of this from other local authorities.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Thanks to @petemrcooper.bsky.social who reviews our book Great Misconceptions - Rewilding Myths and Misunderstandings in this. @markavery.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social @chrissperring.bsky.social @iancarter67.bsky.social @landethics.bsky.social
#books #rewilding
#books #rewilding
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May 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Thanks to @petemrcooper.bsky.social who reviews our book Great Misconceptions - Rewilding Myths and Misunderstandings in this. @markavery.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social @chrissperring.bsky.social @iancarter67.bsky.social @landethics.bsky.social
#books #rewilding
#books #rewilding
This is a really satisfying image. A new Dalmatian Pelican colony established themselves on artificial islands in Bulgaria, but this photo looks like it could easily be in front of a retail park in Norfolk!
February 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
This is a really satisfying image. A new Dalmatian Pelican colony established themselves on artificial islands in Bulgaria, but this photo looks like it could easily be in front of a retail park in Norfolk!
Behind all that Lynx chat, Britain’s more successfully ‘bombed’ mammal have come a wee bit closer to home.
It’s gone public… beavers are back in the Somerset Levels, specifically in the Avalon Marshes area - spreading naturally from other populations. Woohoo! We look forward to them spreading throughout the Levels, and they will always be welcome if they turn up on our sites. Somersetwildlands.org
January 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Behind all that Lynx chat, Britain’s more successfully ‘bombed’ mammal have come a wee bit closer to home.
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So this is instant dystopian #Anthropocene #ClimateChange gif material 👇
January 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
So this is instant dystopian #Anthropocene #ClimateChange gif material 👇
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The red-backed shrike, known as the butcher bird for its habit of impaling prey corpses on thorns etc, has been virtually extinct as a UK breeding species for decades. That it was once common is apparent from Richard Jefferies’s description of taking the train from London to Brighton in the 1880s.
![Butcher-birds or shrikes are frequently found on the telegraph wires; from that [Pg 183]
elevation they pounce down on their prey, and return again to the wire. There were
two pairs of shrikes using the telegraph wires for this purpose one spring only a
short distance beyond noisy Clapham Junction. Another pair came back several
seasons to a particular part of the wires, near a bridge, and I have seen a hawk
perched on the wire equally near London.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nqu647dxieaalotdatjaol66/bafkreidgcm3xax2fdncwvxs4x6vw3a5jm3jsce4mqsg5el2crkfwtfotte@jpeg)
December 27, 2024 at 7:35 PM
The red-backed shrike, known as the butcher bird for its habit of impaling prey corpses on thorns etc, has been virtually extinct as a UK breeding species for decades. That it was once common is apparent from Richard Jefferies’s description of taking the train from London to Brighton in the 1880s.
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The wood is wild. The wood is wyrd. In childhood we know it as the living border with Faerie. As adults we still half-suspect it is a pocket of high strangeness. Any examination of the living current of folklore would give us plenty of reasons to reinforce this summation. – Dr. M. Benn, 1982 #Woods
December 23, 2024 at 1:04 PM
The wood is wild. The wood is wyrd. In childhood we know it as the living border with Faerie. As adults we still half-suspect it is a pocket of high strangeness. Any examination of the living current of folklore would give us plenty of reasons to reinforce this summation. – Dr. M. Benn, 1982 #Woods
Christmas Eve Eve present yesterday in the form of two White-tailed Eagles at Keyhaven - who needs Santa when you have Roy Dennis.
Cherry on top of great morning’s birding with pals which included Spoonbill, Curlew, hunting Kingfisher and 100s of Brent Geese and Golden Plover.
Cherry on top of great morning’s birding with pals which included Spoonbill, Curlew, hunting Kingfisher and 100s of Brent Geese and Golden Plover.
December 24, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Christmas Eve Eve present yesterday in the form of two White-tailed Eagles at Keyhaven - who needs Santa when you have Roy Dennis.
Cherry on top of great morning’s birding with pals which included Spoonbill, Curlew, hunting Kingfisher and 100s of Brent Geese and Golden Plover.
Cherry on top of great morning’s birding with pals which included Spoonbill, Curlew, hunting Kingfisher and 100s of Brent Geese and Golden Plover.
I used to watch Barn Owls, which nested in the barn and hunted just outside, in this meadow as a teenager 13 years ago.
It’s now about as far from optimal barnie habitat as you can get. But at least the Little Egrets poking round the cattle, which I’ve never seen here before, were happy.
It’s now about as far from optimal barnie habitat as you can get. But at least the Little Egrets poking round the cattle, which I’ve never seen here before, were happy.
December 22, 2024 at 5:07 PM
I used to watch Barn Owls, which nested in the barn and hunted just outside, in this meadow as a teenager 13 years ago.
It’s now about as far from optimal barnie habitat as you can get. But at least the Little Egrets poking round the cattle, which I’ve never seen here before, were happy.
It’s now about as far from optimal barnie habitat as you can get. But at least the Little Egrets poking round the cattle, which I’ve never seen here before, were happy.
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An amazing opportunity to join the WildwoodTrust team and help to lead on rewilding our UK native species as our Director of Conservation and Rewilding.
www.wildwoodtrust.org/job-vacancie...
www.wildwoodtrust.org/job-vacancie...
December 19, 2024 at 10:56 AM
An amazing opportunity to join the WildwoodTrust team and help to lead on rewilding our UK native species as our Director of Conservation and Rewilding.
www.wildwoodtrust.org/job-vacancie...
www.wildwoodtrust.org/job-vacancie...
Well that’s just made me cry on the inside. (FYI both the dog and the aquarium are now dead)
December 7, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Well that’s just made me cry on the inside. (FYI both the dog and the aquarium are now dead)