Ian Redmond
@redmondi.bsky.social
Naturalist by birth, biologist by training, conservationist by necessity.
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Our triple match extension ends tonight! Don’t miss this chance to triple your impact and rescue a bonobo.
Donate before midnight tonight savebonobos.org/TripleMyImpact
#BonobosRescue #BonoboConservation
Donate before midnight tonight savebonobos.org/TripleMyImpact
#BonobosRescue #BonoboConservation
January 31, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Our triple match extension ends tonight! Don’t miss this chance to triple your impact and rescue a bonobo.
Donate before midnight tonight savebonobos.org/TripleMyImpact
#BonobosRescue #BonoboConservation
Donate before midnight tonight savebonobos.org/TripleMyImpact
#BonobosRescue #BonoboConservation
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After deadly floods and landslides killed ~1,200 people in Sumatra, Indonesia revoked permits for 28 companies covering ~1M hectares of forest.
The move frames enforcement as post-disaster accountability, but critics warn it must lead to restoration and real deforestation controls.
The move frames enforcement as post-disaster accountability, but critics warn it must lead to restoration and real deforestation controls.
Indonesia revokes forest and mine permits over role in deadly Sumatra landslides
JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has revoked the permits of 28 companies over environmental violations that authorities say exacerbated the deadly floods and landslides that struck the island of…
news.mongabay.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:10 AM
After deadly floods and landslides killed ~1,200 people in Sumatra, Indonesia revoked permits for 28 companies covering ~1M hectares of forest.
The move frames enforcement as post-disaster accountability, but critics warn it must lead to restoration and real deforestation controls.
The move frames enforcement as post-disaster accountability, but critics warn it must lead to restoration and real deforestation controls.
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There is still time to save an orphaned baby bonobo. Until January 31st, your donation will be tripled to support rescue operations, veterinary treatment, and surrogate mothering. Act now before the match ends: savebonobos.org/TripleMyImpact
#SaveBonobos #TripleYourImpact
#SaveBonobos #TripleYourImpact
January 25, 2026 at 4:59 AM
There is still time to save an orphaned baby bonobo. Until January 31st, your donation will be tripled to support rescue operations, veterinary treatment, and surrogate mothering. Act now before the match ends: savebonobos.org/TripleMyImpact
#SaveBonobos #TripleYourImpact
#SaveBonobos #TripleYourImpact
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#IPBES12 is taking place in Manchester, UK, in February 2026.
We check-in with the planning team behind the scenes of the preparation and how can stakeholders get involved before and during the event. 🌍🧪
Manchester here we come! 🏡
🔗 https://www.ipbes.net/events/ipbes-12-plenary
We check-in with the planning team behind the scenes of the preparation and how can stakeholders get involved before and during the event. 🌍🧪
Manchester here we come! 🏡
🔗 https://www.ipbes.net/events/ipbes-12-plenary
January 15, 2026 at 9:32 AM
#IPBES12 is taking place in Manchester, UK, in February 2026.
We check-in with the planning team behind the scenes of the preparation and how can stakeholders get involved before and during the event. 🌍🧪
Manchester here we come! 🏡
🔗 https://www.ipbes.net/events/ipbes-12-plenary
We check-in with the planning team behind the scenes of the preparation and how can stakeholders get involved before and during the event. 🌍🧪
Manchester here we come! 🏡
🔗 https://www.ipbes.net/events/ipbes-12-plenary
Pollution mars New Year photo time in Hanoi.
On a beautiful sunny day beside Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, hundreds of young women in their best silk frocks pose for photos in the weeks leading up to Tet, the Vietnamese New Year. Sadly, pollution in the lake has resulted in the death of many fish...
On a beautiful sunny day beside Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, hundreds of young women in their best silk frocks pose for photos in the weeks leading up to Tet, the Vietnamese New Year. Sadly, pollution in the lake has resulted in the death of many fish...
January 15, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Pollution mars New Year photo time in Hanoi.
On a beautiful sunny day beside Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, hundreds of young women in their best silk frocks pose for photos in the weeks leading up to Tet, the Vietnamese New Year. Sadly, pollution in the lake has resulted in the death of many fish...
On a beautiful sunny day beside Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, hundreds of young women in their best silk frocks pose for photos in the weeks leading up to Tet, the Vietnamese New Year. Sadly, pollution in the lake has resulted in the death of many fish...
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The Little Bustard is a characteristic species of grassland and arable land and needs a diversity of habitats with rich plant and invertebrate resources. Due to its high consumption of weed species it can be a quiet ally to farmers and conservationists alike. Learn more: www.cms.int/sites/defaul...
January 12, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The Little Bustard is a characteristic species of grassland and arable land and needs a diversity of habitats with rich plant and invertebrate resources. Due to its high consumption of weed species it can be a quiet ally to farmers and conservationists alike. Learn more: www.cms.int/sites/defaul...
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...and:
Travulous
Working for the Wild
International Primate Protection League
the Jane Goodall Institute.
Travulous
Working for the Wild
International Primate Protection League
the Jane Goodall Institute.
December 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
...and:
Travulous
Working for the Wild
International Primate Protection League
the Jane Goodall Institute.
Travulous
Working for the Wild
International Primate Protection League
the Jane Goodall Institute.
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...the context of our thinking at the time - much has changed for the better but one thing that never changes is the dedication of all the rangers, guides and NGO partners, with their supporters all over the world - most inspired by Dian!
Ecoflix
Born Free Foundation
Convention on Migratory Species
Ecoflix
Born Free Foundation
Convention on Migratory Species
December 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
...the context of our thinking at the time - much has changed for the better but one thing that never changes is the dedication of all the rangers, guides and NGO partners, with their supporters all over the world - most inspired by Dian!
Ecoflix
Born Free Foundation
Convention on Migratory Species
Ecoflix
Born Free Foundation
Convention on Migratory Species
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Like many who care about the famous 'gorillas in the mist', I've been thinking a lot about Dian Fossey and how to mark her untimely demise 40 years ago.
I looked up this article I wrote for BBC Wildlife Magazine just after her murder, still unsolved in most people's eyes, and have been musing...
I looked up this article I wrote for BBC Wildlife Magazine just after her murder, still unsolved in most people's eyes, and have been musing...
December 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Like many who care about the famous 'gorillas in the mist', I've been thinking a lot about Dian Fossey and how to mark her untimely demise 40 years ago.
I looked up this article I wrote for BBC Wildlife Magazine just after her murder, still unsolved in most people's eyes, and have been musing...
I looked up this article I wrote for BBC Wildlife Magazine just after her murder, still unsolved in most people's eyes, and have been musing...
Like many who care about the famous 'gorillas in the mist', I've been thinking a lot about Dian Fossey and how to mark her untimely demise 40 years ago.
I looked up this article I wrote for BBC Wildlife Magazine just after her murder, still unsolved in most people's eyes, and have been musing...
I looked up this article I wrote for BBC Wildlife Magazine just after her murder, still unsolved in most people's eyes, and have been musing...
December 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Like many who care about the famous 'gorillas in the mist', I've been thinking a lot about Dian Fossey and how to mark her untimely demise 40 years ago.
I looked up this article I wrote for BBC Wildlife Magazine just after her murder, still unsolved in most people's eyes, and have been musing...
I looked up this article I wrote for BBC Wildlife Magazine just after her murder, still unsolved in most people's eyes, and have been musing...
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This week, the CMS Scientific Council is meeting to evaluate proposals to add new species to the CMS Appendices and review issues related to illegal and unsustainable taking, ecological connectivity, infrastructure, renewable energy development, climate change, and more: www.cms.int/meeting/eigh...
December 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This week, the CMS Scientific Council is meeting to evaluate proposals to add new species to the CMS Appendices and review issues related to illegal and unsustainable taking, ecological connectivity, infrastructure, renewable energy development, climate change, and more: www.cms.int/meeting/eigh...
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Thanks to you, the 70 bonobos at Lola received the care and medical support they needed throughout 2024. Your generosity supported our veterinarians, caretakers, and education team, who lead four tours a day to help share the bonobo story!
Learn more about your impact: savebonobos.org/2024
Learn more about your impact: savebonobos.org/2024
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Thanks to you, the 70 bonobos at Lola received the care and medical support they needed throughout 2024. Your generosity supported our veterinarians, caretakers, and education team, who lead four tours a day to help share the bonobo story!
Learn more about your impact: savebonobos.org/2024
Learn more about your impact: savebonobos.org/2024
An opportunity for all delegates and observers at #CITESCoP20 to share memories and stories of our dear departed friend and/or inspirational icon.
Hosted by
IPPL
Humane World for Animals
Born Free Foundation
IFAW
Ericka Ceballos CATCA
Ecoflix
PASA
World Parrot Trust
@janegoodallcan.bsky.social
Hosted by
IPPL
Humane World for Animals
Born Free Foundation
IFAW
Ericka Ceballos CATCA
Ecoflix
PASA
World Parrot Trust
@janegoodallcan.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 7:54 AM
An opportunity for all delegates and observers at #CITESCoP20 to share memories and stories of our dear departed friend and/or inspirational icon.
Hosted by
IPPL
Humane World for Animals
Born Free Foundation
IFAW
Ericka Ceballos CATCA
Ecoflix
PASA
World Parrot Trust
@janegoodallcan.bsky.social
Hosted by
IPPL
Humane World for Animals
Born Free Foundation
IFAW
Ericka Ceballos CATCA
Ecoflix
PASA
World Parrot Trust
@janegoodallcan.bsky.social
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Sharks & rays face mounting pressure from illegal, unregulated and unsustainable exploitation, driving serious population declines.
CITES + CMS can deliver real gains for shark & ray populations and for healthier oceans. 🦈
If you’re at #CITESCop20, join us for more: www.cms.int/eventcalenda...
CITES + CMS can deliver real gains for shark & ray populations and for healthier oceans. 🦈
If you’re at #CITESCop20, join us for more: www.cms.int/eventcalenda...
November 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Sharks & rays face mounting pressure from illegal, unregulated and unsustainable exploitation, driving serious population declines.
CITES + CMS can deliver real gains for shark & ray populations and for healthier oceans. 🦈
If you’re at #CITESCop20, join us for more: www.cms.int/eventcalenda...
CITES + CMS can deliver real gains for shark & ray populations and for healthier oceans. 🦈
If you’re at #CITESCop20, join us for more: www.cms.int/eventcalenda...
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A heartfelt pant-hoot farewell to dearly departed Jane Goodall, from all of us at PSGB. Thank you Richard Wrangham for your moving Memorial Talk, guiding us through her life and legacy ❤️
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A heartfelt pant-hoot farewell to dearly departed Jane Goodall, from all of us at PSGB. Thank you Richard Wrangham for your moving Memorial Talk, guiding us through her life and legacy ❤️
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In 2024, the DRC experienced an uptick in primary forest loss, according to Global Forest Watch.
Subsistence agriculture continues to be the main driver of forest loss, with recent research finding artisanal mining in the eastern DRC results in more forest loss than previously thought.
Subsistence agriculture continues to be the main driver of forest loss, with recent research finding artisanal mining in the eastern DRC results in more forest loss than previously thought.
DRC hit by record deforestation in 2024, satellite data show
Africa’s great Congo Basin rainforest, often called the Earth’s second lung, covers an area about the size of India. Millions of people depend directly on the forest for food, energy and income. It…
news.mongabay.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
In 2024, the DRC experienced an uptick in primary forest loss, according to Global Forest Watch.
Subsistence agriculture continues to be the main driver of forest loss, with recent research finding artisanal mining in the eastern DRC results in more forest loss than previously thought.
Subsistence agriculture continues to be the main driver of forest loss, with recent research finding artisanal mining in the eastern DRC results in more forest loss than previously thought.
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Did you know? 🐆 Jaguars, symbols of Mesoamerican biodiversity, are listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, with their population decreasing due to habitat loss, poaching & illegal trade.
On #InternationalJaguarDay, let's highlight their plight and the need to protect this iconic species.
On #InternationalJaguarDay, let's highlight their plight and the need to protect this iconic species.
November 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Did you know? 🐆 Jaguars, symbols of Mesoamerican biodiversity, are listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, with their population decreasing due to habitat loss, poaching & illegal trade.
On #InternationalJaguarDay, let's highlight their plight and the need to protect this iconic species.
On #InternationalJaguarDay, let's highlight their plight and the need to protect this iconic species.
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Today, 29 Nov., is International #JaguarDay! 🐆
It's the largest cat in the Americas and 3rd largest in the world.
Through the Joint CITES-CMS Jaguar Initiative, countries are joining to secure connected habitats & corridors, tackle poaching, and livestock conflicts: www.cms.int/instruments/...
It's the largest cat in the Americas and 3rd largest in the world.
Through the Joint CITES-CMS Jaguar Initiative, countries are joining to secure connected habitats & corridors, tackle poaching, and livestock conflicts: www.cms.int/instruments/...
November 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Today, 29 Nov., is International #JaguarDay! 🐆
It's the largest cat in the Americas and 3rd largest in the world.
Through the Joint CITES-CMS Jaguar Initiative, countries are joining to secure connected habitats & corridors, tackle poaching, and livestock conflicts: www.cms.int/instruments/...
It's the largest cat in the Americas and 3rd largest in the world.
Through the Joint CITES-CMS Jaguar Initiative, countries are joining to secure connected habitats & corridors, tackle poaching, and livestock conflicts: www.cms.int/instruments/...
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Good news on okapi from #CITESCOP20: the Parties have elected to put it on Appendix I, the highest level of international protection, which will prohibit all international commercial trade in okapi or their parts as well as sub-products. bit.ly/4rxdDb6 🌍
November 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Good news on okapi from #CITESCOP20: the Parties have elected to put it on Appendix I, the highest level of international protection, which will prohibit all international commercial trade in okapi or their parts as well as sub-products. bit.ly/4rxdDb6 🌍
Journey to Uzbekistan for #CITESCoP20 - representing the International Primate Protection League with colleagues from dozens of NGOs, speaking up for those with no voice - the animals and plants, aka the #biosphere in which we live and on which we all depend.
www.instagram.com/p/DRZk6nQCKl...
www.instagram.com/p/DRZk6nQCKl...
Ian Redmond on Instagram: "Three trains, three planes and five bike rides later, my journey from Stroud to Samarkand for @cites #citescop20 led to SC79. Tomorrow the CoP20 begins and the fate of many ...
137 likes, 20 comments - ianredmond4eco on November 23, 2025: "Three trains, three planes and five bike rides later, my journey from Stroud to Samarkand for @cites #citescop20 led to SC79. Tomorrow th...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Journey to Uzbekistan for #CITESCoP20 - representing the International Primate Protection League with colleagues from dozens of NGOs, speaking up for those with no voice - the animals and plants, aka the #biosphere in which we live and on which we all depend.
www.instagram.com/p/DRZk6nQCKl...
www.instagram.com/p/DRZk6nQCKl...
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Some might think them scaly, slimy, or just plain strange, but more maligned species still play a critical role in ecosystems. At #CITESCOP20, we must spare a thought for these less charismatic animals, says WCS's Susan Lieberman.
🌎 www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/...
🌎 www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/...
Let’s Remember to Protect the “Ugly” Species (but they aren’t ugly) | Blog | Nature | PBS
No, they aren’t exactly frightening to behold, or ugly at all, but they aren’t charismatic (though some might think them scaly, slimy, or or just plain
www.pbs.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Some might think them scaly, slimy, or just plain strange, but more maligned species still play a critical role in ecosystems. At #CITESCOP20, we must spare a thought for these less charismatic animals, says WCS's Susan Lieberman.
🌎 www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/...
🌎 www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/...
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Today marks the official opening of the 20th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES #CITEScop20 and CMS is on the ground in Samarkand!
In the days ahead, governments are expected to discuss stronger trade regulations and better enforcement against illegal trade. Learn more: cites.org/eng
In the days ahead, governments are expected to discuss stronger trade regulations and better enforcement against illegal trade. Learn more: cites.org/eng
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Today marks the official opening of the 20th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES #CITEScop20 and CMS is on the ground in Samarkand!
In the days ahead, governments are expected to discuss stronger trade regulations and better enforcement against illegal trade. Learn more: cites.org/eng
In the days ahead, governments are expected to discuss stronger trade regulations and better enforcement against illegal trade. Learn more: cites.org/eng
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Drinking tusker!
Relaxed elephants enjoy clear water while pump is maintained, @Botswana.
#Xudumela is a joint initiative between @barclay_stenner Safaris & @ecoflixofficial, on the edge of the Okavango Delta.
Lots more to follow!
youtu.be/deCyKPGU5uk?...
Relaxed elephants enjoy clear water while pump is maintained, @Botswana.
#Xudumela is a joint initiative between @barclay_stenner Safaris & @ecoflixofficial, on the edge of the Okavango Delta.
Lots more to follow!
youtu.be/deCyKPGU5uk?...
Drinking tusker! Relaxed elephants enjoy clear water while pump is maintained at Xudumela, Botswana.
YouTube video by Ian Redmond
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Drinking tusker!
Relaxed elephants enjoy clear water while pump is maintained, @Botswana.
#Xudumela is a joint initiative between @barclay_stenner Safaris & @ecoflixofficial, on the edge of the Okavango Delta.
Lots more to follow!
youtu.be/deCyKPGU5uk?...
Relaxed elephants enjoy clear water while pump is maintained, @Botswana.
#Xudumela is a joint initiative between @barclay_stenner Safaris & @ecoflixofficial, on the edge of the Okavango Delta.
Lots more to follow!
youtu.be/deCyKPGU5uk?...
Drinking tusker!
Relaxed elephants enjoy clear water while pump is maintained, @Botswana.
#Xudumela is a joint initiative between @barclay_stenner Safaris & @ecoflixofficial, on the edge of the Okavango Delta.
Lots more to follow!
youtu.be/deCyKPGU5uk?...
Relaxed elephants enjoy clear water while pump is maintained, @Botswana.
#Xudumela is a joint initiative between @barclay_stenner Safaris & @ecoflixofficial, on the edge of the Okavango Delta.
Lots more to follow!
youtu.be/deCyKPGU5uk?...
Drinking tusker! Relaxed elephants enjoy clear water while pump is maintained at Xudumela, Botswana.
YouTube video by Ian Redmond
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Drinking tusker!
Relaxed elephants enjoy clear water while pump is maintained, @Botswana.
#Xudumela is a joint initiative between @barclay_stenner Safaris & @ecoflixofficial, on the edge of the Okavango Delta.
Lots more to follow!
youtu.be/deCyKPGU5uk?...
Relaxed elephants enjoy clear water while pump is maintained, @Botswana.
#Xudumela is a joint initiative between @barclay_stenner Safaris & @ecoflixofficial, on the edge of the Okavango Delta.
Lots more to follow!
youtu.be/deCyKPGU5uk?...