Donnamarie O’Connell
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Donnamarie O’Connell
@donnamarieoc.bsky.social
Technical Director for nature crime | biodiversity research programmes in Southern Africa, with a focus on Malawi.
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There’s been a 77% decline in forest and savanna elephant populations across Africa since 1964, says a new study.

The paper provides critical insights into areas of concern. It also highlights bright spots with stable or growing populations. We can learn from the success stories.

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November 20, 2024 at 3:04 AM
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‘…to protect the frogs and other threatened species, Ecuadorean conservationists are turning to a novel legal strategy, citing a 2008 change to Ecuador’s constitution that endowed nature itself, from rivers to rare animal species, with the rights to exist..’
The Andes’ Translucent Glass Frogs Need to Be Seen to Be Saved
The amphibians are at the mercy of mining operations that are destroying their ecosystems, but local communities throughout South America are fighting back
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November 18, 2024 at 8:15 PM