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4/4 TAKE ACTION: sign our open letter www.rewild.org/no-conflict-... to urge companies like Burger King and Walmart not to source beef from Nicaragua!' 👏 #noconflictbeef #plantbased #sustainable
October 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
4/4 TAKE ACTION: sign our open letter www.rewild.org/no-conflict-... to urge companies like Burger King and Walmart not to source beef from Nicaragua!' 👏 #noconflictbeef #plantbased #sustainable
3/4 Nicaragua is the fifth-largest source of frozen beef for the United States... 🍔, meaning your favorite fast food patty might be contributing to deforestation and violations of Indigenous rights. #plantbased #eatmoreveggies #conflictbeef
October 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
3/4 Nicaragua is the fifth-largest source of frozen beef for the United States... 🍔, meaning your favorite fast food patty might be contributing to deforestation and violations of Indigenous rights. #plantbased #eatmoreveggies #conflictbeef
2/4 Re:wild has supported a new report by the @patrolthemovie.bsky.social campaign that found that Nicaragua's weak beef traceability system is allowing major slaughterhouses to source cattle from illegal operations in Indigenous territories and protected areas. #indigenousrights #conflictbeef
October 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
2/4 Re:wild has supported a new report by the @patrolthemovie.bsky.social campaign that found that Nicaragua's weak beef traceability system is allowing major slaughterhouses to source cattle from illegal operations in Indigenous territories and protected areas. #indigenousrights #conflictbeef
1/4 🚨 PLS SHARE ⚠️ to make sure you aren't unknowingly eating 'conflict beef' from illegal cattle farms in Nicaragua! 🐄 #conflictbeef #animalag
October 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
1/4 🚨 PLS SHARE ⚠️ to make sure you aren't unknowingly eating 'conflict beef' from illegal cattle farms in Nicaragua! 🐄 #conflictbeef #animalag
Re:wild + @shoalorg.bsky.social + Univ. of Dar es Salaam are protecting Tanzania’s Killifish—tiny, brilliant survivors whose eggs can “pause” life in dry mud.
🌊 With partners, we’re restoring fish populations & habitats so people + nature thrive.
#Conservation #Biodiversity
🌊 With partners, we’re restoring fish populations & habitats so people + nature thrive.
#Conservation #Biodiversity
September 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Re:wild + @shoalorg.bsky.social + Univ. of Dar es Salaam are protecting Tanzania’s Killifish—tiny, brilliant survivors whose eggs can “pause” life in dry mud.
🌊 With partners, we’re restoring fish populations & habitats so people + nature thrive.
#Conservation #Biodiversity
🌊 With partners, we’re restoring fish populations & habitats so people + nature thrive.
#Conservation #Biodiversity
It’s not too late. The report lays out a science-backed Emergency Recovery Plan + highlights efforts like the Freshwater Challenge and bold local leadership across Africa.
Momentum is building. ⚡
Momentum is building. ⚡
September 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
It’s not too late. The report lays out a science-backed Emergency Recovery Plan + highlights efforts like the Freshwater Challenge and bold local leadership across Africa.
Momentum is building. ⚡
Momentum is building. ⚡
🌍 Africa has 3,000+ freshwater fish species, most found nowhere else on Earth.
But nearly 1 in 4 are now threatened with extinction due to habitat loss, overfishing, invasive species & climate change.
But nearly 1 in 4 are now threatened with extinction due to habitat loss, overfishing, invasive species & climate change.
September 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🌍 Africa has 3,000+ freshwater fish species, most found nowhere else on Earth.
But nearly 1 in 4 are now threatened with extinction due to habitat loss, overfishing, invasive species & climate change.
But nearly 1 in 4 are now threatened with extinction due to habitat loss, overfishing, invasive species & climate change.
🐟 Freshwater fishes are the lifeblood of Africa’s rivers, lakes & wetlands—vital for food, culture & ecosystems. But they’re vanishing fast.
A new @wwfafrica.bsky.social report shows dazzling biodiversity under threat. 👉 africa.panda.org/our_work/pub...
#FreshwaterFishes #Africa
A new @wwfafrica.bsky.social report shows dazzling biodiversity under threat. 👉 africa.panda.org/our_work/pub...
#FreshwaterFishes #Africa
September 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🐟 Freshwater fishes are the lifeblood of Africa’s rivers, lakes & wetlands—vital for food, culture & ecosystems. But they’re vanishing fast.
A new @wwfafrica.bsky.social report shows dazzling biodiversity under threat. 👉 africa.panda.org/our_work/pub...
#FreshwaterFishes #Africa
A new @wwfafrica.bsky.social report shows dazzling biodiversity under threat. 👉 africa.panda.org/our_work/pub...
#FreshwaterFishes #Africa
🌍 Africa has 3,000+ freshwater fish species, most found nowhere else on Earth.
But nearly 1 in 4 are now threatened with extinction due to habitat loss, overfishing, invasive species & climate change.
But nearly 1 in 4 are now threatened with extinction due to habitat loss, overfishing, invasive species & climate change.
September 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
🌍 Africa has 3,000+ freshwater fish species, most found nowhere else on Earth.
But nearly 1 in 4 are now threatened with extinction due to habitat loss, overfishing, invasive species & climate change.
But nearly 1 in 4 are now threatened with extinction due to habitat loss, overfishing, invasive species & climate change.
FOUND: After it was believed to be extinct for 5,000 years, the Leaf-toed Gecko of the Galápagos has been rediscovered! 🦎 #lostspecies #gecko #breakingnews
July 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
FOUND: After it was believed to be extinct for 5,000 years, the Leaf-toed Gecko of the Galápagos has been rediscovered! 🦎 #lostspecies #gecko #breakingnews
Barbados has lost many native species to habitat destruction + invasive species.
Re:wild works with local partners to reverse that trend — and protect these living threads of biodiversity before they vanish forever. 🌱
📸 Photo: Blair Hedges, 2006
#RewildTheCaribbean #florafauna
Re:wild works with local partners to reverse that trend — and protect these living threads of biodiversity before they vanish forever. 🌱
📸 Photo: Blair Hedges, 2006
#RewildTheCaribbean #florafauna
July 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Barbados has lost many native species to habitat destruction + invasive species.
Re:wild works with local partners to reverse that trend — and protect these living threads of biodiversity before they vanish forever. 🌱
📸 Photo: Blair Hedges, 2006
#RewildTheCaribbean #florafauna
Re:wild works with local partners to reverse that trend — and protect these living threads of biodiversity before they vanish forever. 🌱
📸 Photo: Blair Hedges, 2006
#RewildTheCaribbean #florafauna
Found under a rock in central Barbados by @rewild’s Justin Springer + Connor Blades of the Barbados Ministry of Environment, this tiny snake is rare, cryptic, and now — finally — back in the spotlight.
🗣️ “I smell a threadsnake,” Springer joked... then found one. 👀
🗣️ “I smell a threadsnake,” Springer joked... then found one. 👀
July 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Found under a rock in central Barbados by @rewild’s Justin Springer + Connor Blades of the Barbados Ministry of Environment, this tiny snake is rare, cryptic, and now — finally — back in the spotlight.
🗣️ “I smell a threadsnake,” Springer joked... then found one. 👀
🗣️ “I smell a threadsnake,” Springer joked... then found one. 👀
🐍 The world’s smallest snake — just 3–4 inches long — has been rediscovered in Barbados after being lost to science for nearly 20 years! 📏🇧🇧
It’s called the Barbados Threadsnake, and it had only been seen a handful of times before.
#FaunaFlora #RewildTheCaribbean
It’s called the Barbados Threadsnake, and it had only been seen a handful of times before.
#FaunaFlora #RewildTheCaribbean
July 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
🐍 The world’s smallest snake — just 3–4 inches long — has been rediscovered in Barbados after being lost to science for nearly 20 years! 📏🇧🇧
It’s called the Barbados Threadsnake, and it had only been seen a handful of times before.
#FaunaFlora #RewildTheCaribbean
It’s called the Barbados Threadsnake, and it had only been seen a handful of times before.
#FaunaFlora #RewildTheCaribbean
🚨 New paper out!
Co-authored by Re:wild’s Dr. Barney Long, this report looks at the 10,000+ species closest to extinction on the IUCN Red List and delivers a strategic roadmap to prevent their loss and restore ecosystems.
📖 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#Rewild #StopExtinction #GreenStatus
Co-authored by Re:wild’s Dr. Barney Long, this report looks at the 10,000+ species closest to extinction on the IUCN Red List and delivers a strategic roadmap to prevent their loss and restore ecosystems.
📖 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#Rewild #StopExtinction #GreenStatus
July 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
🚨 New paper out!
Co-authored by Re:wild’s Dr. Barney Long, this report looks at the 10,000+ species closest to extinction on the IUCN Red List and delivers a strategic roadmap to prevent their loss and restore ecosystems.
📖 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#Rewild #StopExtinction #GreenStatus
Co-authored by Re:wild’s Dr. Barney Long, this report looks at the 10,000+ species closest to extinction on the IUCN Red List and delivers a strategic roadmap to prevent their loss and restore ecosystems.
📖 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#Rewild #StopExtinction #GreenStatus
With 260+ field interventions over 10yrs, Gorilla Doctors treat snare injuries + disease, monitor DNA from nesting sites, and since 2022: 0 snare injuries or illness in Mt. Tshiaberimu groups. Re:wild is proud to support this mission of healing and hope.
July 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
With 260+ field interventions over 10yrs, Gorilla Doctors treat snare injuries + disease, monitor DNA from nesting sites, and since 2022: 0 snare injuries or illness in Mt. Tshiaberimu groups. Re:wild is proud to support this mission of healing and hope.
Last Dec., they helped contributed to the largest-ever reintroduction of Eastern Lowland Gorillas in Africa –rewilding 4 females from the GRACE Gorillas facility into Virunga NP. A historic first. Behind it? Years of planning, collabing and unmatched field expertise. #gorilladoctors #rewild
July 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Last Dec., they helped contributed to the largest-ever reintroduction of Eastern Lowland Gorillas in Africa –rewilding 4 females from the GRACE Gorillas facility into Virunga NP. A historic first. Behind it? Years of planning, collabing and unmatched field expertise. #gorilladoctors #rewild
🦍 💉🧬 In eastern DRC, where human + environmental challenges are deeply connected, Re:wild partner, @gorilladoctors.bsky.social, is leading a one-of-a-kind effort: delivering direct, hands-on care to Critically Endagered gorillas. #gorilladoctors #rewild #gorillas #endangered
July 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🦍 💉🧬 In eastern DRC, where human + environmental challenges are deeply connected, Re:wild partner, @gorilladoctors.bsky.social, is leading a one-of-a-kind effort: delivering direct, hands-on care to Critically Endagered gorillas. #gorilladoctors #rewild #gorillas #endangered
(7/7)At @rewild, we work with partners to defend the Okavango Delta, a refuge for biodiversity.
🌍 rewild.org/okavango
#ProtectOkavango #StopReconAfrica #WaterIsLife #Biodiversity
🌍 rewild.org/okavango
#ProtectOkavango #StopReconAfrica #WaterIsLife #Biodiversity
July 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
(7/7)At @rewild, we work with partners to defend the Okavango Delta, a refuge for biodiversity.
🌍 rewild.org/okavango
#ProtectOkavango #StopReconAfrica #WaterIsLife #Biodiversity
🌍 rewild.org/okavango
#ProtectOkavango #StopReconAfrica #WaterIsLife #Biodiversity
(5/7)Nearly 1 million people depend on the freshwater in the Okavango River Basin and the basin is their only source of water.
July 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
(5/7)Nearly 1 million people depend on the freshwater in the Okavango River Basin and the basin is their only source of water.
(4/7)Meanwhile, in southern Africa’s Okavango River Basin, Canadian company ReconAfrica is exploring for oil and gas. The company stored potentially toxic wastewater from one of its exploratory wells in unlined drill pits.
July 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
(4/7)Meanwhile, in southern Africa’s Okavango River Basin, Canadian company ReconAfrica is exploring for oil and gas. The company stored potentially toxic wastewater from one of its exploratory wells in unlined drill pits.
(3/7)But scientists are concerned that even if the toxic waste is moved deep underground, it could still contaminate surface water through cracks and fissures in rocks.
July 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
(3/7)But scientists are concerned that even if the toxic waste is moved deep underground, it could still contaminate surface water through cracks and fissures in rocks.
(2/3) Protecting Guafo Island was made possible thanks to Re:wild, the Jeff and Marieke Rothschild Foundation, the Wyss Foundation, and Art into Acres, with WWF Chile and Cultiva subsequently joining to collaborate on future efforts.
June 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
(2/3) Protecting Guafo Island was made possible thanks to Re:wild, the Jeff and Marieke Rothschild Foundation, the Wyss Foundation, and Art into Acres, with WWF Chile and Cultiva subsequently joining to collaborate on future efforts.
🌊 BREAKING NEWS – Guafo Island is now protected!
(1/3)This extraordinary island off the coast of southern Chile is home to the world’s largest breeding colony of Sooty Shearwaters—migratory seabirds that fly 40,000+ miles each year. It also shelters Magellanic Penguins + Endangered Marine Otters.
(1/3)This extraordinary island off the coast of southern Chile is home to the world’s largest breeding colony of Sooty Shearwaters—migratory seabirds that fly 40,000+ miles each year. It also shelters Magellanic Penguins + Endangered Marine Otters.
June 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🌊 BREAKING NEWS – Guafo Island is now protected!
(1/3)This extraordinary island off the coast of southern Chile is home to the world’s largest breeding colony of Sooty Shearwaters—migratory seabirds that fly 40,000+ miles each year. It also shelters Magellanic Penguins + Endangered Marine Otters.
(1/3)This extraordinary island off the coast of southern Chile is home to the world’s largest breeding colony of Sooty Shearwaters—migratory seabirds that fly 40,000+ miles each year. It also shelters Magellanic Penguins + Endangered Marine Otters.
Made possible by Congolese communities, GRACE Gorillas, Virunga National Park, @gorilladoctors.bsky.social and Re:wild. Proof that with care and collaboration, wild futures are possible.
May 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Made possible by Congolese communities, GRACE Gorillas, Virunga National Park, @gorilladoctors.bsky.social and Re:wild. Proof that with care and collaboration, wild futures are possible.
This is the largest successful release of Eastern Lowland Gorillas—and it boosted the Critically Endangered population in Virunga by 50%. A game-changing milestone for gorilla conservation.
May 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This is the largest successful release of Eastern Lowland Gorillas—and it boosted the Critically Endangered population in Virunga by 50%. A game-changing milestone for gorilla conservation.