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Rodd Kelsey
@roddkelsey.bsky.social
Conservation leader, naturalist, birdwatcher, and traveler
They seem to not get this either. Ultimately, this is completely counterproductive because these are the nursery grounds from which healthy populations of fish can be maintained.

#sustainbility #economics #fisheries #nature
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation allowing commercial fishing in Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument (PIH), a massive marine protected area home to threatened fish, sea turtles and marine mammals.
Trump opens massive marine protected area to commercial fishing
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation allowing commercial fishing in Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument (PIH), a massive marine protected area home to threatened fish,…
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April 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Yet one more trend in the wrong direction. And also a good reason for those of us who can to support #Ecotourism in these regions.

#birds #birding #birdwatching #nature #sustainability #economy
Deforestation in Colombia increased in 2024 after two years of decline, just as the environment ministry had warned since April last year.

Experts fear that the increase will continue in 2025 and that armed groups will continue to hinder the progress of conservation strategies with communities.
Armed groups, cattle ranchers drove 35% rise in Colombia’s deforestation in 2024
The prediction came true: deforestation in Colombia increased in 2024 after two years of decline, just as the environment ministry had warned since April last year. The ministry announced that…
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April 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Western Field Ornithologists is one of those rare orgs that combine science with engaging a community of naturalists. Great example of how the study of birds has always benefited as much from the "amateur" community as from the "professionals"
#ornithology #birds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrhn...
WFO: The Ultimate Birding Community You’ve Been Missing Out On
YouTube video by Western Field Ornithologists
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April 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Way to show up Sacramento!
#HandsOff2025
#Sacramento
April 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Reposted by Rodd Kelsey
The 2025 U.S. #StateOfTheBirds report was released today. The report finds that birds continue to decline unabated across most habitats—habitats that are also vital to human well-being.
Read the report & take action! www.stateofthebirds.org/2025/
#bringbirdsback
March 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Crazy! Hummingbirds potentially being colonial! There remains so much don’t know about #nature.

#birds #conservation #wildlife
Whoa, so interesting!! 🧪 #birds
OK, this is amazing- "Gustavo Cañas-Valle, an ornithologist and birding guide, stumbled across a cave full of hummingbirds nesting and roosting together in Ecuador’s High Andes." Written by @rachelnuwer.bsky.social #birds #nature 🌿🪶🦉🧪
February 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Curious why removing non-native plants and planting natives on your land/yard is important? This is a great interview with Doug Tallamy about the role native plants play as keystones to ecological communities, and the natural services we ALL depend on: www.goldenstatenaturalist.com/keystone-pla...
Keystone Plants with Doug Tallamy
What do oak trees, goldenrod, willows, and ceanothus all have in common? They all belong to the group of roughly 14% of plants supporting 90% of caterpillar species…
www.goldenstatenaturalist.com
February 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM