Seán Cahill
@sean-cahill.bsky.social
Wildlife biologist. Nature protection, Conservation, Outdoors, occasional camper. Previously @CelticTorc 🐦
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Ojalá no pase... pero lo de los gatos en el exterior, interactuando (es un decir) con aves, se puede poner muy, muy feo
www.lavanguardia.com/natural/2025...
www.lavanguardia.com/natural/2025...
La muerte de un zorro por gripe aviar aumenta el temor a mutaciones que lleguen a los humanos
El primer y de momento único caso de este año de infección del virus H5N1 en un mamífero se ha detectado en un raposo en Gallocanta, entre Zaragoza y Teruel
www.lavanguardia.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Ojalá no pase... pero lo de los gatos en el exterior, interactuando (es un decir) con aves, se puede poner muy, muy feo
www.lavanguardia.com/natural/2025...
www.lavanguardia.com/natural/2025...
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Taking into account the risk of going too hippy-dippy, our social predicament does not understand long time well.
The tree here has lived for a longer time than it took for us to industrialise. We mostly destroyed forest continuity while growing the economy.
#Biodiversity
The tree here has lived for a longer time than it took for us to industrialise. We mostly destroyed forest continuity while growing the economy.
#Biodiversity
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Taking into account the risk of going too hippy-dippy, our social predicament does not understand long time well.
The tree here has lived for a longer time than it took for us to industrialise. We mostly destroyed forest continuity while growing the economy.
#Biodiversity
The tree here has lived for a longer time than it took for us to industrialise. We mostly destroyed forest continuity while growing the economy.
#Biodiversity
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Nowhere in nature do finches encounter food sources like this: highly concentrated piles of seeds & droppings, stewing in moist gunk for days, weeks, months, attracting multiple species in very close proximity. This is pathogen porridge. In nature, seeds scatter thinly and are available briefly.
November 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Nowhere in nature do finches encounter food sources like this: highly concentrated piles of seeds & droppings, stewing in moist gunk for days, weeks, months, attracting multiple species in very close proximity. This is pathogen porridge. In nature, seeds scatter thinly and are available briefly.
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Didactic video featuring two species which have declined catastrophically due to disease transfer at feeding stations. Birds infected with Trichomonas struggle to eat and will drop food items from their beaks, which are then eaten by healthy birds, hence RSPB no longer sells table feeders #UKBirding
Greenfinch pair at Scaling Dam this morning @teesbirds.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social #birds
November 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Didactic video featuring two species which have declined catastrophically due to disease transfer at feeding stations. Birds infected with Trichomonas struggle to eat and will drop food items from their beaks, which are then eaten by healthy birds, hence RSPB no longer sells table feeders #UKBirding
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In the early hours of this morning, following 119.6mm of rainfall in 12hrs, the River Monnow burst its banks and flooded Monmouth. The usual river level is just under 2m, this morning it was 6.63m- even higher than the record-breaking level during the floods in 2020 (6.57m). Absolutely devastating.
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
In the early hours of this morning, following 119.6mm of rainfall in 12hrs, the River Monnow burst its banks and flooded Monmouth. The usual river level is just under 2m, this morning it was 6.63m- even higher than the record-breaking level during the floods in 2020 (6.57m). Absolutely devastating.
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11am Saturday and rain continues in parts of East and midlands. Video taken just now at Powerscourt waterfall shows the volume of rain coming down off the Wicklow Mountains with a lot of reports of flooding coming in.
November 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
11am Saturday and rain continues in parts of East and midlands. Video taken just now at Powerscourt waterfall shows the volume of rain coming down off the Wicklow Mountains with a lot of reports of flooding coming in.
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La proliferación de cultivos tropicales en la Costa del Sol están produciendo graves problemas ambientales, pues conllevan la roturación de laderas y un gran gasto de agua (1 kg de aguacates conlleva un consumo de 600 litros de agua). Hay que frenar esta locura. Es insostenible.
November 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
La proliferación de cultivos tropicales en la Costa del Sol están produciendo graves problemas ambientales, pues conllevan la roturación de laderas y un gran gasto de agua (1 kg de aguacates conlleva un consumo de 600 litros de agua). Hay que frenar esta locura. Es insostenible.
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Hydrological extreme impact on aquatic species in the news: phys.org/news/2025-10...
Almost 75,000 farmed salmon in Scotland escaped into the wild after Storm Amy. Why this may cause lasting damage
When Storm Amy battered the Scottish Highlands in early October, it tore through a salmon farm's sea pens, releasing around 75,000 fish into open water in Loch Linnhe. The scale of the escape is alarm...
phys.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Hydrological extreme impact on aquatic species in the news: phys.org/news/2025-10...
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La gripe aviar arrasa la mayor población de elefantes marinos del mundo, ubicada en la remota isla de Georgia del Sur: la mitad de las hembras ha desaparecido
elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
La gripe aviar arrasa la mayor población de elefantes marinos del mundo: la mitad de las hembras ha desaparecido
El Servicio Antártico Británico calcula que faltan más de 50.000 ejemplares en las playas, tras el repentino salto del virus desde las aves: “Es estremecedor”
elpais.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
La gripe aviar arrasa la mayor población de elefantes marinos del mundo, ubicada en la remota isla de Georgia del Sur: la mitad de las hembras ha desaparecido
elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
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My Letter in @science.org on the need to align wildfire prevention with conservation.
The wildfires occurred in Spain in 2025 have fueled policies prioritizing shrub removal as a strategy, which would undermine the EU's long-term biodiversity conservation goals.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The wildfires occurred in Spain in 2025 have fueled policies prioritizing shrub removal as a strategy, which would undermine the EU's long-term biodiversity conservation goals.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Align wildfire prevention with conservation
www.science.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
My Letter in @science.org on the need to align wildfire prevention with conservation.
The wildfires occurred in Spain in 2025 have fueled policies prioritizing shrub removal as a strategy, which would undermine the EU's long-term biodiversity conservation goals.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The wildfires occurred in Spain in 2025 have fueled policies prioritizing shrub removal as a strategy, which would undermine the EU's long-term biodiversity conservation goals.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Existen en nuestro país muchos kilómetros de autovías que apenas tienen tráfico. Autopistas de peaje que el Estado tiene que rescatar por ser deficitarias. Muchas han producido graves daños ambientales. Lo pagamos todos/as y los únicos que ganan son las constructoras. Lamentable.
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Existen en nuestro país muchos kilómetros de autovías que apenas tienen tráfico. Autopistas de peaje que el Estado tiene que rescatar por ser deficitarias. Muchas han producido graves daños ambientales. Lo pagamos todos/as y los únicos que ganan son las constructoras. Lamentable.
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The Irish language has been a central part of President Connolly's political life and of her election campaign for the presidency
President Connolly urges dignitaries to learn Irish
The Irish language has been a central part of President Connolly's political life and of her election campaign for the presidency.
www.rte.ie
November 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The Irish language has been a central part of President Connolly's political life and of her election campaign for the presidency
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El siguiente geófito en hacer su aparición tras el incendio, y el más extendido, es la candileja (Arisarum simorrhinum). En ella todo es extravagante.
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
El siguiente geófito en hacer su aparición tras el incendio, y el más extendido, es la candileja (Arisarum simorrhinum). En ella todo es extravagante.
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This seems significant.
"U.S. GDP growth in the first half of 2025 was almost entirely driven by investment in data centers and information processing technology, according to Harvard economist Jason Furman."
"U.S. GDP growth in the first half of 2025 was almost entirely driven by investment in data centers and information processing technology, according to Harvard economist Jason Furman."
Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025, Harvard economist says | Fortune
Is a U.S. without data centers a country without GDP growth?
fortune.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This seems significant.
"U.S. GDP growth in the first half of 2025 was almost entirely driven by investment in data centers and information processing technology, according to Harvard economist Jason Furman."
"U.S. GDP growth in the first half of 2025 was almost entirely driven by investment in data centers and information processing technology, according to Harvard economist Jason Furman."
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Official data from government of British Columbia, along with satellite monitoring, backs claims that a Canadian subsidiary owned by Drax sourced 250-year-old trees to manufacture biomass pellets as recently as this year
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Official data from government of British Columbia, along with satellite monitoring, backs claims that a Canadian subsidiary owned by Drax sourced 250-year-old trees to manufacture biomass pellets as recently as this year
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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¡Bien!
Tarde, pero bien
Esperando a que Asturias y Cantabria hagan lo mismo
Andamos sobrados de aberraciones y hay que quitarse ya esta de pescar los últimos salmones
@sibic.bsky.social
www.elcorreogallego.es/galicia/2025...
Tarde, pero bien
Esperando a que Asturias y Cantabria hagan lo mismo
Andamos sobrados de aberraciones y hay que quitarse ya esta de pescar los últimos salmones
@sibic.bsky.social
www.elcorreogallego.es/galicia/2025...
Galicia veda la pesca del salmón para la próxima temporada en todos sus ríos
La Xunta adopta una medida pionera y prohíbe su pesca con el fin de revertir el alarmante descenso de sus poblaciones, que lo sitúan en peligro de desaparición. La temporada de la trucha irá del 15 de...
www.elcorreogallego.es
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
¡Bien!
Tarde, pero bien
Esperando a que Asturias y Cantabria hagan lo mismo
Andamos sobrados de aberraciones y hay que quitarse ya esta de pescar los últimos salmones
@sibic.bsky.social
www.elcorreogallego.es/galicia/2025...
Tarde, pero bien
Esperando a que Asturias y Cantabria hagan lo mismo
Andamos sobrados de aberraciones y hay que quitarse ya esta de pescar los últimos salmones
@sibic.bsky.social
www.elcorreogallego.es/galicia/2025...
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"It is preposterous that we put a price on carbon, at the same time as we spend literally billions of dollars subsidising the fossil fuel industry.
One is meant to make carbon more expensive, & one is meant to make them cheaper, so they are literally working at crosspurpuses"
One is meant to make carbon more expensive, & one is meant to make them cheaper, so they are literally working at crosspurpuses"
So fun to chat with @alimacewen.bsky.social at the Land and Climate Review about my new book Existential Politics! Listen to our convo here. #COP30 #carbonpricing
www.landclimate.org/what-if-clim...
www.landclimate.org/what-if-clim...
What if climate politics is about power, not carbon? - Land and Climate Review
Alasdair speaks to Jessica F. Green about her new book 'Existential Politics: Why Global Climate Institutions Are Failing and How to Fix Them'.
www.landclimate.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"It is preposterous that we put a price on carbon, at the same time as we spend literally billions of dollars subsidising the fossil fuel industry.
One is meant to make carbon more expensive, & one is meant to make them cheaper, so they are literally working at crosspurpuses"
One is meant to make carbon more expensive, & one is meant to make them cheaper, so they are literally working at crosspurpuses"
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La CHE restaura el curso del río Iregua a su paso por Torrecilla de Cameros (La Rioja).
La presa de la piscifactoría abandonada desde hace 15 años ha sido demolida.
Actuaciones de este tipo deberían ser mucho más frecuentes, para mejorar nuestros ríos.
www.larioja.com/la-rioja/che...
La presa de la piscifactoría abandonada desde hace 15 años ha sido demolida.
Actuaciones de este tipo deberían ser mucho más frecuentes, para mejorar nuestros ríos.
www.larioja.com/la-rioja/che...
La CHE restaura el curso del río Iregua a su paso por Torrecilla de Cameros | La Rioja
La presa de la piscifactoría abandonada desde hace 15 años ha sido demolida tras las demandas de las asociaciones Ríos con Vida y Amigos de la Tierra
www.larioja.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
La CHE restaura el curso del río Iregua a su paso por Torrecilla de Cameros (La Rioja).
La presa de la piscifactoría abandonada desde hace 15 años ha sido demolida.
Actuaciones de este tipo deberían ser mucho más frecuentes, para mejorar nuestros ríos.
www.larioja.com/la-rioja/che...
La presa de la piscifactoría abandonada desde hace 15 años ha sido demolida.
Actuaciones de este tipo deberían ser mucho más frecuentes, para mejorar nuestros ríos.
www.larioja.com/la-rioja/che...
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"In areas with intensive land use, negative impacts are clearly visible. For example, in small streams affected by forestry, more than 50 percent of common species have declined," Syke researcher Anna Suuronen tells Yle News.
#Biodiversity
yle.fi/a/74-20191697
#Biodiversity
yle.fi/a/74-20191697
What's happening to Finland's lakes and rivers? Urgent action needed to protect declining species, researchers say
More than half of underwater species have become rarer in some inland waters, say researchers at the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) – who lay out recommendations to reverse the trend.
yle.fi
November 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"In areas with intensive land use, negative impacts are clearly visible. For example, in small streams affected by forestry, more than 50 percent of common species have declined," Syke researcher Anna Suuronen tells Yle News.
#Biodiversity
yle.fi/a/74-20191697
#Biodiversity
yle.fi/a/74-20191697
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When you look closer, all the little blue lines are trenched wetlands. Millions of kilometers of trenches exist in FIN.
This is the dominant land use in the south, with only a few fragmented old-growth forests left. Most rivers do not support original ecosystems with salmonid fish and insects.
This is the dominant land use in the south, with only a few fragmented old-growth forests left. Most rivers do not support original ecosystems with salmonid fish and insects.
October 16, 2025 at 5:17 AM
When you look closer, all the little blue lines are trenched wetlands. Millions of kilometers of trenches exist in FIN.
This is the dominant land use in the south, with only a few fragmented old-growth forests left. Most rivers do not support original ecosystems with salmonid fish and insects.
This is the dominant land use in the south, with only a few fragmented old-growth forests left. Most rivers do not support original ecosystems with salmonid fish and insects.
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Un tenebroso comienzo para la invernada de grullas. Si veis grullas enfermas o muertas no las toquéis y avisad al 112, que ya tiene un protocolo al respecto.
elpais.com/clima-y-medi...
elpais.com/clima-y-medi...
La gripe aviar se ceba con las grullas: Aragón ha localizado 500 aves silvestres muertas
La enfermedad ha alcanzado la reserva natural de Gallocanta, principal humedal salino de Europa occidental, donde se espera la llegada de decenas de miles de ejemplares
elpais.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Un tenebroso comienzo para la invernada de grullas. Si veis grullas enfermas o muertas no las toquéis y avisad al 112, que ya tiene un protocolo al respecto.
elpais.com/clima-y-medi...
elpais.com/clima-y-medi...
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After years of research, scientist Leonid Pshenichnov concluded Russia + China cannot continue fishing krill, the main food source of many marine creatures, at current rates without risking breakdown of entire ocean ecosystems. Russia had him arrested:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Russia arrests Ukrainian biologist for backing curbs on Antarctic krill fishing
‘Trumped-up’ charges spark diplomatic row as scientists express fears for health of 70-year-old Leonid Pshenichnov
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
After years of research, scientist Leonid Pshenichnov concluded Russia + China cannot continue fishing krill, the main food source of many marine creatures, at current rates without risking breakdown of entire ocean ecosystems. Russia had him arrested:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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President Michael D Higgins has congratulated Catherine Connolly on her presidential election victory as several senior politicians said a response is needed to the 213,738 spoiled votes
Connolly congratulated amid concern over spoiled votes
President Michael D Higgins has congratulated Catherine Connolly on her presidential election victory as several senior politicians said a response is needed to the 213,738 spoiled votes.
www.rte.ie
October 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
President Michael D Higgins has congratulated Catherine Connolly on her presidential election victory as several senior politicians said a response is needed to the 213,738 spoiled votes
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Another aquatic ecosystem, not 'at risk', or 'on the verge', but actually collapsed.
"like staring at a face distorted by botched plastic surgery and trying to imagine the real person beneath"
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
"like staring at a face distorted by botched plastic surgery and trying to imagine the real person beneath"
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Ella McSweeney: Lough Derg is drifting towards the same fate as Lough Neagh
Lough Derg has been so reshaped by pollution that its original character is almost impossible to discern
www.irishtimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Another aquatic ecosystem, not 'at risk', or 'on the verge', but actually collapsed.
"like staring at a face distorted by botched plastic surgery and trying to imagine the real person beneath"
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
"like staring at a face distorted by botched plastic surgery and trying to imagine the real person beneath"
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
'España es el país europeo donde la discordancia entre la hora oficial y la hora solar es más extrema'
"El mito de que en España se come más tarde que en el resto de Europa se mantiene solo porque vivimos en una ficción horaria: el hambre tiene un fuerte componente circadiano".
Cambio de hora: dos de invierno, por favor
España es el país europeo donde la discordancia entre la hora oficial y la hora solar es más extrema debido a que ha experimentado dos adelantos con respecto al huso horario que le corresponde.
theconversation.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
'España es el país europeo donde la discordancia entre la hora oficial y la hora solar es más extrema'