Thomas Doherty-Bone
@tdbconservation.bsky.social
Conservation professional, based in North Wales, day job working to make Freshwater Pearl Mussel unendangered, other activities for biodiversity and ecosystems across UK, Cameroon, Uganda and elsewhere.
Website: https://thomasdb.weebly.com/
Website: https://thomasdb.weebly.com/
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Newly using Bluesky. Work on environmental conservation, UK and beyond, from conservation action plans, species surveys (incl. protected sp.), captive breeding, habitat management (incl. horse-powered conservation), community engagement, scientific research. Open to new projects and collaborations.
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Factcheck: 16 misleading myths about solar power #CBarchive
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December 29, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Factcheck: 16 misleading myths about solar power #CBarchive
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Can you help us support conservationists and their families stranded by civil war in Cameroon? 🇨🇲
We have been trying to raise funds to help support these friends through campaigning for donations.
All payments go directly to families.
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We have been trying to raise funds to help support these friends through campaigning for donations.
All payments go directly to families.
www.gofundme.com/f/helping-ca...
Donate to Helping Cameroon's Frog Helpers amidst civil war, organized by Thomas Doherty-Bone
We have been working in Cameroon for nearly 20 years, focusing on… Thomas Doherty-Bone needs your support for Helping Cameroon's Frog Helpers amidst civil war
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December 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Can you help us support conservationists and their families stranded by civil war in Cameroon? 🇨🇲
We have been trying to raise funds to help support these friends through campaigning for donations.
All payments go directly to families.
www.gofundme.com/f/helping-ca...
We have been trying to raise funds to help support these friends through campaigning for donations.
All payments go directly to families.
www.gofundme.com/f/helping-ca...
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📢 NEW !ARC launches strategy on adder conservation translocation at Vanishing Viper conference 👇
www.arc-trust.org/ne...
📷 Male adder dance by Ray Hamilton
#VanishingViper #VanishingViper2025 #Adder #AdderConservation #Herpetology
www.arc-trust.org/ne...
📷 Male adder dance by Ray Hamilton
#VanishingViper #VanishingViper2025 #Adder #AdderConservation #Herpetology
September 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📢 NEW !ARC launches strategy on adder conservation translocation at Vanishing Viper conference 👇
www.arc-trust.org/ne...
📷 Male adder dance by Ray Hamilton
#VanishingViper #VanishingViper2025 #Adder #AdderConservation #Herpetology
www.arc-trust.org/ne...
📷 Male adder dance by Ray Hamilton
#VanishingViper #VanishingViper2025 #Adder #AdderConservation #Herpetology
Recorded talk "Natterjack Toad on the Wirral. Past. Present. Future?" delivered to the Hoylake-Meols Biodiversity & Sustainability Day 9th July 2025. Wearing my @WirralARG hat but also soft launch of new NGO Friendly Frog Org friendlyfrog.org
youtu.be/j7lyxSYmTrw?...
youtu.be/j7lyxSYmTrw?...
Natterjack talk Hoylake Biodiversity day July 2025 final
YouTube video by Thomas Doherty-Bone
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July 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Recorded talk "Natterjack Toad on the Wirral. Past. Present. Future?" delivered to the Hoylake-Meols Biodiversity & Sustainability Day 9th July 2025. Wearing my @WirralARG hat but also soft launch of new NGO Friendly Frog Org friendlyfrog.org
youtu.be/j7lyxSYmTrw?...
youtu.be/j7lyxSYmTrw?...
We had our first proper amphibian survey with the Wirral ARG this week at Prenton Dell, in collaboration with the Claypits project, helping out with their ecoschools day too.
#Wirral_ARG
#argsuk
#gcn
#Wirral_ARG
#argsuk
#gcn
March 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
We had our first proper amphibian survey with the Wirral ARG this week at Prenton Dell, in collaboration with the Claypits project, helping out with their ecoschools day too.
#Wirral_ARG
#argsuk
#gcn
#Wirral_ARG
#argsuk
#gcn
Recently relocated to a small holding above Eglwysbach with views of Eryri 🏔. Looking forward to operating ecology and conservation projects from here. Will be restoring this pond 🐸 dominated by invasive plants 🌱 , likely with help from our heavy horses 🐎 and seeking opportunities for Conwy Valley
February 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Recently relocated to a small holding above Eglwysbach with views of Eryri 🏔. Looking forward to operating ecology and conservation projects from here. Will be restoring this pond 🐸 dominated by invasive plants 🌱 , likely with help from our heavy horses 🐎 and seeking opportunities for Conwy Valley
Wow: looking up a couple of visits to France, and to tie-in these with a Sat morning @parkrun appalled to learn the French gov have introduced legislation that anyone taking part in a fun run has to submit a medical report first. Bureaucracy at its worst!
blog.parkrun.com/fr/2024/05/1...
blog.parkrun.com/fr/2024/05/1...
parkrun France update | parkrun FR Blog
Following recent updates published by French Athletics, we have regrettably concluded that parkrun events in France will remain suspended, for the foreseeable future. We will continue to review any ne...
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February 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Wow: looking up a couple of visits to France, and to tie-in these with a Sat morning @parkrun appalled to learn the French gov have introduced legislation that anyone taking part in a fun run has to submit a medical report first. Bureaucracy at its worst!
blog.parkrun.com/fr/2024/05/1...
blog.parkrun.com/fr/2024/05/1...
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What did the pearl mussel ever do for us? See tomorrow's Guest Blog. Meanwhile, today: more raptor stuff http://markavery.info/2012/10/28/raptor/
Raptor round up – Mark Avery
markavery.info
December 11, 2024 at 12:52 PM
What did the pearl mussel ever do for us? See tomorrow's Guest Blog. Meanwhile, today: more raptor stuff http://markavery.info/2012/10/28/raptor/
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Just posted my piece on the history of the Freshwater Pearl Mussel fishery in our area - very much contemporary with our house itself: stronvar.org/2024/10/31/b...
Balquhidder & The Pearl Fishery of Scotland
The Freshwater Pearl Mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) is one of the UK’s most threatened species – with Scotland alone having almost half the global population. It is a fully protected inverteb…
stronvar.org
October 31, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Just posted my piece on the history of the Freshwater Pearl Mussel fishery in our area - very much contemporary with our house itself: stronvar.org/2024/10/31/b...
Had a quick catch up @zsllondonzoo, seeing new amphibian & reptile house. We've been collaborating for over a decade for the Lake Oku Clawed Frog 🇨🇲 which are still on display and there is this lovely mural still by the east tunnel. Left thinking about future projects.
January 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Had a quick catch up @zsllondonzoo, seeing new amphibian & reptile house. We've been collaborating for over a decade for the Lake Oku Clawed Frog 🇨🇲 which are still on display and there is this lovely mural still by the east tunnel. Left thinking about future projects.
Wirral Globe on the work being done for amphibians at Prenton Dell Claypit
www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/2474798...
www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/2474798...
Work underway to restore claypit at Prenton rugby club
WORK is underway to restore a claypit at a Wirral rugby club.
www.wirralglobe.co.uk
December 15, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Wirral Globe on the work being done for amphibians at Prenton Dell Claypit
www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/2474798...
www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/2474798...
CANAL WILDLIFE BOOKLET APPEAL - call for local experts!
The Basingstoke Canal Society is exploring the idea of producing a booklet about the natural history of the canal.
Please get in touch if you wish to contribute.
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The Basingstoke Canal Society is exploring the idea of producing a booklet about the natural history of the canal.
Please get in touch if you wish to contribute.
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December 11, 2024 at 5:53 PM
CANAL WILDLIFE BOOKLET APPEAL - call for local experts!
The Basingstoke Canal Society is exploring the idea of producing a booklet about the natural history of the canal.
Please get in touch if you wish to contribute.
www.facebook.com/share/p/15kr...
The Basingstoke Canal Society is exploring the idea of producing a booklet about the natural history of the canal.
Please get in touch if you wish to contribute.
www.facebook.com/share/p/15kr...
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Every time I read about banning books, I think of this:
Reading a book with a gay character will not make you gay any more than reading a book about Einstein will make you a genius.
If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books — you're afraid of thinking.
Reading a book with a gay character will not make you gay any more than reading a book about Einstein will make you a genius.
If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books — you're afraid of thinking.
December 3, 2024 at 10:16 PM
Every time I read about banning books, I think of this:
Reading a book with a gay character will not make you gay any more than reading a book about Einstein will make you a genius.
If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books — you're afraid of thinking.
Reading a book with a gay character will not make you gay any more than reading a book about Einstein will make you a genius.
If you're afraid that books might change someone's thinking, you're not afraid of books — you're afraid of thinking.
November 29, 2024 at 8:12 PM
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Invasive alien species are a threat to #nature, nature’s contributions to people, and good quality of life.
Read the @ipbes.bsky.social #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report at: www.ipbes.net/ias
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Read the @ipbes.bsky.social #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report at: www.ipbes.net/ias
🧪🌍
November 18, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Invasive alien species are a threat to #nature, nature’s contributions to people, and good quality of life.
Read the @ipbes.bsky.social #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report at: www.ipbes.net/ias
🧪🌍
Read the @ipbes.bsky.social #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report at: www.ipbes.net/ias
🧪🌍
Newly using Bluesky. Work on environmental conservation, UK and beyond, from conservation action plans, species surveys (incl. protected sp.), captive breeding, habitat management (incl. horse-powered conservation), community engagement, scientific research. Open to new projects and collaborations.
November 18, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Newly using Bluesky. Work on environmental conservation, UK and beyond, from conservation action plans, species surveys (incl. protected sp.), captive breeding, habitat management (incl. horse-powered conservation), community engagement, scientific research. Open to new projects and collaborations.