Tanya Sanerib
@ts4biodiversity.bsky.social
Lover of wildlife and wild places. #StopExtinction is my mission. International legal director for the Center for Biological Diversity. She/her
If you love #elephants and want to learn more about how to get #ivory out of musical instruments and Japan's role in ivory trafficking, learn more here: www.jwcs.org/en/now/913/
Japan is home to the world’s largest legal domestic market for ivory | Japan Wildlife Conservation Society (JWCS)
The international trade of ivory was banned by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 1990. Even after that, poaching of elephants for ivory in Africa did not s...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
If you love #elephants and want to learn more about how to get #ivory out of musical instruments and Japan's role in ivory trafficking, learn more here: www.jwcs.org/en/now/913/
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America's #publiclands are in peril.
The Senate version of President Donald Trump's tax bill calls for selling up to 3 million acres of public lands & puts more than 250 million acres at risk for ultimate sell-off.
Please tell your senators to oppose the sell-off. ➡️ biodiv.us/handsoffpubliclands
The Senate version of President Donald Trump's tax bill calls for selling up to 3 million acres of public lands & puts more than 250 million acres at risk for ultimate sell-off.
Please tell your senators to oppose the sell-off. ➡️ biodiv.us/handsoffpubliclands
June 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
America's #publiclands are in peril.
The Senate version of President Donald Trump's tax bill calls for selling up to 3 million acres of public lands & puts more than 250 million acres at risk for ultimate sell-off.
Please tell your senators to oppose the sell-off. ➡️ biodiv.us/handsoffpubliclands
The Senate version of President Donald Trump's tax bill calls for selling up to 3 million acres of public lands & puts more than 250 million acres at risk for ultimate sell-off.
Please tell your senators to oppose the sell-off. ➡️ biodiv.us/handsoffpubliclands
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Nautilus-shell bolo ties. Taxidermized coyote paws and preserved bobcat hearts. Art and jewelry made from butterflies' wings.
You can buy these things (and others) on Etsy or eBay.
We are calling on these platforms to commit to ending these sales by the end of the year. Add your voice ⬇️
You can buy these things (and others) on Etsy or eBay.
We are calling on these platforms to commit to ending these sales by the end of the year. Add your voice ⬇️
Tell Etsy and eBay: Stop Selling Wildlife Products
The global wildlife trade poses a significant risk to animals and plants around the world. Yet you can buy wildlife products on Etsy or eBay — and every sale helps push species closer to extinction. C...
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May 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Nautilus-shell bolo ties. Taxidermized coyote paws and preserved bobcat hearts. Art and jewelry made from butterflies' wings.
You can buy these things (and others) on Etsy or eBay.
We are calling on these platforms to commit to ending these sales by the end of the year. Add your voice ⬇️
You can buy these things (and others) on Etsy or eBay.
We are calling on these platforms to commit to ending these sales by the end of the year. Add your voice ⬇️
In 2023, 6,052 international visitors to South Africa shot 34,515 animals. More than half the international visitors hailed from the United States, at 3,783 hunters, while the remainder primarily visited from European countries.
www.conservationaction.co.za/dead-wild-an...
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Dead wild animals by numbers — Professional Hunters Association stats tell a grim tale - Conservation Action Trust
Tens of thousands of wild animals, from spring hares to rhinos, died in the name of sport and entertainment in 2023. These are some of the numbers. You pay a mere $100 to pull the trigger on an aard...
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April 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
In 2023, 6,052 international visitors to South Africa shot 34,515 animals. More than half the international visitors hailed from the United States, at 3,783 hunters, while the remainder primarily visited from European countries.
www.conservationaction.co.za/dead-wild-an...
www.conservationaction.co.za/dead-wild-an...
New research on male #elephant group dynamics showing males have their own hierarchical social structure--and not just the mostly solitary lives long conjectured. These findings raise questions about elephant management--from fencing to trophy hunting.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/male...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/male...
Male Elephants Aren’t Solitary—They Have Social Lives, Too
Long thought to be loners, male African elephants turn out to have surprisingly rich social lives
www.scientificamerican.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
New research on male #elephant group dynamics showing males have their own hierarchical social structure--and not just the mostly solitary lives long conjectured. These findings raise questions about elephant management--from fencing to trophy hunting.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/male...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/male...
Kudos to Nigeria for its work to help save #pangolins www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/w...
Can Nigeria Help Save the Pangolins Amid a Global Wildlife Crime Crisis?
The country has been known as a hub for the trade in illegal wildlife. But it has been stepping up enforcement as concerns grow about the depletion of certain species and the growing role of internati...
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Kudos to Nigeria for its work to help save #pangolins www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/w...
Here we go -- trying to unearth the records behind the Interior funding freeze.
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biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
Lawsuit Seeks Details on Trump Administration Cuts to Life-Saving Elephant, Rhino Conservation Programs
WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today over its delay in complying with a public records request seeking information about funding cuts to international wi...
biologicaldiversity.org
April 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Here we go -- trying to unearth the records behind the Interior funding freeze.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
Kudos on this bust, but sorry to see these magnificent lizards in trade. They deserve to remain in the wild and as the official notes, such trade (including illegal trade) threatens biodiversity. #StopExtinction
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www.vienna.at/smuggling-st...
Smuggling Stopped: Seven Monitor Lizards Rescued at Vienna Airport
Customs officers at Vienna-Schwechat Airport have seized seven live monitor lizards from a 55-year-old German citizen.
www.vienna.at
April 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Kudos on this bust, but sorry to see these magnificent lizards in trade. They deserve to remain in the wild and as the official notes, such trade (including illegal trade) threatens biodiversity. #StopExtinction
www.vienna.at/smuggling-st...
www.vienna.at/smuggling-st...
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Scientists are warning: Fossil fuels and the fossil fuel industry drive the climate crisis, harm public health, worsen environmental injustice, and accelerate wildlife extinction.
Read the paper: scientistswarningonfossilfuels.org
Read the paper: scientistswarningonfossilfuels.org
March 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Scientists are warning: Fossil fuels and the fossil fuel industry drive the climate crisis, harm public health, worsen environmental injustice, and accelerate wildlife extinction.
Read the paper: scientistswarningonfossilfuels.org
Read the paper: scientistswarningonfossilfuels.org
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Reposted by Tanya Sanerib
West Papua’s Indigenous people have called for a boycott of KitKat, Smarties and Aero chocolate, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers, Pantene and Herbal Essences, over alleged ecocide in their territory
West Papuan Indigenous people call for KitKat boycott over alleged ecocide
Thousands of acres of rainforest is being cleared to produce palm oil, used in popular Nestlé and Mondelēz brands
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March 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
West Papua’s Indigenous people have called for a boycott of KitKat, Smarties and Aero chocolate, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers, Pantene and Herbal Essences, over alleged ecocide in their territory
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An unknown illness kills over 50 people in part of Congo with hours between symptoms and death
An unknown illness kills over 50 people in part of Congo with hours between symptoms and death
The outbreak began on Jan. 21, and 419 cases have been recorded, including 53 deaths.
www.thestar.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
An unknown illness kills over 50 people in part of Congo with hours between symptoms and death
When the fascists come, what do we do?
Stand up, fight back.
Here are 10 things you can do to resist.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Stand up, fight back.
Here are 10 things you can do to resist.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s neofascism is here now. Here are 10 things you can do to resist | Robert Reich
America has deep problems, which is why we can’t give up. Protect the vulnerable, organize boycotts and keep fighting
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2025 at 5:49 AM
When the fascists come, what do we do?
Stand up, fight back.
Here are 10 things you can do to resist.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Stand up, fight back.
Here are 10 things you can do to resist.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
China submitted a document to CITES, the global wildlife trade convention, outlining its conservation measures, including using 1 metric ton of pangolin scales annually, equivalent to about 2,000 pangolins. news.mongabay.com/2025/01/chin...
China’s new pangolin quota for TCM sparks conservation concerns
As one of the world’s largest consumers of pangolin products, primarily in traditional medicine, China’s domestic market plays a critical role in the survival of these gentle creatures. However, quest...
news.mongabay.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
China submitted a document to CITES, the global wildlife trade convention, outlining its conservation measures, including using 1 metric ton of pangolin scales annually, equivalent to about 2,000 pangolins. news.mongabay.com/2025/01/chin...
YIKES. 19 #rhinos found dead at Kruger National Park in South Africa. That's not good news for the new year. #StopExtinction
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Police investigate death of 19 rhino at KNP - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.
Mpumalanga police suspect most of the rhino were killed for their horns.
www.sabcnews.com
January 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
YIKES. 19 #rhinos found dead at Kruger National Park in South Africa. That's not good news for the new year. #StopExtinction
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www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/pol...
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New study by Monitor and WWF-Hong Kong highlights Hong Kong’s significant role in the trade in bear-based traditional medicines, uncovering critical insights into the market dynamics, availability, and legality of bear bile products and gall bladders.
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#bears #wildlifetrade
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#bears #wildlifetrade
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December 20, 2024 at 5:20 PM
New study by Monitor and WWF-Hong Kong highlights Hong Kong’s significant role in the trade in bear-based traditional medicines, uncovering critical insights into the market dynamics, availability, and legality of bear bile products and gall bladders.
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#bears #wildlifetrade
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#bears #wildlifetrade
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Customs seizes 2,179kg of pangolin scales in Jigawa, Nigeria
Congratulations to all involved in this enforcement action!
www.thecable.ng/customs-seiz...
#pangolin #wildlifetrade #Nigeria #crime
Congratulations to all involved in this enforcement action!
www.thecable.ng/customs-seiz...
#pangolin #wildlifetrade #Nigeria #crime
Customs seizes 2,179kg of pangolin scales in Jigawa
The Kano and Jigawa command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says its operatives have seized 2,179 kg of pangolin scales.
www.thecable.ng
December 18, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Customs seizes 2,179kg of pangolin scales in Jigawa, Nigeria
Congratulations to all involved in this enforcement action!
www.thecable.ng/customs-seiz...
#pangolin #wildlifetrade #Nigeria #crime
Congratulations to all involved in this enforcement action!
www.thecable.ng/customs-seiz...
#pangolin #wildlifetrade #Nigeria #crime
Experts agree bird flu has become so widespread in wild birds that it can’t be stamped out. But we can work to ensure that wildlife populations are healthy and resilient enough to survive it by tackling the other threats they’re facing. #PreventPandemics www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/s...
For Wild Animals, the Bird Flu Disaster Is Already Here
Scientists are concerned that the H5N1 virus could set off another human pandemic. But it is already putting species under pressure in the wild.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Experts agree bird flu has become so widespread in wild birds that it can’t be stamped out. But we can work to ensure that wildlife populations are healthy and resilient enough to survive it by tackling the other threats they’re facing. #PreventPandemics www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/s...
Many experts, including those at the World Health Organization, have faulted the U.S. response to the bird flu outbreak. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/h...
California Declares an Emergency Over Bird Flu
Officials have discovered the virus in 645 herds of dairy cattle, more than in any other state so far.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Many experts, including those at the World Health Organization, have faulted the U.S. response to the bird flu outbreak. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/h...
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The USFWS today proposed to protect the Eastern Hellbender as an endangered species from New York to georgia.
@centerforbiodiv.bsky.social petitioned list it in 2010, then won a court order overturning the agency's 2021 denial, leading to today's proposal.
Have you ever seen such a cute creature?
@centerforbiodiv.bsky.social petitioned list it in 2010, then won a court order overturning the agency's 2021 denial, leading to today's proposal.
Have you ever seen such a cute creature?
December 12, 2024 at 7:00 PM
The USFWS today proposed to protect the Eastern Hellbender as an endangered species from New York to georgia.
@centerforbiodiv.bsky.social petitioned list it in 2010, then won a court order overturning the agency's 2021 denial, leading to today's proposal.
Have you ever seen such a cute creature?
@centerforbiodiv.bsky.social petitioned list it in 2010, then won a court order overturning the agency's 2021 denial, leading to today's proposal.
Have you ever seen such a cute creature?
Few animals make it to old age, and the ones that do are vulnerable to being hunted or exploited by humans, because of their size, or large antlers, horns or tusks. Eliminating them can have significant consequences for culture and social structures. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Saving ‘old and wise’ animals vital for species’ survival, say scientists
Hunting bigger, more experienced animals eradicates memories and knowledge crucial to group survival, research suggests
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Few animals make it to old age, and the ones that do are vulnerable to being hunted or exploited by humans, because of their size, or large antlers, horns or tusks. Eliminating them can have significant consequences for culture and social structures. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Three beautiful butterflies from Brazil are #endangered. Threatened due to an outdated hobby that nets them because of their bright colors, kills, pins, and frames them behind glass. Demand from US customers for decoration & habitat loss are two key threats. au.news.yahoo.com/three-of-the...
Three of the world's most beautiful creatures forced to brink of extinction by unusual hobby
Prized by collectors, numbers have been plummeting, but new protections offer a glimmer of hope. Find out more.
au.news.yahoo.com
December 10, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Three beautiful butterflies from Brazil are #endangered. Threatened due to an outdated hobby that nets them because of their bright colors, kills, pins, and frames them behind glass. Demand from US customers for decoration & habitat loss are two key threats. au.news.yahoo.com/three-of-the...
Just because you can purchase #wildlife on social media, doesn't mean you should. #Exploitation is a leading driver of species' extinctions. If we halt demand, we can #StopExtinction www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It shouldn’t be that easy’: inside the illegal wildlife trade booming on social media
Social media sites have become crucial tools for the sale of endangered species and platforms should do more to combat it, say experts
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Just because you can purchase #wildlife on social media, doesn't mean you should. #Exploitation is a leading driver of species' extinctions. If we halt demand, we can #StopExtinction www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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“He’s not a lunatic. He’s not someone wholly inappropriate for the job. But I fear the way his extractive agenda will play out in public lands.”
~ Our Great Basin Director @bitterwaterblue.bsky.social on Trump's pick of Doug Burgum for secretary of the interior. ⬇️
~ Our Great Basin Director @bitterwaterblue.bsky.social on Trump's pick of Doug Burgum for secretary of the interior. ⬇️
Doug Burgum could soon be driving Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ promises on public lands
Conservationists fear an expansion of drilling with North Dakota governor Trump’s pick for secretary of the interior and White House ‘energy czar’
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December 5, 2024 at 10:00 PM
“He’s not a lunatic. He’s not someone wholly inappropriate for the job. But I fear the way his extractive agenda will play out in public lands.”
~ Our Great Basin Director @bitterwaterblue.bsky.social on Trump's pick of Doug Burgum for secretary of the interior. ⬇️
~ Our Great Basin Director @bitterwaterblue.bsky.social on Trump's pick of Doug Burgum for secretary of the interior. ⬇️
Consider expressing humor in moderation and as a moment of relief amid a seemingly constant onslaught of grim headlines and hard feelings. Don't deny the trouble in the world, but do give yourself a break.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
How Humor Keeps You Going When Life Gets Hard
When life feels difficult, humor can be a coping mechanism that relieves stress and offers the breathing room to keep going, scientists say
www.scientificamerican.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Consider expressing humor in moderation and as a moment of relief amid a seemingly constant onslaught of grim headlines and hard feelings. Don't deny the trouble in the world, but do give yourself a break.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...