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🟠 Egyptian Tortoise – Endangered and nearly wiped out in the wild.
🟡 Green Sea Turtle – Vulnerable, but showing signs of recovery in some regions thanks to decades of conservation.
There’s still time to protect these ancient survivors, but only if we act quickly
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🟡 Green Sea Turtle – Vulnerable, but showing signs of recovery in some regions thanks to decades of conservation.
There’s still time to protect these ancient survivors, but only if we act quickly
🧵 5/5
May 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🟠 Egyptian Tortoise – Endangered and nearly wiped out in the wild.
🟡 Green Sea Turtle – Vulnerable, but showing signs of recovery in some regions thanks to decades of conservation.
There’s still time to protect these ancient survivors, but only if we act quickly
🧵 5/5
🟡 Green Sea Turtle – Vulnerable, but showing signs of recovery in some regions thanks to decades of conservation.
There’s still time to protect these ancient survivors, but only if we act quickly
🧵 5/5
Here are just a few species at risk:
🔴 Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle – Only two known individuals remain.
🔴 Ploughshare Tortoise – Fewer than 200 left in Madagascar, under constant threat from poaching.
🔴 Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle – The world’s rarest sea turtle.
🧵 4/5
🔴 Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle – Only two known individuals remain.
🔴 Ploughshare Tortoise – Fewer than 200 left in Madagascar, under constant threat from poaching.
🔴 Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle – The world’s rarest sea turtle.
🧵 4/5
May 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Here are just a few species at risk:
🔴 Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle – Only two known individuals remain.
🔴 Ploughshare Tortoise – Fewer than 200 left in Madagascar, under constant threat from poaching.
🔴 Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle – The world’s rarest sea turtle.
🧵 4/5
🔴 Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle – Only two known individuals remain.
🔴 Ploughshare Tortoise – Fewer than 200 left in Madagascar, under constant threat from poaching.
🔴 Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle – The world’s rarest sea turtle.
🧵 4/5
🌊 Plastic pollution and discarded fishing gear kill thousands of sea turtles each year.
🐢 The illegal pet trade and wildlife markets are devastating populations of rare tortoises.
🔥 Climate change is altering nesting sites and skewing hatchling sex ratios.
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🐢 The illegal pet trade and wildlife markets are devastating populations of rare tortoises.
🔥 Climate change is altering nesting sites and skewing hatchling sex ratios.
🧵 3/5
May 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🌊 Plastic pollution and discarded fishing gear kill thousands of sea turtles each year.
🐢 The illegal pet trade and wildlife markets are devastating populations of rare tortoises.
🔥 Climate change is altering nesting sites and skewing hatchling sex ratios.
🧵 3/5
🐢 The illegal pet trade and wildlife markets are devastating populations of rare tortoises.
🔥 Climate change is altering nesting sites and skewing hatchling sex ratios.
🧵 3/5
Over half of the world’s turtle and tortoise species are now threatened or extinct in the wild. That includes sea turtles and land-dwelling tortoises.
🧱 Habitat loss is a major threat. Nesting beaches are disappearing under development, and forests are being cleared.
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🧱 Habitat loss is a major threat. Nesting beaches are disappearing under development, and forests are being cleared.
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May 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Over half of the world’s turtle and tortoise species are now threatened or extinct in the wild. That includes sea turtles and land-dwelling tortoises.
🧱 Habitat loss is a major threat. Nesting beaches are disappearing under development, and forests are being cleared.
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🧱 Habitat loss is a major threat. Nesting beaches are disappearing under development, and forests are being cleared.
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Not all bees are endangered. But some, like the Franklin’s Bumblebee and Rusty Patched Bumblebee are critically endangered.
#WorldBeeDay isn’t just about honey. It’s about keeping ecosystems alive.
#SaveTheBees
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#WorldBeeDay isn’t just about honey. It’s about keeping ecosystems alive.
#SaveTheBees
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May 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Not all bees are endangered. But some, like the Franklin’s Bumblebee and Rusty Patched Bumblebee are critically endangered.
#WorldBeeDay isn’t just about honey. It’s about keeping ecosystems alive.
#SaveTheBees
🧵 4/4
#WorldBeeDay isn’t just about honey. It’s about keeping ecosystems alive.
#SaveTheBees
🧵 4/4
🧬 In the US alone, one in four wild bee species is at risk of extinction.
In the UK, bee populations have dropped by more than 50% in the last 50 years.
Australia is home to 1,700 native bee species, many of them under-studied and under threat.
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In the UK, bee populations have dropped by more than 50% in the last 50 years.
Australia is home to 1,700 native bee species, many of them under-studied and under threat.
🧵 3/4
May 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
🧬 In the US alone, one in four wild bee species is at risk of extinction.
In the UK, bee populations have dropped by more than 50% in the last 50 years.
Australia is home to 1,700 native bee species, many of them under-studied and under threat.
🧵 3/4
In the UK, bee populations have dropped by more than 50% in the last 50 years.
Australia is home to 1,700 native bee species, many of them under-studied and under threat.
🧵 3/4
Without bees, entire ecosystems would collapse. Crops would fail. Plants would vanish and food prices would skyrocket.
Bees are essential to life but many species are in trouble.
🌍 Habitat destruction, pesticides, disease and climate change are pushing bees to decline
🧵 #2/4
Bees are essential to life but many species are in trouble.
🌍 Habitat destruction, pesticides, disease and climate change are pushing bees to decline
🧵 #2/4
May 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Without bees, entire ecosystems would collapse. Crops would fail. Plants would vanish and food prices would skyrocket.
Bees are essential to life but many species are in trouble.
🌍 Habitat destruction, pesticides, disease and climate change are pushing bees to decline
🧵 #2/4
Bees are essential to life but many species are in trouble.
🌍 Habitat destruction, pesticides, disease and climate change are pushing bees to decline
🧵 #2/4
Each leopard subspecies faces a different fight. But without protection, many may quietly vanish within our lifetime.
Check out @conservewildcat and @wildlifetrustofindia for the critical front-line work they do.
#InternationalLeopardDay #ProtectLeopards
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Check out @conservewildcat and @wildlifetrustofindia for the critical front-line work they do.
#InternationalLeopardDay #ProtectLeopards
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May 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Each leopard subspecies faces a different fight. But without protection, many may quietly vanish within our lifetime.
Check out @conservewildcat and @wildlifetrustofindia for the critical front-line work they do.
#InternationalLeopardDay #ProtectLeopards
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Check out @conservewildcat and @wildlifetrustofindia for the critical front-line work they do.
#InternationalLeopardDay #ProtectLeopards
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Sub-Saharan Africa - African Leopard 🟡 (Vulnerable) – The most widespread, yet populations are falling due to conflict and poaching.
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan - Indian Leopard 🟡 (Vulnerable) – Large populations persist, but human-leopard conflict is rising.
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India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan - Indian Leopard 🟡 (Vulnerable) – Large populations persist, but human-leopard conflict is rising.
🧵 5/6
May 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Sub-Saharan Africa - African Leopard 🟡 (Vulnerable) – The most widespread, yet populations are falling due to conflict and poaching.
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan - Indian Leopard 🟡 (Vulnerable) – Large populations persist, but human-leopard conflict is rising.
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India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan - Indian Leopard 🟡 (Vulnerable) – Large populations persist, but human-leopard conflict is rising.
🧵 5/6
Iran, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan - Persian Leopard 🟠 (Endangered) – Estimated fewer than 1,300 mature individuals remain.
Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan Leopard 🟡 (Vulnerable) – Vulnerable but still widespread across the island’s forests.
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Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan Leopard 🟡 (Vulnerable) – Vulnerable but still widespread across the island’s forests.
🧵 4/6
May 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Iran, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan - Persian Leopard 🟠 (Endangered) – Estimated fewer than 1,300 mature individuals remain.
Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan Leopard 🟡 (Vulnerable) – Vulnerable but still widespread across the island’s forests.
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Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan Leopard 🟡 (Vulnerable) – Vulnerable but still widespread across the island’s forests.
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Northern China - North Chinese Leopard 🟠 (Endangered) – Scattered and declining, rarely seen.
Indonesia (Java) - Javan Leopard 🟠 (Endangered) – Found only on the island of Java, under intense pressure from land clearing.
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Indonesia (Java) - Javan Leopard 🟠 (Endangered) – Found only on the island of Java, under intense pressure from land clearing.
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May 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Northern China - North Chinese Leopard 🟠 (Endangered) – Scattered and declining, rarely seen.
Indonesia (Java) - Javan Leopard 🟠 (Endangered) – Found only on the island of Java, under intense pressure from land clearing.
🧵 3/6
Indonesia (Java) - Javan Leopard 🟠 (Endangered) – Found only on the island of Java, under intense pressure from land clearing.
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Arabian Peninsula - Arabian Leopard 🔴 (Critically Endangered) – Isolated and extremely rare, with only 100–200 individuals left.
Southern China and Southeast Asia - • Indochinese Leopard 🔴 (Critically Endangered) – Rapidly vanishing due to poaching and habitat loss.
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Southern China and Southeast Asia - • Indochinese Leopard 🔴 (Critically Endangered) – Rapidly vanishing due to poaching and habitat loss.
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May 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Arabian Peninsula - Arabian Leopard 🔴 (Critically Endangered) – Isolated and extremely rare, with only 100–200 individuals left.
Southern China and Southeast Asia - • Indochinese Leopard 🔴 (Critically Endangered) – Rapidly vanishing due to poaching and habitat loss.
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Southern China and Southeast Asia - • Indochinese Leopard 🔴 (Critically Endangered) – Rapidly vanishing due to poaching and habitat loss.
🧵 2/6
@savethekoala (Australian Koala Foundation) – Advocates for federal protection and runs the Koala Habitat Atlas project.
@Friends_Koala – A northern NSW group rescuing over 400 koalas a year and restoring habitat.
#WorldKoalaDay #SaveTheKoala
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@Friends_Koala – A northern NSW group rescuing over 400 koalas a year and restoring habitat.
#WorldKoalaDay #SaveTheKoala
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May 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
@savethekoala (Australian Koala Foundation) – Advocates for federal protection and runs the Koala Habitat Atlas project.
@Friends_Koala – A northern NSW group rescuing over 400 koalas a year and restoring habitat.
#WorldKoalaDay #SaveTheKoala
🧵 5/5
@Friends_Koala – A northern NSW group rescuing over 400 koalas a year and restoring habitat.
#WorldKoalaDay #SaveTheKoala
🧵 5/5
Thankfully we have organisations that are fighting to save them. From habitat corridors and rescue centres to vaccination programs, there’s still hope.
Port Macquarie Koala Hospital rescues and rehabilitates injured koalas and runs breeding and release programs.
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Port Macquarie Koala Hospital rescues and rehabilitates injured koalas and runs breeding and release programs.
🧵 4/5
May 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Thankfully we have organisations that are fighting to save them. From habitat corridors and rescue centres to vaccination programs, there’s still hope.
Port Macquarie Koala Hospital rescues and rehabilitates injured koalas and runs breeding and release programs.
🧵 4/5
Port Macquarie Koala Hospital rescues and rehabilitates injured koalas and runs breeding and release programs.
🧵 4/5
🐾 Fewer trees mean more time on the ground, making them vulnerable to predators and vehicles.
🦠 Disease outbreaks are further weakening struggling populations.
Some scientists believe koalas could vanish from the wild in New South Wales by 2050 without urgent action.
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🦠 Disease outbreaks are further weakening struggling populations.
Some scientists believe koalas could vanish from the wild in New South Wales by 2050 without urgent action.
🧵 3/5
May 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
🐾 Fewer trees mean more time on the ground, making them vulnerable to predators and vehicles.
🦠 Disease outbreaks are further weakening struggling populations.
Some scientists believe koalas could vanish from the wild in New South Wales by 2050 without urgent action.
🧵 3/5
🦠 Disease outbreaks are further weakening struggling populations.
Some scientists believe koalas could vanish from the wild in New South Wales by 2050 without urgent action.
🧵 3/5
Habitat loss, disease (especially chlamydia), dog attacks and bushfires are wiping them out faster than they can recover.
🌱 Koalas rely on eucalyptus forests, but urban expansion is shrinking their habitat every year.
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🌱 Koalas rely on eucalyptus forests, but urban expansion is shrinking their habitat every year.
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May 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Habitat loss, disease (especially chlamydia), dog attacks and bushfires are wiping them out faster than they can recover.
🌱 Koalas rely on eucalyptus forests, but urban expansion is shrinking their habitat every year.
🧵 2/5
🌱 Koalas rely on eucalyptus forests, but urban expansion is shrinking their habitat every year.
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No anchor damage. No plastic pollution. And a thriving marine ecosystem built on community leadership and education.
This is what real, lasting conservation can look like.
Read the full story: buff.ly/Yp5ihx5
#ConservationSuccess
This is what real, lasting conservation can look like.
Read the full story: buff.ly/Yp5ihx5
#ConservationSuccess
April 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
No anchor damage. No plastic pollution. And a thriving marine ecosystem built on community leadership and education.
This is what real, lasting conservation can look like.
Read the full story: buff.ly/Yp5ihx5
#ConservationSuccess
This is what real, lasting conservation can look like.
Read the full story: buff.ly/Yp5ihx5
#ConservationSuccess
Learn why environmentalists love Bird Island, where giant tortoises roam alongside humans - buff.ly/HwoeYbE
#ConservationSuccess #Seychelles
#ConservationSuccess #Seychelles
April 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Learn why environmentalists love Bird Island, where giant tortoises roam alongside humans - buff.ly/HwoeYbE
#ConservationSuccess #Seychelles
#ConservationSuccess #Seychelles
Today, invasive species are gone, natural vegetation has returned, and Bird Island is home to one of the world’s most accessible seabird sanctuaries. Each year, 1.5 million sooty terns fill the skies, a living cathedral in motion, proof that restoration works.
April 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Today, invasive species are gone, natural vegetation has returned, and Bird Island is home to one of the world’s most accessible seabird sanctuaries. Each year, 1.5 million sooty terns fill the skies, a living cathedral in motion, proof that restoration works.