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LRF Director Dr. Peter Lindsey was featured on Nature, Nurture & Nonsense, a conservation podcast where family stories meet wildlife science.
In this episode Peter shares about his love for lions and perspectives on conservation in Africa.
Listen below!
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In this episode Peter shares about his love for lions and perspectives on conservation in Africa.
Listen below!
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Perspectives on African Conservation with Dr Peter Lindsey
Podcast Episode · Nature, Nurture & Nonsense · 23/10/2025 · 1h 6m
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October 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
LRF Director Dr. Peter Lindsey was featured on Nature, Nurture & Nonsense, a conservation podcast where family stories meet wildlife science.
In this episode Peter shares about his love for lions and perspectives on conservation in Africa.
Listen below!
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In this episode Peter shares about his love for lions and perspectives on conservation in Africa.
Listen below!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
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A pangopup grip has to be stronger than you might think. For the first part of its life, a baby pangolin clings to mom's tail to stay close and safe while it learns how to pangolin properly.
Photos from @wildaid.bsky.social too cute not to post again💚
Photos from @wildaid.bsky.social too cute not to post again💚
October 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A pangopup grip has to be stronger than you might think. For the first part of its life, a baby pangolin clings to mom's tail to stay close and safe while it learns how to pangolin properly.
Photos from @wildaid.bsky.social too cute not to post again💚
Photos from @wildaid.bsky.social too cute not to post again💚
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Rhino resilience in a rugged land 🌵🦏
Vicariously join us on a crucial ear-notching operation in our newest blog!
Discover how technology, teamwork, & leaving horns intact are strengthening conservation efforts in the most remote of regions:
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Vicariously join us on a crucial ear-notching operation in our newest blog!
Discover how technology, teamwork, & leaving horns intact are strengthening conservation efforts in the most remote of regions:
rhinorecoveryfund.org/ambassadors-...
Ambassadors of the Arid Lands - Rhino Recovery Fund
Protecting rhinos means protecting the entire ecosystem, from fragile habitats to the unique plants and animals that coexist with them. Since 2019, authorities have intercepted more than one million i...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Rhino resilience in a rugged land 🌵🦏
Vicariously join us on a crucial ear-notching operation in our newest blog!
Discover how technology, teamwork, & leaving horns intact are strengthening conservation efforts in the most remote of regions:
rhinorecoveryfund.org/ambassadors-...
Vicariously join us on a crucial ear-notching operation in our newest blog!
Discover how technology, teamwork, & leaving horns intact are strengthening conservation efforts in the most remote of regions:
rhinorecoveryfund.org/ambassadors-...
Are you a creature of the night? Do you perform essential ecosystem services? Have you been waking up hanging upside down lately? You might be a bat 🦇
This is the endangered Short-tailed Roundleaf bat, one of the world's most threatened bat species with only <1,5k individuals left!
This is the endangered Short-tailed Roundleaf bat, one of the world's most threatened bat species with only <1,5k individuals left!
October 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Are you a creature of the night? Do you perform essential ecosystem services? Have you been waking up hanging upside down lately? You might be a bat 🦇
This is the endangered Short-tailed Roundleaf bat, one of the world's most threatened bat species with only <1,5k individuals left!
This is the endangered Short-tailed Roundleaf bat, one of the world's most threatened bat species with only <1,5k individuals left!
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The key message I hope resonates: Local conservationists know best how to protect their environments.
Thank you @mongabay.com for spotlighting these important conversations🌿
@wildnetorg.bsky.social
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Thank you @mongabay.com for spotlighting these important conversations🌿
@wildnetorg.bsky.social
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Unrestricted funding is key for frontline conservation groups: Mongabay podcast
The U.S.-based Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN) works to link funders with community-based conservation groups, ensuring that much-needed resources are reaching the frontlines. In a Mongabay Newsca...
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August 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The key message I hope resonates: Local conservationists know best how to protect their environments.
Thank you @mongabay.com for spotlighting these important conversations🌿
@wildnetorg.bsky.social
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Thank you @mongabay.com for spotlighting these important conversations🌿
@wildnetorg.bsky.social
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We don't just count lions. We count on them.
A lion's presence signals an ecosystem's health.
That's why regular lion surveys are so important: the data allows us to invest smarter & give conservation projects vital insights.
Read the commentary in @mongabay.com👇
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A lion's presence signals an ecosystem's health.
That's why regular lion surveys are so important: the data allows us to invest smarter & give conservation projects vital insights.
Read the commentary in @mongabay.com👇
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Lions in South Africa. Photo by Rhett Ayers Butler
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October 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We don't just count lions. We count on them.
A lion's presence signals an ecosystem's health.
That's why regular lion surveys are so important: the data allows us to invest smarter & give conservation projects vital insights.
Read the commentary in @mongabay.com👇
news.mongabay.com/2025/09/coun...
A lion's presence signals an ecosystem's health.
That's why regular lion surveys are so important: the data allows us to invest smarter & give conservation projects vital insights.
Read the commentary in @mongabay.com👇
news.mongabay.com/2025/09/coun...
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The crime goes far beyond the pangolin.
The illegal trade pushing them to the brink is more than just a conservation problem: it's a societal issue that jeopardizes community wellbeing.
Read the commentary of our grantee Kumar Paudel @greenhood.bsky.social:
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The illegal trade pushing them to the brink is more than just a conservation problem: it's a societal issue that jeopardizes community wellbeing.
Read the commentary of our grantee Kumar Paudel @greenhood.bsky.social:
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Controlling wildlife crime saves more than species (commentary)
Despite concerted efforts to control illegal wildlife trafficking globally, more than 13 million items of wildlife parts were seized and reported in 162 countries in just the last seven years, accordi...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The crime goes far beyond the pangolin.
The illegal trade pushing them to the brink is more than just a conservation problem: it's a societal issue that jeopardizes community wellbeing.
Read the commentary of our grantee Kumar Paudel @greenhood.bsky.social:
news.mongabay.com/2025/09/cont...
The illegal trade pushing them to the brink is more than just a conservation problem: it's a societal issue that jeopardizes community wellbeing.
Read the commentary of our grantee Kumar Paudel @greenhood.bsky.social:
news.mongabay.com/2025/09/cont...
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What happens to a rhino horn post-dehorning? Forensic security system🔒It gets:
1. Marked with a unique ID code
2. DNA sampled for the RhODIS national database
3. Stored in a secure vault
This chain-of-custody prevents illegal diversion & provides critical forensic data to fight the black market🦏
1. Marked with a unique ID code
2. DNA sampled for the RhODIS national database
3. Stored in a secure vault
This chain-of-custody prevents illegal diversion & provides critical forensic data to fight the black market🦏
October 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
What happens to a rhino horn post-dehorning? Forensic security system🔒It gets:
1. Marked with a unique ID code
2. DNA sampled for the RhODIS national database
3. Stored in a secure vault
This chain-of-custody prevents illegal diversion & provides critical forensic data to fight the black market🦏
1. Marked with a unique ID code
2. DNA sampled for the RhODIS national database
3. Stored in a secure vault
This chain-of-custody prevents illegal diversion & provides critical forensic data to fight the black market🦏
No matter how many times you attend, you always learn something new at the Wildlife Conservation Expo.
Catch up on all the magic from the event! 👇
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Thank you @calacademy.bsky.social for hosting our Wild Night Out & kicking off the weekend with a bang!
Catch up on all the magic from the event! 👇
wildnet.org/wildlife-con...
Thank you @calacademy.bsky.social for hosting our Wild Night Out & kicking off the weekend with a bang!
Wildlife Conservation Expo 2025: Celebrating Conservation, Community, and a Wild Night Out - Wildlife Conservation Network
This October, Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN) brought together conservationists from around the world and our incredible community of supporters for two unforgettable days of connection, celebrati...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
No matter how many times you attend, you always learn something new at the Wildlife Conservation Expo.
Catch up on all the magic from the event! 👇
wildnet.org/wildlife-con...
Thank you @calacademy.bsky.social for hosting our Wild Night Out & kicking off the weekend with a bang!
Catch up on all the magic from the event! 👇
wildnet.org/wildlife-con...
Thank you @calacademy.bsky.social for hosting our Wild Night Out & kicking off the weekend with a bang!
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Check out these camera trap clips of snow leopards in Nepal’s Himalayan mountains, where we reported Nepal’s first comprehensive national snow leopard assessment found an estimated 397 snow leopards!
October 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Check out these camera trap clips of snow leopards in Nepal’s Himalayan mountains, where we reported Nepal’s first comprehensive national snow leopard assessment found an estimated 397 snow leopards!
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That’s a wrap on Expo '25!
2 amazing days of collaboration, conservation, and powerful partnerships between @wildnetorg.bsky.social's supporters & conservation partners.
Thank you @calacademy.bsky.social for hosting Night 1!
Read the recap: wildnet.org/wildlife-con...
📸 Lianna Xiaokui Nakashima
2 amazing days of collaboration, conservation, and powerful partnerships between @wildnetorg.bsky.social's supporters & conservation partners.
Thank you @calacademy.bsky.social for hosting Night 1!
Read the recap: wildnet.org/wildlife-con...
📸 Lianna Xiaokui Nakashima
October 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
That’s a wrap on Expo '25!
2 amazing days of collaboration, conservation, and powerful partnerships between @wildnetorg.bsky.social's supporters & conservation partners.
Thank you @calacademy.bsky.social for hosting Night 1!
Read the recap: wildnet.org/wildlife-con...
📸 Lianna Xiaokui Nakashima
2 amazing days of collaboration, conservation, and powerful partnerships between @wildnetorg.bsky.social's supporters & conservation partners.
Thank you @calacademy.bsky.social for hosting Night 1!
Read the recap: wildnet.org/wildlife-con...
📸 Lianna Xiaokui Nakashima
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Our grantees Wildlife Trust of India recently released a young Chinese pangolin that was found by locals in a village near Noney, Manipur.
Deemed fit for release, the healthy 1 year old male pangolin was safely returned to the wild. Amazing and inspiring collaborative work⚡
Deemed fit for release, the healthy 1 year old male pangolin was safely returned to the wild. Amazing and inspiring collaborative work⚡
October 15, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Our grantees Wildlife Trust of India recently released a young Chinese pangolin that was found by locals in a village near Noney, Manipur.
Deemed fit for release, the healthy 1 year old male pangolin was safely returned to the wild. Amazing and inspiring collaborative work⚡
Deemed fit for release, the healthy 1 year old male pangolin was safely returned to the wild. Amazing and inspiring collaborative work⚡
Help Proyecto Tití plant 60k trees for cotton-top tamarins!
Turning former cattle pastures into thriving forests=
🌳 Reviving habitats where tamarins & other species can find food & shelter
🌳 Creating opportunities for locals to restore & protect these forests
Just $5 plants a tree! hubs.ly/Q03NnVHZ0
Turning former cattle pastures into thriving forests=
🌳 Reviving habitats where tamarins & other species can find food & shelter
🌳 Creating opportunities for locals to restore & protect these forests
Just $5 plants a tree! hubs.ly/Q03NnVHZ0
Donate Today and Help Us Grow a Forest of Hope!
We’re on a mission to plant 60,000 trees and restore 250 acres of former cattle pasture into a thriving tropical dry forest—the home of the critically endangered cotton-top tamarin. Just $5 plant...
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October 15, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Help Proyecto Tití plant 60k trees for cotton-top tamarins!
Turning former cattle pastures into thriving forests=
🌳 Reviving habitats where tamarins & other species can find food & shelter
🌳 Creating opportunities for locals to restore & protect these forests
Just $5 plants a tree! hubs.ly/Q03NnVHZ0
Turning former cattle pastures into thriving forests=
🌳 Reviving habitats where tamarins & other species can find food & shelter
🌳 Creating opportunities for locals to restore & protect these forests
Just $5 plants a tree! hubs.ly/Q03NnVHZ0
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“Journalism done with care, collaboration and courage, can change the world.”
When Latin America needed stronger environmental reporting, Maria Isabel Torres, Program Director of Mongabay Latam, built a cross-border newsroom rooted in empathy & impact.
This is her story. 👇
When Latin America needed stronger environmental reporting, Maria Isabel Torres, Program Director of Mongabay Latam, built a cross-border newsroom rooted in empathy & impact.
This is her story. 👇
She built a newsroom across 7 countries—Here’s how she did it
As Mongabay continues to expand its impact across the globe, few leaders embody the spirit of its mission more fully than Maria Isabel Torres, the Program Director of Mongabay Latam. Based in Lima,…
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October 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“Journalism done with care, collaboration and courage, can change the world.”
When Latin America needed stronger environmental reporting, Maria Isabel Torres, Program Director of Mongabay Latam, built a cross-border newsroom rooted in empathy & impact.
This is her story. 👇
When Latin America needed stronger environmental reporting, Maria Isabel Torres, Program Director of Mongabay Latam, built a cross-border newsroom rooted in empathy & impact.
This is her story. 👇
Expo was one for the books ✨
Thanks to all who came out to celebrate, connect, & remind us why global community is so important for wildlife conservation. We saw hundreds of new faces & an amazing outpouring of support. Our hearts are overflowing 💚
@calacademy.bsky.social
📸 Lianna Xiaokui Nakashima
Thanks to all who came out to celebrate, connect, & remind us why global community is so important for wildlife conservation. We saw hundreds of new faces & an amazing outpouring of support. Our hearts are overflowing 💚
@calacademy.bsky.social
📸 Lianna Xiaokui Nakashima
October 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Expo was one for the books ✨
Thanks to all who came out to celebrate, connect, & remind us why global community is so important for wildlife conservation. We saw hundreds of new faces & an amazing outpouring of support. Our hearts are overflowing 💚
@calacademy.bsky.social
📸 Lianna Xiaokui Nakashima
Thanks to all who came out to celebrate, connect, & remind us why global community is so important for wildlife conservation. We saw hundreds of new faces & an amazing outpouring of support. Our hearts are overflowing 💚
@calacademy.bsky.social
📸 Lianna Xiaokui Nakashima
It's not just about saving an animal; it's about healing an entire coast.
When passionate donors & dedicated scientists come together, we can overcome funding gaps & build a wave of support to surf sea otter restoration to success!
@bloomberglp.bsky.social
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When passionate donors & dedicated scientists come together, we can overcome funding gaps & build a wave of support to surf sea otter restoration to success!
@bloomberglp.bsky.social
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As Federal Government Retreats, A Private Fund to Save Sea Otters Steps in
The initiative aims to restore the imperiled animals to the US West Coast to make marine ecosystems more resilient to climate change.
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October 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It's not just about saving an animal; it's about healing an entire coast.
When passionate donors & dedicated scientists come together, we can overcome funding gaps & build a wave of support to surf sea otter restoration to success!
@bloomberglp.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
When passionate donors & dedicated scientists come together, we can overcome funding gaps & build a wave of support to surf sea otter restoration to success!
@bloomberglp.bsky.social
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Feeling inspired & grateful from the #LionFootprintForum in Victoria Falls. Lots of honest conversations, shared challenges, & big ideas with an amazing group of lion conservationists.
Huge thanks to #LionRecoveryFund supporters, The Walt Disney Company, Maliasili, & @wildnetorg.bsky.social
Huge thanks to #LionRecoveryFund supporters, The Walt Disney Company, Maliasili, & @wildnetorg.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Feeling inspired & grateful from the #LionFootprintForum in Victoria Falls. Lots of honest conversations, shared challenges, & big ideas with an amazing group of lion conservationists.
Huge thanks to #LionRecoveryFund supporters, The Walt Disney Company, Maliasili, & @wildnetorg.bsky.social
Huge thanks to #LionRecoveryFund supporters, The Walt Disney Company, Maliasili, & @wildnetorg.bsky.social
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This World Lion Day, supporters like you tipped the balance toward hope. Your support enables @wildnetorg.bsky.social's Lion Recovery Fund to deploy emergency grants that keep experienced rangers in the field. The challenges evolve, but so does our response.
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Lion Recovery Fund: 2025 Progress Report
YouTube video by Wildlife Conservation Network
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August 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This World Lion Day, supporters like you tipped the balance toward hope. Your support enables @wildnetorg.bsky.social's Lion Recovery Fund to deploy emergency grants that keep experienced rangers in the field. The challenges evolve, but so does our response.
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So proud of my colleague Farina Othman & her groundbreaking, innovative work with #SeratuAatai. Her collaborative approach is exactly what conservation needs - uniting local communities, palm oil companies, & government to protect the last Bornean elephants.
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Uniting plantations to save Bornean elephants: Interview with Farina Othman
In 2006, Farina Othman heard a loud boom when she was observing a group of Bornean elephants in a forest in the Lower Kinabatangan area, one of the largest floodplains in Malaysia. She recognized that...
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June 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
So proud of my colleague Farina Othman & her groundbreaking, innovative work with #SeratuAatai. Her collaborative approach is exactly what conservation needs - uniting local communities, palm oil companies, & government to protect the last Bornean elephants.
news.mongabay.com/2025/06/unit...
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I'm thrilled to share the launch of @wildnetorg.bsky.social's first-ever Rising Wildlife Leaders – Rhino Careers cohort in partnership with the #InternationalRhinoFoundation!
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New Rising Wildlife Leaders Cohort to Focus on Rhinos - Rhino Recovery Fund
The International Rhino Foundation (IRF) and the Wildlife Conservation Network are partnering to launch a new wildlife leadership program focusing entirely on rhino conservation practitioners. This tr...
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May 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I'm thrilled to share the launch of @wildnetorg.bsky.social's first-ever Rising Wildlife Leaders – Rhino Careers cohort in partnership with the #InternationalRhinoFoundation!
rhinorecoveryfund.org/new-rising-w...
rhinorecoveryfund.org/new-rising-w...
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When the 90-day stop-work order hit U.S. foreign assistance, @wildnetorg.bsky.social donors stepped up. We raised $1.36 million in emergency funding!
These donations remind us that community commitment endures, even in challenging times.
Latest updates: wildnet.org/emergency-relief-fund/
These donations remind us that community commitment endures, even in challenging times.
Latest updates: wildnet.org/emergency-relief-fund/
Emergency Relief Fund - Wildlife Conservation Network
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June 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
When the 90-day stop-work order hit U.S. foreign assistance, @wildnetorg.bsky.social donors stepped up. We raised $1.36 million in emergency funding!
These donations remind us that community commitment endures, even in challenging times.
Latest updates: wildnet.org/emergency-relief-fund/
These donations remind us that community commitment endures, even in challenging times.
Latest updates: wildnet.org/emergency-relief-fund/
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Update in the field with Markus! Thank you to all who have supported and continue to support us. You are the reason we are able to keep rhino conservation charging forward.
June 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Update in the field with Markus! Thank you to all who have supported and continue to support us. You are the reason we are able to keep rhino conservation charging forward.
The ~gorgeous song~ to expect if you ever visit a Magellanic penguin colony 🎶
This is how these penguins communicate, maintain social bonds, recognize mates, establish & defend territory.
Ty to our friends at #GlobalPenguinSociety for this footage 💙
This is how these penguins communicate, maintain social bonds, recognize mates, establish & defend territory.
Ty to our friends at #GlobalPenguinSociety for this footage 💙
June 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The ~gorgeous song~ to expect if you ever visit a Magellanic penguin colony 🎶
This is how these penguins communicate, maintain social bonds, recognize mates, establish & defend territory.
Ty to our friends at #GlobalPenguinSociety for this footage 💙
This is how these penguins communicate, maintain social bonds, recognize mates, establish & defend territory.
Ty to our friends at #GlobalPenguinSociety for this footage 💙
Looking for some inspiration today? Watch this 5min video from MareCet about Malaysian fishers using innovative “pingers” to prevent marine mammals from getting caught in fishing nets—protecting both wildlife and their livelihoods🐬
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPLS...
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Net Positive: Fishers Protecting Marine Mammals
YouTube video by Yayasan Hasanah
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May 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Looking for some inspiration today? Watch this 5min video from MareCet about Malaysian fishers using innovative “pingers” to prevent marine mammals from getting caught in fishing nets—protecting both wildlife and their livelihoods🐬
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPLS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPLS...