“The presence of two other dugongs besides Mawar proves that the seagrass ecosystem at Mali Beach, Alor, has the ecological qualities to provide habitat and food sources for dugongs" #rewilding #conservationoptimism
https://ow.ly/4Osl50XiUlT
https://ow.ly/4Osl50XiUlT
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
“The presence of two other dugongs besides Mawar proves that the seagrass ecosystem at Mali Beach, Alor, has the ecological qualities to provide habitat and food sources for dugongs" #rewilding #conservationoptimism
https://ow.ly/4Osl50XiUlT
https://ow.ly/4Osl50XiUlT
"Species on the Edge is one of the country's most ambitious conservation projects to date and it is fantastic to see that, through communities and partnerships, species recovery in Scotland is achievable" #rewilding #conservationoptimism
https://ow.ly/fwhC50Xgblx
https://ow.ly/fwhC50Xgblx
October 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
"Species on the Edge is one of the country's most ambitious conservation projects to date and it is fantastic to see that, through communities and partnerships, species recovery in Scotland is achievable" #rewilding #conservationoptimism
https://ow.ly/fwhC50Xgblx
https://ow.ly/fwhC50Xgblx
Nosey neighbors out for a stroll right by my trail camera
Moose population has grown steadily here near the Vermont/Mass border, also fisher & bear too
Conservation & management working well for these species. #conservationoptimism
Moose population has grown steadily here near the Vermont/Mass border, also fisher & bear too
Conservation & management working well for these species. #conservationoptimism
October 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Nosey neighbors out for a stroll right by my trail camera
Moose population has grown steadily here near the Vermont/Mass border, also fisher & bear too
Conservation & management working well for these species. #conservationoptimism
Moose population has grown steadily here near the Vermont/Mass border, also fisher & bear too
Conservation & management working well for these species. #conservationoptimism
More Happy News: since end of September São Tomé & Príncipe is the first country with 100% of its land designated as UNESCO Biosphere Reserve! Now we are just waiting for ✍️ of the decree law by the president to establish the first MPAs in the country 👇 A lot of #oceanoptimism & #conservationoptimism
Meanwhile in São Tomé and Príncipe 🇸🇹...
Thanks also to cofunding from #Oceans5 & @schorstmeyer.bsky.social
@faunaflora.bsky.social project currently visited by @idelamer.bsky.social & @oceanweigand.bsky.social
Thanks also to cofunding from #Oceans5 & @schorstmeyer.bsky.social
@faunaflora.bsky.social project currently visited by @idelamer.bsky.social & @oceanweigand.bsky.social
São Tomé and Príncipe commits to creating a marine protected area network - Victoria SCHNEIDER @mongabay.com
news.mongabay.com/2025/09/sao-...
news.mongabay.com/2025/09/sao-...
October 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
More Happy News: since end of September São Tomé & Príncipe is the first country with 100% of its land designated as UNESCO Biosphere Reserve! Now we are just waiting for ✍️ of the decree law by the president to establish the first MPAs in the country 👇 A lot of #oceanoptimism & #conservationoptimism
….and now for a dose of #conservationoptimism THIS is why we encourage & plant milkweed around our gardens
This monarch just emerged here near the Vermont/MA border 🎉
Drying its wings for a couple hours after emerging from its chrysalis, now it will fly 3,000 miles to overwinter in Mexico!
This monarch just emerged here near the Vermont/MA border 🎉
Drying its wings for a couple hours after emerging from its chrysalis, now it will fly 3,000 miles to overwinter in Mexico!
October 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
….and now for a dose of #conservationoptimism THIS is why we encourage & plant milkweed around our gardens
This monarch just emerged here near the Vermont/MA border 🎉
Drying its wings for a couple hours after emerging from its chrysalis, now it will fly 3,000 miles to overwinter in Mexico!
This monarch just emerged here near the Vermont/MA border 🎉
Drying its wings for a couple hours after emerging from its chrysalis, now it will fly 3,000 miles to overwinter in Mexico!
Monarch butterflies are taking over New York City on their miraculous 2,000-mile migration to Mexico! 🦋
This week also brought us rare turtle dove chicks in Kent, and a brand new marsupial species discovered in Peru.
Read the full roundup here: buff.ly/HGYIUjZ
#Conservationoptimism
This week also brought us rare turtle dove chicks in Kent, and a brand new marsupial species discovered in Peru.
Read the full roundup here: buff.ly/HGYIUjZ
#Conservationoptimism
September 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Monarch butterflies are taking over New York City on their miraculous 2,000-mile migration to Mexico! 🦋
This week also brought us rare turtle dove chicks in Kent, and a brand new marsupial species discovered in Peru.
Read the full roundup here: buff.ly/HGYIUjZ
#Conservationoptimism
This week also brought us rare turtle dove chicks in Kent, and a brand new marsupial species discovered in Peru.
Read the full roundup here: buff.ly/HGYIUjZ
#Conservationoptimism
Amid the biodiversity crisis, stories of resilience and recovery offer hope. From monarch butterflies migrating to the reintroduction of species such as the Arabian oryx, nature's recovery inspires. 🦋 #ConservationOptimism 🌏🧪
Discover more with @theguardian.com
Discover more with @theguardian.com
Hope, joy, absurdity and marvel: there is so much more to our world story than loss
Amid environmental tragedy, a hidden world of curiosity and wonder still exists. And in this, says Natalie Kyriacou, we can find glimmers of hope
bit.ly
September 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Amid the biodiversity crisis, stories of resilience and recovery offer hope. From monarch butterflies migrating to the reintroduction of species such as the Arabian oryx, nature's recovery inspires. 🦋 #ConservationOptimism 🌏🧪
Discover more with @theguardian.com
Discover more with @theguardian.com
Almost all sponsored tickets to the Conservation Optimism Summit 2024 have been allocated.
We’re extending the deadline until Monday because there are a couple left.
Apply here - forms.gle/cAVMsyyQJvZq...
#conservationoptimism #natureconservation #conservationoptimismsummit24
We’re extending the deadline until Monday because there are a couple left.
Apply here - forms.gle/cAVMsyyQJvZq...
#conservationoptimism #natureconservation #conservationoptimismsummit24
August 30, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Almost all sponsored tickets to the Conservation Optimism Summit 2024 have been allocated.
We’re extending the deadline until Monday because there are a couple left.
Apply here - forms.gle/cAVMsyyQJvZq...
#conservationoptimism #natureconservation #conservationoptimismsummit24
We’re extending the deadline until Monday because there are a couple left.
Apply here - forms.gle/cAVMsyyQJvZq...
#conservationoptimism #natureconservation #conservationoptimismsummit24
#ConservationOptimism 🧪🌎🦈🦞🐠🦑
For more than a century, native oysters have been missing from Scotland's Firth of Forth. Now they're back! 🦪🦪🦪
It's a buzz knowing people are working hard to restore vital ocean habitats
Imagine what it'll be like having a huge oyster reef back in the F of F! 💙
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🦑
It's a buzz knowing people are working hard to restore vital ocean habitats
Imagine what it'll be like having a huge oyster reef back in the F of F! 💙
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🦑
Oysters doing well in Firth of Forth after reintroduction, say experts
Early signs of success seen in area where native European oysters were fished to local extinction by early 1900s
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2024 at 7:29 PM
#ConservationOptimism 🧪🌎🦈🦞🐠🦑
🌍 Listen to our Director @africanhorses.bsky.social on the Fancy Scientist podcast! Jon talked about @conservoptimism.bsky.social and the power of hope in the face of biodiversity loss and climate change. 🌿✨🎙️
🎧 stephanieschuttler.com/118-c…#FancyScientists#ConservationOptimismsm
🎧 stephanieschuttler.com/118-c…#FancyScientists#ConservationOptimismsm
#118: Why Conservation Needs Optimism: Interview with Conservation Optimism Director Jon Taylor
Working in the conservation field innately involves loss which is often accompanied by feelings of sadness, grief, anger, and even depression...
stephanieschuttler.com
September 25, 2024 at 5:26 PM
🌍 Listen to our Director @africanhorses.bsky.social on the Fancy Scientist podcast! Jon talked about @conservoptimism.bsky.social and the power of hope in the face of biodiversity loss and climate change. 🌿✨🎙️
🎧 stephanieschuttler.com/118-c…#FancyScientists#ConservationOptimismsm
🎧 stephanieschuttler.com/118-c…#FancyScientists#ConservationOptimismsm
Dive into this week's #ConservationOptimism Round-Up
From the discovery and revival of Scotland's ancient wild pinewoods, to the preservation of old-growth forests in Ukraine, and the communities in the Netherlands that are embracing greenery.
Read the full Round-Up blog here:
buff.ly/3JitRjt
From the discovery and revival of Scotland's ancient wild pinewoods, to the preservation of old-growth forests in Ukraine, and the communities in the Netherlands that are embracing greenery.
Read the full Round-Up blog here:
buff.ly/3JitRjt
April 16, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Dive into this week's #ConservationOptimism Round-Up
From the discovery and revival of Scotland's ancient wild pinewoods, to the preservation of old-growth forests in Ukraine, and the communities in the Netherlands that are embracing greenery.
Read the full Round-Up blog here:
buff.ly/3JitRjt
From the discovery and revival of Scotland's ancient wild pinewoods, to the preservation of old-growth forests in Ukraine, and the communities in the Netherlands that are embracing greenery.
Read the full Round-Up blog here:
buff.ly/3JitRjt
Ready for a dose of global optimism?🌍
In our special World-Heritage themed #ConservationOptimism Round-Up, we’re celebrating the addition of six incredible natural sites to the World Heritage list!
Revel in the stories behind these new sites here: buff.ly/3Z2bk3M
#WorldHeritage
In our special World-Heritage themed #ConservationOptimism Round-Up, we’re celebrating the addition of six incredible natural sites to the World Heritage list!
Revel in the stories behind these new sites here: buff.ly/3Z2bk3M
#WorldHeritage
August 26, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Ready for a dose of global optimism?🌍
In our special World-Heritage themed #ConservationOptimism Round-Up, we’re celebrating the addition of six incredible natural sites to the World Heritage list!
Revel in the stories behind these new sites here: buff.ly/3Z2bk3M
#WorldHeritage
In our special World-Heritage themed #ConservationOptimism Round-Up, we’re celebrating the addition of six incredible natural sites to the World Heritage list!
Revel in the stories behind these new sites here: buff.ly/3Z2bk3M
#WorldHeritage
The 7 Stories!!!
The #ConservationOptimism Round-Up today brings you stories from Mongolia's grasslands, Rio's dolphins, Fin Whales in the Southern Ocean and more grasslands, this time Canadian.
These and more stories of #optimism can be found here: buff.ly/3JRWXGy
The #ConservationOptimism Round-Up today brings you stories from Mongolia's grasslands, Rio's dolphins, Fin Whales in the Southern Ocean and more grasslands, this time Canadian.
These and more stories of #optimism can be found here: buff.ly/3JRWXGy
May 7, 2024 at 12:53 PM
The 7 Stories!!!
The #ConservationOptimism Round-Up today brings you stories from Mongolia's grasslands, Rio's dolphins, Fin Whales in the Southern Ocean and more grasslands, this time Canadian.
These and more stories of #optimism can be found here: buff.ly/3JRWXGy
The #ConservationOptimism Round-Up today brings you stories from Mongolia's grasslands, Rio's dolphins, Fin Whales in the Southern Ocean and more grasslands, this time Canadian.
These and more stories of #optimism can be found here: buff.ly/3JRWXGy
A lovely article, full of #conservationoptimism :)
December 27, 2024 at 9:54 PM
A lovely article, full of #conservationoptimism :)
"We often think all trees are the same, but they are as diverse as people. The more genetic diversity there is, the more chance they have of long-term survival." #rewilding #conservationoptimism
https://ow.ly/4NK650Wyyn2
https://ow.ly/4NK650Wyyn2
August 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
"We often think all trees are the same, but they are as diverse as people. The more genetic diversity there is, the more chance they have of long-term survival." #rewilding #conservationoptimism
https://ow.ly/4NK650Wyyn2
https://ow.ly/4NK650Wyyn2
'There has been an increase in the number of butterfly sightings in Guernsey as part of an annual count, the island's Nature Commission has said.' #rewilding #conservationoptimism
https://ow.ly/S71950WF4Z7
https://ow.ly/S71950WF4Z7
August 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
'There has been an increase in the number of butterfly sightings in Guernsey as part of an annual count, the island's Nature Commission has said.' #rewilding #conservationoptimism
https://ow.ly/S71950WF4Z7
https://ow.ly/S71950WF4Z7
Here's to another fantastic start to the week! Sign-up to our newsletter to receive regular updates about what we've been up to, news about #rewilding and info on upcoming events & talks! #conservationoptimism #citizenzoo
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September 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Here's to another fantastic start to the week! Sign-up to our newsletter to receive regular updates about what we've been up to, news about #rewilding and info on upcoming events & talks! #conservationoptimism #citizenzoo
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Share with us your short films and animations that capture the spirit of conservation, showcase the beauty of our planet, and inspire hope for a sustainable future, here: buff.ly/3Vu1upB
#FilmFestival #ConservationOptimism #GoodNaturedFilmFestival
#FilmFestival #ConservationOptimism #GoodNaturedFilmFestival
March 20, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Share with us your short films and animations that capture the spirit of conservation, showcase the beauty of our planet, and inspire hope for a sustainable future, here: buff.ly/3Vu1upB
#FilmFestival #ConservationOptimism #GoodNaturedFilmFestival
#FilmFestival #ConservationOptimism #GoodNaturedFilmFestival
Which Conservation Optimism Creature Are You? - BuzzFeed https://www.buzzfeed.com/conservationoptimism/which-conservation-optimism-creature-are-you-128g1sf27@conservationoptimism
January 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Which Conservation Optimism Creature Are You? - BuzzFeed https://www.buzzfeed.com/conservationoptimism/which-conservation-optimism-creature-are-you-128g1sf27@conservationoptimism
"The more we can understand what drives people to make these changes, the sooner we can realise this vision of rewilded cities that protect people, nature and the planet." #rewilding #conservationoptimism https://ow.ly/stYb50VR6A1
May 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
"The more we can understand what drives people to make these changes, the sooner we can realise this vision of rewilded cities that protect people, nature and the planet." #rewilding #conservationoptimism https://ow.ly/stYb50VR6A1
"The power of it is having this creature that should always have been there in these forests of the borders, where it's almost a symbol of the wildness of that area" #rewilding #conservationoptimism
https://ow.ly/uRxG50WF4SZ
https://ow.ly/uRxG50WF4SZ
August 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM
"The power of it is having this creature that should always have been there in these forests of the borders, where it's almost a symbol of the wildness of that area" #rewilding #conservationoptimism
https://ow.ly/uRxG50WF4SZ
https://ow.ly/uRxG50WF4SZ
"The focus is on local food-based agriculture and spring conservation as a way to protect and sustain our own village.” #rewilding #conservationoptimism
https://ow.ly/BtC350WYF7h
https://ow.ly/BtC350WYF7h
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
"The focus is on local food-based agriculture and spring conservation as a way to protect and sustain our own village.” #rewilding #conservationoptimism
https://ow.ly/BtC350WYF7h
https://ow.ly/BtC350WYF7h
2 Days To Go! 🌿
Our latest webinar will be on Tuesday, October 22 at 13:00 BST.
The Chester Zoo Youth Board will join us in discussing how to "Empower the Future: through Youth Involvement in Governance"
Reserve your spot here: buff.ly/4gImwsU
#ConservationOptimism
Our latest webinar will be on Tuesday, October 22 at 13:00 BST.
The Chester Zoo Youth Board will join us in discussing how to "Empower the Future: through Youth Involvement in Governance"
Reserve your spot here: buff.ly/4gImwsU
#ConservationOptimism
October 20, 2024 at 11:18 AM
2 Days To Go! 🌿
Our latest webinar will be on Tuesday, October 22 at 13:00 BST.
The Chester Zoo Youth Board will join us in discussing how to "Empower the Future: through Youth Involvement in Governance"
Reserve your spot here: buff.ly/4gImwsU
#ConservationOptimism
Our latest webinar will be on Tuesday, October 22 at 13:00 BST.
The Chester Zoo Youth Board will join us in discussing how to "Empower the Future: through Youth Involvement in Governance"
Reserve your spot here: buff.ly/4gImwsU
#ConservationOptimism
Exciting news in conservation! 🌍
From giant anteater twins in Argentina to rare silverback gorillas in Nigeria and Scotland's unique peatlands on the path to World Heritage Status.
Read these and more inspiring stories here: buff.ly/46v1b1s
#ConservationOptimism!
From giant anteater twins in Argentina to rare silverback gorillas in Nigeria and Scotland's unique peatlands on the path to World Heritage Status.
Read these and more inspiring stories here: buff.ly/46v1b1s
#ConservationOptimism!
July 30, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Exciting news in conservation! 🌍
From giant anteater twins in Argentina to rare silverback gorillas in Nigeria and Scotland's unique peatlands on the path to World Heritage Status.
Read these and more inspiring stories here: buff.ly/46v1b1s
#ConservationOptimism!
From giant anteater twins in Argentina to rare silverback gorillas in Nigeria and Scotland's unique peatlands on the path to World Heritage Status.
Read these and more inspiring stories here: buff.ly/46v1b1s
#ConservationOptimism!