Chris R. Shepherd
chrisrshepherd.bsky.social
Chris R. Shepherd
@chrisrshepherd.bsky.social
Environmental science 49%
Biology 16%

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"Health and environmental advocacy groups called them a dangerous reversal of science-based health advice that could worsen the climate and ecological impacts of livestock."
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09012026/trump-administration-dietary-guidelines-ignores-climate-impacts/
Reversing Years of Dietary Advice, the Trump Administration Tells Consumers to Eat More Red Meat - Inside Climate News
The latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans, like previous editions, ignores the climate impacts of livestock and could make them worse, environmental groups worry.
insideclimatenews.org

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Another victim of slash pile burning...

Slash piles are used by many hibernating animals, including marmots, chipmunks and more.

thefurbearers.com/blog/bear-cu...
Bear cub severely burned in BC
Young bear found nearly frozen, transported by teams of volunteers to Northern Lights Rehab Centre.
thefurbearers.com

Sadly, most people have never even heard of a serow, yet they are in serious decline due to poaching and illegal wildlife trade.

nenow.in/north-east-n...
Man arrested in Mizoram for poaching state animal serow
A 30-year-old man was arrested for poaching a serow (Saza), Mizoram’s state animal, and possessing its meat for consumption.
nenow.in

More effort is needed, globally, to end the use of snares for poaching

www.thezimbabwean.co/2026/01/wire...
Wire snares continue to kill wildlife around Hwange, despite crackdown
www.thezimbabwean.co

I think there may be a lesson here....

Chinese man's attempts to hand-feed venomous pet snake ends in thumb amputation

www.msn.com/en-in/health...
MSN
www.msn.com

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Exciting announcement: Canadian Fur Farms: EXPOSED has won its second Best Documentary award at Toronto's Alternative Film Festival! 🎉 The Fur-Bearers won Best Documentary Canada (Short Category) for the Winter 2025 Edition. Learn more: buff.ly/zNQWMo3

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A five-year plan for offshore oil leasing has been released, setting the stage to auction off 1.27 billion acres of public waters in #California, the Gulf of Mexico, the Arctic Ocean, the Bering Sea, and Cook Inlet off #Alaska.

Tell the Trump administration to can its leasing plan ➡️ bit.ly/4srYjNk

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Reposted by Chris R. Shepherd

🦆 Poland has strengthened legal protection for five bird species—the common pochard, tufted duck, Eurasian coot, Eurasian woodcock and hazel grouse—by removing them from the game list!

Full protection takes effect today, January 2026 🎉

📖 Read about it in Marchowski & Chara's piece: doi.org/qkgn

I am always amazed at how many people think trapping in North America is a thing of the past...

www.outdoornews.com/2025/12/30/m...
Mike Schoonveld: Sky high skunk prices predicted for trappers - Outdoor News
That price was averaged over thousands of skunk pelts and every pelt at the auction was sold. The highest price was $95.
www.outdoornews.com

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Global CO2 from fossil fuels is projected to hit a record 38.1B metric tons in 2025, up 1.1%. Increases in the U.S., India and China, plus a 6.8% jump in aviation, outpace clean energy gains. Researchers warn that staying below 1.5°C is no longer plausible.
Record fossil fuel emissions in 2025 despite renewables buildout, report says
Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion are projected to reach a record 38.1 billion metric tons in 2025, an increase of 1.1% from 2024, according to the 2025 Global Carbon…
news.mongabay.com
Some species officially bid us farewell this year. Recent IUCN assessments now list the slender-billed curlew, Christmas Island shrew, three Australian bandicoots, plants in Mauritius and Hawai‘i, and a Cape Verde cone snail as extinct.
Declared extinct in 2025: A look back at some of the species we lost
Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, they’re now formally categorized as extinct on the IUCN Red List, considered…
news.mongabay.com