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More than a million species could be lost to the Extinction Crisis in the coming decades. Learn about our work to save Earth's wildlife & wild places. www.biologicaldiversity.org

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · Dec 13

Want to stay up-to-date on all things Center for Biological Diversity? Check our our #starterpack featuring some of the fiercest advocates for wildlife, wild places, the climate, planet and more. Follow us here ➡️ go.bsky.app/JLmwHjV

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 7h

Thousands of federal workers at the U.S. Dept. of the Interior and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were fired earlier this year.

The dangerous effects of these mass firings are coming into focus, but it's not too late to stop this.

Take action ➡️ bit.ly/4nGbKGv

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 9h

Pots set to catch blue crabs kill tens of thousands of imperiled diamondback terrapins every year, but a simple excluder device could pretty much solve the problem.

“It’s cheap, it’s simple, and it could save thousands of turtles,” said the Center’s Tara Zuardo.

Get the rest ➡️ bit.ly/436AEGX

A diamondback terrapin seen on the beach while conducting shorebird surveys for the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The markings on its face and legs are very striking.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 12h

Links to new episodes will be shared each week, so please stay tuned 🐺🐌🌲

Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 12h

Sounds Wild will focus on endangered wildlife, the extinction crisis, and saving life on Earth. Hosted by Mike Stark and Vanessa Barchfield, Sounds Wild features interviews with experts at the Center and beyond about some of the most important issues of our time.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 12h

Aloha from the epicenter of the #extinctioncrisis!

Episode 2 of our new podcast is now available and features an interview with Maxx Phillips, our #Hawai‘i and Pacific Islands Director.

Listen to the latest episode on our website (or find it on Apple or Spotify) ➡️ bit.ly/4pNp0e5

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 1d

“The owners of industrial factory farms don’t want to alert nearby communities about releases of dangerous gases like ammonia and hydrogen sulfide because they don’t want to be held responsible for the brain and lung damage and deaths their emissions can cause,” according to the Center.

Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 1d

A rule lets livestock facilities not report ammonia & hydrogen sulfide pollution. Industry groups say the data is "of no particular value."
But advocates say this data could help communities hold CAFOs responsible for brain & lung damage caused by these emissions.
capitalpress.com/2025/10/07/a...

Appeal challenges livestock exemption to federal emissions reporting law | Capital Press

Environmental and animal rights advocates are appealing a ruling that allowed large livestock facilities to be exempted from federal emergency hazardous emissions reporting requirements. In August, a ...

capitalpress.com

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 1d

“Additional protections under state law will give this tiny mouse a better chance at survival. With their habitat constantly under threat, I hope officials will agree that permanent protections are necessary,” said Elizabeth Reid-Wainscoat, a campaigner at the Center.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 1d

The decision comes after we petitioned the commission to list the imperiled mouse as threatened or endangered. Our petition notes that the mouse is found only in three locations, with the species’ total occupied habitat estimated at less than 740 acres on the coast of Orange and San Diego counties.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 1d

A big win for one of California’s smallest native mammals 🎉

The CA Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously today to declare the Pacific pocket mouse a candidate species under the California ESA, granting protections for them as the state conducts a yearlong review.

Read on ➡️ bit.ly/474L4Iz

A small brown rodent, the Pacific Pocket Mouse, sits on the ground with its tail slightly curled around its round body.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 1d

After you take action, please share the alert (or the whole page) to help spread the word about saving the world’s biodiversity 🐺🦋🌵

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 1d

Scientists predict that more than 1 million species are on track for extinction in the coming decades, but there’s still time to halt this crisis — and we need your help.

Check out the Center’s current action alerts to tackle the extinction crisis from every angle ➡️ bit.ly/4h2BWJ4

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 2d

Our colleagues at @therevelator.org collected some of the best remembrances of conservation icon #JaneGoodall and gathered a reading list of great books by and about her.

The Revelator @therevelator.org · 3d

Jane Goodall Will Live Forever -- by @johnrplatt.bsky.social https://therevelator.org/jane-goodall-will-live-forever/

Jane Goodall Will Live Forever • The Revelator

We’ve collected some of the best remembrances of the conservation icon and gathered a reading list of great books by and about Jane Goodall.

therevelator.org

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 2d

We wage innovative legal and grassroots campaigns to protect people, wildlife and ecosystems from climate change and the dirty and dangerous fossil fuel industry. Learn more about Christina's work in our Climate Law Institute ➡️ bit.ly/4q4EWc0

Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 2d

"If state lawmakers needed a sign that their bill boosting oil drilling to appease refineries was ill-advised, they got it last Thursday night in the form of towering flames."

CBD's Christina Scaringe wrote a letter to the editor following the recent #ElSegundo refinery incident ➡️ lat.ms/4qhpM3l

Flaming emissions coming from an oil refinery smokestack backed by a clear blue sky. There is white text in a black box covering the left side of the image. It reads: Every time our leaders cave to the volatile, hazardous fossil fuel industry, Californians suffer for it. It’s time to speed the transition to clean energy and get off oil and gas for good.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 3d

The county could switch off these lights and use the safer, wildlife-friendly streetlights already installed along the highway. But the county refuses to act — despite depending on sea turtles for tourism. It has also failed to implement beachfront lighting ordinances to protect sea turtles.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 3d

Besides driving female sea turtles from their nests, the stadium-like lights divert hatchlings from the sea, drawing them inland to become exhausted and die.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 3d

Each summer in Glynn County, GA, thousands of imperiled loggerheads struggle across the sand to the ocean for their first swim, but the lights of a nearby highway exit have turned their journey from difficult to deadly.

Tell Glynn County to turn off the lights, for turtles' sake ➡️ bit.ly/4nEFpjy

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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 3d

“The owners of industrial factory farms … don’t want to be held responsible for the brain and lung damage and deaths their emissions can cause,” said Ryan Maher of @biologicaldiversity.org.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/fact...

Appeal seeks to force factory farms to disclose hazardous air emissions

A coalition of food, environmental and animal welfare groups is appealing a recent federal court decision that upheld a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule exempting factory farms from publi...

www.thenewlede.org

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ChooseWild @choosewild.bsky.social · 8d

Support the REUSE Act of 2025 - A bipartisan, commonsense bill that directs the U.S. EPA to study how reuse and refill systems can be expanded. Reusable packaging has the lowest carbon footprint of any packaging option. Join us and support: https://act.biologicaldiversity.org/v9QxUWSf9E6mejLqEbfQPA2

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 6d

“I’m relieved that the Forest Service terminated this permit for harmful activities in one of the candy darter’s best remaining strongholds,” said Meg Townsend, senior freshwater attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity.

Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 6d

Every darter has its day 🎉

A legal challenge to a coal hauling permit came to a successful close today. The permit allowed for operations that threatened to endanger candy darters and their critical habitat in West Virginia’s Cherry River watershed.

Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4gXAAza

A fish swims close to the rocky bottom in clear water streaked with sunlight: a candy darter. The colorful vertical stripes on the fish's side seem to make it blend in even better.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 6d

Got guac on your #gameday table?

Every day more than 10 football fields' worth of Mexican forest — where millions of monarchs migrate to spend the winter — are cleared for avocado production.

Join us in urging top U.S. grocery chains to take up zero-deforestation avocado policies ➡️ bit.ly/46zQtIB

A graphic titled 'BEWARE: killer guac.' It features a stylized image of a bowl of guacamole with monarch butterflies and chips on it, alongside text asking if avocados are ruining forests and pushing monarchs towards extinction.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 7d

"The Trump administration can’t keep lying through their teeth to the American public at the expense of Florida’s imperiled wildlife. We’ll do everything we can to stop this lawless, destructive and wasteful debacle.”

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 7d

“This seems to be the smoking gun proving that our lawsuit challenging Alligator Alcatraz is entirely correct,” said Elise Bennett, Florida and Caribbean director. “This is a federal project being built with federal funds that’s required by federal law to go through a complete environmental review.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 7d

BREAKING NEWS: Florida has been awarded $608 million in reimbursement funds from FEMA for building and running mass detention centers, including the sprawling facility cruelly called #AlligatorAlcatraz in the heart of the #Everglades.

Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4nZo9Ff

The Everglades seen from above, an expanse of water and plant life. Text is laid over the image and reads: "Breaking News: Florida gets U.S. Funds for Everglades detention center hit by lawsuit".

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