Francesca
@fgnunn.bsky.social
Biologist, animal lover 🏴🇺🇦🇪🇺
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🪨 Deep-sea mining news out of Norway:
Hot off the press (12/03/2025) 🌊🧪
Hot off the press (12/03/2025) 🌊🧪
Norway freezes plans for Arctic seabed mining after budget deal - ArcticToday
Norway has halted all plans for Arctic seabed mining after a budget deal with the Socialist Left Party, postponing licensing until at least 2025 as the government faces growing environmental and inter...
www.arctictoday.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🪨 Deep-sea mining news out of Norway:
Hot off the press (12/03/2025) 🌊🧪
Hot off the press (12/03/2025) 🌊🧪
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🏴🚨Gillian Martin repping the Scottish Gov said the SNP would NOT embrace swift bricks. The vote is next week. Email her asking the SNP to save swifts by saying yes to swift bricks would be a good thing to do: [email protected]
November 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
🏴🚨Gillian Martin repping the Scottish Gov said the SNP would NOT embrace swift bricks. The vote is next week. Email her asking the SNP to save swifts by saying yes to swift bricks would be a good thing to do: [email protected]
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New collaborative wildlife crime initiative launched:
Operation Major endeavours to build a strong, collaborative response that reduces harm to dogs, protects wildlife & strengthens the detection and prevention of wildlife crime & animal abuse across the UK 👏👏🦡⚖️
naturewatch.org/the-story-be...
Operation Major endeavours to build a strong, collaborative response that reduces harm to dogs, protects wildlife & strengthens the detection and prevention of wildlife crime & animal abuse across the UK 👏👏🦡⚖️
naturewatch.org/the-story-be...
Raising Awareness Of Dogs Injured In The Commission Of Wildlife Crime | Naturewatch Foundation
Operation Major was born out of an incident of barbaric animal abuse, however a story that ended in hope.
naturewatch.org
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
New collaborative wildlife crime initiative launched:
Operation Major endeavours to build a strong, collaborative response that reduces harm to dogs, protects wildlife & strengthens the detection and prevention of wildlife crime & animal abuse across the UK 👏👏🦡⚖️
naturewatch.org/the-story-be...
Operation Major endeavours to build a strong, collaborative response that reduces harm to dogs, protects wildlife & strengthens the detection and prevention of wildlife crime & animal abuse across the UK 👏👏🦡⚖️
naturewatch.org/the-story-be...
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#NationalTreeWeek VWT’s #MartensOnTheMove works with landowners, communities+vols to install 150 den boxes in 6 Monitoring Hubs as safe places for pine martens to rest, overwinter+raise young. The boxes are monitored to see how populations are recovering in these areas. #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
November 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
#NationalTreeWeek VWT’s #MartensOnTheMove works with landowners, communities+vols to install 150 den boxes in 6 Monitoring Hubs as safe places for pine martens to rest, overwinter+raise young. The boxes are monitored to see how populations are recovering in these areas. #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
New ornithology mag!
I’m thrilled to officially launch The Ornithologist Magazine – an independent digital publication dedicated to bird science, conservation and storytelling from around the world.
Explore our content: theornithologist.org
#ornithology #birdscience #theornithologist #conservation #birding #birds
Explore our content: theornithologist.org
#ornithology #birdscience #theornithologist #conservation #birding #birds
The Ornithologist
The Ornithologist is an independent online magazine exploring bird science, conservation, migration, and the fascinating world of birds – delivered through thoughtful articles and expert insights.
theornithologist.org
November 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
New ornithology mag!
It would be good if the podcasts that have covered the planning bill, could update and include the reports that find that ecological constraints do not block housing.
@therestpolitics.bsky.social @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social @quietriotpod.bsky.social
@therestpolitics.bsky.social @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social @quietriotpod.bsky.social
Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds
Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environment
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It would be good if the podcasts that have covered the planning bill, could update and include the reports that find that ecological constraints do not block housing.
@therestpolitics.bsky.social @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social @quietriotpod.bsky.social
@therestpolitics.bsky.social @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social @quietriotpod.bsky.social
A great day out!
#MartensOnTheMove had a fantastic time in the Tweed Valley training vols in pine marten den box installation. The vols gained hands-on experience picking the right tree for a den box, the safety procedures required and the roles needed for a successful installation. #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
November 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A great day out!
Love this 🤣 see also academic project meetings
October 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Love this 🤣 see also academic project meetings
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New blog! Den Box Host, Dr Karen Blackport, shares her story of making space for nature and becoming a pine marten den box host for the #MartensOnTheMove project. Read the full blog here bit.ly/3Wi6mgV #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
October 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
New blog! Den Box Host, Dr Karen Blackport, shares her story of making space for nature and becoming a pine marten den box host for the #MartensOnTheMove project. Read the full blog here bit.ly/3Wi6mgV #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
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Protect the Wild says there is no justification for sacrificing nature to “get Britain building”.
protectthewild.substack.com/p/labours-pl...
protectthewild.substack.com/p/labours-pl...
Labour's Planning Bill: pro-growth changes disastrous for wildlife
Protect the Wild says there is no justification for sacrificing nature to “get Britain building”.
protectthewild.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Protect the Wild says there is no justification for sacrificing nature to “get Britain building”.
protectthewild.substack.com/p/labours-pl...
protectthewild.substack.com/p/labours-pl...
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Sign our petition to call on the Scottish Government to demand Environmental Impact Assessments on Data Centres and to issue strict standards for energy efficiency and water use.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
Call on Scottish Government to demand Environmental Impact Assessments on Data Centres
Sign our petition to call on the Scottish Government to demand Environmental Impact Assessments on Data Centres.
Data centres use huge amounts of energy and water – a recent proposal for a data centr...
actionnetwork.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Sign our petition to call on the Scottish Government to demand Environmental Impact Assessments on Data Centres and to issue strict standards for energy efficiency and water use.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
ffs we continue to learn absolutely nothing.
BirdLife International has issued a firm warning against proposals to cull Great Cormorant across Europe, arguing that the measures would fail to address pressures on fish stocks and could damage years of conservation progress:
Mass culling of cormorants won't save European fish stocks, BirdLife warns
BirdLife International has rejected proposals from eight EU Member States to reclassify Great Cormorant as a huntable species and co-ordinate continent-wide culls. The organisation warns that such measures would not restore fish stocks, could create legal uncertainty and would undermine decades of conservation work. Instead, BirdLife advocates for targeted local action and habitat restoration to tackle the real drivers of fish population decline.
bit.ly
October 17, 2025 at 6:20 AM
ffs we continue to learn absolutely nothing.
I like the visuals in this article- very engaging.
Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised
Bird migrations rank as one of nature’s greatest spectacles. Thanks to GPS tracking, scientists are uncovering extraordinary insights into ancient and mysterious journeys – and new threats that are re...
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I like the visuals in this article- very engaging.
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Why Aren’t We Using Bird-Safe Glass? www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/I...
Why Aren’t We Using Bird-Safe Glass?
Decades of research show that simple design choices can prevent millions of bird deaths each year – yet most buildings remain deadly
www.rarebirdalert.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Why Aren’t We Using Bird-Safe Glass? www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/I...
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Announcement!
We're organising the next European Mustelid Colloquium in partnership with @mripas.bsky.social and the Białowieża Ecology Conference
Join the mailing list: eepurl.com/ga-5z9
#36EMC
We're organising the next European Mustelid Colloquium in partnership with @mripas.bsky.social and the Białowieża Ecology Conference
Join the mailing list: eepurl.com/ga-5z9
#36EMC
October 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Announcement!
We're organising the next European Mustelid Colloquium in partnership with @mripas.bsky.social and the Białowieża Ecology Conference
Join the mailing list: eepurl.com/ga-5z9
#36EMC
We're organising the next European Mustelid Colloquium in partnership with @mripas.bsky.social and the Białowieża Ecology Conference
Join the mailing list: eepurl.com/ga-5z9
#36EMC
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New blog! #MartensOnTheMove Project Manager, Dr Stephanie Johnstone, discusses what a ‘Pine Marten Haven’ is, the recent Haven launches and how these sites will benefit pine martens and people. Read the full blog here bit.ly/3Wg4mWi #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
October 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
New blog! #MartensOnTheMove Project Manager, Dr Stephanie Johnstone, discusses what a ‘Pine Marten Haven’ is, the recent Haven launches and how these sites will benefit pine martens and people. Read the full blog here bit.ly/3Wg4mWi #NationalLotteryHeritageFund
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More ill thought out 'conservation' translocations 🌍
www.theguardian.com/environment/... - so much to unpack here #Ornithology #UKBirding 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/... - so much to unpack here #Ornithology #UKBirding 🧵
‘It proves this can be done’: Berlin the blueprint to bring goshawks to UK cities
Conservationist plans release of 15 each of the apex predators sourced as chicks into Chester and London
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
More ill thought out 'conservation' translocations 🌍
www.theguardian.com/environment/... - so much to unpack here #Ornithology #UKBirding 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/... - so much to unpack here #Ornithology #UKBirding 🧵
Jeez, we're taking a bit of a pummelling wind-wise.
October 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Jeez, we're taking a bit of a pummelling wind-wise.
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Operation Turtle Dove has issued an official statement expressing their disapproval over the captive breeding and releasing of European Turtle Dove in the UK:
Operation Turtle Dove issues statement over captive releases
Operation Turtle Dove has issued an official statement over the captive breeding and releasing of European Turtle Dove in the UK. The statement confirms that the partnership does not currently support captive releases and cites habitat creation and restoration as the most important conservation measure at present.
bit.ly
October 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Operation Turtle Dove has issued an official statement expressing their disapproval over the captive breeding and releasing of European Turtle Dove in the UK:
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Noakes concentrating fiercely.
October 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Noakes concentrating fiercely.
Nice afternoon at Musselburgh Lagoons yesterday- not sure why I've not been before but will be back #ScottishBirding
September 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Nice afternoon at Musselburgh Lagoons yesterday- not sure why I've not been before but will be back #ScottishBirding
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Wildlife photographer Dylan Coundley-Hughes captured breathtaking drone footage of a fin whale, the world’s second-largest animal, surfacing off the coast of Cornwall. Spotted in Falmouth Bay, the whale appeared alongside dolphins, tuna, and seabirds.
September 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Wildlife photographer Dylan Coundley-Hughes captured breathtaking drone footage of a fin whale, the world’s second-largest animal, surfacing off the coast of Cornwall. Spotted in Falmouth Bay, the whale appeared alongside dolphins, tuna, and seabirds.
Another who's '10 year old me' would have lost her mind seeing this. Raised on Jacques Cousteau, Wade Doak, the 20 volume set of the International Encyclopaedia of Wildlife books and of course every BBC documentary on wildlife going- this is very cool.
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Another who's '10 year old me' would have lost her mind seeing this. Raised on Jacques Cousteau, Wade Doak, the 20 volume set of the International Encyclopaedia of Wildlife books and of course every BBC documentary on wildlife going- this is very cool.
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Eels. To paraphrase “Cotton Eyed Joe”: Where do they come from? What do they go?
We’re still working in on it! Or.. well…not me. I just do the history bits. But the good folks at @whoi.edu are!
We’re still working in on it! Or.. well…not me. I just do the history bits. But the good folks at @whoi.edu are!
September 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Eels. To paraphrase “Cotton Eyed Joe”: Where do they come from? What do they go?
We’re still working in on it! Or.. well…not me. I just do the history bits. But the good folks at @whoi.edu are!
We’re still working in on it! Or.. well…not me. I just do the history bits. But the good folks at @whoi.edu are!