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Henricus Peters
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Helping people reconnect with Nature - custodians, not always customers | Some humour & comments, too | My website https://tinyurl.com/Henricusp | I am lead editor of NAEE Journal www.naee.org.uk & Wildlife Australia magazine
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Yes friends I too have joined BlueSky POSITIVE social networking platform~ to support nature conservation through media; together we can make a difference… please follow for #Nature #geography #environment #education #soils #photography
Why #penguins can’t fly
January 27, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Yes, feral cats and foxes really have driven many Australian mammals to extinction
theconversation.com/yes-feral-ca...
Yes, feral cats and foxes really have driven many Australian mammals to extinction
Decades of evidence link foxes and feral cats with extinctions of Australian mammals. Claims these introduced predators aren’t responsible don’t stack up.
theconversation.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:25 AM
In the city centre, a tree provides peace and life #nature #trees
January 27, 2026 at 12:25 AM
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 PM
In my library 📚 Delighted to come upon this comprehensive guide to #Whales #dolphins and #porpoises by conservationist Mark Carwardine whom I know personally…. #nature #conservation
January 24, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Hoping the positive energy from this image allows you to step into a good day... Happy Friday!!
#photography #city
January 22, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Trump mixes up Iceland with #Greenland
youtube.com/shorts/cbXbR...
Tapper calls out Karoline Leavitt over Trump's Greenland mix-up
YouTube video by CNN
youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:54 PM
January 21, 2026 at 2:44 PM
What #Nature Journaling likes like …..
January 21, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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❗Just two weeks to go!

Please remember to submit your abstract and award application for SMBE 2026 in Copenhagen by February 3.

📨 Abstract submission & Award applications
smbe2026.org/abstracts

📋 Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme

#SMBE2026
January 20, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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🦙🧬Pleased to present our new paper out in @natcomms.nature.com 🧬🦙

Palaeogenomics of early camelid use in the Atacama Desert (Chile).

We used ancient DNA to revisit animals being hunted/herded >3,000 years ago.

Manuscript here: rdcu.be/eVwwl
#aDNA #popgen

Thread below🧵
Reposts appreciated :)
December 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Dunlin now VULNERABLE on Iceland's RED LIST.
One of the waders most impacted by new forestry plantations:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2022/06/18/i...
Over 50% of Europe's Dunlin nest in Iceland so recent declines are of concern to whole East Atlantic Flyway.
#ConservationScience🌍
January 9, 2026 at 6:11 AM
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Just two folks enjoying the golden light on the Oregon Coast. #photography
January 19, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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Just over one week left to make a nomination to join our board this year 🗳️

We're looking for two new board members, one based in each of Northern Ireland and Wales respectively, to shape the direction of the MA ➡️

Find out more about the role, its benefits and how to submit a nomination 👇
Board election 2026 - Museums Association
Cast your votes by 23 February to shape the future of your sector
www.museumsassociation.org
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Congratulations @mongabay.com on your #nature -focused Newswire Desk !
Mongabay has launched a Newswire Desk to deliver fast, accessible environmental reporting in clear, plain language.

The desk distills complex stories into concise, multimedia updates for mobile and social audiences — and is already expanding reach, readership and real-world impact.
Mongabay launches Newswire Desk to deliver bite-sized, accessible news on nature to diverse audiences
With information moving faster than ever, the public’s need for credible, accessible environmental reporting has never been greater. In response, Mongabay has launched its Newswire Desk, specializing…
news.mongabay.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Welcome to Monday everyone…. Wishing you all a very excellent week! #wildlife #nature
January 18, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Huge thanks to 3,652 of you amazing #CitizenScientists who went out hunting for #NewYearPlantHunt!
You sent us >25K records of an astonishing 663 different wildflower spp. blooming across Britain & Ireland
Headlines in our infographic 👇
More details on our 2026 Results page: bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
January 18, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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This week’s Signal Edition (1/15/26) is out!🌱

👉Read more buff.ly/28jvjVT

#PlantScience
January 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Just learned a new word… enshittification …
thanks to
@stevewaycott.bsky.social
#language #vocabulary
January 18, 2026 at 2:44 AM
#Floods #nature #weather
More floods are coming. Here’s what actually works to help people prepare
theconversation.com/more-floods-...
theconversation.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:38 AM
rainbow over new bridge #river #weather #nature
January 17, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Must read & Watch this @liturgy.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 2:32 AM