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Tommy's Outdoors
@tommysoutdoors.com
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A podcast about human-wildlife interactions and our relationship with nature. We talk about biodiversity, conservation, hunting and fishing, rewilding and more. 🎧 listen.tommysoutdoors.com
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 1d
We had a great conversation with the brilliant @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social about his short film titled 'Snow Leopard Trail'. We talk about conservation efforts to protect this elusive cat and, more importantly, what we can learn to enable coexistence with lynx closer to home. 🌍🦤🦊

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A promotional image for Tommy's Outdoors podcast episode featuring 'Conservation and Science' with the subtitle 'Snow Leopard Trail'. The image shows a split layout with a presenter (a smiling man with a beard wearing a dark shirt, with elephant artwork visible on the wall behind him) on the left side, and a magnificent snow leopard walking through deep snow on the right side. The snow leopard displays its characteristic thick spotted coat and long tail. The design uses an olive green and gold colour scheme with bold white text, and includes the Tommy's Outdoors logo (a polar bear silhouette in a circle) in the bottom right corner. The word 'PODCAST' appears in spaced lettering at the bottom of the image.
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Dr Jonny Hanson @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social · 16h
It's here! After 2 years of work, our short film 'Snow Leopard Trail' is here. With Rinzin Lama, Tashi Ghale, Marty Stalker, James Glancy & Abinash Lama

Premiering 22/10
@queensfilmtheatre.bsky.social
Tickets: tinyurl.com/4aw6928r

To win a copy of the film poster, see details below.

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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 16h
Farmers are a diverse bunch. Some know and do good things for nature. Others say the right things but are mentally or economically unable to follow through, ending up causing more damage. And then there are those who treat you like a public enemy the moment you mention 'nature' or 'wildlife'. 🌍🦤
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 1d
Or shoot some non-native, invasive deer. 😉
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 1d
No, we don't. With how things are going right now, I'm finding strange consolation in the fact that we don't have to - the planet's been through worse before us and will be fine after us. Okay - I'll get my coat...
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 1d
Ouch! It's a bit of a stretch, Ross. But I hear you.
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 1d
"Fake 'nature'" sounds a bit harsh to me. Aren't they living organisms doing what they're meant to do? Isn't it mostly just human hubris to deem what's natural and what's not? Give it 250,000 years and it'll be fine. 🧐😉
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 1d
We had a great conversation with the brilliant @jonnyhhanson.bsky.social about his short film titled 'Snow Leopard Trail'. We talk about conservation efforts to protect this elusive cat and, more importantly, what we can learn to enable coexistence with lynx closer to home. 🌍🦤🦊

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A promotional image for Tommy's Outdoors podcast episode featuring 'Conservation and Science' with the subtitle 'Snow Leopard Trail'. The image shows a split layout with a presenter (a smiling man with a beard wearing a dark shirt, with elephant artwork visible on the wall behind him) on the left side, and a magnificent snow leopard walking through deep snow on the right side. The snow leopard displays its characteristic thick spotted coat and long tail. The design uses an olive green and gold colour scheme with bold white text, and includes the Tommy's Outdoors logo (a polar bear silhouette in a circle) in the bottom right corner. The word 'PODCAST' appears in spaced lettering at the bottom of the image.
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 7d
It was mutual, Ian!
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Ian Parsons @ianparsons.bsky.social · 8d
Enjoyed this interview with Tommy, time flies! Have a listen and better still buy the book!
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 8d
This week in the replay series, an episode that we mentioned in last week's episode: my interview with @ianparsons.bsky.social about his book 'Great Misconceptions: Rewilding Myths and Misunderstandings'. 🌍🦤

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Podcast title card for Tommy's Outdoors Conservation and Science featuring a man with a headset smiling at the camera in a home setting. The episode title reads 'Rewilding Myths and Misconceptions' with a 'Replay' banner in the corner.
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 8d
For the sake of diversity of opinions, I agree. We left the place to avoid being exposed to the bullshit there, so now people are screenshotting that bullshit and posting it here. We could have just stayed there. 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 8d
This week in the replay series, an episode that we mentioned in last week's episode: my interview with @ianparsons.bsky.social about his book 'Great Misconceptions: Rewilding Myths and Misunderstandings'. 🌍🦤

Spotify ⬇️
open.spotify.com/episode/7fKZ...
Podcast title card for Tommy's Outdoors Conservation and Science featuring a man with a headset smiling at the camera in a home setting. The episode title reads 'Rewilding Myths and Misconceptions' with a 'Replay' banner in the corner.
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 8d
Very interesting video!
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 13d
Reintroductions shouldn't be seen as the solution to the biodiversity crisis. Habitat restoration, reducing pollution, tackling climate change, and controlling invasive species are far more important priorities for conservation success.
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 16d
Can species reintroductions harm biodiversity rather than help it? Are we using reintroductions as a distraction from the real drivers of our nature crisis? Listen to my conversation with the one and only @alexanderlees.bsky.social 🌍🦤🧪🪶

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A middle-aged man with a bald head sits in front of bookshelves filled with scientific and academic texts in what appears to be a home office or study. He's wearing a dark grey jumper and has a slight smile whilst looking directly at the camera.
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 13d
Illegal beaver releases in Scotland worked because the original extinction cause (hunting) was removed and habitat remained suitable. However, such releases may have undermined trust with stakeholders for other reintroduction projects like lynx.
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 13d
Introduced species remain a far bigger threat to biodiversity than the absence of historically native ones. Garden centres still sell future invasive species whilst existing introductions like Himalayan balsam and rhododendron devastate native ecosystems.
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 13d
Climate change is forcing rapid species range shifts northward. Glossy ibises went from Mediterranean birds to breeding in Britain within 25 years. Mediterranean species are colonising Scotland whilst northern species disappear from southern England.
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 13d
Place names mentioning animals aren't reliable evidence for historical presence. Dragon place names exist too, but that doesn't make dragons reintroduction candidates. Single bones might represent traded items or vagrant animals, not established populations.
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 13d
Most reintroductions historically failed, but success rates improve when they're evidence-led and science-based. The key rule: remove the original drivers of extinction before attempting reintroduction, or you'll just get re-extinction.
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 13d
The fossil record isn't a menu for possible reintroductions. Each interglacial period had different species combinations, like throwing dice differently each time. We should restore what was lost in the last 10,000 years, not recreate ancient ecosystems.
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 13d
Current biodiversity losses stem mainly from recent habitat degradation, intensive farming, and pollution - not from species lost millennia ago. Reintroducing ancient species won't fix problems caused by modern agricultural practices and climate change.
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 13d
The IUCN states that the best reintroduction is one that doesn't have to happen. Natural recolonisation is cheaper in the long run and aligns better with rewilding principles of letting nature take its course rather than human agency.
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 13d
Some takeaways from episode 211 of the podcast 🎧🌍🦤
Reintroductions can sometimes cause 'de-wilding' rather than rewilding because they replace natural processes. Many species can return on their own if we create proper habitat and connectivity - patience often works better than intervention.
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A large pelican with distinctive dishevelled, cream-coloured plumage rests on weathered wooden logs. The bird displays its characteristic enormous pale yellow bill and bright orange eyes, with wispy feathers creating an almost comical 'bad hair day' appearance atop its head. The pelican's posture is relaxed as it sits amongst the timber, with its substantial body and wings folded naturally. The wooden logs show signs of age and weathering, creating interesting textures and lines that frame the bird. The background is softly blurred in dark tones, making the pale pelican stand out prominently in the composition. Image by Andrea Bohl from Pixabay
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 14d
Spot on!
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 14d
Perhaps... I was there like 3 times every 2 weeks so, I wouldn't notice. What I did notice though is how many people I know and respect feel sort of compelled to express absolutely shit-headed views. Either the algorithm got them or they were this dumb even before. It doesn't do me good either way.
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Tommy's Outdoors @tommysoutdoors.com · 14d
As for premium it brings to the top your **replies** to other peoples' posts, not prioritises your op - which unless you're into shitposting of other peoples tweets does nothing to promoting your work. 2/2
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