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New resource alert: Wildlife Habitat Council released a new white paper, Reaching New Heights in Avian Conservation | Corporate Conservation Strategies to Support Bird Populations, sponsored by Vulcan Materials Company. This white paper features case studies from AriensCo, Argos, CEMEX, ExxonMobil, Holcim, IBM, Shell USA Inc., Summit Materials, Toyota Motor Corporation and WACKER illustrating how #CorporateConservation programs around the world are supporting local #avian species: https://bit.ly/47QA7IK

New resource alert: Wildlife Habitat Council released a new white paper, Reaching New Heights in Avian Conservation | Corporate Conservation Strategies to Support Bird Populations, sponsored by Vulcan Materials Company. This white paper features case studies from AriensCo, Argos USA, CEMEX, ExxonMobil, Holcim, IBM, Shell, Summit Materials, Toyota Motor Corporation and WACKER illustrating how #CorporateConservation programs around the world are supporting local #avian species: https://bit.ly/47QA7IK

What is bycatch? Bycatch is when other species accidentally get caught when fishers are trying to get one specific species of fish. In the ocean, it’s not easy to take aim. Multiple species of fish swim alongside marine mammals, sea turtles, and sea birds. When fishers try to catch their target animals, whether using handheld fishing rods, or laying out nets or lines with hooks that can stretch for miles, other marine animals in the area can accidentally get caught or entangled. These can include fish that are the wrong sex or size, or fish species that are hard to sell, or a species that’s illegal to catch because it’s threatened with extinction. This is bycatch. And it’s a conservation problem. Learn more about this in this first episode of Mongabay Explains, a series that was launched in 2020. To see more videos like this one, keep watching this space - or check out our YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/gxh72CEX.

Happy World Wildlife Day! For all the wild critters out there; it's important we step up our conservation goals in order to safeguard and prolong their existence. Wildlife trade, bushmeat consumption, illegal deforestation, illegal mining and fishing activities, climate change, and all other ills you can positively think of, perturb the balance of our ecosystems ... man, animal and the environment are intricately connected: *a threat to one is a threat to all.* This is a cogent reason why we must all rise to the challenge; ensure the ecosystems thrive sustainably with less perturbations. Let's brighten those corners where we are; spread the *wildlife conservation* gospel: *better people no day chop bushmeat;* chicken and beef never finish for market; *healthy animals* + *healthy environments* = *healthy people.* Let the animals breathe; remember, a threat to the health of one is a threat to the health of all ⚔️✅ PHOTO CREDIT: NAT GEO WILD #PreventZoonoses #ProtectWildlife #ProtectForests #keepthewild #keepussafe

New resource alert: Wildlife Habitat Council released a new white paper, Reaching New Heights in Avian Conservation | Corporate Conservation Strategies to Support Bird Populations, sponsored by Vulcan Materials Company. This white paper features case studies from AriensCo, Argos, CEMEX, ExxonMobil, Holcim, IBM, Shell, Summit Materials, Toyota North America and WACKER illustrating how #CorporateConservation programs around the world are supporting local #avian species: https://bit.ly/47QA7IK

Did you know that wildlife corridors play a crucial role in protecting animals and restoring ecosystems? Think of them as nature's highways, allowing species like the Florida panther and the globe skimmer dragonfly to roam freely. It's time to protect existing corridors, restore old ones, and establish new ones. By doing so, we can protect endangered species, rewild ecosystems, and support local livelihoods. #sustainability #learning  

"The UN's State of the World's Migratory Species report reveals that one in five CMS-listed species are threatened with extinction and almost half of the listed populations of migratory species are declining globally. The statistics are particularly dire for listed fish species, nearly all of which are threatened with extinction. For these animals, movement is key to feeding patterns and procreation. This movement is part of the circulatory system of our planet, keeping the world connected and providing the ecosystem services on which humankind depends." "WWF is calling for greater ambition by parties at the #CMSCOP14, to secure ecological connectivity for species and habitats across large land, river and seascapes. This means having integrated spatial plans for land and water, and placing the right infrastructure in the right places, ensuring that wildlife can move freely while people's needs are met." Colman O'Criodain Head of Policy, WWF Wildlife Practice

Explore the delicate dance between wildlife preservation and the impact of forest cutting in our latest short video. Uncover the challenges, consequences, and sustainable solutions for coexisting with nature. Let's strive for a harmonious balance between progress and protecting our planet's precious ecosystems. #WildlifeConservation #DeforestationImpact #NaturePreservation #SustainableLiving #EcoBalance #ForestProtection #HarmonyWithNature https://lnkd.in/gmhza2bw

DISAPPEARING SPECIES OUR WILDLIFE'S FATE IS IN THE HANDS OF JUST ONE SPECIES Human activities threaten wildlife in two main ways: by destroying and damaging the places where wildlife lives, and by using them in ways that are unsustainable. Vast areas of natural habitat continue to be lost to agriculture, urban sprawl, mining and infrastructure, or are suffering from the effects of pollution, introduced species that often out-compete native wildlife, and, increasingly, climate change. Meanwhile, many species are declining because of unsustainable levels of hunting, fishing and harvesting. Others are being driven toward extinction to support the international wildlife trade, or killed when they come into direct conflict with humans and livestock.

Around 1 million+ animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction, many within decades. This is more than ever before in human history. UN Report: Nature’s Dangerous Decline ‘Unprecedented’; Species Extinction Rates ‘Accelerating’ Currently, there are more than 157,100 species on The IUCN Red List, with more than 44,000 species threatened with extinction, including 41% of amphibians, 37% of sharks and rays, 36% of reef building corals, 34% of conifers, 26% of mammals and 12% of birds. “Ecosystems, species, wild populations, local varieties and breeds of domesticated plants and animals are shrinking, deteriorating or vanishing. The essential, interconnected web of life on Earth is getting smaller and increasingly frayed,” said Prof. Settele. “This loss is a direct result of human activity and constitutes a direct threat to human well-being in all regions of the world.”