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2024-08-26 @ 9.34.43 ∈ In English

European Commission (@EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu)
The Iberian Lynx has made a remarkable recovery, moving from “Endangered” to “Vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List. […] From only 94 individuals in 2002, the population has grown to over 1,000 due to concerted efforts in habitat restoration, prey availability improvement, and breeding programs.
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2024-08-21 @ 21.24.21 ∈ Suomeksi

Vesilintujen määrä romahti Suomessa – erityisesti yksi laji on häviämisen partaalla
Erityisen pahasti kehitys on osunut punasotkaan, [jonka] kanta on laskenut yli 95 prosenttia 40 vuoden tarkastelujakson aikana. […] Muista lajeista esimerkiksi tukkasotkan ja jouhisorsan kanta on laskenut 75 prosentilla[.]
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2024-08-21 @ 21.01.19 ∈ Suomeksi

Poliisi tutkii törkeää luonnonsuojelurikosta Suomussalmella
Metsähallituksen poliisille tekemän ilmoituksen mukaan Hukkajoessa on kuollut arviolta jopa tuhansia jokihelmisimpukoita, kun joen yli on ajettu metsätyökoneilla. Jokihelmisimpukka eli raakku on uhanalainen laji.
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2024-04-02 @ 11.07.11 ∈ In English

Saving a Sea Monkey Sanctuary | Hakai Magazine
If Great Salt Lake were to disappear, an annual five million tonnes of farmed fish and shrimp could disappear with it. That’s roughly equal to the wild seafood the United States and Canada combined manage to catch in a year.
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2024-03-31 @ 9.13.45 ∈ In English

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Why It’s Time to Stop Saving the Planet*
Western cultures — and even some climate scientists and sustainability advocates — often share the idea that there is the “natural world” and the “human world.” The natural world is seen as pristine and untouched, while the human world is chaotic and ever changing. But all living things change the world around them in order to build homes, eat, drink and move around.
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2024-03-22 @ 15.57.23 ∈ Suomeksi

Maa- ja merikotkan kannat kasvussa Pohjois-Suomessa – pesän löytämisestä voi saada sata euroa
– Maakotkan kanta pohjoisessa Suomessa on jatkuvassa hitaassa kasvussa ja merikotkan kanta on kasvanut viime vuosikymmenet kovaa vauhtia. Valtaosa Pohjois-Suomen pesistä sijaitsee valtion hallinnoimilla mailla, mikä auttaa suojelutoimien kohdentamisessa, Metsähallituksen palveluomistaja Stefan Siivonen kertoo.
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2024-03-14 @ 19.10.52 ∈ In English

Researchers: Sweden has vast ‘old growth’ forests, but they are being chopped down faster than the Amazon
Most of Europe’s natural ecosystems have been lost over the centuries. However, a sizeable amount of natural old forest still exists, especially in the north. These “old-growth” forests are exceptionally valuable as they tend to host more species, store more carbon, and are more resilient to environmental change.
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2024-03-08 @ 17.08.17 ∈ In English

The Butterfly Redemption | Hakai Magazine
How scientists, volunteers, and incarcerated women are finding hope and metamorphosis through supporting a struggling butterfly.
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2023-12-13 @ 17.42.50 ∈ In English

Global assessment of free-ranging cats shows they eat more types of creatures than previously thought
They summed up their findings by suggesting that cats worldwide are eating pretty much anything that they are able to catch and kill, ranging from rats and mice to snakes and frogs, spiders, and of course, birds—many, many birds.
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2023-12-03 @ 12.59.24 ∈ In English

Bashful golden mole detected in South Africa after 87 years
A golden mole that “swims” in sand has resurfaced in South Africa after 87 years in the wilderness when many specialists feared it had become extinct, researchers have said.