Mark Tutton

Butterfly Gear - Steve Woodhall Bringing Butterflies to Life Explore, Learn, Conserve Welcome to the World of Butterflies with Steve Woodhall Butterflies are more than just beautiful creatures - they are living symbols of transforma...

Lovely website about South Africa’s butterflies which includes a number of endemic species and a good number of threatened species

butterflygear.co.za

Hard hitting environmental journalist Ted Williams calls out Lauren Bobert’s wolf-killing bill for what it is - total scientific BS

www.aspendailynews.com/opinion/will...

Don't use #palmoil in your #hair - it is destroying #rainforests all over the world. Boycott #Unilever, Johnson and Johnson #Loreal because they're worth it, worth avoiding! Buy #palmoilfree #shampoo🫧🪮🧴 #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/11/p...

Northern Ireland sees wettest January in 149 years as 2026 gets off to a wet and windy start January 2026 was a notably unsettled month for many across the UK, with persistent spells of heavy rain and strong winds.

Northern Ireland sees wettest January in 149 years as 2026 gets off to a wet and windy start...

www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

On Mongabay’s legacy I am often asked what Mongabay’s legacy is, or what it might turn out to be. The question usually comes with an assumption that a quarter-century of publishing should yield a tidy answer. It does…

Mongabay didn’t aim to reinvent environmental journalism. It grew by filling gaps — reporting consistently from places far from power, building long-term memory, and backing local journalists as foreign bureaus disappeared.

Founder @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social reflects on 15 years as a nonprofit.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the renowned American journalist, author, women's suffrage advocate, and legendary conservationist known as the "Guardian of the Everglades" or "mother of the Everglades" for her tireless efforts to protect Florida's Everglades ecosystem—most famously through her influential 1947 book The Everglades: River of Grass—sits thoughtfully outdoors in a charming black-and-white portrait. The elderly Douglas, in her later years, wears a classic wide-brimmed straw hat with a dark band, thick-rimmed round glasses, and a striped button-up shirt or blouse with a collar. Her hands are clasped together in front of her as she gazes directly at the camera with a warm, knowing smile. Surrounded by lush tropical foliage in the background, the image captures her enduring spirit and dedication to environmental preservation. #MarjoryStonemanDouglas #Everglades #Conservation #Environment #Florida

Journalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas' 1947 book 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴: 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴 transformed public perception of Florida's Everglades from "worthless swamp" to priceless ecosystem. Her advocacy led to Everglades National Park's creation & inspired wetland protection worldwide. #WorldWetlandsDay

High in the mountains of #Ecuador 🇪🇨 lives a sage-like fluffy #rodent, the Ecuadorean #Viscacha, a critically endangered alpine wonder. Few remain alive due to #climatechange and #meat #agriculture 🥩🔥. Be #vegan for them #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-aoV

Rare butterflies bounce back after landowners in Wales cut back on flailing hedges More than 300 brown hairstreak butterfly eggs were recorded in hedgerows near Llandeilo this winter after decade of decline

Brown Hairstreak bounces back in Wales

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We urgently need a parliamentary debate on Palantir. Please sign this & share with your network. Via @the-citizens.bsky.social & @change.org.

www.change.org/p/hold-a-par...

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Sorry AldiUK - you can stick your ‘American week’ where the sun don’t shine!

Mmmm - shame about the Fox hunting & the Grouse shooting...

Blue-streaked lorries are #Indonesia's 🇮🇩 rare jewels. These crimson and blue #parrots 🦜🌈 are 'Near Threatened' by the #pet trade 🙀 and #PalmOil #Deforestation. Protect these #birds when u #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-a8d

Aaaah - you were lucky 😂

Trial due to start for gamekeeper Racster Dingwall accused of conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier The trial begins at York Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 29th January 2026 for gamekeeper Racster Dingwall, accused of conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor in the Yorkshire Dales …

Trial due to start for gamekeeper Racster Dingwall accused of conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier...

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/28/t...

The astronomical debt from student loans puts kids from lower income group families off going to university and discourages others from studying courses that won't offer "a return."

That was obvious from the start and it's also turned some university courses into little more than finishing schools

Researching Parkinson's outside the Golden Triangle The Dundee lab that punches above its weight

open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... Had a great day in Dundee meeting scientists doing world leading Parkinson’s research far from the London/Oxbridge triangle

Kākāpō Cam: Rakiura the kākāpō – 2026 nest YouTube video by Department of Conservation

The Rimu trees in Aotearoa New Zealand are having a mast year, producing loads of fruit, and the Kakapo are nesting for the first time in a number of years. Only around 200 left on earth

www.youtube.com/live/BfGL7A2...

Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE ⁦‪ MARK RUSKELL MSP‬⁩ ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿by emailing PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk now!WOOP!

This is absolutely shocking. Something has to be done about this appalling situation in which so many now find themselves. The government needs to act

Boycott @Danone for using dirty #palmoil and pretending it's "sustainable". In reality it's ALL linked to #deforestation #extinction 💀 and #humanrights abuses. Fight back with your wallet #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2021/03/06/d...

Deliberate cruelty to animals should be a capital crime w/implied liability

North Carolina man pleads guilty to creating & distributing videos of depicting torture & mutilation of monkeys

www.justice.gov/opa/pr/north...

Swift bricks to be installed on all new buildings in Scotland as MSPs back law Rest of UK has resisted calls to make builders install bricks that provide nesting for swifts and other endangered birds

Swift bricks to be installed on all new buildings in Scotland as MSPs back law.

Rest of the UK has resisted so far - shameful...

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Food for thought for sure - seems like we are getting a wet year again 👍

What Americans Lose If Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled - Eos Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.

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A female kakapo on a nest in a hole. Credit: Andrew Digby

Three more #kakapo nests found on Anchor Island in the last two days: JEM (2 eggs), Yasmine (1 egg) and Marama (photo; she was protective of her 2 eggs). There are now 11 females nesting on Anchor, 6 on Whenua Hou, and some (TBC) on Chalky. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots

Last week on the trail, I found one of my favorite quiet miracles.

These are Pipevine flowers — easy to miss, blooming before the leaves arrive, long before most things wake up.

They’re part of a remarkable relationship that eventually gives rise to the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly.

Interesting paper on the dramatic increase of Silver-studded Blue butterflies on Dorset heathland sites suggesting it is probably a climate change winner that is benefitting from the warmer summers, and possibly wetter winters
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YouTube video by The Marine Biological Association The 2025 Octopus Bloom | Dr Bryce Stewart Explains the Scale, Causes and Consequences

Climate change in action……..

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A macro photo looking down at a moth roosting on the ground, on a thin twig over sand. There are some green, succulent-like leaves in the upper right corner. The moth has patches of black, orange, and white, helping camouflage it. The trailing edges of the wings have dark gray fringe. It's a pretty insect.

Plumipalpiella martini, a rice-grain size moth endemic to Red Rock Canyon SP in CA's Mojave Desert. No one knows what the caterpillars look like or what plant(s) they eat. Until my friend Krystle and I took photos two years ago, I don't think they'd been photographed in over 40 years. #BugSky 🐙🌿📷