Mark Tutton

A big moth, or something from Day of the Dead? One man’s search for an otherworldly Australian insect For seven years Ian McMaster has been mothing on his painstakingly rehabilitated Queensland property. But only once has he encountered the elusive southern pink underwing

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As in other parts of the country Brown Hairstreak is spreading far and wide in Hampshire. Until a few years ago the nearest to me was twenty miles away. A cursory check of a few blackthorn suckers on this mornings dog walk quickly turned up a couple of eggs in another new area 👍

Christmas Island shrew officially declared extinct: IUCN The Christmas Island shrew, a tiny mammal once found only on the Australian island of the same name, has been declared officially extinct. It’s at least the fourth small mammal species to be wiped out...

Christmas Island shrew extinct 😢https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/christmas-island-shrew-officially-declared-extinct-iucn/

World’s rarest parrot, extinct in wild, hatches at zoo The Spix's macaw is famous thanks to the character Blu in the film

Spix Macaw extinct in the wild born in captivity
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Wet weather helps ancient tadpole shrimp to hatch at Mersehead The tadpole shrimp - one the UK's most ancient creatures - returns to where it was last seen in 1948.

Wet weather helps ancient tadpole shrimp to hatch www.bbc.com/news/article...

Deforestation isn’t just about climate breakdown — it’s about people.

In Brazil, West Papua and beyond, it’s driving displacement, human rights abuses and violence against women and girls.

#ClimateJustice #WomensRights

Ambitious mission launched to find last Saolas on Earth A major conservation mission has begun in Laos to find the last surviving Saolas, one of the world's rarest mammals. Discovered only in 1992, the elusive 'Asian unicorn' is Critically Endangered, with...

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Guatemala becomes the deadliest country for environmental defenders New Global Witness report shows over 80% of all environment-related killings last year occurred in Latin America

#News: #Guatemala is now the world’s deadliest country for environmental defenders. Latin America sees 82% of global killings, mostly over #landgrabbing and resource conflicts #BoycottGold4Yanomami #BoycottPalmOil @palmoildetect #HumanRights

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No 10 blocks report on impact of rainforest collapse on food prices Downing Street has vetoed release of an assessment that says the loss of the Amazon ecosystem could drive up food inflation as well as lead to mass migration

Well, that's one way of handling global ecosystem collapse

Block publication of research that might raise awkward questions about whether UK govt is doing enough about it

Can't see any flaws in that approach....

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Research into orchid seed germination shows the importance of deadwood and wood-decaying fungi: 🪵🪾🍄🍄‍🟫

“For conservation, our results mean that protecting orchids in the wild is inseparable from protecting deadwood and its fungi”
#orchids #fungi #nativeplants #germination

Fascinating! Thanks for posting👍

Bird Migration Is One of Nature’s Greatest Spectacles. Paleontologists Just Found Clues to Its Origin Tiny fossils hint at when birds began making their mind-blowing journey to the Arctic to breed

Proud to share a new piece in Scientific American co-authored with the brilliant @lnwilson.bsky.social , edited by @katewong.bsky.social, and featuring this spectacular depiction of the endless daylight of the Cretaceous summer in Alaska by Chase Stone!

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River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.

Hooray 🙌

Thousands join biggest-ever UK environmental lawsuit over river pollution www.bbc.com/news/article...

In an Exclusive Interview, Dr. Jane Goodall Leaves Behind Her Last Words “In the place where I am now, I look back over my life. What message do I want to leave?”

"...we have to do everything in our power to make the world a better place for the children alive today, and for those that will follow. You have it in your power to make a difference. Don’t give up." - Jane Goodall on Famous Last Words for @netflix.com

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From this time a couple of years ago. On Portsdown Hill in Hampshire, a mating pair of Long-tailed Blues being accosted by a disgruntled lone male

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Zack on Bold Politics podium

I'm Jewish. I'm also Mancunian.

Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference.

Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say?

Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk

The great butterfly heist: how a gentleman collector stole thousands of butterflies from Australian museums Scientists are still unravelling the thefts of Colin Wyatt, an English adventurer, artist and naturalist who charmed the entomological community

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Copy of tweet from X formally known as The Twitter. Storm Amy broke records overnight - Baltasound hit 947.9 hPa, provisionally the lowest October pressure ever recorded at a UK land station, beating Muckle Flugga's 950.9 hPa in 1988. Met Office V Met Office @metoffice • Follow X Storm Amy broke records overnight - Baltasound hit 947.9 hPa, provisionally the lowest October pressure ever recorded at a UK land station, beating Muckle Flugga's 950.9 hPa in 1988. Met Office Watch on X Friday Baltasound Radar and satellite 7:01 AM • Oct 4, 2025

This is what a #ClimateCrisis looks like

4/10/25 - There are always great #orchids to be seen in #Orctober but you have to put yourself out there to find them!

Goodyera macrophylla is an endemic of #Madeira and one you have to put a real shift in for! Joined by my good friend @dunnjons.bsky.social every step of the way #teamorchid

ML642715971 - Levant Sparrowhawk - Macaulay Library Macaulay Library ML642715971; © Yeray Seminario; Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain

First Levant Sparrowhawk for Spain!
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Rare Species Thought Extinct for 150 Years Makes Astonishing Return in Australia A rare species, believed to have been extinct for 150 years, has made an unexpected and remarkable return to the wilds of Australia.

Once thought extinct species rediscovered
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'An extraordinary legacy': Tributes after chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies age 91 - follow live The primatologist was a

Sad day 😢 www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...

UK Government faces court for conservation area dumping licence - Oceanographic Sussex Wildlife Trust has launched legal action against the UK government for granting licence to dump dredging spoil in marine protected area

UK govt faces court for conservation area dumping licence. Sussex Wildlife Trust has launched legal action over govt's decision to allow the dumping of 100,000 tonnes of dredged sediment directly into a locally protected marine conservation zone..

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2025 will mark another bad year for the Dark Green Frit (grote parelmoer, S aglaja) with numbers comparable to 2023 and 2024 in NL (=low). Once widespread throughout the country, and numbers ten years ago still good, now reasonable numbers only on Vlieland and N-Texel (the islands in the NW).

One of the beneficiaries of climate change? Willow Emerald damsel fly, once a rare migrant, now resident southern UK.

Bird of the Year in New Zealand … NZ Falcon
#birds #wildlife #mature
#stamp #heritage

Smooth snakes thriving after slithering into Devon heathland Smooth snakes are successfully reintroduced to part of east Devon.

Snake species thriving after slithering into heath www.bbc.com/news/article...

This Buzzard was poisoned by a large dose of second generation rodenticide.
I discovered it in a Dorset Bluebell wood this April.
Please find some time today to complete the consultation.
These poisons are such a clear and present danger to our wildlife.