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#ProtectingBiodiversity

A Deck by Lena Meisinger

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As a result of human activity, the variety of animal species around the world are declining and with it cause imbalances in the Earth's living ecosystems.

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Lena Meisinger

Main Deck Curator #People

Earth Advocate and Storyteller exploring eye-opening, thought-evoking, empowering and real stories about #People and #Nature.

MEMBER SINCE May 07, 2021

47 Decks - 13 Followers

#ProtectingBiodiversity

The plan to create a rewilding site in every English county

By Lena Meisinger - March 30, 2023

The charity Heal has chosen a very pragmatic approach towards the protection ...

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The week in wildlife – in pictures

By Lena Meisinger - March 25, 2023

My personal favourite this week is the sparrow feeding its offspring in a nes...

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Drought threatening British moth species with local extinction

By Lena Meisinger - March 23, 2023

The future of this beautiful moth in the picture as well as other insect spec...

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Brazilian 3-banded armadillo benefits from community conservation in Bahia

By Lena Meisinger - March 15, 2023

Great news! The population of three-banded armadillos is recovering due to ef...

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Researchers find 26 Australian species no longer on the brink of extinction

By Lena Meisinger - March 14, 2023

Incredible news from Australia! 26 species have come back from the brink of e...

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Still time to save Our Wild Isles, say UK conservation charities

By Lena Meisinger - March 13, 2023

There is still hope for the Wild Isles in the UK!

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US beach town bans balloons to save the ocean

By Lena Meisinger - February 26, 2023

Yes yes yes! Great job! Balloons - even if supposedly biodegradable - are not...

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‘Death by a thousand cuts’: Boy fighting to save cockatoo habitat from aged care development

By Lena Meisinger - November 07, 2022

I was lucky enough to get to see these beautiful creatures in Australia mysel...

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Top 10: World’s largest butterflies | BBC Science Focus Magazine

By Lena Meisinger - November 06, 2022

Butterflies to me are some of the most fascinating and beautiful animals in t...

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How To Choose A Reef-Friendly Sunscreen - Viva

By Lena Meisinger - November 01, 2022

I have been looking for reef-friendly sunscreens for a while now, as I know s...

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Tasmania’s eastern quolls are dying out and scientists don’t know why

By Lena Meisinger - October 31, 2022

Sadly the populations of this little cutie are severely in decline and resear...

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Australia signs global nature pledge committing to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030

By Lena Meisinger - September 22, 2022

This is huge! An important step for Australia to fulfil its international obl...

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The Annual Airlift Saving Sea Turtles Stranded in New England

By Lena Meisinger - January 11, 2022

I love how people work so closely together in this large-scale turtle saving ...

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In Panama, a tiny rainfrog named after Greta Thunberg endures

By Lena Meisinger - January 11, 2022

Greta Thunberg's frog under threat! The species lives in a very vulnerable ha...

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Rescues of rare Philippine eagles soar during the pandemic

By Lena Meisinger - January 10, 2022

What a majestic creature! Whereas the rescues might seem like good news, the ...

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Current marsh pollution has dramatic, negative effects on sea anemone’s survival

By Lena Meisinger - January 09, 2022

Sea anemones are adaptable and resilient beings, but with the current polluti...

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Wildlife can now be detected by sniffing DNA in the air

By Lena Meisinger - January 07, 2022

DNA sniffing? That's really something I first had to read into, to understand...

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Podcast: Exploring New Guinea’s extraordinary natural and cultural richness

By Lena Meisinger - January 07, 2022

The island of Papua is a place I cannot wait to visit one day! With so much e...

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In Indonesia, orangutan killings often go unpunished

By Lena Meisinger - January 03, 2022

I know this is not fun news, but it is a part of the reality this world finds...

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E.O. Wilson’s last dream

By Lena Meisinger - January 03, 2022

I so hope that E.O. Wilson's last dream will become a reality one day! Creati...

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After thousands of years, an iconic whale confronts a new enemy

By Lena Meisinger - December 23, 2021

When I read the headline of this article, I expected the "enemy" to stand in ...

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Conservation documents for half of all critically endangered species don’t mention climate change

By Lena Meisinger - December 14, 2021

With the climate crisis being the most urgent threat the global living ecosys...

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5 environmental victories from 2021 that offer hope

By Lena Meisinger - December 14, 2021

Exactly the kind of news you want to hear today! Reading through all these wo...

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Include biodiversity representation indicators in area-based conservation targets - Nature Ecology & Evolution

By Lena Meisinger - December 13, 2021

A very good point: Why focussing on an action through expanding protected are...

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All coral reefs in western Indian Ocean ‘at high risk of collapse in next 50 years’

By Lena Meisinger - December 12, 2021

This is not just a study with clear results and clear solutions to mitigate t...

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Return From Extinction

By Lena Meisinger - December 11, 2021

I am still very unclear about my own opinion on the topic of de-extinction, b...

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The approach to conservation in Africa needs to change

By Lena Meisinger - December 10, 2021

"What children know intuitively is being confirmed by scientific research: Ev...

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Aberystwyth: Octopus database plan to stop overfishing

By Lena Meisinger - December 07, 2021

A highly useful tool which I believe could be very valuable for other species...

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For tradition and nature on the Bijagós Islands, loss of one threatens the other

By Lena Meisinger - December 03, 2021

If one considers the necessity to protect land, it is important to understand...

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You can’t see them to count them, but Amazonian manatees seem to be recovering

By Lena Meisinger - November 28, 2021

Some good news from the freshwater manatee populations of the Amazon!

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Climate crisis pushes albatross ‘divorce’ rates higher – study

By Lena Meisinger - November 24, 2021

Even though this headline already declares a very anthropocentric perspective...

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Jaguars in Mexico are growing in number, a promising sign that national conservation strategies are working

By Lena Meisinger - November 23, 2021

I love how more and more positive conservation news about endangered animals ...

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Europe’s butterflies are vanishing as small farms disappear

By Lena Meisinger - November 20, 2021

I find it a bold move from biologists Figueroa and Mas to simply negotiate di...

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An unlikely safari in Brazil is helping save the Pantanal’s jaguars

By Lena Meisinger - November 20, 2021

Reading about this successful conservation/re-wilding/ecotourism story in Bra...

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‘Superstitious belief kills pangolins’: Q&A with biologist Elisa Panjang

By Lena Meisinger - November 17, 2021

Pangolins are the world's most trafficked animal! I am glad heros like Elisa ...

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Puerto Rico’s Most Adorable Frogs Live in Caves and Fight Like ‘Gummy Bears’

By Lena Meisinger - November 14, 2021

The thought of two little frogs rolling around like two gummy bears stuck to ...

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In Nepal, doubling down on tiger conservation looks to pay off

By Lena Meisinger - November 13, 2021

Nepal is the front runner country when it comes to Tiger conservation! The lo...

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Watch first footage of Asia’s long-lost bird, the black-browed babbler

By Lena Meisinger - November 07, 2021

I am so impressed by how one can even know what kind of bird one is looking, ...

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Forests could be key to estuarine fish conservation

By Lena Meisinger - November 06, 2021

A perfect example of how interlinked the planet's ecosystems are!

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One sentence in a book leads researchers to a species not seen in over 100 years

By Lena Meisinger - November 02, 2021

I love the idea of the 'Extinct or Shy' project! It is so important to not gi...

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Deforestation soars in Nigeria’s gorilla habitat: ‘We are running out of time’

By Lena Meisinger - October 31, 2021

A down to Earth and well-written article about the threats of the critically ...

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How does wildfire smoke affect wildlife? Here’s what we know

By Lena Meisinger - October 25, 2021

I am glad researchers are taking on this issue and look into the short-term a...

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Ivory hunting drives evolution of tuskless elephants

By Lena Meisinger - October 22, 2021

I don't know if I find it horrible or fascinating that selective hunting or o...

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Kenyan northern white rhino Najin retired from breeding scheme

By Lena Meisinger - October 22, 2021

Najin, one of the world's last two Northern white rhinos retired! I have foll...

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Walrus counting from space: How many tusked beasts do you see?

By Lena Meisinger - October 18, 2021

Ready for your new position as a walrus counting volunteer? Using satellite i...

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Massive road project threatens New Guinea’s biodiversity

By Lena Meisinger - October 14, 2021

Building a large highway through biodiversity rich areas is one thing, but th...

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From Shanghai Knights to gecko life: The Jackie Chan gecko among 12 new Indian species

By Lena Meisinger - October 11, 2021

I love geckos! Seeing them resting on a house wall or hanging overhead on the...

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Biodiversity loss risks ‘ecological meltdown’ - scientists

By Lena Meisinger - October 10, 2021

The problem with species going extinct is that with every species that disapp...

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How climate change could undermine biodiversity conservation goals

By Lena Meisinger - October 08, 2021

This research is of highest importance!!! As the changing climate leads to ge...

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Maasai Mara safari overcrowding stresses Kenyan wildlife

By Lena Meisinger - October 06, 2021

To me a safari should not about a race to the "Big 5", it should be about exp...

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Concentrate farming to leave room for species and carbon, better than ‘eco-friendly’ agriculture

By Lena Meisinger - October 06, 2021

High-intensity farming could be a valuable and necessary solution for sustain...

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