#NewSpecies!
New springtail from the #caucasus just sprang in:

Ceratophysella dobrolyubovae

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038187EB-FFD6-603A-FF03-FE9AD588FC72
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.3.4
#Zootaxa #CeratophysellaDobrolyubovae

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #collembola #springtails

#NewZealand #NZ

BlackRock’s ‘game changer’ climate fund exits without ever breaking ground

A flagship $2 billion climate infrastructure fund hailed as a breakthrough for New Zealand’s clean energy ambitions is being shut down by BlackRock

Less than three years after being promoted as a model for the world, the fund is closing with no confirmed investments ever publicly disclosed

https://centrist.nz/blackrocks-game-changer-climate-fund-exits-without-ever-breaking-ground/

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Lake Louise, Canada. The lake serves as a critical habitat for the Fairview and Whitehorn wildlife corridors...which grizzly bears, wolves, and lynx use to move through the valley to find food and mates while avoiding humans... #nature #ecology #photography #geography #canada

Lake Louise, Canada. The lake serves as a critical habitat for the Fairview and Whitehorn wildlife corridors...which grizzly bears, wolves, and lynx use to move through the valley to find food and mates while avoiding humans... #nature #ecology #photography #geography #canada

For the past week four of us from #LincolnUniversityNZ were based at Hinewai Reserve on Banks Peninsula, NZ. We visited a set of monitoring sites in and out of the predator control area of the Predator Free Banks Peninsula project. Predator Free Banks Peninsula is primarily targetting brush-tailed possums at the moment and we're interested in how that is affecting birds, lizards, and invertebrates.

We've been doing this for several years so we're also interested in what the general trends are in these animals in this amazing landscape.

We counted, weighed, and photographed all the lizards in our lizard shelters (mostly geckos). Jennifer Gillette is using the unique patterns on geckos' backs and irises to track individuals over the years.

We also brought in our audio recorders, which monitored birds and, optimistically, bats. Bats haven't officially been detected on Banks Peninsula in decades. There's still hope so we put out bat recorders in several of the areas of oldest forest.

We also brought in our invertebrate pitfall traps.

We've got three more days on the Peninsula this coming week, then we can get stuck into identifying the specimens, processing the data, and finding our what the patterns and trends are.

#ecology #fieldwork #EcologicalMonitoring #BanksPeninsula #NZ

#NewZealand #NZ

BlackRock’s ‘game changer’ climate fund exits without ever breaking ground

A flagship $2 billion climate infrastructure fund hailed as a breakthrough for New Zealand’s clean energy ambitions is being shut down by BlackRock

Less than three years after being promoted as a model for the world, the fund is closing with no confirmed investments ever publicly disclosed

https://centrist.nz/blackrocks-game-changer-climate-fund-exits-without-ever-breaking-ground/

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

For the past week four of us from #LincolnUniversityNZ were based at Hinewai Reserve on Banks Peninsula, NZ. We visited a set of monitoring sites in and out of the predator control area of the Predator Free Banks Peninsula project. Predator Free Banks Peninsula is primarily targetting brush-tailed possums at the moment and we're interested in how that is affecting birds, lizards, and invertebrates.

We've been doing this for several years so we're also interested in what the general trends are in these animals in this amazing landscape.

We counted, weighed, and photographed all the lizards in our lizard shelters (mostly geckos). Jennifer Gillette is using the unique patterns on geckos' backs and irises to track individuals over the years.

We also brought in our audio recorders, which monitored birds and, optimistically, bats. Bats haven't officially been detected on Banks Peninsula in decades. There's still hope so we put out bat recorders in several of the areas of oldest forest.

We also brought in our invertebrate pitfall traps.

We've got three more days on the Peninsula this coming week, then we can get stuck into identifying the specimens, processing the data, and finding our what the patterns and trends are.

#ecology #fieldwork #EcologicalMonitoring #BanksPeninsula #NZ

Brachygalba or Brassy-breasted Tanager (Tangara desmaresti)...endemic to Brazil...takes small fruits, berries, and insects...they're vital seed dispersers. They eat the fruit in one location and deposit the seeds elsewhere. #birdsofmastodon #nature #wildlife #biology #ecology #photo

Brachygalba or Brassy-breasted Tanager (Tangara desmaresti)...endemic to Brazil...takes small fruits, berries, and insects...they're vital seed dispersers. They eat the fruit in one location and deposit the seeds elsewhere. #birdsofmastodon #nature #wildlife #biology #ecology #photo

#NewSpecies!
New springtail from the #caucasus just sprang in:

Ceratophysella dobrolyubovae

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038187EB-FFD6-603A-FF03-FE9AD588FC72
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.3.4
#Zootaxa #CeratophysellaDobrolyubovae

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #collembola #springtails

New University of #Groningen #Press publication 🥳

➡️ Missie (on)voltooid: Twee eeuwen innovatie in de aardappelzetmeelindustrie, now available #OpenAccess, by Dorien Knaap and Marijn Molema from @facultyofartsug.bsky.social

🔗 https://books.ugp.rug.nl/ugp/catalog/book/254

#OpenScience #Bookstodon #Research #Innovation #Economy #Ecology #History #Histodons

New University of #Groningen #Press publication 🥳

➡️ Missie (on)voltooid: Twee eeuwen innovatie in de aardappelzetmeelindustrie, now available #OpenAccess, by Dorien Knaap and Marijn Molema from @facultyofartsug.bsky.social

🔗 https://books.ugp.rug.nl/ugp/catalog/book/254

#OpenScience #Bookstodon #Research #Innovation #Economy #Ecology #History #Histodons

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)...found on every continent except Antarctica....One ear hole is higher than the other, allowing them to pinpoint the exact location of potential prey from a rustle in the grass, even in complete darkness. #owl #birdsofmastodon #nature #science #ecology #wildlife #animals

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)...found on every continent except Antarctica....One ear hole is higher than the other, allowing them to pinpoint the exact location of potential prey from a rustle in the grass, even in complete darkness. #owl #birdsofmastodon #nature #science #ecology #wildlife #animals

#USA #US

Climate fears driving relocation plans for millions of American homeowners

Report shows 93% of respondents worry about weather-related damage to their homes in the next few years

Nearly half of American homeowners are considering relocating in 2026 due to climate-related concerns

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/property/climate-fears-driving-relocation-plans-for-millions-of-american-homeowners--kin-561657.aspx

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

#USA #US

Climate fears driving relocation plans for millions of American homeowners

Report shows 93% of respondents worry about weather-related damage to their homes in the next few years

Nearly half of American homeowners are considering relocating in 2026 due to climate-related concerns

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/property/climate-fears-driving-relocation-plans-for-millions-of-american-homeowners--kin-561657.aspx

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

“The Whanganui River is officially a living being and legal person. Māori leaders explain how Indigenous knowledge and persistence made it happen.”

“Today, the Whanganui River has a formal voice over decisions that impact it—through human representatives”

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12012026/indigenous-knowledge-helped-whanganui-river-rights/

#Climate #Environment #Biodiversity #Green #Ecology #Indigenous #Activism #Law

“The Whanganui River is officially a living being and legal person. Māori leaders explain how Indigenous knowledge and persistence made it happen.”

“Today, the Whanganui River has a formal voice over decisions that impact it—through human representatives”

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12012026/indigenous-knowledge-helped-whanganui-river-rights/

#Climate #Environment #Biodiversity #Green #Ecology #Indigenous #Activism #Law

#NewSpecies!
New frog from #madagascar just snuck in:

Brachytarsophrys wui

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7191F853-62A6-5190-97FC-CAFDBA47261A
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.161437
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #BrachytarsophrysWui

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #amphibia #frogfriday #frogs #toads