Others said opening up the reserve threatened to destroys #habitat for #caribou & thousands of #MigratoryBirds, & would put communities that depend on subsistence hunting at risk.
“This is very concerning to us,” said Rosemary Ahtuangaruak, fmr mayor of the mostly #Inupiaq city of #Nuiqsut.
Matt Jackson, #Alaska State snr manager at The #Wilderness Society…called the repeal of environmental protections an outrage.
#Trump #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #PublicLands #conservation #wildlife #law
The National Petroleum Reserve #Alaska is an ecologically sensitive expanse of land about 600 miles north of Anchorage, bounded by the Chukchi Sea to the west & the Beaufort Sea to the north. It is the largest single area of public land in the United States. It covers crucial #habitat for #GrizzlyBears, #PolarBears, #caribou, thousands of #MigratoryBirds & other #wildlife.
#Trump #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Climate #FossilFuels #PublicLands #LandConservation #EnvironmentalLaw #law
Did you notice the blue colour on the bird’s throat? That’s how this bird got its name, Bluethroat. This is a male, the blue colour is either very pale or not present in females. It is also one of those birds whose naming conventions is based on male’s plumage. Easy to identify. #birds #nature #wetlands #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #wetlandconservation #wetlandrestoration #birdsofindia #birdsofmastadon #migratorybirds
Imagine being so tiny, and traveling so far?
#migration #birds #nature #vancouver #sandpipers #westernsandpiper #migratorybirds #ornithology
Western sandpipers stop at thi...
https://www.alojapan.com/1259847/hokkaidos-wind-power-dilemma-balancing-energy-needs-with-environmental-impacts/ Hokkaido’s Wind Power Dilemma: Balancing Energy Needs with Environmental Impacts #Economy&Tech #Editor'sPick #EndangeredSpecies #environment #Hokkaido #HokkaidoTopics #j2e #Japan2Earth #MigratoryBirds #OnshoreWind #RenewableEnergy #TakahiroSakamoto #wakkanai #WindFarms #WindPower #WindTurbines #北海道 Read the full story on Japan 2 Earth – Hokkaido’s Wind Power Dilemma: Balancing Energy Needs with Environmental Impacts Japan’s nor…
De eerste zwaluwen zijn gearriveerd! Meervoud. Nu is de zomer begonnen.
#zwaluwen #swallow #swallows #migratorybirds
The eastern curlews
have “been hammered by habitat destruction up and down the entire flyway for the past 40 years”. Sean Dooley, a senior adviser at BirdLife Australia
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/08/a-high-flying-visitor-the-wondrous-far-eastern-curlew-faces-fresh-threat-in-nt-wetlands-haven
#birds #MigratoryBirds #Darwin #ExtinctionCrisis
🌍🐦🦉🦅🦉 Diese Karte veranschaulicht die Leistung der Reisen, die Tausende Vögel im Jahr unternehmen. via SEO/BirdLife The #MigratoryBirds are already on their way! 🌍🐦🦉🦅🦉 This map illustrates the feat of these trips that thousands of #birds make twice a year.
Common Redshank, a wader which migrates to South Asia during winter. Specialised in the wetlands habitat and like many waders it feeds mainly on invertebrates. #commonredshank #wader #wildlife #birds #birdwatching #wetlands #wetlandconservation #migratorybirds
Abusing beaches as highways
"Overcrowding due to a surge in visitors at some of Queensland's pristine beaches has raised safety and environmental concerns. Reports of offences including reckless driving, littering and even defecating have increased at 4WD beaches in recent years amid a domestic tourism boom."
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https://au.news.yahoo.com/calls-for-major-change-at-popular-4wd-beaches-and-campgrounds-as-popularity-soars-224716506.html
#beaches #dunes #traffic #cars #vehicles #SUVs #4WDs #Biodiversity #wildlife #Invertebrates #birds #shorebirds #MigratoryBirds #turtles #NSW #Queensland #Australia #regulation #climate #tourism #FossilFuel #recreation #overtourism
Abusing beaches as highways
"Overcrowding due to a surge in visitors at some of Queensland's pristine beaches has raised safety and environmental concerns.Reports of offences including reckless driving, littering and even defecating have increased at 4WD beaches in recent years amid a domestic tourism boom."
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https://au.news.yahoo.com/calls-for-major-change-at-popular-4wd-beaches-and-campgrounds-as-popularity-soars-224716506.html
#beaches #dunes #traffic #cars #vehicles #SUVs #4WDs #Biodiversity #wildlife #Invertebrates #birds #shorebirds #MigratoryBirds #turtles #NSW #Queensland #Australia #regulation #climate #tourism
Traffic on beaches
It's the Wild West - turning beach ecology into a Woolies car park
Off-road vehicles are allowed to cause "serious ecological harm" to beaches, dunes and estuaries ecosystems. Vehicles traffic is causing "unequivocal serious and widespread damage" to coastal dune ecosystems. "All of the species had suffered negative effects caused by off-road vehicles. The four-by-fours running over them basically crush them to death."
"Professor Schlacher said the Noosa North Shore, Rainbow Beach, K'gari and Bribie Island were among the car-accessible beaches that were being "pummelled to death"". On Bribie Island "there can be 1,200 vehicles on the beach in one day, and that's ridiculous. It's just like a Woolies car park."
Ban 4WDs from beaches >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-24/call-for-four-wheel-drive-ban-aussie-beaches/104990150
#NationalParks #beaches #dunes #traffic #cars #vehicles #SUVs #4WDs #Biodiversity #wildlife #Invertebrates #birds #shorebirds #MigratoryBirds #turtles #NSW #Queensland #Australia #regulation #climate
#Trump moves to relax rules against killing #MigratoryBirds
The #Interior Dept suspended a #legal opinion holding companies liable for accidentally killing ducks, cranes, pelicans, owls & other bird species.
#law #wildlife #conservation #birds #USpol@
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/03/10/migratory-bird-protections-suspended/
#Spring #migration season could cause uptick in #AvianFlu
By Brooke Griffin, KIRO 7 News
March 05, 2025
"Animal experts are warning people to protect their pets and farm animals from bird flu infection as migratory birds make their way across Washington State.
"Amber Betts with the Washington State Department of Agriculture tells us there are currently six million birds migrating across the United States, many of which will fly through Washington state as they head to Canada.
"She said with this current strain of avian influenza, #MigratoryBirds and #WildBirds are the main distributors when it comes to spreading the disease.
"'There’s different species that can have the virus without symptoms and then others if they get it it’s not good for them,' Betts said.
"Betts tells us bird flu kills chickens very quickly once they are infected but many wild birds will not only survive with the disease, they may not even show symptoms.
"She says the sick wild birds will fly across states and countries, infecting entire sections of land with susceptible chickens, ducks, and birds as they go.
"'It can live on surfaces for quite some time,' Betts said. 'If there’s a shared water source and an infected bird drinks out of that and then another bird drinks it, the disease can be shared that way and through droppings.'
"She tells us there are precautionary measures that can be taken to prevent the spread.
"'Make sure the water or food we leave out for our backyard birds is under a cover and not accessible by wild birds. Make sure they don’t have access to a pond where our birds have access as well as the wild birds.' Betts said.
"There have already been at least six confirmed cases of pet cats testing positive for avian flu in [#WashingtonState].
"'That’s the reason we are concerned every time we see migration season coming upon us,' Betts said.
She said the best practice is keeping your pets from drinking any standing water and farm animals away from fields with bird droppings is the best way to prevent them from getting sick."
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/spring-migration-season-could-cause-uptick-avian-flu/4XY7RZUK7ZH3RMN3RHRV6EG7ZU/
#HPAINews #BirdFlu #AvianInfluenza #PetHealth
The annual farewell to the godwits ceremony is this evening starting at 6:30 pm at the Southshore Spit Reserve (at the very end of Rockinghorse Road) in South Brighton (Christchurch, NZ).
There's festivities and a BBQ and a chance to see the bar-tailed godwits before they leave the Avon-Heathcote estuary on their journey back to Alaska.
It's a fun thing to do if you're in the area.
https://estuary.org.nz/event/annual-farewell-to-the-godwits-ceremony-2024/
