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Jen Weimer<p>A non-native invasive moth has been lurking in the Northeast for more than 120 years and has recently become a pest again – of trees and people – in parts of Maine. Learn more about the ups and downs of browntail moths in my latest article for Northern Woodlands. </p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/foresthealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foresthealth</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/invasives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invasives</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/invasivespecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invasivespecies</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://northernwoodlands.org/knots_and_bolts/browntail-moths" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">northernwoodlands.org/knots_an</span><span class="invisible">d_bolts/browntail-moths</span></a></p>
Ms. Que Banh<p>Attention: <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a> peoples.<br>The invasive <a href="https://beige.party/tags/GoldenMussel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoldenMussel</span></a> has been found in California &amp; we need to keep our eyes open for them appearing on our beaches &amp; shorelines.<br>These can easily grip on to cargo ships &amp; transported without anyone noticing, into BC waters. They got to North America via attaching on cargo ships.</p><p>Please read about them &amp; learn to identify them. Report to DFO &amp; your local marine authorities, if you spot them anywhere in BC.</p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnoperna_fortunei" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnop</span><span class="invisible">erna_fortunei</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PacificNorthwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificNorthwest</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a></p>
M. Ní Sídach<p>An acolyte of St. Ayn Rand, Bezos confuses liberty with license, and to that end, brutally pursues monopoly power by any means necessary, while rejecting anything but the pretense of belief in merit based, competitive free markets.<br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Capitalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalist</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Predator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Predator</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSgq_Rc_HU4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=sSgq_Rc_HU</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Global report stresses on role of wild animals, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rewilding</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wetland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wetland</span></a> conservation </p><p>The study, released on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorldWetlandsDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldWetlandsDay</span></a>, outlines impactful evidence that reintroducing and protecting key wild animal species could be a game-changer in tackling <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> loss, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a> control, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterSecurity</span></a> challenges.</p><p>by Mrityunjay Bose, 12 February 2025</p><p>Excerpt: "A case study from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> led by Dr Samir Kumar Sinha, Chief Ecologist, Wildlife Trust of India, on the potential influences of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SarusCrane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SarusCrane</span></a> recovery on the wetland ecosystem services has recorded that the '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sarus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sarus</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/crane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crane</span></a> holds cultural significance and thus provides cultural services in India. Its foraging behaviour – primarily digging for tubers and roots in muddy wetlands –creates ploughed patches that enhance plant diversity and support the growth of of less dominant plant species. The crane also benefits small-scale farming, as their nesting sites provide foundations for pioneer grasses instead of the typical reed and sedge, which allow the farmers to till, plough, and sow crops earlier,' the WTI said.</p><p>"The Ganges River basin hosts diverse wetlands vital for biodiversity, including the culturally significant but vulnerable Sarus crane, which depends on both natural and man-made wetlands. Habitat destruction has forced these cranes to breed in rice paddies, despite lower breeding success.</p><p>"The Sarus crane serves as a key indicator of wetland health. Conservation efforts in eastern <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UttarPradesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UttarPradesh</span></a> by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WildlifeTrustOfIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildlifeTrustOfIndia</span></a> have protected 700+ nests, leading to an 8 per cent annual population growth from 650 (2013) to 2,600 (2024)."</p><p>Read more at: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/environment/global-report-stresses-on-role-of-wild-animals-rewilding-in-wetland-conservation-3402454" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">deccanherald.com/environment/g</span><span class="invisible">lobal-report-stresses-on-role-of-wild-animals-rewilding-in-wetland-conservation-3402454</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WetlandConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WetlandConservation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RestoreWetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RestoreWetlands</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WildAnimals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildAnimals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a></p>
The Conversation U.S.<p>Most <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> trade is legal, and the U.S. is a major importer. Many wild animals, like reptiles, spiders, clownfish, chimpanzees, and tigers, become pets, while thousands go to zoos and aquariums. Experts in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a>, and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> dive into the numbers: <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-global-wildlife-trade-is-an-enormous-market-the-us-imports-billions-of-animals-from-nearly-30-000-species-247197" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/the-global</span><span class="invisible">-wildlife-trade-is-an-enormous-market-the-us-imports-billions-of-animals-from-nearly-30-000-species-247197</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/medicalresearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicalresearch</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>They introduced one cute cactus pot ....</p><p>"The South American species was introduced to Queensland as a pot plant in the 1890s. Now the 'Ineradicable' harrisia cactus spreads, killing animals and hurting people."<br>&gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-01-26/harrisia-cactus-continues-destructive-march-across-queensland/104844858" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-01-</span><span class="invisible">26/harrisia-cactus-continues-destructive-march-across-queensland/104844858</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/weeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weeds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cute</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cactus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cactus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cacti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cacti</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/flora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flora</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PotPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PotPlants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a></p>
Brett Mason<p>At 1000 m elevation with a cool climate I was hoping we would avoid the scourge of the <a href="https://bne.social/tags/CaneToad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaneToad</span></a> but today I was proved wrong <br><a href="https://bne.social/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a></p>
ErosBlog Bacchus<p>In a local gardening group someone is asking how to kill Johnson grass, which is considered a weed in these parts. The irony of this response went unremarked, but I am still laughing about it:</p><p>"Use Roundup carefully and spot treat. I have used it for nearly 50 years with great success."</p><p>Such great success that after fifty years, you're still doing it! 🤣 </p><p><a href="https://kinkyelephant.com/tags/Roundup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roundup</span></a> <a href="https://kinkyelephant.com/tags/Sprays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sprays</span></a> <a href="https://kinkyelephant.com/tags/Poisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poisons</span></a> <a href="https://kinkyelephant.com/tags/Weeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Weeds</span></a> <a href="https://kinkyelephant.com/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://kinkyelephant.com/tags/JohnsonGrass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnsonGrass</span></a></p>
B's knees 🌱🐛🎼<p>As the plants die back for the winter, take notice of the ones that stay green the longest. Try to ID them; the chances are high that they're non-native and possibly invasive. This is the perfect time for removal of invasive species in the Midwest; fall, right after a good couple days of rain.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Midwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Midwest</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HomegrownNationalPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomegrownNationalPark</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Native freshwater fish at risk of extinction</p><p>"More than one-third (37%) of our freshwater fish species are at risk of extinction, including 35 species not even listed as threatened...At present, 63 freshwater fish species are on Australia’s national list of species declared as threatened under federal environmental law."</p><p>"Invasive fish such as brown and rainbow trout are the biggest driver of native fish loss...Australia’s southern states are greatly adding to the problem by releasing millions of trout into waterways each year for recreational fishers...The other major threats facing native fish are agriculture and aquaculture (38%), pollution (38%), hunting and fishing (19%), energy production and mining (17%), and urban development (13%)."</p><p>"In 2022, the Australian government made a commitment to end extinctions. Our study provides a blueprint for how to do that for our overlooked native freshwater fish." <br>&gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/troubled-waters-how-to-stop-australias-freshwater-fish-species-from-going-extinct-242950" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/troubled-w</span><span class="invisible">aters-how-to-stop-australias-freshwater-fish-species-from-going-extinct-242950</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/fishes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fishes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rivers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extinction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/trout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trout</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/fishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fishing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RecreationalFishers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RecreationalFishers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/aquaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aquaculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/DynamiteBlasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DynamiteBlasting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SettlerSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SettlerSociety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sprawl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EPBCAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPBCAct</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/IUCN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IUCN</span></a></p>
Ng Ting Hui<p>Do contact me if you're interested to work on <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/invert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invert</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a>, especially <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/FreshwaterMollusca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreshwaterMollusca</span></a>, <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Myriapoda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Myriapoda</span></a>, <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Annelida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Annelida</span></a> or <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Platyhelminthes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Platyhelminthes</span></a>, <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a> and any other related topics, particularly in 🇲🇾 <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Borneo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Borneo</span></a>. <br>I am seeking students and am open to building meaningful collaborations. 🌏🧪<br>[5/5]</p>
Ng Ting Hui<p>I study the biodiversity and ecology of <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/freshwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freshwater</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Mollusca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mollusca</span></a> and other <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/inverts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inverts</span></a>, and <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a><br> in <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/SoutheastAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoutheastAsia</span></a>. Since 2022, I've been a senior lecturer at <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/UniversitiMalaysiaSabah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversitiMalaysiaSabah</span></a> in 🇲🇾 <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Borneo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Borneo</span></a>. My research and teaching heavily involves <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NaturalHistoryCollections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalHistoryCollections</span></a>. By way of introducing myself here, a few recent publications cover the breadth of my current research interests. 🌏🧪 [1/5]</p>
Nell Greenfieldboyce<p>If you’re in the U.S. you’ve probably seen the tall invasive reed known as phragmites, the scourge of wetlands. It takes over thousands of acres, creating a vast sea of phragmites instead of the diverse habitat that birds and other critters need. But beating phragmites back, as satisfying as it is, isn’t enough to restore a wetland, as researchers in Utah have learned:</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/11/11/nx-s1-5186952/killing-phragmites-wetlands-scourge-native-plants" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2024/11/11/nx-s1-51869</span><span class="invisible">52/killing-phragmites-wetlands-scourge-native-plants</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wetlands</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/invasivespecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invasivespecies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a></p>
mk30<p>A coqui frog with its eggs. It was sitting on top of them till I scared it with the camera and it moved back a little. I saw one of the eggs wiggle!</p><p><a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hawaii</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/frogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>frogs</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/coqui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coqui</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/tropical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tropical</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offgrid</span></a></p>
mk30<p>Two giant African snails (Lissachatina fulica) having an exchange of genetic material in the garden.</p><p>These are invasive here on Hawai'i Island, and are also carriers of angiostrongylus (aka rat lung worm), so these guys got the slug jar (a jar full of salt water where I deposit slugs, snails, and bipalium kewense flatworms).</p><p>Learn more about this invasive species here: <a href="https://plantpono.org/pests/giant-african-snail/#:~:text=A%20large%20snail%20that%20reaches,pests%20within%20and%20from%20Hawaii" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">plantpono.org/pests/giant-afri</span><span class="invisible">can-snail/#:~:text=A%20large%20snail%20that%20reaches,pests%20within%20and%20from%20Hawaii</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hawaii</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/pests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pests</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/snails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snails</span></a> <a href="https://regenerate.social/tags/tropical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tropical</span></a></p>
💧🌏 Greg Cocks<p>Antarctica Is Turning Green At An Alarming Rate, Satellite Images Show<br>--<br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/04/climate/antarctica-greening-vegetation-satellite-images/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2024/10/04/climate/ant</span><span class="invisible">arctica-greening-vegetation-satellite-images/index.html</span></a> &lt;-- shared media article<br>--<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01564-5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-015</span><span class="invisible">64-5</span></a> &lt;-- shared paper<br>--<br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatial</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/remotesensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>remotesensing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/landsat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landsat</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Antarctica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antarctica</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/anthropogenic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anthropogenic</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/greening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greening</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AntarcticPeninsula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntarcticPeninsula</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/vegetation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegetation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/plant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plant</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/NDVI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NDVI</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landscape</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatialanalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatialanalysis</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatiotemporal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spatiotemporal</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ice</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snow</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/moss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moss</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/landarea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landarea</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/temperature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>temperature</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/extremes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremes</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/extremeweather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremeweather</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/invasivespecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invasivespecies</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/native" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>native</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a></p>
✨buff dog himbo✨<p>I bought the domain for treeofheavensucks.com bc I'm that much of a hater against this fucked up tree lmao</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nativePlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nativePlants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/invasive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invasive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/invasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invasiveSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/invasivePlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invasivePlants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TreeOfHeaven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TreeOfHeaven</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TreeOfHeavenSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TreeOfHeavenSucks</span></a></p>
jaja<p>"Dots" teableau for 09/27/24</p><p>Never fear, the Herb Robert in the photo will be destroyed today, as it's a noxious weed in the PNW. This one thought it belonged in my yard. More fool, it.</p><p><a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/Tea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tea</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/Teableau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Teableau</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/TeaCozy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeaCozy</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/TeaCosy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeaCosy</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/Toadstools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toadstools</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/Miniatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Miniatures</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/Figurines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Figurines</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/VintageChina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageChina</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/HerbRobert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HerbRobert</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/NoxiousWeed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoxiousWeed</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/InvasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvasiveSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/CrabApples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrabApples</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/OolongTea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OolongTea</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/Handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Handmade</span></a></p>
Ele Willoughby, PhD<p>For the <a href="https://spore.social/tags/SciArtSeptember" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciArtSeptember</span></a> prompt cursed - monarch butterflies who are fooled into laying eggs on the invasive dog-strangling vine (European swallowwort, Vincetoxicum rossicum) due to its similarities to its host plant milkweed are cursed to hatch larvae which starve and die. Dog-strangling vine unlike milkweed doesn’t serve as a food source for the caterpillars, 🧵1/</p><p><a href="https://spore.social/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linocut</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>printmaking</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/gelplateprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gelplateprinting</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/sciart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciart</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/monarchButterfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monarchButterfly</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/urbanEcology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanEcology</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/invasiveSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invasiveSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/speciesAtRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speciesAtRisk</span></a></p>
Environment | The Guardian US<p>Fresh warning on fire ants in Queensland as suppression efforts struggle to halt spread <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/24/fresh-warning-on-fire-ants-in-queensland-as-suppression-efforts-struggle-to-halt-spread" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/ar</span><span class="invisible">ticle/2024/aug/24/fresh-warning-on-fire-ants-in-queensland-as-suppression-efforts-struggle-to-halt-spread</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Invasivespecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Invasivespecies</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Australianews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australianews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Queensland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queensland</span></a></p>