Sea Island Company’s Post

https://gofund.me/7ba4f706 I will spend a week in June with the Captain Paul Watson Foundation UKs Campaign in the Faroe Islands where we will document and if possible prevent the senseless, unnecessary and sadly inevitable slaughter of hundreds, often thousands of long finned pilot whales and Atlantic white-sided dolphins, are cruelly killed in drive hunts called ‘grindadráp’ in Faroese. The grindadráp (or ‘grind’ as the hunts are commonly called) can happen at any time at any of the 26 designated killing bays around the islands, with most of the hunts occurring between May and September. There is no discretion whatsoever during these slaughters, with the whole pod, juveniles and pregnant mothers being hacked to death in each Grind. The science has not just been proven as to the negative environmental externalities this is causing for the entire Northern Atlantic marine ecosystem. But it is uncontrovesial to say that marine mammals are keystone species for the oceans. Environmental/Ecosystem concerns aside, the bloody, barbaric and painful slow death that is inflicted on these highly intelligent and social animals is in and of itself worth stopping. I am self funding all of my participation in this campaign, so any and all funds raised will be directed to: - Funding the campaign including staffing, accommodation, vessels - Exposing the amount of animals wasted and the different species killed - Educating the general population that the grindadráp still happens (most of the UK population is unaware of it!) via film and journalism - Placing pressure on governments to raise concerns with the Faroese (and Danish) authorities. More information on the campaign: https://lnkd.in/ext6aQpH If you would like to support with partnerships or non financial contributions, please either message me on LinkedIn or email me: jack@cpwf.org.uk More information about Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK: Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK (formerly Sea Shepherd UK) is a registered marine wildlife conservation charity. Our mission is to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife around the UK's coastline and world's oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species. To donate: https://gofund.me/7ba4f706 Captain Paul Watson-Helen Taylor-Robert Read-Dale Vince-Ed Goodall

Hello, Big Cat Rescuers, 🐾💚 We're thrilled to share some exciting news from Hustai National Park that sheds light on an extraordinary collaboration between species in the wild! 🌳 For those who may not be familiar, the Pallas's cat is a small-sized wild cat native to Central Asia. These endearing cats are as mysterious as they are adorable, yet they often fly under the radar compared to their larger relatives. However, just like the more famous big cats, Pallas's cats play a vital role in our ecosystem, and their survival is equally critical.

Now, let's talk about the marmots. 🐿️ Marmots, large squirrel-like creatures, share a unique relationship with Pallas's cats. While marmots are nearly the same size as Pallas's cats and not a primary part of their diet (which primarily consists of voles and gerbils), they are unwitting architects for the cats. You see, marmots are skilled diggers. They create intricate burrows as their homes which, once abandoned, become the perfect shelter for the Pallas's cats, providing protection from the elements and predators. But there's a problem: the marmot population in has dwindled. That's why we're spearheading a unique initiative. Steppe Wildlife Conservation and Research Center are capturing marmots from regions where they are plentiful and carefully relocating them to the territories of the Pallas's cats. 🌍🚚 By doing this, we're essentially providing new housing opportunities for these wonderful little felines! It's a simple yet effective way to give Pallas's cats a helping hand, enhancing their habitat, and increasing their chances of survival.

This is the kind of initiative you support every time you stand with Big Cat Rescue. Your shares, your donations, and your words of encouragement are what make all of this possible.

Thank you for your unending support, for caring about our world's incredible creatures, and for believing in a future where all wild cats live free!🌍🦁 Let's keep working together to make that vision a reality! #PallasCats #MarmotsMovingDay #ConservationHeroes #BigCatRescue

Hello, Big Cat Rescuers, 🐾💚 We're thrilled to share some exciting news from Hustai National Park that sheds light on an extraordinary collaboration between species in the wild! 🌳 For those who may not be familiar, the Pallas's cat is a small-sized wild cat native to Central Asia. These endearing cats are as mysterious as they are adorable, yet they often fly under the radar compared to their larger relatives. However, just like the more famous big cats, Pallas's cats play a vital role in our ecosystem, and their survival is equally critical.

Now, let's talk about the marmots. 🐿️ Marmots, large squirrel-like creatures, share a unique relationship with Pallas's cats. While marmots are nearly the same size as Pallas's cats and not a primary part of their diet (which primarily consists of voles and gerbils), they are unwitting architects for the cats. You see, marmots are skilled diggers. They create intricate burrows as their homes which, once abandoned, become the perfect shelter for the Pallas's cats, providing protection from the elements and predators. But there's a problem: the marmot population in has dwindled. That's why we're spearheading a unique initiative. Steppe Wildlife Conservation and Research Center are capturing marmots from regions where they are plentiful and carefully relocating them to the territories of the Pallas's cats. 🌍🚚 By doing this, we're essentially providing new housing opportunities for these wonderful little felines! It's a simple yet effective way to give Pallas's cats a helping hand, enhancing their habitat, and increasing their chances of survival.

This is the kind of initiative you support every time you stand with Big Cat Rescue. Your shares, your donations, and your words of encouragement are what make all of this possible.

Thank you for your unending support, for caring about our world's incredible creatures, and for believing in a future where all wild cats live free!🌍🦁 Let's keep working together to make that vision a reality! #PallasCats #MarmotsMovingDay #ConservationHeroes #BigCatRescue

Hello, Big Cat Rescuers, 🐾💚 We're thrilled to share some exciting news from Hustai National Park that sheds light on an extraordinary collaboration between species in the wild! 🌳 For those who may not be familiar, the Pallas's cat is a small-sized wild cat native to Central Asia. These endearing cats are as mysterious as they are adorable, yet they often fly under the radar compared to their larger relatives. However, just like the more famous big cats, Pallas's cats play a vital role in our ecosystem, and their survival is equally critical.

Now, let's talk about the marmots. 🐿️ Marmots, large squirrel-like creatures, share a unique relationship with Pallas's cats. While marmots are nearly the same size as Pallas's cats and not a primary part of their diet (which primarily consists of voles and gerbils), they are unwitting architects for the cats. You see, marmots are skilled diggers. They create intricate burrows as their homes which, once abandoned, become the perfect shelter for the Pallas's cats, providing protection from the elements and predators. But there's a problem: the marmot population in has dwindled. That's why we're spearheading a unique initiative. Steppe Wildlife Conservation and Research Center are capturing marmots from regions where they are plentiful and carefully relocating them to the territories of the Pallas's cats. 🌍🚚 By doing this, we're essentially providing new housing opportunities for these wonderful little felines! It's a simple yet effective way to give Pallas's cats a helping hand, enhancing their habitat, and increasing their chances of survival.

This is the kind of initiative you support every time you stand with Big Cat Rescue. Your shares, your donations, and your words of encouragement are what make all of this possible.

Thank you for your unending support, for caring about our world's incredible creatures, and for believing in a future where all wild cats live free!🌍🦁 Let's keep working together to make that vision a reality! #PallasCats #MarmotsMovingDay #ConservationHeroes #BigCatRescue

Hello, Big Cat Rescuers, 🐾💚 We're thrilled to share some exciting news from Hustai National Park that sheds light on an extraordinary collaboration between species in the wild! 🌳 For those who may not be familiar, the Pallas's cat is a small-sized wild cat native to Central Asia. These endearing cats are as mysterious as they are adorable, yet they often fly under the radar compared to their larger relatives. However, just like the more famous big cats, Pallas's cats play a vital role in our ecosystem, and their survival is equally critical.

Now, let's talk about the marmots. 🐿️ Marmots, large squirrel-like creatures, share a unique relationship with Pallas's cats. While marmots are nearly the same size as Pallas's cats and not a primary part of their diet (which primarily consists of voles and gerbils), they are unwitting architects for the cats. You see, marmots are skilled diggers. They create intricate burrows as their homes which, once abandoned, become the perfect shelter for the Pallas's cats, providing protection from the elements and predators. But there's a problem: the marmot population in has dwindled. That's why we're spearheading a unique initiative. Steppe Wildlife Conservation and Research Center are capturing marmots from regions where they are plentiful and carefully relocating them to the territories of the Pallas's cats. 🌍🚚 By doing this, we're essentially providing new housing opportunities for these wonderful little felines! It's a simple yet effective way to give Pallas's cats a helping hand, enhancing their habitat, and increasing their chances of survival.

This is the kind of initiative you support every time you stand with Big Cat Rescue. Your shares, your donations, and your words of encouragement are what make all of this possible.

Thank you for your unending support, for caring about our world's incredible creatures, and for believing in a future where all wild cats live free!🌍🦁 Let's keep working together to make that vision a reality! #PallasCats #MarmotsMovingDay #ConservationHeroes #BigCatRescue

The first Australian Wildlife charity ever formed, AWS was founded in 1909 and is dedicated to the protection of our unique flora and fauna. 🌱 🐨 🐠 🦇 One hundred percent of any donations go directly to wildlife conservation projects across Australia. We gratefully accept one-off donations as well as monthly. Run by volunteers, we fund wildlife research and conservation projects across Australia. Donations over $2 are tax deductible. Make a difference today at: https://lnkd.in/gTxURfm Just one of the conservation groups we support is Rainforest Rescue. Rainforests cover only 6% of the Earth’s surface yet they contain over 50% of the world’s animal and plant species. They also play a critical role in climate regulation by stimulating rainfall and producing oxygen to sustain life. Over three-quarters of Australia’s rainforests have been cleared since European settlement. Only fragments remain across northern Australia and down the east coast to Tasmania. The Daintree Rainforest is home to an incredible array of wildlife including: 30% of Australia’s frog, reptile, and marsupial species 65% of Australia’s bat and butterfly species 18% of all bird species 12,000 insect species The Daintree region also holds the highest concentration of primitive flowering plant families – with a total of 19 worldwide, 12 are represented in the Daintree. Rainforest Rescue’s current Native Rainforest Nursery in the Daintree propagates and grows all the rainforest trees for our Daintree lowland revegetation ‘Plant a Rainforest’ projects. Seeds are ethically collected from the Daintree Lowland Rainforest between the Daintree River and Cape Tribulation and the trees are replanted in the same area. AWS funds assisted Rainforest Rescue in planting 500 trees to restore damaged rainforest and rebuild the habitat of countless Daintree flora and fauna. Photo credits: Daintree Rainforest by Manta Ray #AustralianWildlifeSociety #WildlifeConservation #AustralianWildlife #LegacyforWildlife #conservation #wildlife #Australia #WildlifeResearch #RainforestRescue #Rainforest #DaintreeRainforest

Whether you’re on holiday on safari in Africa, treading the ice in Antarctica to catch sight of penguins or, more prosaically, simply note the warble of a Magpie on your morning walk – it’s hard to conceive a world without wildlife. This week is Wildlife Week and for FAME, another opportunity to renew focus on its critical work to stop further extinctions of natural Australian species. We humans are not entirely friendly to wildlife. We move into their territory, change the landscape, unbalance their ecosystems and we crowd them out – and yet we want wildlife to survive and prosper. It’s an important week for FAME and all its stakeholders. And, just to remind you of our current work – take a look at our website, www.fame.org.au – in particular our two most recent projects to save the Armoured Mistfrog in far north Queensland and the Red Handfish, off the coast of Tasmania. Coinciding with Wildlife Week, which begins today, October 2nd also marks World Habitat Day. Both our major current projects to save the Red Handfish in Tasmania and the Armoured Mistfrog in far north Queensland face extinction, partly because we humans have messed with their habitats. Habitats can be restored and the FAME community has done so many times. Western Quolls are prospering again in northern South Australia; the numbers of Numbats in Western Australia are on the up; we’ve ‘fought’ the invasive cane toad. Habitat restoration has underpinned much of our work. There’s still so much to do. And, as always, we need funding to make it happen. If you have time, take a look at our website, www.fame.org.au and then, if you can, consider making a donation. Photo: Eric Vanderduys

It's not every day you help save an Australian native species from extinction. But it can be. With so much bad news going around at the moment, it was a welcome email I received yesterday to inform me that Rounsefell Design's 2017 donation to help support an emergency translocation of near-extinct Mala to Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary has resulted in a thriving population inside the 9,450 hectare feral-predator-free fenced area. (What the heck is a Mala?? See link below). Although we can only afford to donate small amounts every year to Australian Wildlife Conservancy and others, it is so rewarding to feel like we've at least done something positive to help our struggling Australian native biodiversity and support the sanctuaries and scientific research into conservation across Australia for the benefit of future generations... and offset in a small way a career that has often meant being involved with the removal of large tracts of natural bushland for housing and other development. Mala are an important ancestral figure for the Ngaliya Warlpiri and Luritja People, and were once abundant across much of Central and Western Australia. Today, the species is extinct in the wild on mainland Australia, primarily due to predation by introduced predators (foxes and feral cats). To learn more about the translocation: https://lnkd.in/ghCtsdTK #australianwildlifeconservancy #designwithnature

This December, Northumberland Wildlife Trust is calling on members of the public to help it support two of the region’s fastest declining species - water voles and red squirrels - via the Big Give Christmas Challenge. Both species are on the brink of extinction in the North of England due to the decline and loss of their habitats. Water voles having lost 95% of their range in the last 30 years and the plight of the red squirrels is widely known. Both species have suffered from loss of habitat and - are being threatened by the more dominant, invasive species American mink and grey squirrel. With this in mind, the wildlife charity is continuing its work to reintroduce water voles and support the existing populations of red squirrels in the region’s landscape. For the work to succeed, detailed evidence-based strategies are needed including co-ordinating and supporting volunteers to complete extensive surveys that will build a picture of the species’ distribution and habitats. The strategies will also highlight the challenges the conservation team will face to save them. However, to achieve its goals, the Trust is taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge and hoping to raise £20,000 with help from the public. Between midday on Tuesday 28th November and Tuesday 5th December any donation made will be doubled at no cost to the individual. This year the donations are being doubled by a number of Northumberland Wildlife Trust donors and The Reed Foundation, so that’s one donation, twice the impact.

The story of the red wolf is the story of wildlife in the South – abundance, followed by decline and now, hard won progress and real hope for the future.   This iconic species once roamed the entire Southeast but was driven to extinction in the wild by exploitation and habitat destruction. Today, as few as 13 known adult wolves call the wild home, all of them on the Albemarle Peninsula in northeastern North Carolina. Yet there is new hope for North Carolina’s wild red wolves.    A reintroduction effort started in the 1980s has helped bring the red wolf back from the brink of extinction, but this critical program has been under assault for decades.  And for all those years, SELC’s dedicated attorneys have worked to defend and restore a program that is the red wolf’s best hope for recovery in the wild. Last month, our wildlife team secured a landmark victory that will help the wild red wolf population recover, giving hope for the future of ‘America’s wolf’. The settlement requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to recommit to the conservation of these rare wolves by developing annual plans to release captive red wolves into the wild and providing annual briefings regarding coyote management efforts for a period of eight years. This historic win wouldn’t have been possible without the tireless work of attorneys Derb Carter, Sierra Weaver, Ramona McGee, Liz Rasheed, North Carolina Senior Communications Manager Kathleen Sullivan, and many others over the years. I urge you to read this expansive Associated Press piece to learn more about the wolf’s complicated history and the power conservation has to protect the animals that make the South so unique. Read here: https://lnkd.in/gaz6B_wi #Wildlife #Conservation #EndangeredSpecies