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More than a million species could be lost to the Extinction Crisis in the coming decades. Learn about our work to save Earth's wildlife & wild places. www.biologicaldiversity.org

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · Dec 13

Want to stay up-to-date on all things Center for Biological Diversity? Check our our #starterpack featuring some of the fiercest advocates for wildlife, wild places, the climate, planet and more. Follow us here ➡️ go.bsky.app/JLmwHjV

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 2d

"Our #Alaska delegation should stop selling out our communities and public lands to out-of-state corporations that just want to plunder our state for profit."

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 2d

“The existing plan was vital for both the people in the region and the salmon, caribou and Dall sheep that will suffer if migration routes are cut off and habitat isn’t protected. 🧵

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 2d

The Central Yukon Resource Management Plan has been rescinded.

“The Senate just plunged northern Alaska into chaos, ripping up a balanced land management plan that Alaskans spent years collaborating on,” said Cooper Freeman, our AK director. 🧵

More of our Public Lands work ➡️ bit.ly/3KIdNeK

Two adult caribou and two baby caribou stand together on a foggy plain covered in patchy snow. The adults look towards the camera.

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The Revelator @therevelator.org · 2d

Some people say that "farming" lions in captivity helps wild populations. New research finds the practice is actually harmful to wild lions. Read more: https://therevelator.org/lion-farming-harming/

Study: Commercial Lion Farming in South Africa Could Be Harming, Not Helping, Wild Lions • The Revelator

As we've seen with tigers and other threatened species, captive lion breeding may stimulate consumer demand and put additional pressure on wild populations across African home ranges.

therevelator.org

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 2d

“Trump’s political appointees are so desperate for his approval, they’re willing to blatantly violate the law for a pat on the head,” said the Center's Stephanie Kurose. “Trump has turned government websites into campaign billboards. This isn’t public service, it’s Trump fan fiction.”

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 2d

We filed complaints under the #HatchAct today against the U.S. Forest Service and the Dept. of Health and Human Services for displaying partisan banners on their websites blaming Dems for the #shutdown.

The act prohibits the use of taxpayer funds for partisan purposes.

Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4h5ORtK

Two screens shots of government websites. Both have banners at the top. The Forest Service banner reads: "The Radical Left Democrats shut down the government. This government website will be updated periodically during the funding lapse for mission critical functions. President Trump has made it clear he wants to keep the government open and support those who feed, fuel, and clothe the American people." The FDA banner reads: "Mission-critical activities of FDA will continue during the Democrat-led government shutdown. Please use this site as a resource as the Trump Administration works to reopen the government for the American people."

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 2d

We are celebrating our 6th annual virtual Food Justice Film Festival Oct. 23-26.

Watch four award-winning documentaries that highlight indigenous food sovereignty, BIPOC land reclamation and agricultural heritage, food access, and more.

It's free and open to all! Register today ➡️ bit.ly/3ICIt0o

a collage of five images, each with the header "Food Justice Film Festival 2025" and sub header "Elevating food justice through film and conversation. Online Oct. 23-26". The first image shows six photos including a fish swimming up river, people with their arms raised, and pictures of food.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 3d

Thousands of federal workers at the U.S. Dept. of the Interior and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were fired earlier this year.

The dangerous effects of these mass firings are coming into focus, but it's not too late to stop this.

Take action ➡️ bit.ly/4nGbKGv

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 3d

Pots set to catch blue crabs kill tens of thousands of imperiled diamondback terrapins every year, but a simple excluder device could pretty much solve the problem.

“It’s cheap, it’s simple, and it could save thousands of turtles,” said the Center’s Tara Zuardo.

Get the rest ➡️ bit.ly/436AEGX

A diamondback terrapin seen on the beach while conducting shorebird surveys for the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The markings on its face and legs are very striking.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 3d

Links to new episodes will be shared each week, so please stay tuned 🐺🐌🌲

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 3d

Sounds Wild will focus on endangered wildlife, the extinction crisis, and saving life on Earth. Hosted by Mike Stark and Vanessa Barchfield, Sounds Wild features interviews with experts at the Center and beyond about some of the most important issues of our time.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 3d

Aloha from the epicenter of the #extinctioncrisis!

Episode 2 of our new podcast is now available and features an interview with Maxx Phillips, our #Hawai‘i and Pacific Islands Director.

Listen to the latest episode on our website (or find it on Apple or Spotify) ➡️ bit.ly/4pNp0e5

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 4d

“The owners of industrial factory farms don’t want to alert nearby communities about releases of dangerous gases like ammonia and hydrogen sulfide because they don’t want to be held responsible for the brain and lung damage and deaths their emissions can cause,” according to the Center.

Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 4d

A rule lets livestock facilities not report ammonia & hydrogen sulfide pollution. Industry groups say the data is "of no particular value."
But advocates say this data could help communities hold CAFOs responsible for brain & lung damage caused by these emissions.
capitalpress.com/2025/10/07/a...

Appeal challenges livestock exemption to federal emissions reporting law | Capital Press

Environmental and animal rights advocates are appealing a ruling that allowed large livestock facilities to be exempted from federal emergency hazardous emissions reporting requirements. In August, a ...

capitalpress.com

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 4d

“Additional protections under state law will give this tiny mouse a better chance at survival. With their habitat constantly under threat, I hope officials will agree that permanent protections are necessary,” said Elizabeth Reid-Wainscoat, a campaigner at the Center.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 4d

The decision comes after we petitioned the commission to list the imperiled mouse as threatened or endangered. Our petition notes that the mouse is found only in three locations, with the species’ total occupied habitat estimated at less than 740 acres on the coast of Orange and San Diego counties.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 4d

A big win for one of California’s smallest native mammals 🎉

The CA Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously today to declare the Pacific pocket mouse a candidate species under the California ESA, granting protections for them as the state conducts a yearlong review.

Read on ➡️ bit.ly/474L4Iz

A small brown rodent, the Pacific Pocket Mouse, sits on the ground with its tail slightly curled around its round body.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 4d

After you take action, please share the alert (or the whole page) to help spread the word about saving the world’s biodiversity 🐺🦋🌵

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 4d

Scientists predict that more than 1 million species are on track for extinction in the coming decades, but there’s still time to halt this crisis — and we need your help.

Check out the Center’s current action alerts to tackle the extinction crisis from every angle ➡️ bit.ly/4h2BWJ4

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 5d

Our colleagues at @therevelator.org collected some of the best remembrances of conservation icon #JaneGoodall and gathered a reading list of great books by and about her.

The Revelator @therevelator.org · 7d

Jane Goodall Will Live Forever -- by @johnrplatt.bsky.social https://therevelator.org/jane-goodall-will-live-forever/

Jane Goodall Will Live Forever • The Revelator

We’ve collected some of the best remembrances of the conservation icon and gathered a reading list of great books by and about Jane Goodall.

therevelator.org

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 5d

We wage innovative legal and grassroots campaigns to protect people, wildlife and ecosystems from climate change and the dirty and dangerous fossil fuel industry. Learn more about Christina's work in our Climate Law Institute ➡️ bit.ly/4q4EWc0

Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 5d

"If state lawmakers needed a sign that their bill boosting oil drilling to appease refineries was ill-advised, they got it last Thursday night in the form of towering flames."

CBD's Christina Scaringe wrote a letter to the editor following the recent #ElSegundo refinery incident ➡️ lat.ms/4qhpM3l

Flaming emissions coming from an oil refinery smokestack backed by a clear blue sky. There is white text in a black box covering the left side of the image. It reads: Every time our leaders cave to the volatile, hazardous fossil fuel industry, Californians suffer for it. It’s time to speed the transition to clean energy and get off oil and gas for good.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 6d

The county could switch off these lights and use the safer, wildlife-friendly streetlights already installed along the highway. But the county refuses to act — despite depending on sea turtles for tourism. It has also failed to implement beachfront lighting ordinances to protect sea turtles.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 6d

Besides driving female sea turtles from their nests, the stadium-like lights divert hatchlings from the sea, drawing them inland to become exhausted and die.

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 6d

Each summer in Glynn County, GA, thousands of imperiled loggerheads struggle across the sand to the ocean for their first swim, but the lights of a nearby highway exit have turned their journey from difficult to deadly.

Tell Glynn County to turn off the lights, for turtles' sake ➡️ bit.ly/4nEFpjy

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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 6d

“The owners of industrial factory farms … don’t want to be held responsible for the brain and lung damage and deaths their emissions can cause,” said Ryan Maher of @biologicaldiversity.org.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/fact...

Appeal seeks to force factory farms to disclose hazardous air emissions

A coalition of food, environmental and animal welfare groups is appealing a recent federal court decision that upheld a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule exempting factory farms from publi...

www.thenewlede.org

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