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Steve Carver
@landethics.bsky.social
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Wildernista. Rewilding. Geographer. GIS. Old motorbikes.
Professor of Rewilding and Wilderness Science, School of Geography @universityofleeds.bsky.social Co-Chair or IUCM CEM Rewilding Thematic Group.

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 1h
This on Facebook…

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 1h
From fairytales to modern horror films, wolves are too often cast as monsters and that misinformation shapes public opinion more than science does. In the UK and Ireland, where wolves have been absent for centuries, this fear is one of the biggest barriers to wolf recovery. 🔗 https://bit.ly/48mtSA3
This classic fairytale could be damaging Europe’s wolf rewilding efforts
While wolves once roamed Europe for centuries, for most people, they exist only in stories or on screen
www.the-independent.com

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 2h
Norfolk has a beaver on the loose – and every reserve in the area insists “it’s not ours”! The mystery deepens.
Beaver ‘escape artist’ mystery
A mysterious beaver has appeared in Norfolk, prompting excitement and an investigation into which enclosure it escaped from
eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 3d
You going to this...?

Reposted by Richard D. Gregory, Steve Carver

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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 3d
UK Biodiversity Indicators 2025 are now live jncc.gov.uk/our-work/uk-...

With contributions from nearly 100 organisations, they are useful tools for summarising & communicating broad trends 🧵

#TogetherForNature
Wild Flower Chalk Grassland with Orchids copyright Matthew J Thomas/iStock

Reposted by Steve Carver

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 3d
Some thoughts on the new government's Environmental Improvement Plan, which deserved more attention, is broadly impressive, and yet faces significant challenges, some of which are of the government's own making. www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/45...

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 3d
8% is CRoW land. Don't forget the 140,000 miles of PRoW.

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 3d
Got an infographic for that?

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 3d
250,000ha = 1%. Falls a bit short of the 30% targets we signed up to in the Kunming-Montreal Agreement.

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 3d
Erudite as ever.

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 3d
Imagine reading a book on all the mistruths told about the British countryside only to find it misses out the biggest lie of all 😉

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Wildlife and Countryside Link @wclnews.bsky.social · 4d
The Environmental Improvement Plan is out🎉

We took the Government to court over the last one. This time, warm words won’t cut it – nature needs delivery.
1/5 🧵

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 9d
Wilderness Watch is the leading national organization whose sole focus is the preservation and proper stewardship of lands and rivers included in the National Wilderness Preservation System.

We're very grateful for our members and supporters who help us Keep Wilderness Wild!

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 10d
ourworldindata.org/wild-mammal-...
Just ten species make up almost half the weight of all wild mammals on Earth
A small number of species dominate the distribution of wild mammal biomass.
ourworldindata.org

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@GeoBlogs @geoblogs.bsky.social · 10d
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The species at risk of extinction in Wales named in first of its kind report
Species in Peril identifies thousands of at-risk species in Wales based on geographical restriction.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 14d
#GoodNews on #biodiversity, because we all need some

H/t @inkcapjournal.bsky.social
www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/environ...
River reconnected to its flood plain thanks to restoration project in Northumberland
One of the largest river restoration projects in the UK has been completed in north Northumberland.
www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk

Reposted by Keith C. Hamer, Steve Carver

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Raptor Persecution UK @raptorpersuk.bsky.social · 14d
New report on gamebird releases in Cairngorms National Park doesn't tell even half the story.

Study included less than half (45%) of estates rearing & releasing non-native gamebirds. MSPs need to interpret results cautiously & appropriately.

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/21/n...
New report on gamebird releases in Cairngorms National Park doesn’t tell even half the story
In spring 2025, news emerged that the GWCT (Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust) was going to be conducting a pilot study to look at the number of non-native gamebirds (Pheasants & Red-legge…
raptorpersecutionuk.org

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 15d
No one from Reform in BBCQT tonight? 🙄

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Trees for Life @treesforlife.bsky.social · 15d
A huge step for rewilding in the Highlands 🌲 #GlenAffric NNR - one of Scotland’s most iconic and beautiful glens - has officially joined @affrichighlands.bsky.social, the UK’s largest #rewilding landscape.

Read the full story 👉 affrichighlands.org/news/glen-af...
Glen Affric joins UK’s largest rewilding landscape
The world-famous Glen Affric National Nature Reserve managed by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has joined Affric Highlands, the UK’s largest rewilding landscape – becoming the 20th landholding to…
affrichighlands.org

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 15d
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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 15d
I think I've missed a week with my random wilderness photos. I've been scanning old 35mm slides and found this one of autumn colours ands mist in a forest on the side of a Japanese volcano from 1998.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 15d
Nature isn’t a “blocker” – it makes our lives better.

Our coast, countryside, heritage and wildlife underpin our food, water and health and put millions of pounds into the economy. The Government must not weaken the laws that protect them.
Sunshine filtering between the autumnal leaves. It creates a glow in a woodland space and feels quite magical.

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Convention on Wetlands @ramsar.org · 16d
🏞️ Wetlands are more than just ecosystems, they are sanctuaries of life.

🐟 They harbour countless species, many found nowhere else on Earth, and they serve humanity in profound ways.

#WetlandsWednesday #CITESCoP20

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Wilderness Watch @wildernesswatch.bsky.social · 18d
"The threat to wolves from humans has rarely been greater. Now more than ever, we must broaden our empathy and compassion, ensuring that our choices reflect care for not just ourselves, but also for the wildlife and other beings who share this planet."

www.explorebigsky.com/dispatches-f...
Dispatches from the Wild: Montana’s record-high wolf quota | Explore Big Sky
By Benjamin Alva Polley EBS COLUMNIST Years ago, I hiked with two friends in a remote area of Glacier National Park during early November. Western larch trees blazed with the color of butterscotch, th...
www.explorebigsky.com

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 18d
Global reindeer populations could fall by more than half by 2100 due to the impacts of climate change, including the shrinking of their habitats, according to a recent study, Mongabay’s Sonam Lama Hyolmo reports.

The IUCN listed the species as vulnerable in 2016.
Reindeer numbers may fall by more than half by 2100 as Arctic warms: Study
Global reindeer populations could fall by more than half by 2100 due to the impacts of climate change, including the shrinking of their habitats, according to a recent study, Mongabay’s Sonam Lama…
news.mongabay.com

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 19d
He should also read the recently published IUCN Guidelines for Rewilding portals.iucn.org/library/site...
which gives the international accepted definition and guiding principles of rewilding.
portals.iucn.org

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 19d
Andrew do well to read the following: ECOS 39(3): Reviewing England’s National Parks: an opportunity for rewilding? www.ecos.org.uk/8984-2/ with @selfwilledland.bsky.social which explain why our "National Parks" aren't proper National Parks and why he shouldn't assume we want to rewild everywhere.
ECOS 39(3): Reviewing England’s National Parks: an opportunity for rewilding? - ECOS - Challenging Conservation
The Glover-Gove review of National Parks will trigger many agendas for these protected landscapes. Can rewilding get a look in? We’ve been here before… Michael Gove chose to announce his review of Eng...
www.ecos.org.uk

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Sir Jack Caramac @jackcaramac.bsky.social · 22d
Ken is 10 times the man Kruger is #bbcqt

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Steve Carver @landethics.bsky.social · 23d
That is such a different take than the @moorlandassoc.bsky.social's "Scientists Warn: Ending Grouse Moor Management Could Accelerate Bird Declines ... Red grouse numbers may drop by up to 80% under climate change if management stops."

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Rachael Unsworth @leedstours.bsky.social · 24d
Digging around trying to clear space on computer I happened across this saved quotation from the deeply wise & inspiring @popovaprof.bsky.social