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Global Ecosystem Renewal! Ecological Landscaper, Permaculture Gardener, Wildlife Habitat Creation, Rewilding, Megafauna, Woodpasture, Nature Friendly Farming

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Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · Aug 20

"Pleistocene and early Holocene megafaunal extinctions can stimulate us to reevaluate what is natural in the world and what sort of natures we seek to conserve or restore. If we accept the increasing evidence for a strong human role in these early extinctions, it forces a look inwards and 1/2

Megafauna and ecosystem function from the Pleistocene to the Anthropocene | PNAS

Large herbivores and carnivores (the megafauna) have been in a state of decline and extinction since the Late Pleistocene, both on land and more re...

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Palustris @palustris.bsky.social · 21h

This fen creation trial by the High Batts team at Pennycroft Quarry is hopefully the start of something much bigger. It's survived a mammoth river flood and prolonged inundation. Adjoining open water is crystal clear and dominated by stonewort beds, suggesting ideal conditions for calcareous fen.

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EcosystemEngineer @ecosystemengineer.bsky.social · 3d

Quite the opposite.

Mega-herbivores breathe life back into the forests, because when it comes to species count and functional dynamics our current forests are barely operating.

What you might see as destruction would provide wildlife, trees and flora with the conditions they're most adapted to.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 1d

More after dark magic in the rainforest with a UV torch.

Some species of fungi are bioflorescent in ultraviolet light, making them glow against the blackness of night.

A walk through the woods becomes a truly enchanting experience.

Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 1d

Translate:

"Fairly fresh images of a #wolf hunting a #red deer.

In the second photo, you can see the red deer was moving quite fast. 👇

Lots of sand movement, splayed toes, and dewclaw prints.

Incredibly cool #animaltracks!

#cybertracker #trackandsign"

Boswachter Sabine @boswachtersabine.bsky.social · 2d

Vrij verse prenten van een #wolf die op een #edelhert jaagt.

Op de tweede foto zie je dat het edelhert er flink de vaart in had. 👇

Veel verplaatsing van het zand, gespreide tenen en de bijhoeven drukken af.

Ontzettend gave #diersporen!

#cybertracker #trackandsign

Prenten van wolf en edelhert

Die afdruk edelhert

Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 3d

That's incredible! What a fearsome predator, everything is on the menu.

Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 4d

Order#638273

6 Hippos
6 Crocodiles

Your order is packed and on it's way!

You will be billed for expedited international overseas shipping of a dozen very large, dangerous animals.

Let's hope theres no trouble in customs. 🤞

Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 4d

Modern hippos are not physiologically different from their ice-age ancestors. They are also not very cold tolerant, minimum air temp 50F / 10C. They survived by inhabiting warm-ish microclimates. I wonder if they were at all migratory? or maybe found geothermal refuges?

Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 4d

Pretty sure hippos would do wonders for the ecological function of lakes, ponds, rivers, etc. Like water buffalo they would clear out excessive vegetation, fertilize the fish, and increase waterway heterogeneity by trampling and wallowing on the edges. I'll send you a few, I have 6 in stock.

Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 4d

Bring back the hippos?

(wild swimming would be even more exciting!)

www.uni-potsdam.de/en/pressrele...

Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 4d

This is good to see!

Please keep us updated on the changes and progress.

Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 4d

Translate:

"After decades of losing numerous bird species, a new wild pasture is being established in one of Bavaria's most valuable meadow bird conservation areas, the Glender Wiesen near Coburg! I'm delighted to have been able to play a small part in this."
www.wiesentbote.de/2025/07/09/n...

Herbert Nickel @herbertnickel.bsky.social · 4d

Nach jahrzehntelangem Verlust etlicher Vogelarten läuft in einem der hochwertigsten Wiesenbrüterschutzgebiete Bayerns, den Glender Wiesen bei Coburg, eine neue Wilde Weide vom Stapel! Freue mich sehr, dass ich hier ein klein wenig mitwirken durfte.
www.wiesentbote.de/2025/07/09/n...

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Owen Leyshon @dungenessowen.bsky.social · 7d

Taken the lawnmower way out to the Pilot Path, Dungeness today for its annual mow

This is to help the Autumn Ladies Tresses as there are no sheep or goats to do the munching

Moved a Large Conehead out the way - which is my first of the year

@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@kentfieldclub.bsky.social

Lawnmower - Pilot Path Dungeness

Autumn ladies Tresses

Large Conehead

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Cat Frampton @catframpton.bsky.social · 6d

Signs of recovery

These babies are from one of our hardest worked fields.
A field that may not have been intensified as fully as most but still was pumped up with fertilisers.

Four years ago we had one species of waxcaps, (Snowy One of the toughest) return

Then parrot and meadow
And now…
More!

A pot with two tiny waxcap fungi in it and a yellow club fungi.

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Herbert Nickel @herbertnickel.bsky.social · 7d

What a magic place! A whale graveyard in NE Siberia.
youtu.be/SL5z0gP-ESM?...

Whale graveyard - Huge bones filmed in dramatic drone shots over Russia's Chukotka

YouTube video by Capital FM Kenya

Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 6d

Ah - I've figured it out! I was using an auto translate feature in my browser - which disables the link. If I complete the checkout without a translation, the download works. Thank You.

Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks for the reply. When I select "download" and add to cart, then the "order" button, and then "checkout" The download does not initiate. I receive this message:

Natural Processes in the Netherlands (download) has been removed from your cart.
shopping cart contents
Your shopping cart is empty.

Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 7d

I thought this was a fascinating find also. Food forests enabling high natural biodiversity is another win. I'm betting this holds true in temperate food forests as well.

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Briar Farm @briarfarm.bsky.social · 8d

Spring onion flower head loaded with seeds.

We increasingly leave a number of plants to go to seed in the beds. Once ready we either harvest to sow next season or sprinkle the seed directly where we want it to grow.

The result is often a delightfully chaotic mix of plants.

Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 8d

Hmm, this is no longer available as a free download? (The link will not work) I missed it by a day? : (

I would like to read this if it is made available again, supposing I were to obtain a copy, would I be able to translate to English?

Thanks.

Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 8d

When people are seeking a practical and holistic perspective on invasive species, this is the book I set on the table.

Tao Orion @tao-orion.bsky.social · Jul 12

Wow it’s been 10 years since Beyond the War on Invasive Species was published and I got to hold a physical copy in my hands!
Since then I’ve enjoyed so many interesting conversations about ecology, land stewardship, and the meaning of restoration - here’s to many more years of these!

Book cover - Beyond the War on Invasive Specoes: A Permaculture Approach to Ecosystem Restoration by Tao Orion

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Palustris @palustris.bsky.social · 8d

More on Teesmouth seal pup deaths, suggesting sewage effluent and legacy of industrial pollution may have exacerbated natural mortality. Typical comedy response from Northumbrian Water saying they couldn't possibly be responsible for faecal bacteria in estuary.
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...

Pollution kills all Tees Estuary seal pups

Harbour seal pups in Tees Estuary suffer 100% mortality in 2025, prompting MPs to demand a Defra inquiry into the deaths

northeastbylines.co.uk

Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 8d

Food production for people (food forests) can overlap with natural biodiversity.

"In Ecuador, the figure is striking: 99% of all Afro-descendant land is in biodiversity hotspots, while in Colombia almost 92% of Afro-descendant lands are in the top 5% of areas for biodiversity."

Tobias Plieninger @plieningerlab.bsky.social · 9d

Fascinating article: Afro-descendant communities manage rich food forests across 2M km² in Latin America—yet only 5% are legally recognized. These biodiverse landscapes store carbon, curb deforestation & reflect a deep legacy of resistance. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Food forests are everything’: creating edible landscapes helps nature thrive in Afro-descendant lands

Agroforestry systems in Latin America practised by local communities are a boon to biodiversity, according to research

www.theguardian.com

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Cat Frampton @catframpton.bsky.social · 9d

Time on #Dartmoor to be careful where you put your feet! Especially in short mossy grass. (Where the sheep graze in particular)

The change in weather has finally awoken the #waxcaps!

Tiny fungi in short grass

Tiny fungi in short grass

Tiny fungi in short grass

Tiny fungi in short grass

Nearly Wild @nearlywild.bsky.social · 9d

Bobcat sighting outside the chicken run; 6 a.m.

Bear tracks in the sand around the neighbor's pond

Bear scat on the far edge of the field, all apples.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 11d

The steadily growing population of rare lesser horseshoe bats in the shed (roughly 100) attests to the level of flying insect life in the forest outside, since each bat catches around 3,000 per night.

Healthy nature depends on healthy, wild, functioning *ecosystems*.

Rewilding delivers that. 🌏