I’ve always been really annoyed we’ll never get to coexist with ground sloths again. And while I hope this piece makes you realise the tragedy of that, it’s other purpose is to serve as motivation as to why it’s so crucial we don’t lose what little ‘Pleistocene megafauna’ we have left.

This idea’s been brewing for a while, and the arrival of #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge next week - which looks to be the best media depiction of these animals thus far - gave me the motivation to finally bring it to life. @tetzoo.bsky.social

And my brother was the one who put forward the motion!

Very sorry to have had to jump out but it would’ve killed me! Hope it continues to be brill and catch up soon.

Hi Barrie, could they drop a message to [email protected]

It would’ve been!

Doesn’t stop the relentless tide of raptor persecution though - the nature of it means it’s very hard to get caught. It’s very unlikely even a legitimate reintroduction would be without persecution risk but it’s much more reduced than an illicit one.

And a day before that, surprise murmuration at old patch Fishlake Meadows just after a Marsh Harrier went to roost.

I did get a shush from my friends birding yesterday when I let out a celebratory cackle, but that was because I’d spotted a WTE

No such thing as bad coverage eh

Since doing this, I’ve had notifications of random probably bot accounts liking posts from across my timeline.

My fave has been someone really digging my announcement of my first conservation job as a harvest mouse project lead in 2017. Such simpler times.