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Roman Goergen
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German SCIENCE and NATURE journalist 🧪🌍🇩🇪🗞️ , based in London 🇬🇧. Let's follow each other if you are interested in science, nature, wildlife, conservation and related topics! Previously based in South Africa and Canada.🇿🇦🇨🇦
Trying can't hurt
September 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Part 6 and end: Good journalism would explain why bats are protected🧪, how to live with them🌍, and what support exists.🌐 Instead we get scare tactics.
🌿 Bats aren’t pests. They’re part of our urban nature.
#Biodiversity #BatConservation #BBC #ScienceJournalism #UrbanWildlife
July 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Years ago, I spoke with bat expert Merlin Tuttle🧪. He reminded me:
🗣️ “For much of human history we shared caves, then thatched huts and log cabins, with bats. [...] Modern humans have begun living in buildings that exclude bats.”
Now we call it a crisis.🌐🌍 Part 5👇
July 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
No expert voices, no mention of the Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social , no perspective from ecologists🌍 Alternatives are ignored. The woman is “sleeping in her car” – but mitigation tools🧪, and @naturescot.bsky.social help are all buried deep or missing entirely.🌐 Part 4👇
July 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The story describes 500 soprano pipistrelle #bats in a woman’s house. But:
▪️ This species is common but legally protected🌐
▪️ They eat thousands of insects per night🧪
▪️ No word on ecosystem value or why protections exist🌍
Just fear, noise and panic, probably even leading to more prosecution. Part 3👇
July 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Teil 2 🦭 Risiko für andere Arten?🧪 Das Virus stammt laut Genanalysen von einem Schakal – und zirkuliert jetzt in den Kolonien🌍 Experten fürchten: Ein Sprung auf andere Robbenarten könnte Tollwut bis in die Antarktis tragen🌐
Seiten 5–6👇
#OneHealth #Wildtiere #Südafrika #Infektionsbiologie
July 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Teil 2 🦉 Fleckenkauz 🌎
▪️ Der invasive Streifenkauz breitet sich aus – der heimische Fleckenkauz verliert.🌐
▪️ Die US-Behörden wollten Zehntausende töten – ein ethisches Minenfeld.
📖 Geschrieben vor Trumps Eingriffe in den US-Artenschutz🧪
🌿 #Biodiversität #Wildtiermanagement #Umweltpolitik #natur
June 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
A little more background about this issue from the German story I published last year about criminal networks around Kruger Park:
bsky.app/profile/roma...
German post🇩🇪 (more English soon). Ich habe für 'Natur' (03/24) die Lage im #Krugerpark in #Südafrika analysiert: Kriminalexperten schlagen dort Alarm. Das Symbol für Natur- und #Artenvielfalt ist immer stärker von Kriminalität und Korruption betroffen. #tiere #artenschutz #wilderei #kriminalität 🧪🌍
June 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I wrote about the hopes to bring the jaguar back to the United States here👉 bsky.app/profile/roma...

This is pretty much the end for this idea.
👉 The increase in the number of sightings of young jaguars in the Southwestern United States🌎 is giving conservationists hope that breeding populations could return, but one big obstacle is the US–Mexico border wall.🧪
🐆 Read more in my story

#EndangeredSpecies #Biodiversity #BigCats #wildlife
May 19, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Teil 2 🦅 Forschung, Moore & Perspektiven 🧪
Regenwälder, Moore, Elan Valley: Natur & Tourismus gehen hier zusammen.
TWIG & Peatland Partnership zeigen, wie Klimaschutz vor Ort wirkt.🌍
Der Rotmilan wird zum Symbol des Wandels.
#Artenschutz #Biodiversität #Naturtourismus #Greifvögel
May 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM