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The Bright SideWhen I entered my friend’s newly built guest house near San Diego, I admired the broad glass front that opened up to a panoramic view over the valley.An hour later, an egg-yolk-yellow warbler was writhing in front of the glass entry door.This experience became a wake-up call about the invisible dangers of windows.<a href="https://mas.to/tags/BirdConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdConservation</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nature</a>

defensedailyParadise Flycather: Graceful bird of the woods<a href="https://youtu.be/Q2cCZvMyfBk?si=9_L_ROJBJl9hr94W" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Q2cCZvMyfBk?si=9_L_ROJBJl9hr94W</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ParadiseFlycatcher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ParadiseFlycatcher</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ExoticBirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExoticBirds</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RareBirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RareBirds</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BirdsWithLongTails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdsWithLongTails</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BirdsofParadise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdsofParadise</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ElegantBirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElegantBirds</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Viral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Viral</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trending</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ExplorePage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExplorePage</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PhotographyLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhotographyLovers</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrendingNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrendingNow</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PopularPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PopularPost</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/InstaGood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InstaGood</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PhotoOfTheDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhotoOfTheDay</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TravelGram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TravelGram</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WildernessCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WildernessCulture</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TravelPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TravelPhotography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LoveWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LoveWildlife</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SaveNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaveNature</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ProtectWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectWildlife</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BirdConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdConservation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SaveTheWild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaveTheWild</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EcoFriendly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EcoFriendly</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WildlifeMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WildlifeMatters</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HabitatPreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HabitatPreservation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SustainableWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SustainableWildlife</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biodiversity</a>

Allyson ShawSuch a beautiful video essay on <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folklore</a> of storks in southern Scandinavia. <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/animism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#animism</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/birdConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birdConservation</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/Qk8tGyQPmAs?si=mBFHJ1br-ZoIof0T" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Qk8tGyQPmAs?si=mBFHJ1br-ZoIof0T</a>

Matt Hodgkinson"One flea treatment of a medium-sized dog contains enough pesticide to kill 60 million bees."<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/23/flea-treatments-cats-dogs-environmental-hazard" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/23/flea-treatments-cats-dogs-environmental-hazard</a><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Insecticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Insecticides</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/FleaTreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FleaTreatment</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/FleaTreatments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FleaTreatments</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/PetOwnersAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PetOwnersAdvice</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/VeterinaryDrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeterinaryDrugs</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/CatsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/MastoDogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastoDogs</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Fipronil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fipronil</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Imidacloprid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Imidacloprid</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/BirdConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdConservation</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Permethrin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Permethrin</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/EnvironmentalContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalContamination</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/PetsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PetsOfMastodon</a>

ChantalThis was my first view of 2025. At the fieldstation in Mauritius. 💚 <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/conservationwork?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conservationwork</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdlovers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birdlovers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/echoparakeet?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#echoparakeet</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlifeconservation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlifeconservation</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdconservation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birdconservation</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturelovers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturelovers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/natuur?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#natuur</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vogels?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vogels</a>

Good News CommunityThe RSPB Geltsdale reserve in the north Pennines has expanded to over 50 square kilometers, making it England's largest bird sanctuary. This diverse habitat is now home to species like curlews, golden plovers, merlins, and the protected hen harriers. Conservation efforts, including rewilding and innovative grazing techniques, are fostering a thriving ecosystem. <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/goodnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@goodnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/tags/GoodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoodNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/tags/BirdConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdConservation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/tags/RSPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RSPB</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cosmicnation.co/tags/WildlifeProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WildlifeProtection</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/01/its-incredible-the-place-just-swarms-with-birdlife-inside-englands-biggest-bird-sanctuary" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/01/its-incredible-the-place-just-swarms-with-birdlife-inside-englands-biggest-bird-sanctuary</a>

nemo™ 🇺🇦🐦 This rare bird species was extinct in Europe for decades. Now the Waldrapp ibis is back! 🙌 But they need human help to migrate for winter. 🌍🇩🇪 Conservationists are guiding the birds on their journey using ultralight aircraft to ensure their survival. 🛩️🐦 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BirdConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdConservation</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndangeredSpecies</a> 🔗 <a href="https://s.42l.fr/Mg6g-UeM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://s.42l.fr/Mg6g-UeM</a>Bckp.:<a href="https://apnews.com/article/germany-ibis-waldrapp-migration-climate-change-c0acde6dfd791d2ec1998b53699e9756" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/germany-ibis-waldrapp-migration-climate-change-c0acde6dfd791d2ec1998b53699e9756</a>

Mark<a href="https://climatejustice.social/@504DR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@504DR</a> Every time wind energy is discussed on the socials, the trolls come out and scream "bird killers" or something like that. The facts are that cats (domestic and feral), buildings, vehicles, electrical power lines (no matter the source of power) kill orders of magnitudes more birds than wind turbines. Yes, the power companies should mitigate bird mortality from wind turbines, but it's small potatoes compared to the real bird killers. And habitat loss is an unquantified, but likely the biggest factor in the massive decline of bird populations. <a href="https://www.fws.gov/library/collections/threats-birds" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.fws.gov/library/collections/threats-birds</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/birding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birding</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BirdConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdConservation</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Conservation</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BirdMortality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdMortality</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecology</a>

Australian GeographicThe world is full of intelligent, beautiful and rare parrots, but they're falling victim to wildlife trafficking. Thankfully, researchers have figured out how to use DNA databases to protect our feathered friends.So, how does the use of genomic forensics help protect parrots? And what is a DNA database?To recognise World Parrot Day, we asked Dr George Olah of The Australian National University for the facts; here is 60 Seconds of Science.⁠<a href="https://youtu.be/jPuoFvld6_U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/jPuoFvld6_U</a>Learn more about Dr George Olah's work with parrots… <a href="https://ausgeo.co/csiparrots" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ausgeo.co/csiparrots</a><a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/ausgeo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ausgeo</a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#australia</a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/seeaustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#seeaustralia</a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener 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target="_blank">#birdconservation</a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/animalrescue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#animalrescue</a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/worldparrotday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worldparrotday</a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/globalwarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#globalwarming</a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#academia</a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://newsmast.social/tags/academicchatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener 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Kathy Jones (she/her) (Birds Canada) 🍁🇨🇦Sharing from the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas: As we're gearing up for YEAR 3 of the Atlas, we have created an immersive way to explore the purpose of the Atlas, with interactive maps, data summaries, and more... a <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/storymap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#storymap</a>! Remind yourself why your contributions are so important to <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/birdconservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birdconservation</a> across the province, by viewing the StoryMap. Share with your <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/birder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birder</a> friends who can still contribute to the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/onbirdatlas3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onbirdatlas3</a> by visiting the link in our bio ("StoryMap").<a href="https://www.birdsontario.org/storymap/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.birdsontario.org/storymap/</a>

DoomsdaysCWSizewell C nuclear plant could kill 500m fish, campaigners say<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environmental</a> groups claim planned Suffolk power station will devastate marine life and key bird habitatby Karen McVeigh Wed 28 Apr 2021 08.15 EDTArticle image: Sizewell B nuclear power station looms over the RSPB Minsmere wetlands. The proposed plant would be built on nature reserve’s southern boundary."More than 500 million fish, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protectedspecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protectedspecies</a>, could be sucked into the cooling system of a proposed £20bn <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NuclearPowerPlant</a> in Suffolk if construction goes ahead, environmental campaigners say."A local campaign group, Together Against Sizewell C (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tasc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tasc</a>), claims the subsequent deaths of millions of fish is 'inhumane and unacceptable' and flies in the face of the government’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenAgenda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GreenAgenda</a>. Also opposing the development, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/birdconservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birdconservation</a> group RSPB expressed concern over predicted levels of fish loss on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/marinebirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#marinebirds</a> that feed on them."The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), a government agency, has assessed the marine impacts of the plant and said it was confident the mortality rates caused by Sizewell C would be 'sustainable' and the impact on the wider marine community 'insignificant'."<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EDF</a>, the French state-owned company behind the plan to build Sizewell C, claims the proposed plant could generate 3.2GW of electricity, enough to provide 7% of the UK’s electricity needs, or power 6m homes. The Nuclear Industry Association describes it as “a vital next step” in the UK’s efforts to secure new low-carbon electricity as older nuclear reactors are shut down."However, environmental campaign groups, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenpeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Greenpeace</a>, argue that nuclear reactors are unnecessary and expensive, compared with a combination of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RenewableEnergy</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BatteryStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BatteryStorage</a> technology. The RSPB and the local community group <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopSizewellC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StopSizewellC</a> said the reactor poses a risk to the natural habitats along the Suffolk coast and the adjacent Minsmere nature reserve. Campaigners say a new nuclear power station will have a severe impact on marine life. "Planning documents published by EDF have revealed that almost 8 million fish were “impinged” – or sucked into the cooling system – by the existing plant Sizewell B each year between 2009 and 2013. Extrapolating from these figures, Tasc has estimated that 28 million fish could be impinged in the cooling system of both plants each year, which is 560 million over the two decades the plants are expected to operate, between 2035 and 2055. The proposed plant is larger than Sizewell B and will take in 2.5 times the amount of seawater, Tasc said."Pete Wilkinson, the chair of Tasc and a co-founder of Greenpeace UK, said the estimates were “staggering”. Such wildlife loss was the “tip of the iceberg”, he said, as it did not take into account fish fry, eggs, crustacea and other aquatic life.“Tens of millions of fish, crustaceans and other marine biota will be sacrificed for the purposes of cooling a plant which is not needed to keep the lights on, which will do nothing to reduce global carbon emissions, which will be paid for from the pockets of all UK taxpayers and bill-paying customers, leaving future generations with a lasting legacy of an impoverished environment,” he said.Wilkinson said he expected Cefas to condemn the impact on fish at the inquiry stage of the Sizewell C planning process.“Cefas’s stated aim is ‘to help keep our seas, oceans and rivers healthy and productive, and our seafood safe and sustainable … ’ Instead, it seems that Cefas appears quite at ease presiding over the deaths of millions of fish and clearly feels the huge number of fish deaths is acceptable in that the overall health of fish stocks will not be compromised.”“Adam Rowlands, the RSPB’s Suffolk area manager, said: 'It is our position that the project should not go ahead. The potential impacts on the environment are too great. Fish impingement is one of our concerns. These fish provide a valuable food supply to rare birds nesting and breeding in the area.'“Protected species breeding in the area include little and common terns and in the winter there are a number of internationally important red-throated divers. 'They won’t feed on dead fish,' Rowlands said.“Asked what impact such a loss of fish might have, Rowlands said: 'We haven’t seen evidence to convince us that removing that amount of fish from the population wouldn’t have an impact.'“If the plant goes ahead, it will be built on part of Sizewell marshes, a site of special scientific interest. It will also be adjacent to the southern boundary of the RSPB-owned Minsmere nature reserve, a Ramsar (internationally important wetland) site and special protection area. Minsmere is one of only five sites in Britain to receive the Council of Europe European Diploma for protected areas award, whose renewal depends on Sizewell C not causing any damage.“A spokesperson for Cefas said: 'There is no scientific evidence that the proposed new nuclear developments will cause large-scale destruction of marine life or impact protected species.'“Its role in relation to the Sizewell C project was to ensure 'the marine evidence base is scientifically robust, to fully assess the potential marine impacts and, where feasible, to work with EDF engineers to reduce potential impacts by design optimisation', the spokesperson said, adding that issuing any objection to the proposal was outside its remit.‘”Our objective is to ensure that the adverse impacts of human activities don’t affect the long-term viability of communities, habitats, or populations of vulnerable and declining species.“‘Where impacts do occur, such as mortality of fish on power station intake screens, we assess these against other sources of mortality (natural and anthropogenic) and the ability of the population to withstand such losses. Compared to the natural population size, relatively few fish will be impacted and we are confident that mortality rates caused by the new nuclear industry are sustainable and the impact on the wider marine ecosystem will be insignificant.'“It said it had produced three chapters of the environmental statement, including on marine ecology and fisheries, submitted by Sizewell C to the planning process for public and regulatory scrutiny. It added: 'In undertaking this nationally important work for EDF to develop UK’s new nuclear capability, we avoid conflicts of interest by not providing advice to government regulators on new nuclear developments.'“A spokesperson for Sizewell C said: 'Our assessments show that the fish impacted are mainly sprat and herring. The intake of these species by Sizewell C is 0.01% of the stock in the area. Fisheries scientists describe the impact of new nuclear power stations on the marine ecosystem as ‘insignificant’.'“The spokesperson said they would use a more modern 'fish returns system' than the one at Sizewell B, to ensure higher survival rates and that the returned fish that did not survive would be 'eaten by other sea life'.“A spokesperson for the Environment Agency said it was responsible for 'stringent regulation' of the nuclear industry to prevent harm to the environment and local communities. Speaking about an <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EDF</a> subsidiary created to build and run <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HinkleyPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HinkleyPoint</a> C and Sizewell C nuclear power stations, they said: 'We are currently considering NNB Generation Company’s environmental permit application for their proposed cooling water discharge, and will determine it once we have assessed the impacts to the marine environment – including fish populations.'“The Sizewell C planning process began in May 2020 and an examination is now under way by the Planning Inspectorate. This stage of the process is expected to take about six months, during which local people and organisations can make representations."<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/28/sizewell-c-nuclear-plant-could-kill-500m-fish-campaigners-claim" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/28/sizewell-c-nuclear-plant-could-kill-500m-fish-campaigners-claim</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SizewellC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SizewellC</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wetlands</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EndangeredSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndangeredSpecies</a>

Sweet Home Alaberta 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽Trap Neuter Release (TNR) is a scam…unless false fuzzy feelings are the goal.<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Disinformation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BirdConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdConservation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BiodiversityConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BiodiversityConservation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/InvasiveCats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InvasiveCats</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FeralCatProblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FeralCatProblem</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/TrapNeuterReleaseDisinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrapNeuterReleaseDisinformation</a>

FedecopsGreat Cormorant Faces Risk from Avian Flu 🐦🚫The majestic Great Cormorant is now under threat due to the deadly Avian Flu. As millions of birds face this global concern, the Cormorant's survival becomes even more crucial. Discover more about this pressing issue and how it impacts our feathered friends. 👉 <a href="https://blog.rapusia.org/animals/2295/great-cormorant-surviving-at-risk-from-the-avian-flu/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://blog.rapusia.org/animals/2295/great-cormorant-surviving-at-risk-from-the-avian-flu/</a><a href="https://moth.social/tags/GreatCormorant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GreatCormorant</a> <a href="https://moth.social/tags/AvianFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AvianFlu</a> <a href="https://moth.social/tags/BirdConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdConservation</a> <a href="https://moth.social/tags/NatureAlert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NatureAlert</a> 🌍🐦🚨

Sweet Home Alaberta 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽These don’t work well, or at all when not put on kitty before being released out to slaughter wildlife. They’re just another excuse for irresponsible pet owners to continue being irresponsible wildlife killers.<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Catio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Catio</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Catlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Catlines</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/LoveYourPet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LoveYourPet</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BirdConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BirdConservation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/WildlifeConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WildlifeConservation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/EndangeredByCatOwners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EndangeredByCatOwners</a> <a href="https://www.10000birds.com/can-birds-be-safe-if-only.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.10000birds.com/can-birds-be-safe-if-only.htm</a>

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