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Did you know you can Adopt a Bighorn? 🧡 Desert bighorn sheep play a vital role in Zion National Park's ecosystem as large herbivores and valuable prey for large carnivores, such as mountain lions. Bighorn are sometimes called "wilderness species" because they inhabit some of the most remote and stunning environments in the West. By joining the Adopt-a-Bighorn program, you can help protect the desert bighorn sheep, the park's symbol of wilderness. When a Park supports a healthy population of such a sensitive species, it is proof of a healthy ecosystem and its ability to support many other wildlife species, including mountain lions, California condors, Mexican spotted owls, and peregrine falcons. 🤗 All program proceeds go directly toward bighorn research in Zion National Park. #ZionForever #PreserveTheParks #ProtectOurSanctuaries #GuardiansOfTheWild #SaveOurParks #CedarBreaksForever #PipeSpringPride #DixieForestForever #ForeverStartsNow #ConserveZion #WildlifeGuardians #NatureStewards #NationalParksForever #ExploreResponsibly #SupportOurParks

For Cliff Oxford, a Waycross, Ga., native, the Okefenokee Swamp is home turf. "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife is doing our business and what it is supposed to do in speaking for the woodpeckers, otters, ‘gators, bowfin, pitcher plants and the rest of the swamp habitat, as well as for all people who fish, hunt and walk in the swamp." Read Cliff Oxford's full opinion piece in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: https://lnkd.in/e2pwfUUz

Do you help people to access parks, beaches, lakes, rivers, canals, woodlands, or nature reserves? Are you a staff member or a volunteer in one of these wonderful places? Or perhaps you are a landowner? On behalf of The Wildlife Trusts, Iain Broome and I are producing some resources to help more people access and enjoy blue and green spaces. We’re running two identical online workshops in August and would love you to join one to help us shape this work. There is already lots of research about barriers and enablers that affect access to green and blue spaces. To add to this, we’ll be asking you: 1. Do you have insights about specific groups of people within your local population who do or don’t use the spaces near you? 2. What guidance is already available about improving access? 3. What more can be done to help people access blue and green space? 4. Who else should we be talking to as we collate our research? Join us on: 7th August 10 – 11.00am  or 15th August 12pm – 1.00pm Register for The Wildlife Trusts workshop here: https://lnkd.in/eusjdfDN You can contact me directly with a PM Could you help us reach more people by sharing and tagging this post? Many thanks!

This book explores how wildlife adapted to cities. (from the archive)

Just as the wildlife in your orchard changes from season to season, so do the management requirements. 🌸 Seasonality is important to so many aspects of orchard management, and sometimes knowing when to do which tasks can be confusing. With the best will in the world, we always forget some things. This guide aims to roughly plan your orcharding year, including everything when to graft, when to cut the sward and when to keep your eyes peeled for wildlife. 🌳🍐 👉https://lnkd.in/edHJvqXM 📸National Trust

Wild dolphins and orcas are being captured from their natural habitats. It's important to dispel the myth that all dolphins and whales in theme parks were bred in captivity. In reality, many captive dolphins were once wild and free. To learn more, read our article, "Stolen From the Wild," in Wildlife Matters Investigates here: https://lnkd.in/eumCBme3.

When most people think about deer management in Scotland, chances are that it is the majestic red deer stag on a Highland mountainside that springs most readily to mind. In many areas, however, it is Scotland’s other native deer species – roe deer - that poses an equally large challenge, particularly in our lowland and urban areas.   In today’s Herald, our Head of Wildlife Management Donald Fraser takes a look at the issues roe deer can pose in lowland and urban areas and what is being done by NatureScot and partners to address these challenges: https://lnkd.in/e-msTEqH   You can also find out more about how and why roe deer are managed in the lowlands in this short video featuring case studies in three very different natural habitats - Scotland’s rainforest on the west coast, woodland on the outskirts of Glasgow and farmland in Fife: https://lnkd.in/e_X_wV7K

If you’re anything like us, the clocks going forward and us stepping into Spring gets you thinking about your garden. However, some trends around your outdoor space are causing a decline in wildlife. Here are five easy ways to make your garden a haven for wildlife [link in the comments]

How well do you know your tracks? Our wolverine program works with the Cascades Wolverine Project (CWP) in Washington State. CWP uses track photos submitted by the public to understand wolverine distribution in the Cascades mountain range. But how good are these data? These photos of wildlife tracks are used to test wildlife professionals, such as those at CWP, on their ability to identify the species associated with tracks. Take the track quiz ➡️ https://loom.ly/EJYqpLI

Something special about Michigan you might not know: We're one of only a handful of places in the US where the endangered Mitchell's satyr butterfly can thrive. 🦋 The prairie fen habitats they rely on are increasingly rare, making existing sites even more crucial. Fortunately for us, Michigan is considered the best location to focus on recovery for the species, given the number of sites where the butterfly is still active! Led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a consortium of federal officials, state wildlife agencies, land conservancies like TNC and zoos are leading the effort to recover the butterfly's population here in the Mitten. Reintroducing fire to preserves, captive propagation, and species monitoring are just some of the methods in place to help support the these rare beauties. Read all about efforts to save the Mitchell's satyr and its habitat: https://nature.ly/4fumG6B