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From bird baths to rocks, here are seven things people put in their gardens to help wildlife, and how well they work. What animals are using your backyard? And what backyard features entice wildlife to visit? These are the questions a group of researchers from The University of Western Australia, Perth NRM and 243 citizen scientists from 30 towns and cities in southwestern Australia set out to answer. We chatted with lead researcher, Dr Bronte Van Helden, about what they found. Check out our top six takeaways in this summary of the findings, plus helpful tips for how you can set up easy features in your gardens to help wildlife. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, NACC NRM, Bruce Webber, Paul Close, Nicki Mitchell, Leonie Valentine, Holly Kirk, Sarah Bekessy, Wildlife Queensland, Rochelle Steven, Australian Citizen Science Association take a look and please share.

Join us in exploring the power of ecological data for conservation efforts. Our latest blog post features Dr. Jake Wall, director of research and conservation at the Mara Elephant Project, discussing how ecological data is driving timely, critical actions to protect elephants, their habitats, and the humans who live alongside them. Learn more about the innovative use of data in conservation and the collaborative efforts shaping the future of wildlife preservation. Read the full blog post here: https://loom.ly/KnrP568

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Did you know that a remarkable ❤️ two thirds ❤️ of ALL British species can be found in #Yorkshire? Somewhere between 40,000 - 45,000 different plants, birds, animals and other organisms. Nature recovery here in Yorkshire is therefore a crucial contribution to UK biodiversity as a whole. 🦋 🐌 🕷 💮 This is just one headline from State of Yorkshire's Nature report, released today. Led by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and with vital contributions and data from British Trust for Ornithology, the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, Butterfly Conservation, the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union and the thousands of individual members who record and report wildlife. For the first time, we have an accurate insight into how the whole of Yorkshire’s nature is faring – and, crucially where and what action is most needed to create healthier, resilient and more abundant landscapes. Like everywhere in the UK, Yorkshire has suffered significant losses over many years to the richness and diversity of our natural environment. We know how to turn that around, for everyone's benefit. In the upcoming general election, the Trust is asking all candidates to share their commitment to restoring nature's recovery - using the report as a guideline to make Yorkshire a national leader for conservation - and encouraging the public to share their hopes and aspirations for Yorkshire’s wildlife with their candidates and councillors. #YorkshireNatureReport https://lnkd.in/eXQNmBAV

Broadwater Lake Latest News! 💧 The planning application to build a new Watersports Facility and Activity Centre at Broadwater Lake is NOT on the Hillingdon Council Planning Committee Agenda for 14 March as originally planned. We wonder why? Is it because: 👎 By approving the development, Hillingdon Council would be failing in its statutory duty to conserve and enhance biodiversity ❌ Intensive watersports cannot successfully coexist with nature on a lake the size of Broadwater Lake, and that the case sets a damaging precedent for other SSSIs across the UK. 🚨 Many biodiversity impacts have been underplayed or discounted in order to justify a finding of no adverse effects on the SSSI. We await more details and will let you know. 👉 You can find out more about the threat to Broadwater Lake and how you can still take action: https://ow.ly/t2EX50QNuKR RSPB Wildlife and Countryside Link Buglife Colne Valley Regional Park The Bat Conservation Trust Wildfowl & Wetland Trust The Wildlife Trusts

🐘 Elephants: nature's giants and also ecosystem engineers! From dispersing seeds to enabling sustainable livelihoods, they are both intrinsically breathtaking and vital for #biodiversity and local economies. 📷 More with Wildlife Conservation Society infographic 👇

Douglas W. Tallamy’s first book, Bringing Nature Home, awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they depend on are fast disappearing. His solution? Plant more natives. In this new book, Tallamy takes the next step and outlines his vision for a grassroots approach to conservation. Nature’s Best Hope shows how homeowners everywhere can turn their yards into conservation corridors that provide wildlife habitats. 🐦🏡 https://lnkd.in/gGgqAvVM

Thanks for highlighting this WILDLABS work. Field Monitoring is so important to bring data to opinions with truth from observations. See the link below for a presentation of this work.