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Since the Black Summer bushfires, GER and WWF-Australia have been providing funding to Kanangra-Boyd to Wyangala Link to support annual surveys of greater gliders to monitor the recovery of the species. The ecologists have discovered good news and bad news - At severely burnt sites where greater gliders had been wiped out by the fires, there is still no sign of the species recovering, but where they had still been present after the fires their numbers appear to have boomed. Greater gliders however are an indicator species, and their overall decline is a red flag that signals that other species will also have been similarly impacted by the fires and struggling to recover in many areas. Learn more through this segment on SBS. #wildlifesurveys #connectivityconservation #greatergliders

🦫We need beavers. 💦Beavers are wetland-building ecosystem engineers, carbon capturers, water managers and cleaners and much more. 🗝️They’re a keystone species who shape the landscape around them in ways no others can (apart from humans!) – enabling their ecosystems to work properly. 😔But some farmers and estate owners don‘t want their lands changed by beavers and see them as a threat. Unfortunately, rather than using simple coexistence methods, landowners kill these gentle creatures 'in shocking numbers.‘ If you‘d like to help these beautiful animals, consider supporting one of the organisations that works to protect them. For e.g. the UK‘s Beaver Trust. *** Info source: theweek.com #nature #rewilding #wildlife

Islands teach lessons of isolation and resilience. 🌴 Study their unique ecosystems, wildlife conservation, and the stories of communities living in harmony with nature. 🏞️ What is the most interesting or unique thing you learned about the island? #islandeducation #ecological #nature #wildlife

Islands teach lessons of isolation and resilience. 🌴 Study their unique ecosystems, wildlife conservation, and the stories of communities living in harmony with nature. 🏞️ What is the most interesting or unique thing you learned about the island? #islandeducation #ecological #nature #wildlife

Islands teach lessons of isolation and resilience. 🌴 Study their unique ecosystems, wildlife conservation, and the stories of communities living in harmony with nature. 🏞️ What is the most interesting or unique thing you learned about the island? #islandeducation #ecological #nature #wildlife

Islands teach lessons of isolation and resilience. 🌴 Study their unique ecosystems, wildlife conservation, and the stories of communities living in harmony with nature. 🏞️ What is the most interesting or unique thing you learned about the island? #islandeducation #ecological #nature #wildlife

If you've ever wondered what's all the fuss about intact prairie and grassland ecosystems, read this article! It offers a fantastic primer on the many types of grasslands around the world, the types of plant and animal life they support, and why they matter. Via American Prairie

This week's #ShareCCPC feature is by Tilai Ellis-Stairs @tilai.ellisstairs Pictured is a keystone species - salmon. But today I wanted to talk about herring, another crucial species in our local waters. Herring have been abundant in our waters for centuries. A recent study based out of Alaska, B.C. & Washingtons' First Nations revealed they were either the first or second most abundant fish at all 171 sites, which date back 10,000 years. . These #BIGlittleFISH are what is called a keystone species. A keystone species is one that is so abundant in an ecosystem, that if they were removed the ecosystem would change drastically. In most ecosystems - there is more than one keystone species. And sometimes they depend upon one another. For example; salmon, another keystone species, feed off of herring. . Now as we all know I'm sure, the wild salmon population in B.C. has been significantly declining over the years, largely due to habitat destruction and pollution of their spawning streams. When two keystone species are so closely connected - it is imperative we safeguard this connection. . With many herring spawns being overfished to the point of no return and salmon stocks in decline - we face a very concerning potential. It is pertinent DFO does everything in its power to safeguard these two keystone species unless we want to see a very different coast in our future. Let's leave it better than we found it ✌️ . . . . . #herring #salmon #keystonespecies #keystone #foundationspecies #salmonspawn #herringspawn #wildlife #wildlifephotography #britishcolumbia #dfo #sharecangeo #shareccpc #CCPC #Conservation

Islands teach lessons of isolation and resilience. 🌴 Study their unique ecosystems, wildlife conservation, and the stories of communities living in harmony with nature. 🏞️ What is the most interesting or unique thing you learned about the island? #islandeducation #ecological #nature #wildlife