#Repost @keyconservation (@get_repost) ・・・ It’s exciting to see mainstream social media platforms like @instagram working on ways to educate the public on potentially harmful wildlife interactions! Repost @fancy_scientist | From @natgeo’s feed. So happy to see @instagram take a stand against the #animalselfie industry in #ecotourism. #worldtraveler #wildlife #wildlifebiologist #babyanimals #wildlifephotography #endangered #endextinction #selfie #nature #conservation #bethechange #animals #upclose #fluffy #hope #change #KeyConservation

#Repost @conservation_conversation (@get_repost) ・・・ The endangered and elusive African Wild dog! 🐶 Count your lucky stars if you encounter a pack like this ✨ There's only an estimated 39 subpopulations left in the world! 🌎 These playful little fellas are in continuing decline from habitat fragmentation, infectious diseases, and conflict with people over livestock 🐃

#Repost @diefelcorr (@get_repost) ・・・ Pollination in action at the Montreal Botanic Garden #bees #wasp #igworldclub #worldcaptures #miniatureworld #pollinatorgarden #ig_canada #ig_montreal #globeshotz #earthporn #conservationoptimism #sunny #flowers #instagood #summer #earthoptimism #earthpics #theglobewanderer #discoverearth #eartofficial #ig_naturelovers #ig_nature #natureaddict #naturelovers #naturephotography #natgeotravel #natgeoyourshot #natureconservancy #peacewow

#Repost @marinebiologylife (@get_repost) ・・・ Emily being interviewed for TV about the pioneering new £5m Seascape Partnership scheme she developed and secured funding for. This scheme of 30 projects will have huge benefits to marine wildlife and coastal communities alike. Spreading the fantastic news! #lifeofamarinebiologist #oceanadvocate #tv #interview #sea #fridayfeeling #friday #friyay #marinelife #oceanoptimism #conservationoptimism

#Repost @youth4wildlife (@get_repost) ・・・ #FactualFriday 🔎 Here we introduce the Madagascar side-necked turtle 🐢, also known as the rere. It is the only aquatic endemic turtle on the island and unfortunately has been classified as Critically Endangered. In attempt to lift the species out of danger, captive breeding and release efforts have been performed. 114 individuals have successfully been introduced to the wild and their key habitat designated as a protected area. These advances are thanks to the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (@durrell_jerseyzoo) for their outstanding contribution to the conservation of this species. #Madagascar #sideneckedturtle #endemicspecies #criticallyendangered #speciesconservation #durrellwildlifeconservationtrust #progress #success #captivebreedingandrelease #conservationoptimism #youthvoices #y4wc #turtles #turtleconservation

#Repost @marinebiologylife (@get_repost) ・・・ £5 million for the sea!! I'm incredibly proud to be able to announce that a funding bid I wrote has been successful. The UK's FIRST marine landscape partnership scheme will deliver over 30 marine conservation and heritage projects in North East England, from tackling marine litter to building a coastal conservation centre, collecting data on shipwrecks and creating lots of opportunities for people to get in, on and under the sea!!! £2.9m is awarded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the rest from partners! Hooray! #workingtogether #conservationoptimism #oceanoptimism #proud #success #conservation #marinelife #marinebiology #saveourseas #nature #friday #fridayfeeling #friyay #news #lovelandscapes #celebrate

#Repost @faunafloraint (@get_repost) ・・・ These are the crystal clear, turquoise waters of the #Pemba Channel in Tanzania, where we have been working with the Kukuu community to protect their local marine ecosystem which is under threat from overfishing. In 2016, three key octopus fishing areas – covering a total area of 436 hectares – were each closed for an average of over five months and thanks to recent monitoring we know that this has led to not only an increase in the size of #octopus being caught by local fishermen, but an increase in fish densities....meaning wider #biodiversity benefits! 📷: Elizabeth Tyler/FFI #conservationoptimism #oceanoptimism #PembaChannel #Tanzania #Africa #conservation #sustainablefishing #nofilter

#Repost @keyconservation (@get_repost) ・・・ How about some good news about declines on poaching to start the week?!🐘| Repost @amivitale | Photo by @amivitale. Thanks to tracker dogs like Rocky and Rosdaz, elephant poaching at the 35,000-acre Manyara Ranch has been greatly reduced. In 2014 and 2015, poachers killed 17 elephants inside the ranch. In 2016, this number fell to zero. So far, there have been none in 2017. “These days, not only does an elephant die naturally, its tusks are left intact. This would have never happened before.” says Fidelis Olekashe, a security expert and former member of the Tanzanian military who manages the ranch. See our story on the dogs leading the charge against poaching in Biographic Magazine (@biographic_magazine) and follow @honeyguide_tz and @singita_ to learn more about these important initiatives. #dogs #workingdogs #stoppoaching #conservation #africa #everydayafrica #photojournalism #amivitale @nikonusa #nikonusa #nikonlove #nikonnofilter #nikonambassador #nikond7500 #conservationoptimism #wildlifeconservation #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #endextinction #endangered #goodnews #hope #elephant #fieldwork #KeyConservation

#Repost @isladawn92 (@get_repost) ・・・ In two day's time it's our #NowforNature week!! I will be attempting to vlog my PhD adventures and talking about what I'm doing #NowforNature, and for conservation. We want to hear what you're doing for nature, conservation and wildlife. Wherever you are in the world, however big or small the task, please get involved using the hashtag 😄🌲🐙🦉🦅 and please share as much as you can! #conservation #conservationoptimism #nature #wildlife

#Repost @parswildlife (@get_repost) ・・・ . پارک ملی بمو در نزدیکی شیراز واقع است و از سال ۱۳۴۶ به صورت رسمی حفاظت می‌گردد. وسعت اولیه پارک ۱۰۰هزار هکتار بوده است که مناطقی مانند شهر کنونی صدرا را در برمی‌گرفته است. وسعت کنونی پارک به دلیل توسعه جوامع انسانی به ۳۶ هزار هکتار کاهش یافته است.این منطقه از دیرباز به عنوان یکی از شناخته شده‌ترین زیستگاه‌های پلنگ در ایران مطرح بوده است. برای دانستن آخرین اخبار از وضعیت پلنگ‌های پارک با ما همراه باشید. عکس: غلامرضا قادری @ghaderigholamreza Bamu National Park (BNP) is located near Shiraz city. It has been protected since 1967, however, its area has been declined from 100,000 hectares to 36,000 hectares due to urban development. BNP is one of the most renowned habitats of Endangered Persian leopard in Iran. Follow us for the latest news about leopards in Bamu. Photo: Gholamreza Ghaderi @ghaderigholamreza #nationalparks #conservation #conservationarea #conservationoptimism #wildlife #wildlifecorridor #persianleopard #cameratrap #cameratrapping #protectedarea

#Repost @oxfordzoology (@get_repost) ・・・ Tackling the complexity of conservation • • Research at Oxford is revealing the ways in which social, ecological and behavioural factors interact and affect key issues in conservation. ‘We come into conservation as nature lovers, as animal lovers, and because we want to save the environment,’ explains E.J. Milner-Gulland, Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity. ‘However it soon becomes clear that in order to save the species you want to save, you need to understand what it is that motivates people, what drives their behaviour.’ EJ is a firm believer that ‘conservation is about people’, and has spent over twenty years examining the incentives, pressures and challenges facing individual decision-makers. • • To read the full article visit: campaign.ox.ac.uk/report2016-17 (photo credit: @johncairnsphotography) • • #oxfordzoology #oxforduniversity #campaignreport #conservation #wildlife #biodiversity #conservationoptimism

#Repost @primatewatchmy (@get_repost) ・・・ Tonight is our debate match! Happening now is the topic for "Primates are compulsory to be protected thoroughly" Lets sww how they speak up their points! #debate #nature #malaysia #primates #environmental #conservationoptimism

#Repost @alaitetei_laltaika (@get_repost) ・・・ Happy birthday to me #IAmAConservationist #okoatembowatz

#Repost @emieldelange (@get_repost) ・・・ Maintaining my mud-splattered zen despite the stress of riding in the forest. Pro-tip: don't stand directly behind the moto you're pushing. #cambodia #phddiaries #fieldwork #conservation #research #actuallivingscientist #iamaconservationist

#Repost @keyconservation (@get_repost) ・・・ New self-resetting rat traps are helping conservationists get a leg up to protect the critically endangered Mauritius Olive White-eye. Less than 10% of eggs survive to become fledglings when rats are not controlled versus a 72% success rate when they are. These new self-resetting traps were designed in #NewZealand a country known for its work to remove rats to save native birds. Read more on our #Facebook page. | Photos by: Keshav Ramful @mauritianwildlife & Eliane Küpfer | #bird #rattrap #rat #birds #birding #Mauritius #island #islandconservation #wildlifeconservation #wildlife #wildlifephotography #conservationoptimism #endangeredspecies #tech4wildlife #innovation #endextinction #criticallyendangered #egg #eggs #fledgling #whiteeye #KeyConservation

#Repost @shay_plays (@get_repost) ・・・ Que viva la naturaleza! Ecstatically happy to experience South America's largest glacier, Pio XI, on an expedition exploring cultural ecotourism opportunities for this remote part of the world. I do, frankly, have the best job in the world. Pio XI is the only glacier on the southern Patagonia ice field that is increasing in size. We watched it calve, ice cracking into the water as it grows and expands. How wonderful and divine it felt to feel nature in her power -- despite a warming climate, at least this one glacier continues to caress more and more of this landscape. #patagoniachilena #magallanes #puravidache chile #patagonia @round.river #studyabroaddifferently #rainforest #cold #wanderlust #exploreourworld #conservation #iamaconservationist #travel #chile #roundriver #glacier #climatechange #nature #divine #iceicebaby #glacierpioxi

#Repost @primatewatchmy (@get_repost) ・・・ Probocsis team showed everyone who's the boss! #primates #creativity #education #nature #tree #teamwork #environmentalist #communityengagement #popularscience #conservationoptimism

#Repost @_girl.gone.global_ (@get_repost) ・・・ #tongueouttuesday Snow leopards have recently been "downlisted" on #iucnredlist and are now considered Vulnerable rather than Endangered. A wonderful win for the conservation of an iconic species! This stunning cat was relaxing at #zooleipzig this week #conservationoptimism #wildlife #catsofinstagram #snowleopard

#Repost @keyconservation (@get_repost) ・・・ As the only member of her genetic bloodline left it’s extremely exciting to see this critically endangered Burmese Star Tortoise digging a nest!🐢Repost @turtlesurvival | Burmese Star Tortoise nesting today! A female Critically Endangered Burmese Star Tortoise (Geochelone platynota) must have been triggered to dig a nest by the heavy downpours here today! A tenant of the Turtle Survival Center, this female's bloodlines are unrepresented (meaning she's the only known specimen from her genetic lineage). As such, we have high hopes that she will deposit a clutch of eggs! Stay tuned! #turtle #criticallyendangered #endangeredspecies #endangered #wildlifeconservation #conservation #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nest #eggs #nature #endextinction #hope #conservationoptimism #KeyConservation

#Repost @adamspencerpatagonia (@get_repost) ・・・ Neneo macho lights up the hills across #patagonia in #springtime. Along with the brilliant oranges and reds of neneo macho, yellow calafate flowers and bright green buds of ñirre trees color the gilded bunchgrass slopes and deep blue of the Avilés River in the #ParquePatagonia. We spent 5 days backpacking and discussing the @conservacionpatagonica model of #conservation in restoring the breath-taking Chacabuco Valley. @round.river #patagoniachilena #patagoniachile #puravidache #iamaconservationist #conservationoptimism

#Repost @cites (@get_repost) ・・・ Remember You're braver than you believe Stronger than you seem Smarter than you think #CITESspecies #CITES #lion #bigcats #WWD2018 #WorldWildlifeDay #wildlife #ConservationOptimism

#Repost @gabbyrsalazar (@get_repost) ・・・ An elk roams free along the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Cataloochee Valley in #northcarolina. Elk were reintroduced to the Hreat Smoky Mountains National Park in 2001. #conservationoptimism

#Repost @atticapark_educationcenter (@get_repost) ・・・ Reptile Awareness Day this Saturday 21st Oct at the Park! What better way to learn than facepainting, drawing, informative presentations and lots of reptile encounters under the Greek October sun. Visit the Education Center in the afternoon when all the fun begins and enquire with a Reptile Keeper for a chance to meet and greet a rescued boa! #reptileawarenessday #exoticpettraderescue #dontabandonyouranimals #notdomesticated #reptiles #facepainting #artsandcrafts #lizards #tortoises #snakes #meetandgreet #ConservationOptimism #ConservationEducation #whyzoosmatter

#Repost @primatewatchmy (@get_repost) ・・・ What a cutie! Dusky tree monkeys are intensively studied for their diet, behavior and conservation measures at Penang, Malaysia. But please dont let them vanish in our sight, dont support the trade! They are meant to be in the wild ! Wanna know more?.Check their page at @langurprojectpenang ! And who knows you could get involved too!! #langur #lutung #tree #duskytreemonkey #nature #conservation #conservationoptimism #arborreal #monkey #primate #penang #malaysia

#Repost @carrie_bristow (@get_repost) ・・・ Perched in anticipation of a busy week and ready to take flight and soar towards Galapagos day on Wednesday 25th... Reflecting on the happy memories and experiences I've been lucky enough to have this year 🍃❤📷 @conservationoptimism #photography #mnhp #galapagosday #galapagos #royalgeographicsociety #cdf #friends #memories #wildlife #grateful #travel #exploring #mockingbird #volcano #experiences #nature

#Repost @keyconservation (@get_repost) ・・・ Great news!🦏🐘 The world’s largest exporter of legal ivory is the UK and this week they have taken steps to end that by introducing a ban on its sales. | Repost @officialzsl |FANTASTIC NEWS! 🎉 Today, the UK Government announced its plans to ban the sale of ivory to help to combat poaching. This news comes as we prepare to kick off the #Zoohackathon - a weekend where coders, creatives and conservationists will be busy coming up with ideas to reduce demand for wildlife products. With the illegal wildlife trade escalating at an unprecedented rate, ZSL is working for a world #WithWildlife #poaching #illegalwildlifetrade #ivory #ivoryban #conservation #endwildlifetrafficking #antipoaching #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #conservation #conservationoptimism #elephant #rhino #tusk #UK #endextinction #KeyConservation