#crocodiles

· 6d ago

#News: #Corporate #greed costs lives! 🌴🐊 Rampant illegal tin #mining and #palmoil expansion destroy critical #wetlands in #Indonesia, forcing #crocodiles into human settlements. Stop destroying #ecosystems! 🛑💧 #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk

Wetland destruction for mining, oil palm tied to crocodile attacks in Indonesia

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Wetland destruction for mining, oil palm tied to crocodile attacks in Indonesia

BANGKA, Indonesia — Residents of a centuries-old coastal settlement in the world’s largest tin-mining outpost — Bangka Island — fear that the environmental damage over just a few decades is behind a frightening rise in reports of violent deaths. In February, local fisher Jauhari became the latest person here on Bangka’s west coast to be […]

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk

· 1mo ago

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#Reptiles 🦎🐍🐢🐊 are fascinating creatures who are sadly feared, misunderstood and persecuted by humans. It’s time we stand up for #lizards #snakes #crocodiles #turtles, here’s how, be #vegan and #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🩸☠️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk

Reptiles Facing Extinction: How to Help Palm Oil Detectives

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Reptiles Facing Extinction: How to Help Palm Oil Detectives

#Reptiles are fascinating creatures who are sadly feared, misunderstood and persecuted by humans. It is high time that we stand up for #lizards, #snakes, #terrapins, #crocodiles, caimans, #turtles and more. Many of these fascinating creatures are feared by humans and inhabit hard-to-traverse places such as swamps. Compared with birds, amphibians and mammals, there is little data available on the distribution, population size and extinction risk of reptiles. This has meant that wildlife conservat

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk

· 1mo ago

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#Wetlands 🫧🌊 control floods, replenish groundwater, stabilise shorelands, purify water. In #Nigeria 🇳🇬 they’re home to birds 🦆🪿🦉🦜#crocodiles snakes 🐍 #alligators 🐊 and #hippos 🦛 Protect them with your wallet #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife

Nigeria’s nature reserves need more help to protect life Palm Oil Detectives

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Nigeria’s nature reserves need more help to protect life Palm Oil Detectives

Apart from conserving species, #wetlands help to control floods, replenish groundwater, stabilise shorelines, retain nutrients and purify water. The park will join Nigeria’s protected area of 445 forest reserves, 29 game reserves, 12 strict nature reserves, 11 Ramsar sites, 7 national parks and one biosphere reserve.

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🏳️‍🌈 Sabina Lorenz 🦄 @sabinalorenz@troet.cafe

· 1mo ago

@FotoVorschlag@mastodon.social #FotoVorschlag "Jedes Schild hat seine Bewandnis" #photography #signs #crocodilepark #crocodiles #tamilnadu

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk

· 2mo ago

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Ancient Orinoco #Crocodiles 🐊😻live in #Venezuela 🇻🇪 #Colombia 🇨🇴. They are critically endangered from #river #pollution from #gold mining, #palmoil 🌴 #meat 🥩 #deforestation. Support them! #BoycottGold #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk

Orinoco Crocodile Crocodylus intermedius Palm Oil Detectives

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Orinoco Crocodile Crocodylus intermedius Palm Oil Detectives

Endemic to the Orinoco River Basin in #Colombia and #Venezuela, the majestic Orinoco Crocodile is one of the rarest and most threatened reptiles on Earth. These intelligent, powerful apex predators once ruled vast waterways across northern South America, but today, their numbers have plummeted by more than 80% due to hunting, habitat loss, pollution, and deforestation. They are now restricted to tiny, fragmented populations across fewer than 34 rivers. #Goldmining and #palmoil #pollution pose a

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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk

· 3mo ago

Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social

Today is #WorldSnakeDay! #Wetlands control floods and purify water. In #Nigeria they're home to birds #crocodiles snakes and #hippos which nurture the rainforest. Protect them with your wallet #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife

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Nigeria’s nature reserves need more help to protect life Palm Oil Detectives

Apart from conserving species, #wetlands help to control floods, replenish groundwater, stabilise shorelines, retain nutrients and purify water. The park will join Nigeria’s protected area of 445 forest reserves, 29 game reserves, 12 strict nature reserves, 11 Ramsar sites, 7 national parks and one biosphere reserve.

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