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Alan Hepburn - Teacher and custodian of The Wildwood. Rewilding, Education, Biodiversity, Ecological Restoration. He/him Views my own.
Scotland
Joined June 2016
We urgently need much more if this. Landscape-scale ecological restoration. @GillianMSP @MairiGougeon @MairiMcAllan @JimFairlieLogie
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The reintroduction of native species (driven to local extinction because of *us*) isn't just about enhancing biodiversity. It's about compromise & finding solutions to conflict rooted in coexistence. Rather than just exterminating any perceived threat to farming & field sports.
There are well-meaning motives behind wanting to reintroduce sea eagles, but the evidence strongly shows that this would not enhance biodiversity and would become a huge threat to animal welfare and see the loss of lambs. We should stop it. https://t.co/B27Z7OsClp
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Led by @rzss, the Saving Wildcats partnership is a collaboration of many supporting organisations working together to save this iconic species in Scotland ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Key stakeholders, including @NatureScot's Martin Gaywood, joined the team to release 18 wildcats into the wild this year.
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๐ขBREAKING NEWS: Scottish Government commits to closing loophole on sabotaged grouse moor licences. Well done @markruskell @RSPBScotland for determined campaigning over last year. I'll discuss at @ReviveCoalition conf this Saturday (8th) in Perth. https://t.co/N6DZvjJKP4
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Letโs make our landscapes noisier again support this amazing rewilding charity.
Not so long ago, wild forests, free-flowing rivers and rich wetlands stretched across Scotland โ buzzing, croaking and hooting with life. Today, despite its spectacular views, much of Scotland is quieter. Emptier. Its wildlife diminished. But there is hope: nature responds
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Muirburn does not stop wildfire and probably makes it worse. "the practice of muirburn actually made no difference to the extent of the Dava megafire. Muirburn dries out the land by killing off the vegetation and drying out the peat, making it less resistant to fire. Muirburn
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Thorn is the mother of oak. Roe deer have nibbled most of our young oak except the ones protected by thorn such as with this we survivor in the bramble. ๐ณ ๐
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Some boggy pools doing their best spooky face impression for Halloween ๐ฑ This image might look haunting, but Scotlandโs wetlands are vital allies in tackling climate change โ storing carbon, slowing floods, limiting the spread of wildfires and bringing back biodiversity. The
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Have you got your ticket for the Ceilidh For Nature at our Northwoods partner site @Kinkell_Byre? ๐ป๐ Now in its 3rd year, this lively night celebrates nature recovery, regenerative farming and good cheer! Join in on 11 Dec for ceilidh tunes, great food, inspiring talks and
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The deer versus woodland debate often centres on concerns that numbers are too high โ leaving some stalkers and deer managers feeling their work goes unseen. With this in mind, our Loch Abar Mรฒr nature restoration partnership hosted a thinkshop in Lochaber to bring together
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๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ต ๐ก๐ผ๐! Ardura Community Forest on Mull, part of our Northwoods Rewilding Network, is calling for volunteers to help build new seed islands โ and then plant aspen, alder and willow. DM us by Friday 31 October if youโd
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Huge congratulations to SRA member @treesforlifeuk for last weekโs release of seven beavers in Glen Affric โ the first to live there in 400 years. This historic translocation project was delivered in partnership with @ForestryLS and supported by @BeaverTrust. Full story here:
treesforlife.org.uk
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Conversations about reintroducing lynx to Scotland arenโt just about ecology or economics โ theyโre about our emotional ties to the land and its wildlife. Could lynx help rekindle that connection? ๐ง More on @ffinlocostain: https://t.co/wKk6JvvbqP
#LynxToScotland
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The oldest pines here may well have had wolves shelter underneath them, time for their return to Scotland? ๐บ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
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Prof Henry Maitles: โAs a Scottish, Glaswegian Jew who has been on many of these marches, sometimes as part of a bloc under a loose heading of โScottish Jews stand with Palestineโ, Iโve found no hostility whatsoever towards me or indeed any Jewish people.โ https://t.co/enc08UMlp5
thenational.scot
THERE has been unease among British Jews about our major cities, including Glasgow and Edinburgh, being โno-go areasโ ...
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๐จ Just one day left to triple your impact for a wilder Scotland! ๐จ Thanks to your incredible support, our ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐๐ค๐ฐ๐ต๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ appeal has smashed its target โ but natureโs recovery doesnโt stop there. For one last day,
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You can triple your donation and make much much much more rewilding happen. ๐ณ ๐ฆซ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ผ๐โ๐ซ
Weโre thrilled that @britishairways Better World Community Fund has backed our ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐๐ค๐ฐ๐ต๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ appeal โ adding new match funding on top of the incredible support already provided by @AvivaUK Community Fund. ๐ That
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Lynx and wolf in the great hall tonight. Surely time for them to be back in Scotlandโs countryside too? @ScotlandTBP
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๐พ Want to help explore community perspectives on lynx reintroduction to Scotland? Our #LynxtoScotland project partner @treesforlifeuk is looking for two Engagement Officers to consult local communities on the potential reintroduction of lynx to the Scottish Highlands. Find out
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