#conservationoptimism

Biologists researching sea snakes in a remote area of Australia had a chance discovery of a new venomous snake that lives in burrows and feeds on blindsnakes. Researchers have only been able to find 6 individuals so far so their status is still up in the air. | Photo: Bryan Fry | #conservation #fieldwork #discovery #discover #science #biologist #wildlifeconservation #snake #newspecies #endextinction #blackandwhite #Australia #venomous #conservationoptimism #KeyConservation d

On Wednesday July 25th Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced that Dominica has committed to banning plastic straws, plastic plates, plastic forks, plastic knives, Styrofoam cups, and Styrofoam containers by January 2019. | Photo: Green Antilles | #plasticfree #islandconservation #Dominica #Endextinction #wildlife #conservation #wildlifeconservation #progress #hope #ConservationOptimism #KeyConservation

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A new research method shows that photos taken by drones allow scientists to accurately measure marine mammals without having to catch them. This method was recently tested in Antarctica on leopard seals and it was found to be less stressful for the animal, less costly to do the research and is just as accurate as traditional methods!📸| Photo: NOAA AERD | #seal #leopardseal #Antartica #wildlifeconservation #conservation #wildlife #drone #drones #research #scientist #science #fieldwork #biologist #tech4good #endextinction #conservationoptimism #KeyConservation

Years of dedicated conservation efforts has brought the Amur leopard population from only 30 individuals to 103. This is the first time in decades that the population has been over 100 animals. When the population was at its lowest scientists were seriously considering bringing the entire population into captivity to protect them from poachers and boost the population. Instead they decided to establish the Land of the Leopard National Park and now their efforts along with protections and conservation efforts are paying off. | Photo by: Land of the Leopard National Park | 🐆#conservationoptimism Read more here: https://buff.ly/2qYAyPM #wildlifeconservation #wildlife #conservation #fieldwork #Russia #China #leopard #bigcat #antipoaching #goodnews #science #biologist #endextinction #KeyConservation

A little mid-week #conservationoptimism |Repost @ilcp_photographers | The black-footed ferret was thought to be extinct twice in the 20th century due to human and natural threats. The last surviving population of black-footed ferrets was found in Meeteetse, Wyoming in 1981. Since then significant efforts have been made to recover the population and there are now over 300 animals living wild in North America. This is an example of the impact of the U.S. Endangered Species Act and those who helped create it like Nathaniel Reed. Photo by @dshowalter_photo #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifebiologist #ferret #blackfootedferret #Wyoming #USA #endangeredspecies #endextinction #endangered #mask #cute #fieldwork #endangeredspeciesact #ESA #hope #KeyConservation

After a 50 year absence due to poaching Black #rhinos have been reintroduced back into #Chad.🦏 Six rhinos were flown 3,000 miles from South Africa to be released in Zakouma National Park. The entire initiative took 2 years of planning to ensure that everything ran smoothly. Learn more about this initiative on our other social media pages or by following the link! https://buff.ly/2rrkh5q #wildlifeconservation #wildlife #wildlifephotography #conservation #hope #endextinction #fieldwork #animals #goodnews #conservationoptimism #KeyConseevation

We love starting our day with some #ConservationOptimism 🦓🦓🦓| Repost @lewa_wildlife | The results of the Great Grevy's Rally, 2018 are out! And they are incredibly encouraging - Kenya now holds 2,812 Grevy's zebra, an increase from the 2,350 count from 2016. The increase is partly as a result of enhanced survey effort in the northern counties- more teams drove their routes repeatedly and many Grevy's zebra missed in 2016 were 'found' in GGR 2018! But more so, the continued efforts by communities and conservation areas to conserve this rare zebra species. The results have only been made possible thanks to the citizen scientists that drove over 25, 000 km squared area in the Grevy's zebra's range, and the great collaboration by numerous conservation partners. The results were released this weekend during the Great Grevy's Ball to national and county governments, conservationists and citizen scientists who came together to celebrate this momentous effort. The future is bright for the endangered Grevy's zebra in Kenya, and our national target is to increase the population to 3,000 by 2020. Photo: @acsafaris #Grevyszebra #zebra #endangered #optimism #WhyILoveKenya #wildlifeconservation #hope #endangeredspecies #endextinction #wildlifephotography #wildlife #conservation #fieldwork #animals #Africa #KeyConservation