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Been collecting my trap findings #ecology #ecologystudent #trapping #trap #longworthtrap #longworth #woodmouse #animallovers #animalstudent #nature #naturewalks #reaseheath #nohate #instadaily (at Reaseheath College)

#newt #animal #animals #animallovers #cute #cutie #reaseheath #college #animalstudent #nohate #instadaily (at Reaseheath Zoo)

#otter #animal #animallovers #animalstudent #cute #college #reaseheath #accesstohe #highereducation #access #nohate #instadaily (at Reaseheath Zoo)

Today is Threatened Species Day. It is an annual day celebrated globally on September 7th. It commemorates the death of the last Tasmanian tiger which died in 1936 in Hobart Zoo. It is a day that allows us to reflect on the past but also to focus on the future and how we can protect species that are threatened now. All species play a part in biodiversity and when they become extinct, not inly do we lose a species, we also lose an important component in that ecosystem. Today most species are threatened with habitat loss and human conflict. By raising awareness, we can help bring species back from the brink and stop species from declining in the first place.

Pterois "lion fish" (Pterois volitans) at Reaseheath College's marine tank. Lion fish are characterised by their warning colourations with red, white, cream or black bands, extravagant pectoral fins and venomous fin rays. To catch their prey they spread their large pectoral fins to corner their prey and swallow them in one single motion.

To all the new students joining Reaseheath College today, we'd like to say a big welcome and hello and send you an invitation to join our conservation society, for more information just ask around college!

Let me know! :D