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Scientists are training the first generation of rats in Tanzania to detect illegal wildlife trafficked products.

Their research shows that African giant pouched rats can locate concealed wildlife products such as pangolin scales, rhino horns and ivory in shipments.

This innovative approach could reshape antitrafficking efforts and shed new light on the illegal wildlife trade.

By Lucía Torres
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#News #Conservation #Environment #Wildlife #WildlifeTrade

Meet the giant rats fighting wildlife trafficking

MOROGORO, Tanzania — Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus), the world’s longest, is challenging that perception.
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#news #environment #wildlife #conservation #WildlifeTrade

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A beginner-friendly accessibility check list for my new Gen-Z colleagues? An A4 printable PDF or the like would be great.

I need something to help them get started without the complete and somewhat intimidating WCAG recommendations website.

#sharedbrain #accessibility #wcag

#accessibility #WCAG #sharedbrain

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Me, trying to powernap mid-morning

The GG (Gaming Gremlin, somewhat of a cat) screaming directly into my ear because, just because.

Nnnnnnope, powernap denied

#Powernap #Cat #Cats

#cat #cats #PowerNap

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DATE: February 13, 2025 at 03:00AM
SOURCE: GOODNEWSNETWORK.ORG

TITLE: Good News in History, February 13

URL: goodnewsnetwork.org/events0702…

This daily column at GNN.org features all the good news, anniversaries and notable birthdays from this day in history—February 13.

The post Good News in History, February 13 appeared first on Good News Network.

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#psychology #depression #goodnews #goodnewsthread #happy #happynews #SpreadJoy #PositiveVibes #CommunityLove #SpreadLight #goodnewnetworkorg #positivescience #science @goodnews

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Bacteria transferred during intercourse could help identify sexual assault perpetrators, scientists say theguardian.com/australia-news… #Australianews #Sexualhealth #Science #Health

Bacteria transferred during intercourse could help identify sexual assault perpetrators, scientists say

Genital microbiome or ‘sexome’ leaves specific signature even when barrier protection is used, which could be traced in absence of DNA material
Donna Lu (The Guardian)
#Science #australianews #health #sexualhealth

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Look, the human kitten have a nice place to lie down :blobcatdrool:

It's not fair Maou don't have any nice place like this :blobcatnotlike:

So I have to take it by myself when the human kitten is not on it.. :blobcatcoffee:

#cat #cats #CatsOfMastodon #mastocats

#cat #cats #catsofmastodon #mastocats

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Maou 😻

@Nikkileah he start to be bigger than me, but he's still small for a human :blobcatcoffee:

I've to take care because when he sees me he starts to smile and make little shrill sounds, it's weird, I'm pretty sure if he was able to catch me he won't hesitate :blobcatfearful:

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Some 80% of consumers support the development of wind energy in Ireland, with 62% saying they would support a wind farm in their local area, a new study by Interactions Research on behalf of Wind Energy Ireland has found.

Read more: sustainabilityonline.net/?p=87…

Four in five support wind energy development in Ireland - SustainabilityOnline

Some 80% of Irish consumers support the development of wind energy, with 62% saying they would support a wind farm in their local area, a new study has found.
Editor (SustainabilityOnline)

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A platypus encountered in a Tasmanian pond. It's difficult to photograph it out of the water, as it spends most of its time diving or swimming, its eyes and nostrils flush with the surface.

Un ornithorynque rencontré dans un étang de Tasmanie. Il est difficile de le photographier hors de l'eau, celui-ci passant la majorité de son temps à plonger ou à nager, les yeux et les narines affleurant à la surface.

#Australia #Tasmania #nature #mammals #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography

#nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #australia #mammals #tasmania
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Only four days left in the Bug of the Year 2025 contest!

If every single one of my followers on here votes giant springtail RIGHT NOW, we'll easily beat the winner's votes last year!

Let's make it happen - we can't lose to the velvet worm in the last leg!

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#TeamGiantSpringtail #BugoftheYear #Macrophotography #SoilBiodiversity #Enotomology #Invertebrate

Vote Here for 2025 Bug of the Year! – New Zealand Bug of the Year

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#macrophotography #invertebrate #SoilBiodiversity #bugoftheyear #teamgiantspringtail #enotomology

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She must be a really bad driver to get her own sign.

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✨ Writers wanted! ✨

Coven of the East seeks stories of witches, myths & dark magic! Edited by Pauline Chow & Angela Yuriko Smith.

🖊️ Submit now → bit.ly/42q9Vpq

#CovenOfTheEast #OpenSubmissions #WriteWithUs #RAOS #Authortunities

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Some midair discussion between two blue-throated bee-eaters (Merops viridis). found throughout southeast Asia in subtropical mangrove forests. They take bees, wasps & dragonflies. #birds #birdsofmastodon #nature #biology #wildlife #photography (not my personal photo).
#photography #nature #biology #wildlife #birds #birdsofmastodon

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Chinese Crested Tern

Critically endangered tern, long thought to breed solely on a few islands off the coast of China's Fujian province but recently noted breeding on islets off South Korea as well. Similar to Great Crested Tern (among which it nests) but smaller and paler, with darker outer primaries and dark cap that extends to the base of the orange-tipped bill. Much larger Great Crested has yellowish-green bill and white at bill base. Voice similar to Great Crested but higher in pitch.

Link: ebird.org/species/chcter2
Photo Location: Taiwan

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Does your company also forget about the real security threat that comes by allowing for remote work?
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The orangutan had come to Javari from the far side of the world & now made his living selling fruit, especially ones like açai & aguaje that grew high up in tall palms. He could climb these more easily than humans could & #exploited his advantage. Occasionally he traveled to his homeland and brought back fruits unknown in Javari--rambutan, lychee, pulasan--to the delight of his clientele. In the shade of a great fig tree, the orangutan sighed contentedly. Life was good.

#wss366 #microfiction

#microfiction #wss366 #exploited

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Have any serious accessibility practitioners even advocated for LLM generated image descriptions?

#accessibility #altText

#alttext #accessibility

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Barter, bid and bag a bargain! Vintage experts on 21 ways to buy secondhand treasures theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2… #Ethicalandgreenliving #Homeimprovements #Lifeandstyle #Environment #Recycling #Interiors #Money #Homes

Barter, bid and bag a bargain! Vintage experts on 21 ways to buy secondhand treasures

Get up early, decide on your budget and never say: ‘What’s your best offer?’ Here’s how to find affordable antiques like a true professional
Sarah Phillips (The Guardian)
#environment #recycling #money #Homes #ethicalandgreenliving #lifeandstyle #interiors #homeimprovements

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Marañón Spinetail, Maranon Spinetail
(Synallaxis maranonica)

Status: 🔴 Critically Endangered

🔍 iucnredlist.org/species/227023…
🌐 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara%C3%…
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#RedList #EndangeredSpecies #ThreatenedSpecies #Biodiversity

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Established in 1964, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
#biodiversity #endangeredspecies #threatenedspecies #redlist

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The #UK Government has announced nearly £300 million in funding to improve #walking, wheeling, and #cycling across #England. This will create 300 miles of new footpaths and cycle lanes, supporting 30 million more journeys each year. The funding will also improve crossings, cycle training for children, and involve local communities in project planning. The investment aims to reduce NHS sick days by 43,000 annually through health benefits, while boosting local economies by £9 million per year. £222.5 million will go to local authorities, with additional funds for cycle training and the National Cycle Network. The initiative supports cleaner, healthier travel, benefiting individuals and communities across the country.
gov.uk/government/news/almost-…

Almost £300 million to gear up new walking, wheeling and cycling schemes

We are making sure local authorities can provide high-quality and easily accessible active travel schemes across England.
Active Travel England (GOV.UK)
#England #uk #walking #cycling

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Question - from a new user

Ello folks! I've recently joined the Friendica universe, and I'm still figuring out how it all works.

I've followed my other Fedi accounts with this one, so that I can boost things on here

But... Not all the posts/toots are visible. When I check the updates of my friends, where my own profiles are in, it shows some of my other posts. When I load the profile time-line of the account, it shows some of the posts.

Any reason why it doesn't show all the latest ones? Is it a setting that I need to change?

Thanks in advance for your help! 🌹

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🌳 Did you know there is a tree that can live for thousands of years? Meet the Baobab, the "Tree of Life"! With its massive trunk storing water, it thrives in arid climates.

👀 Discover more about this remarkable survivor here:
📝🎥🔗 TPC8.short.gy/ix1vYyXy

#tree #treeoflife #nature #flora #ecology #baobab #biodiversity #conservation #botanical

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#nature #Flora #ecology #biodiversity #conservation #tree #botanical #treeoflife #baobab
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#OnThisDay Birth Anniversary of William Shockley (1910). He won the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovery of #Transistor.

First British East India Company voyage departs from London (1601).

Today is World #RadioDay.

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Daily News

Knowledge Zone News - Latest news, History of the day
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#onthisday #transistor #radioday

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🚀 NASA included Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker in this year's edition of Spinoff! Spinoff is their annual publication featuring products and tools they've contributed to or supported that benefit the global community. And, yes, that's me screen reader testing NASA .gov. We were proud to be the auditing team on the NASA website, performing manual audits and user tests, and look forward to seeing its accessibility continue to evolve. #a11y #accessibility #NASA

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Equalizing Internet Access | NASA Spinoff

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The first known case of avian bird flu in the state of Ohio is being reported by the Ohio Department of Health. cleveland19.com/2025/02/12/1st…

1st case of human bird flu reported in Ohio

The first known case of avian bird flu is being reported by the Ohio Department of Health.
Brian Koster (Cleveland 19 News)

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Fellow #Blind #ContentCreators, have any of you found a decent free website platform that is #accessible and usable by someone who isn't a professional web dev? I'd hoped to go with Neocities, but their hCaptcha doesn't seem to let me use my cookie. I need, at this point, a free option, sadly. Any suggestions? Boosting greatly appreciated.
#blind #accessible #contentcreators
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#cool #Minnesota

Plowabunga, the results are in on this year's MN Name the Plow contest

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Anthony Sledwards, Plowabunga! among winners in MnDOT's Name a Snowplow contest

While Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards drives the lane against NBA opponents this season, “Anthony Sledwards” will soon be clearing driving lanes for Minnesota motorists. It’s one of the eight winning snowplow names in MnDOT’s annual contest.
MPR News Staff (MPR News)
#minnesota #cool

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Life imitates art

#cats #catsofmastodon

#cats #catsofmastodon

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I just want everyone to know that Liza’s fur is like unusually soft and smooth and fuzzy, like even for cat. I don’t know how she does it.

Sometimes I even ask her outright “How do you do it? How do you even be so soft?” but she’s not telling

#CatsOfMastodon

#catsofmastodon

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Nature is not always clean and beautiful. Look at these two dirty dirty rough-skinned newt! 😲 😁

#nature #photography #wildlife #newt #WildlifePhotography #VancouverIslandWildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia

#photography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #newt #vancouverislandwildlife

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How to Propagate Air Plants from Offsets in 3 Simple Steps
https://www.bhg.com/how-to-propagate-air-plants-8782890?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Gardening @gardening-BHG

How to Propagate Air Plants from Offsets in 3 Simple Steps

Learn how and when to propagate air plants from offsets so you can increase your collection from a single parent plant.
Lauren Landers (Better Homes & Gardens)
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Watch the beautiful and heartwarming moment as Tisela, the majestic female leopard, calls out to her cubs.

#TiselaLeopard #LeopardLove #NatureLovers #SabiSands #AfricanWildlife #MotherAndCubs

#naturelovers #africanwildlife #sabisands #tiselaleopard #leopardlove #motherandcubs

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#entertainment #movie #celebrities #spiffy

Paul Giamatti to start as late night radio conspiracy talk show host Art Bell in new biopic. Unknown who will play Bigfoot

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Paranormal DJ Art Bell Biopic With Paul Giamatti Pitched By Radio Silence

Amazon and Warner Bros have put bid for a Radio Silence biopic about the late paranormal DJ Art Bell that would star Paul Giamatti.
Anthony D'Alessandro (Deadline)
#celebrities #entertainment #movie #spiffy

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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, spewing lava 330 feet into the sky
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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, spewing lava 330 feet into the sky

As Kilauea erupts a 330-foot-tall fountain of lava, officials warn of hazards from volcanic gas that may affect nearby communities.
Kristel Tjandra (Live Science)
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Hello toot friends, I bring #antiLawn memes.
I'm hoping to radicalise you all against the boring monoculture lawn and turn you into biodiversity defenders.
#antiLawn

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NEW POST! Cat Feelings Build Memories, which deepens our relationship. - Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/cat-feeling…

Because cat feelings build memories, we and our cats bond with each other.

Especially since our memories work the same way.
#TheDivineQueen #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfTheFediverse #Catstodon #CatLovers #CatAppreciators #Humane #Rescue

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#catsofmastodon #catstodon #rescue #humane #catlovers #catsofthefediverse #catappreciators #thedivinequeen

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This is Almond. He might have other names, but he's Almond to me.

On sunny days, Almond is found in his front yard, which I frequently walk past. He's very friendly and loves pats.

Yesterday I had errands to run. As I walked past Almond's house, he loudly proclaimed that he saw me, and I apologised I had to keep moving.

Afterwards I came back, and he came up to me and very loudly complained that my behaviour was unacceptable. He did not let me pat him.

Cats are awesome.

#catsOfMastodon

#catsofmastodon
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I was worried because I'd spoken to his new humans a few times, and once they mentioned "they liked Almond so much they were getting their own cat", which made me worry that Almond might no longer get their love.

But this was just anxiety on my behalf. Almond looked so content and well-cared for yesterday.

I'll have to drop them a thank you note.

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Y'all, I dropped a note into Almond's letterbox saying thank-you for loving him, and his family wrote back to me!!

Not only is he super-loved, but he's also vaccinated, microchipped, and gets to be an inside cat with another friend who loves him!

I am *so* happy for him! This is such a happy ending for everyone!

#catsOfMastodon

#catsofmastodon
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#introduction #WriterIntro

I write (frequently queer) fantasy fiction with entertaining characters, enjoyably perilous adventures, romantic entanglements, some dark undertones, but always happy, hopeful endings.

They’re widely available in ebook, and the most recent are also in print. Find out more on my website: wendypalmer.au/books/

or find your preferred retailer here: books2read.com/wendypalmer/

My latest book is Rogue & Vagabond, a grumpy-for-grumpy historical gay romance set at Lamport Hall.
books2read.com/b/roguevagabond

#Books #Fantasy #RomanticFantasy #IndieAuthor #LGBTQRomance @bookstodon

Wendy Palmer

Writing romantic fantasy fiction with HEAs
Wendy (Wendy Palmer)
#Fantasy #introduction #books #indieauthor #romanticfantasy #lgbtqromance #writerintro @Bookstodon Group
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‘A winter rose in our garden.’
London, #UK

Photograph: Sofoulis Iacovou

@photography
#flowers
#winter
#BloomScrolling

#bloomscrolling #flowers #winter #uk @photography group

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