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Bats have long been associated with the spirit of Halloween, and no bat is more on theme than vibrant orange-and-black painted wooly bats. 🦇🎃 Yet the truly scary thing about them is how quickly their populations are declining — primarily due to being killed so their bodies can be used for decor. 🧵

#News: #Dugongs AKA "sea cows" are starving as seagrasses vanish in #Thailand 🛑🌊 But a Thai influencer is fighting back, using his drone footage to help scientists restore the seagrass 🪸🚁 #SaveTheDugong #MarineConservation #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social oneplanete.com/actualite-en...

After the season’s biggest storm in months, Sandro greeted caregivers with wet skin dusted in fresh red mud—looking like a painting! He’s spending more time in the pond, too, but still finds plenty of other places to get muddy. Read more: https://globalelephants.org/sandros-painted-skin/

Did you know that polar bears are the largest terrestrial (land living) carnivores in the world? Learn more fun facts about bears, plus safety tips and conflict prevention guidance, with Born Free USA's Coexisting with Bears Guide! https://www.bornfreeusa.org/campaigns/coexisting/bears/

Pesquet’s #parrots 🦜 of #WestPapua and #NewGuinea 🇵🇬 are also known as Dracula parrots for their stunning red and black feathers. They’re vulnerable due to #palmoil #deforestation 🔥😡 Take action for them #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-8cf

🐆🔊 Exciting #research reveals #leopards have unique roars 🎶🎵 enabling individual identification with 93% accuracy! This breakthrough aids in monitoring and protecting these majestic #bigcats. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-9PJ

Let's not forget the source of the haze is fire! While the haze has its own impacts on the health of humans and wildlife, it is the fires that are the greater threat on the ground. www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/10...

The world’s largest #antelope 🦌🩷 is the Giant Eland, these beautiful #ungulates of #Cameroon 🇨🇲 and #DRC 🇨🇩have majestic spiral horns. Hunting, #deforestation and #ClimateChange 🏜️ are threats. Help them! Be #vegan #Boycott4Wildlife 🥩⛔️ @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2026/05/03/g...

As a young #gorilla, #Titus 🦍 suffered more tragedy than most #humans do in their lifetimes. A #study found, just like a human #child, he thrived due to good social and economic supports. Learn more #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-8TQ

What Is the Fate of Bornean Orangutans Trapped by Forest and Land Fires? Orangutans have been struggling to survive in damaged habitats. Extreme heat, thick smoke & limited access have made the evacuation of orangutans from the fire-affected areas highly challenging. mongabay.co.id/2026/10/24/b...

With rainy season upon us, muddy elephants will be even more of a frequent sight than they are now. This Sunday Smile shows us that Bambi–and especially Maia–are more than prepared for the upcoming wet days.

#Olinguitos are button-nosed #mammals 😻🦦 of the Cloud Forests in #Ecuador 🇪🇨 and #Colombia 🇨🇴 Their lives are threatened by #goldmining 🥇 #meat 🥩and #palmoil 🌴 #deforestation. Help them! Be #vegan #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-bBX

Alta Floresta titi monkeys are bright coloured #monkeys of #Brazil fighting for survival against widespread #palmoil #soy #meat #deforestation Help them to survive and use your wallet, be #vegan #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2024/04/07/a...

The elegant #Sunda flying #lemur AKA #Colugo can glide 100m through trees 🪽🕊️ in #Sumatra #Kalimantan and #Borneo. Totally reliant on trees, #palmoil is a major threat to them 😿 Fight back and🌴🩸🔥☠️🧐🚫 #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2026/02/08/s...

Fruit Feeding is a Key Part of Baby Orangutan Rehabilitation in East Kalimantan - From our partners, Conservation Action Network (CAN). life.indozone.id/trendz/24867...

We've never posted these before! These are the 35mm slides from when Hugo van Lawick documented Dr. Jane and her landmark research. With shots like these, the world could see what Jane saw. Few had ever seen chimpanzees like this before. Photos: Hugo van Lawick / Vanne Morris-Goodall

In the emerald forests of #Papua 🇵🇬 lives Australasia’s only #hornbill, the Blyth’s Hornbill 🪹. #Palmoil, #mining and hunting are threats. Help them survive and fight their extinction when you #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔☠️🩸🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-dyz

🐸 Beloved #frogs and #amphibians 🐍 face mass #extinction. 4°C of warming pushes 7.5% of species beyond survival limits. Advocate for all croaking beings 🎶 against #palmoil #ecocide 🌴☠️🚫🙊⛔️ @palmoildetect #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife #Vegan

Sandro likes to return to his snacks to find leftover pieces of fruit and hay. He’s been staying busy — snacking, exploring, napping, and splashing in the water.

The docuseries "Monsters of God" reveals that the demand from zoos plays a large part in the illegal reptile trade. Read our blog to learn more about the historic role of zoos in the illegal wildlife trade. https://www.bornfreeusa.org/2026/10/20/why-isnt-everyone-talking-about-hbos-monsters-of-god/

A new legislative bill threatens to dismantle our bedrock environmental laws. The sponsors of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act say it will improve energy infrastructure development. The truth is that it will fast-track environmental destruction. Learn more @therevelator.org ⬇️

Last month, our Air Wing helped a giraffe mother who had been roaming with a snare on her leg. Our helicopter took a KWS vet close enough to dart her from the air. Then the veterinary team moved in, and 150 seconds later the snare was off. www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/news/updates...

Time has flown and Tytan has grown! In the year since he arrived at our Nursery, our orphaned black rhino has grown from a 300-kilogramme rescue into an impressive youngster weighing close to 450 kilogrammes! Yet he remains very much a baby at heart, enjoying naps with best friend Notty.

Glimpsed as a flash of electric blue in the dense #jungle of #WestPapua, Blue Spotted Tree #Monitors are #lizards #endangered by the #pet trade and #ecocide in rainforests of #Papua 🌴🔥☠️🤢⛔️ Fight for them! #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-dAZ

#News: #HumanRights Watch warns the #EU’s anti‑deforestation law #EUDR leaves #leather out, creating a huge loophole for cattle‑driven #deforestation and #landgrabbing to keep flowing into #Europe Be #Vegan for the animals #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social www.jurist.org/news/2026/05...

Testimony by arrested #poachers in #Indonesia finds 26 of the remaining 72 #Javan #Rhino 🦏 are still alive 😭 We must scramble to protect these beautiful and unique #animals urgently! #Boycottmeat #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-91C

Baby and Guille are learning to navigate their relationship. Here, Guille leads Baby on a stroll, with playful nudges and trumpets along the way. They eventually settle side by side, tails swaying. Watch here: https://ow.ly/ueGo50ZZUYH

Three elephants from the Houston Zoo will be relocated as a part of the AZA's breeding plan -- mother Shanti and her two daughters, Joy and Kirby. Read more: https://www.chron.com/wildlife/article/houston-zoo-elephants-kirby-leaving-22487532.php

Apes in study more likely to choose treats linked to sound of peers having fun, suggesting emotions influence learning. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

A sight we’ll never tire of. Our ex-orphans came to visit on Sunday, and Nesheshi had the honour of leading the herd. After her mother was shot and killed, reaching her meant airlifting her in a customised sling beneath our helicopter from a remote corner of Laikipia.

Enchanting tricksters of #Indonesia #Malaysia #Cambodia #Vietnam the Hairy-nosed Otter 🦦🤎 is in peril. Their main threat is #rainforest destruction for #palmoil #meat and timber. Take action! 🌴⛔️ #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/21/h...

Our friend the Mrora Forest Toad lives in the coastal areas of Tanzania, including the the Mafia Island and Zanzibar! Like yesterday's toad, they are a member of genus Mertensophryne, known as "snouted toads" because of their somewhat pointy noses! (photo by dmblokz)

#News: Five new species of soft-furred #hedgehogs AKA lesser Gymnures discovered deep within the Leuser Ecosystem in #Indonesia and also southern #Vietnam. Help them to survive when you shop #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife #biodiversity @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-7dg

Playful and intelligent #Tucuxi are small #dolphins 🐬 of #Amazonian rivers in #Peru 🇵🇪 #Brazil 🇧🇷 #Ecuador 🇪🇨 and #Colombia 🇨🇴. #PalmOil and #GoldMining are major threats 😿 Fight for them! #BoycottGold #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2025/11/23/t...

#Bats 🦇 are super seed dispersers in #forests all over the world. Discover how the straw-coloured fruit #bat is saving #Africa’s forests. Yet they’re endangered by #deforestation. Help them and go #vegan #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-90u

Ashanti’s name means strength, courage and resilience. She has needed all three to survive. A poacher’s snare severed her trunk, cutting off the ‘fingers’ that let African elephants forage so dextrously. Then she got stuck in mud. Our rangers found her in the nick of time.

Sandro is exploring more and building muscle. His team has noticed a pop or wobble in his back knees, likely from severe arthritis, plus hip stiffness. He isn’t showing increased soreness and continues receiving medical support and close monitoring. https://globalelephants.org/sandros-joint-issues/

In this week's episode of our podcast, Global Rumblings, Scott and Kat debate their memories -- Who was the fastest to exit the crate in SEB history? They also talk about Sandro and his relocation in this episode, and you won't want to miss it! Listen here: globalelephants.org/podcast/

From stuck in the mud to starting her own family: meet Ithumbah. Sixteen years ago, our Ithumba team found a young calf trapped in a drying dam, caked in grey mud. Today, that same elephant is living wild and is the mother of two beautiful daughters – Iman, born in 2022, and Iris last November.

No, this isn't a promo for the latest season of The Last of Us. It's a map of U.S. rivers and streams contaminated with harmful levels of the pesticide #atrazine. You know, the chemical that's so dangerous it's banned in more than 60 countries.

Our friend the Napal Licin Stream Toad is only known from an area around the historical village of Napal Licin in south Sumatra, Indonesia! They were first described as a new species in 2004! (photo by Sepriyoga Virdana)

What's happening in Lake #Nakuru? #Elephant numbers have dropped massively from #poaching and #deforestation. @WinnieCheche: "We need more people to get into #wildlife #conservation to fight for their survival!" #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social 🐘🐘 🩶 palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/27/d...

Watch out, Amali – Latika is keen to take your mantle as top nanny! Our girl with the short trunk and big heart only graduated to Umani in December and took time to find her place. Now she is one of the family, with a soft spot for Lenny – and he’s certainly putting her through her paces!