#wildlifewednesday

That #hedgehog I came across last year by the River Elbe in Magdeburg for #WildlifeWednesday #Igel #Braunbrustigel #Westigel #commonHedgehog #EuropeanHedgehog #ErinaceusEuropaeus #Natur #nature #wildlife #urbanWildlife

📰 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘀 🌎 Uganda: Community‑led tree planting along the edges of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is giving residents access to medicinal, timber, and firewood species outside the gorillas’ habitat. 🦍 Less pressure on the forest means safer space for roughly 450 gorillas — nearly half the world’s remaining population, and still growing. 🤝 Batwa Indigenous leadership guides which species to plant, restoring degraded land while supporting biodiversity and local livelihoods. 🌿 Such community conservation increases tourism revenue, craft sales, and sustainable resource access. It also helps ensure people and gorillas “do not inconvenience each other,” as one craftswoman put it. 🔗 Details: https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/ugandans-plant-trees-near-national-park-to-keep-people-out-of-gorillas-habitat/ #WildlifeWednesday #Gorillas #Uganda #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #Agroforestry #Biodiversity #HabitatProtection

A fawn sticks its tongue out at me as I catch it with its mother, eating the last of the blackberries. #photography #nature #WildlifeWednesday #VancouverIslandWildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada

📰 Biodiversity Corridor Payments Benefit Nature and Communities 🌏 Vietnam: In the Annamite Mountains, biodiversity corridor programs are boosting household incomes while helping maintain habitat connections for wildlife. 🌳 "...households living inside conservation areas often face stark financial tradeoffs associated with lost access to resources, sometimes making new designations controversial." 🤝 Incentive-based approaches (payments) can reduce pressure on ecosystems while creating lasting support for habitat protection. 🔗 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/biodiversity-corridor-payments-boost-household-incomes-in-vietnams-annamite-mountains/ #WildlifeWednesday #Biodiversity #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #Wildlife #WildlifeCorridor #Environment

📰 Protection for the “Butterfly Forest” 🌍 Mozambique: Increased protection for Mount Mabu, often called the “butterfly forest,” is helping secure habitat for rare species and one of Africa’s most remarkable biodiversity hotspots. 🦋 Forest protection preserves not only wildlife but also watershed functions, carbon storage, and ecosystem resilience. 🤝 Safeguarding intact habitats is frequently the most cost-effective conservation strategy because it avoids the need for expensive future restoration. 🔗 https://mongabay.org/programs/reporting-desks/wildlife-desk/ #WildlifeWednesday #Biodiversity #Conservation #ForestConservation #WildlifeConservation #Environment

30 Adorable Photos of Harvest Mice by Dean Mason That Will Melt Your Heart

#Nature #HarvestMouse #WildlifeWednesday

https://121clicks.com/inspirations/dean-mason-harvest-mice-adorable-photos/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=Venkat7af2/magazine/Photography

There’s just something crazy-adorable about harvest mice. Maybe it’s their tiny little hands, their noodle-thin tails, or the way they

Harvestman/daddy long legs are more closely related to scorpions than spiders #WildlifeWednesday #Arachnids

White-tailed jackrabbit (a hare) #WildlifeWednesday #Rabbits #UrbanWildlife

Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis), from Thompson Park: #MakroMittwoch #ladybug #beetle #Coleoptera #Insects #WildlifeWednesday

#WildlifeWednesday #bunny

📰 Canopy Bridges Enable 15,000+ Wildlife Crossings with Zero Roadkill 🌉 Amazon Brazil: Wildlife canopy bridges, secure rope structures, have reportedly facilitated more than 15,000 crossings while preventing any recorded roadkill on the camera-trap monitored structures. 🐒 Local organizations and business owners supported the work to conserve the unique biodiversity of their town and promote ecotourism. By reconnecting forest habitat fragmented by roads, the bridges allow arboreal animals to move safely between areas that would otherwise be separated by dangerous traffic corridors. 🌳 Award-winning biologist Fernanda Abra is expanding her Project Reconecta in the Amazon and beyond, preserving biodiversity and safety. 🔗 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/zero-roadkill-as-amazon-canopy-bridges-secure-15000-crossings/ #WildlifeWednesday #WildlifeConservation #Amazon #WildlifeCrossings #Biodiversity #Conservation

Javelina (aka peccary) Gila National Forest, NM #WildlifeWednesday #photo #nature #mammal #NationalForest #NewMexico

This oriental beetle (Anomala orientalis) was also enjoying the blooming of the yarrow (Achillea millefolium): #MakroMittwoch #BloomScrollingWithInsect #beetle #Scarabaeidae #Coleoptera #insects #WildlifeWednesday

I leave my pot outside and these guys clean it for me. I see that some people are horrified, say the normal kak about rabies carriers etc. Done it my whole life, never been sick from it. #bush #bandedmongoose #nature #wildlifeWednesday

My entry for #WildlifeWednesday A picture I took with my Sony DV camera back in October 2002, while visiting Lake Nakuru in Kenya 🇰🇪. I used my DV camera 📽️ as it had the best zoom I had available, so we could stay on a safe distance... I can't believe it's almost been 24 years, and so much has happened since. But, I still remember the thrill of zooming in on this magnificent, but also dangerous, animal 🦏. #Wildlife #WildLifePhotography #LakeNakuru #Rhinoceros #Rhino

You've probably heard of forest bathing for mental health, but not bat bathing. It's magical to have a kettle of bats buzzing around you like you're in a money tunnel. I sit about 3 m away from the bat house when counting emerging bats, so the bats appear very curious about me. Thankfully their loud ultrasonic screams are beyond my hearing, otherwise it wouldn't be as pleasant an experience. #WildlifeWednesday #BatBathing

Never seen a land snail here before...probably the record rainfall. Remember that invertebrates are animals and wildlife also! #WildlifeWednesday

Palegic Cormorants gather seaweed for their nests. I've watched these birds do this the last couple of weekends, apparently used to help build their nests. Look like they're carrying streamers. #birds #birdsofpixelfed #birdsofmastadon #seaweed #wildlife #animalbehavior #wildlifewednesday #wildlifephotography #nature #photography #washington #pnw

My self-conversation at 05:15 Wise self: You should go hiking Lazy self: Nah, it looks cold, dark and foggy Wise self: You should go hiking Lazy self: Well, ok... but lets not carry the big camera Wise self: You might miss something important Lazy self: But my shoulder hurts Wise self: GET IN THE CAR Always listen to your wise self #wildlife #wildlifeWednesday #nature #photography #photomonday #bobcat #sfba #marin More of my work: https://captured.earth/

Another pic of the tiny bunny from last week #WildlifeWednesday #bunny