Post #1702820

2026-04-26 15:56 UTC

https://www.ecoportal.net/en/foxes-use-solar-farm-as-natural-habitat/20424/ Solar Fops Edit: as some people pointed out both in the source chat and here, this is potentially AI :( (the article, apparently it&#39;s still correct, see https://bren.ucsb.edu/events/response-endangered-san-joaquin-kit-foxes-solar-farms)

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@kaedal@meow.social 2026-04-26 16:20

@FoxbrushTailwag@mastodon.social Aside from loving the contents of the article itself, that website has a pretty nice way of writing their articles. Very short, easy to understand, with links to further reading provided. It's unusual but I like it?

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@TomAFox@meow.social 2026-04-26 16:27

@FoxbrushTailwag@mastodon.social can confirm, i love solar energy

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@foxyloon@blimps.xyz 2026-04-26 16:31

@FoxbrushTailwag@mastodon.social The scale and proportions of the foxes next to the solar panels seem a tad off to me, which made me think this is either a photoshop job or genAI. I like the article though! It’s a sign that we can still produce energy in a way that allows us to coexist within natural habitats. I also can’t help but think I’d love to make a nest in the brambles beneath some of the panels, hehe~

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@yngmar@social.tchncs.de 2026-04-26 16:31

@FoxbrushTailwag@mastodon.social Allowed in? 😆 Foxes go where they please. They can jump over, climb over and dig under. It's quite difficult keeping them out of anything.

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@tael@yiff.life 2026-04-26 16:37

@FoxbrushTailwag@mastodon.social AI article

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@eri@mk.moth.zone 2026-04-26 16:41

@FoxbrushTailwag@mastodon.social unfortunately the article is AI generated and this specifically doesn't seem to be true, as no sources that aren't AI are repeating the claim edit: see replies however, solar panels can still act as meadows that are good for pollinators, assuming they aren't mowed constantly

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@connynasch@mastodon.social 2026-04-26 18:01

@FoxbrushTailwag@mastodon.social what good news, though I am in the EU this brings a new perspective 😁 thanks!

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@tribactam@social.vivaldi.net 2026-04-26 20:49

@FoxbrushTailwag@mastodon.social the photo looks really dodgy but I've noticed that there are a few reports surfacing now about this phenomenon e.g. https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/solar-biodiversity-birds It is not surprising though - this is what happened in the military ranges across Eastern Europe during and after the Cold War. No people = more wildlife. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1617138118301870

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