Assoc. Prof. in Conservation Science @biology.ox.ac.uk Advocate for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion. 2020 National Geographic Explorer. 🦇🏝️🦎🐈‍⬛ // @iccs.bsky.social https://iccs.org.uk/author/ricardo-rocha/https://bsky.app/profile/ricardonature.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricardonature.bsky.social/post/3mnqw6lxv3k2kInfrastructure for African mines destroying forests at 34 times the rate of the mines themselves https://phys.org/news/2026-06-infrastructure-african-destroying-forests.html08 Jun 2026 05:10 +0000at://did:plc:jqwglbgh7kaapeexmpcd36vy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnqw6lxv3k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ricardonature.bsky.social/post/3mfhkji5xf22j"A captive “back breeding” programme began in 2017, for which 23 hybrid tortoises most closely related to the Floreana subspecies were chosen to recreate it as genetically close to the original as possible." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/20/floreana-giant-tortoise-reintroduced-to-galapagos-island-after-almost-200-years22 Feb 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:jqwglbgh7kaapeexmpcd36vy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhkji5xf22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ricardonature.bsky.social/post/3mc2opt5wcc23Dog–wildlife interactions across Spain suggest vulnerability in periurban areas and aquatic ecosystems https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10344-025-02049-510 Jan 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:jqwglbgh7kaapeexmpcd36vy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc2opt5wcc23