Aotearoa based Restoration/Applied Ecologist. Skateboarding, punk rock and plants. iNaturalist enthusiast https://inaturalist.nz/observations?place_id=any&user_id=andymckay&verifiable=anyhttps://bsky.app/profile/korimakoecology.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/korimakoecology.bsky.social/post/3mzen7vrajc24Worth noting that the Opportunity Party intended voters is made up almost entirely of 2023 Green and Labour Party voters. I think it would be interesting to understand why that is but instead mostly all we have got so far is hot takes involving unhinged Trojan Horse conspiracy theories. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Nov 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:ow2edfe3o7kiib54mpgal2ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzen7vrajc24https://bsky.app/profile/korimakoecology.bsky.social/post/3mz7c5nxf6c2lOne of the worst environmental weeds in the country. Wooly nightshade is allelopathic so it poisons the soil around it. All parts of the plant are considered toxic to livestock and it has tiny hairs that shed easily and irritate the eyes, skin and respiratory tract. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:ow2edfe3o7kiib54mpgal2ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz7c5nxf6c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/korimakoecology.bsky.social/post/3mz7bpzpq6s2lI spent most of yesterday loading Mint and new apps onto an old laptop. I've been meaning to get into Linux for a while and my main laptop dying earlier this year and no money to replace has been a good motivator. All pretty straightforward so far, feels nostalgic almost.31 Oct 2026 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:ow2edfe3o7kiib54mpgal2ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz7bpzpq6s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/korimakoecology.bsky.social/post/3mz76ihmjjc2l"One of the things that’s most concerning to me is that an entire generation has grown up not realizing how extreme it is that their very language is being chosen for them by platforms run by people who hate that generation’s ability to express itself, and who hate the things it has to say." [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:ow2edfe3o7kiib54mpgal2ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz76ihmjjc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/korimakoecology.bsky.social/post/3mz767rvomc2l"The falling riverbed levels had been linked to historic gravel extraction and flood control works, along with straightening and narrowing of the river that had unintentionally slowed the speed at which the aquifer refilled." https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/environment/2219466/dropping-aquifer-levels-in-marlborough-linked-to-falling-riverbed-levels31 Oct 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:ow2edfe3o7kiib54mpgal2ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz767rvomc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/korimakoecology.bsky.social/post/3mz5uub6xsk2nThe Convention on Biological Diversity was signed in Rio de Janeiro 34 years ago. There have been 17 global meetings since and hundreds of millions of dollars spent on administration. And still most conservation practitioners are pinching pennies and the gaps get bigger every year. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2026 08:29 +0000at://did:plc:ow2edfe3o7kiib54mpgal2ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz5uub6xsk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/korimakoecology.bsky.social/post/3mz5rbj3bpk2oAustralia: Dead dolphin at Encounter Bay tests positive for H5 bird flu https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-31/dead-dolphin-returns-positive-result-for-h5-bird-flu/10733177231 Oct 2026 07:24 +0000at://did:plc:ow2edfe3o7kiib54mpgal2ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz5rbj3bpk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/korimakoecology.bsky.social/post/3mz56d2aoyc2fPossibly an artefact of the photos chosen but it's wild to me that these two guys are the same age. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2026 01:45 +0000at://did:plc:ow2edfe3o7kiib54mpgal2ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz56d2aoyc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/korimakoecology.bsky.social/post/3mz4yce6la223The ecological context of modern human hunting is removal/extraction of resources and the breaking of any kind of resource cycling. Unless you're living in place, it goes without saying humans can't mimic the role of top predators. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Oct 2026 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:ow2edfe3o7kiib54mpgal2ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4yce6la223https://bsky.app/profile/korimakoecology.bsky.social/post/3mz4sf5i3m224Quite pleased with this one. Had a couple of attempts and almost gave up again today. Only one very small patch found. Drosera binata/Forked sundew. Regionally Threatened – Regionally Vulnerable in Wellington Region.30 Oct 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:ow2edfe3o7kiib54mpgal2ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4sf5i3m224https://bsky.app/profile/korimakoecology.bsky.social/post/3mz33a4r4ps2mAnimal rights activists would get more sympathy if they weren't so hellbent on ecosystem destruction. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Oct 2026 05:45 +0000at://did:plc:ow2edfe3o7kiib54mpgal2ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz33a4r4ps2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/korimakoecology.bsky.social/post/3mz2nlhmdtk2t [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Oct 2026 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:ow2edfe3o7kiib54mpgal2ym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz2nlhmdtk2t