#birds#Poultry#Livestock#Rarebreeds One of the turkey breeds I have choosen its a UK heirloom breed on the rare breeds watch list.I used to have a hen turkey called Chrissy at my last place but when we were forced out of the house she went to a friend (for breeding not eating ) https://www.rbst.org.uk/pied-crollwitzer
They are good egg layers and quite small for turkeys so they need less space.Chrissy was very tame she would fly across the garden and perch on my shoulder
1475 M€ to avoid 1+ M cattle and millions MtCO2eq/y is a bargain for the public. Farmers can earn the same while not doing anything (if they remove the animals, demolish the production capacity, return any permits and/or get a rezoning so that livestock can't come back).
"In temperate zones lie most of the world’s richest countries, which have also been up till now the world’s major #breadbaskets, in meeting international #grain, #oilseed and #livestock product needs.
As the #climate warms up, agricultural pests and diseases are advancing northwards and becoming more widespread."
According to the #Guardian, former officials at the #FAO claimed that they faced censorship, sabotage, and victimization for more than a decade after they published a landmark report in 2006 called Livestock’s Long Shadow.
It estimated that #livestock, mostly #cattle, accounted for 18% of global greenhouse gas #emissions, which was more than the transport sector.
The report also highlighted the impacts of livestock on land use, water use, and #biodiversity loss.
More than two million animals have died in Mongolia so far this winter, a government official said today, as the country endures extreme cold and snow... But this winter has been more severe than usual, with lower than normal temperatures and very heavy snowfall, the United Nations said in a recent report....
At least 2,250 herder families have lost more 70 percent of their #livestock, as this year’s #dzud blankets grazing lands in deep #snow and #ice and there are predictions many more animals will be unable to survive the next few weeks.
During #dzuds, temperatures in some parts of the country fall as low as minus 50 degrees Celsius (minus 58 Fahrenheit)
"Sensationalized smearing of dozens of Tribal Nations who enjoy ancient sacred relationships with the natural world and our four-legged relatives, with gory depictions of Tribal harvest of Yellowstone Bison, conveniently avoids the real issue of an irredeemably broken management regime and the Montana livestock industry’s decades-long stranglehold on bison management."
#BirdFlu Is Infecting More #Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us? #H5N1, #avianflu#virus, killed tens of thousands of #marinemammals, and infiltrated American #livestock for first time.
H5N1, one of the many viruses that cause bird flu, had already killed at least 24,000 South American sea lions along the coasts in less than a year. Now comes for elephant seals.
Scientists are working quickly to assess how it is evolving and risk it poses to humans #Maskup
#Scotland is an interesting laboratory for #rewilding, some under community ownership.
Tarras Valley has most of the ingredients I'd expect for carbon sinks preservation, including a focus on peatland restoration and a pragmatic decision to cut down mature commercial forests. They delayed action on the sheep farm side: I wonder how long that's sustainable. https://www.tarrasvalleynaturereserve.org/projects/
"Financing for industrial #livestock is undermining U.S. banks’ #climate commitments and Bank of America, Citigroup, and JPMorgan Chase are responsible for over half of the $134 billion in financing, according to the latest research.
Lending to corporations involved in #meat, dairy, and/or feed production comprises only a tiny proportion of banks’ portfolios – at 0.25% - but represents a significant proportion of their financed #emissions, at around 11%."
Environmentally sustainable plant-based dishes in restaurants and cafes?
"Occasionally ordering a plant-based meal instead of a meat dish can greatly reduce the environmental footprint of the global food system. Animal agriculture accounts for 56% of food-related greenhouse gas emissions but produces only 18% of calories and 37% of protein."
"This means a family of four ordering plant-based meat burgers instead of beef patties saves carbon emissions equal to driving from Brisbane to the Gold Coast."
"Groups representing the #livestock industry, which is responsible for around 32% of global #methane emissions, want to increase their use of a new way of measuring these emissions that lets high polluters evade their responsibility to make big emissions cuts."
Hi all, time for some #introductions ! I'm Ty, and I've lived on ~50 acres of stolen Oneida land for the last 10 yrs with my partner and kids. We have some #livestock and a couple of #dogs. We #forage and #garden, spin and weave, and generate more electricity than we consume. We teach and learn and try new things.
Currently we're making maple syrup and on #lamb watch for new babies so feel free to follow if you're into that kind of thing. I work at #foss non-profit doing data stuff, so I'll also have thoughts on #tech#enshittification and #privacy.
I'm consolidating my myriad fediverse accounts here so some folks might know me as @SolArlo or @bmez etc. I just like *Key/[Fire|Ice][Fish|Shrimp] better, and appreciate the work the infosec.exchange folks do! Howdy.
Two million livestock animals die as Mongolia endures extreme weather (www.freemalaysiatoday.com)
More than two million animals have died in Mongolia so far this winter, a government official said today, as the country endures extreme cold and snow... But this winter has been more severe than usual, with lower than normal temperatures and very heavy snowfall, the United Nations said in a recent report....