Wild animals are having their bones crushed, their spines snapped, and their lives slowly suffocated out of them in vicious #traps that are currently legal and allowed in #NationalWildlifeRefuges.
Now, a new bill seeks to end this torture. The #RefugeFromCruelTrappingAct, or H.R. 5217, seeks to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act to ban the use of steel-jaw leg-hold traps,
That’s a particularly important point given that the National Wildlife Refuge System is incredibly #biodiverse — with more than 700 birds, 220 mammals, and more than 380 #EndangeredSpecies.
The wild animals who call these protected lands their home should not be gruesomely and inhumanely killed simply because they exist.
Have not had these before: #Geastrum , a #fungus called #Earthstar . Probably a good sign of a healthy, #biodiverse#garden - always exciting to find something new. Not sure, which variety. Maybe someone can help.
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There are more than 100 #UncontactedTribes around the world, and they’re the most vulnerable peoples on Earth.
They avoid contact with outsiders, and are the #guardians of the most #biodiverse places on the planet. If their lands are protected they not only survive, but #thrive.
Have you heard of the #VerdeIslandPassage (VIP), a water channel that cuts through the #Philippines? It's actually the most #biodiverse marine habitat in the world, earning it the nickname the "Amazon of the oceans." But right now, it's set to become the epicenter of #FossilFuel expansion in #SoutheastAsia.