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Naturalists decry extinction of species as loss of habitat, poaching and illegal hunting take toll

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Reminder that the Andalusian government has consistently allowed the progressive degradation of natural areas in favor of further agricultural exploitation, allowing the intensive production of crops that require high amounts of water in a region under growing risk of desertification.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/07/05/ngos-deliver-over-260000-signatures-to-protect-spains-donana-park-to-the-european-commissi

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230801-spain-worries-over-lifeless-land-amid-creeping-desertification

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

In germany the wolves have reappeared since a few years and have spread quite far but it is a highly controversial topic and the shooting of the wolves is debated..

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Fuck hunters