(1/2) Hundreds of innovators. One ambitious goal: transform how we understand and protect tropical rainforests. 🌱 The story doesn't end with the competition. Stay tuned for the upcoming #XPRIZERainforest Impact Report.

A sea turtle became stranded on a mudflat after the tide receded too quickly. Just when it seemed impossible for it to make its way back to the ocean, it was fortunate enough to encounter a kind-hearted person who helped it return to its true home. 🐢🌊

Last but not least . . . VIDEO #12 = Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria) Getting phenomenal close-up views of a pair together at Trigrad Gorge, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria April 2026 Took a 10-day trip to Bulgaria with my good buds, @woodlander37, @rhhy & @Kartomsa.

#Raupen #caterpillar #insects #Insekten #Garten #garden #Schmetterling #butterfly #Tagfalter Die Raupen vom Kleinen #Fuchsfalter, #Aglais urticae sind nun größer geworden, und fressen mittlerweile pro Tag etwa fünf Triebspitzen von der Großen #Brennessel. Fotos vom 16.06.2026.

Sometimes, the language of a flower is only a 'ribbit' 🐸 #wildflowers #nativeplants #nature #photography Frog Orchid (Dactylorhiza viridis)

More ABA goodies from the Nome area, Bluethroat, Arctic Warbler and Eastern Yellow Wag.

Helmet Vanga Pair. Madagascar. The helmet vanga (Euryceros prevostii) is a distinctive-looking bird of the vanga family, Vangidae, and is classified in its own genus, Euryceros. Both sexes are alike. The species is threatened by habitat loss. Credit: my_wild_life, Wondershots FB

Northern Cardinal in the neighbourhood. Ladyville, Belize June 2026 #BirdsofBelize #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #BirdsofX #birdwatching

Martin Down NNR. Small Skipper Painted Lady, Brimstone and Small Copper. @savebutterflies #TwitterNatureCommunity

A Golden Bush-Robin briefly visited Chiang Mai Province in February. Of all places, this rare non-breeding migrant chose Thailand's second-highest summit as its winter pit stop. I hiked 7 km (4.3 mi) round-trip to see it, and it was worth every step 😌😅🥰. 📍Doi Pha Hom Pok NP

Common Centaury (Centaurium erythraea) at its best at Braunton Burrows 🩷 @wildflower_hour @BSBIbotany

Thrilled to watch these energetic and inquisitivel little fire crackers in a wood. Firecrests are territorial and would not tolerate other infringe their home turf.

Nature is pretty amazing, 3rd year in a row same spot. We will avoid this area so she doesn’t have to get off her eggs Have a great day. Be safe. Be kind.

📢 New publication: From Seed to Scale: Turning Early Action into Lasting Impact for Food Systems Transformation 🌱➡️ A new report from the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub and the @JointSDGFund explores how 12 countries are advancing #FoodSystems transformation through stronger governance, coordinated action, and practical innovation. 🔗 unfoodsystemshub.org/latest-…

I decided to crop in to show some detail in this Scarce Chasers wings showing the cells, venatian and pterostigma in a bit more clarity.

“One of the most interesting small animals of the Sierra Nevada is the Belding ground squirrel. This dapper chunk of spunkiness frisks about the alpine meadows in great colonies, foraging for food among the open patches of bunch grass, sunning himself on the alluvial flats, and playing hide-and-seek with his brothers and sisters among the small glacial boulders.” Hal Roth, 1962

Porsche CEO Leitner, “There won’t be an electric version of the Porsche 911”. Leitner also said that with the Taycan, Porsche had been a "pioneer of electromobility." He added, "Perhaps we were too early." Its quite amusing to see how little the new Porsche CEO understands what happened in the past and what will happen in the future.

3 other success stories abound in Morocco. Small populations of the CR Addax, the all white Oryx relative of the Sahara or ‘wild cow of the deserts’ survive in Chad, Mauritania & Niger. But they have been reintroduced to SousMassa in #Morocco& I could see them well! #conservation

The skunk waddling across your yard at night is a pacifist who really just wants to eat your pests. Skunks are grub specialists. They go for the larvae of Japanese beetles and June beetles, the same grubs that kill grass from the roots up, and they'll dig up a yellowjacket nest and eat the whole thing too. Those little cone-shaped holes in your lawn aren't vandalism. They're a skunk telling you that you had a grub problem, and that it's handling it. And the spray? It's a last resort, and they really don't want to use it. A skunk is slow, near-sighted, and mild-mannered, and before it ever sprays it will warn you over and over: stomping its front feet, hissing, arching its back, lifting its tail, even making little fake charges. It's an animal begging you to just back away. So if you see one trundling through your yard at dusk, you don't have a problem, you have a slow, gentle, near-blind exterminator doing a lap of your yard. Give it space and let it work.

Sound on A rare sight from the Gandak River, Bihar. 31 newly hatched gharials exploring the river under the watchtul eye of their father. Every hatchling is a small victory for conservation. #gharial #gandakriver #natgeo #natgeoindia #bbcearth #biharwildlife