Tim R B Davenport
@TimRBDavenport
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Africa Director @rewild. Mhifadhi, writer, conservationist, PhD zoologist, generalist, nemophilist, photographist, huge #BWFC fan. Maoni yangu yote.
Tanzania
Joined May 2013
Some books I’ve written. The ‘magnum octopus’ :-) meanwhile, is in process.
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So, it’s increasingly hard to justify staying on here given the ridiculously biased algorithm and the owner’s total lack of interest in the environment or the world’s poorest. Happy 2025 🌳🦍🦑to all those who care!
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Humpback whale makes record journey of more than 13,000km from South America to Africa
theguardian.com
Research done with the help of citizen science shows male humpback completed almost twice the typical migration distance
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A fun, if slightly surreal, event here in Miami last night. https://t.co/f3idKCsxsb
pagesix.com
Jamie Foxx hosted the event while Steve Aoki, Daymond John, Dustin Yellin, Todd Graves and more showed their support for the cause.
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Slender-billed Curlew declared extinct
curlewaction.org
A new paper calculates that the likelihood of the Slender-billed Curlew being extinct is 99.6%. Mary Colwell reflects on this heart-breaking conclusion.
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I remember where I was when I watched the final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth and how I sat stunned at the end. One of the best pieces of tragicomic writing ever, in any form; worth another look today of all days.
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Had a great flight over the Zimbabwe side of the Zambezi Valley with @Flying4Wildlife recently. A great job they’re doing too!
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Superb article about #Sudan by @Freedland. Literally a ‘must’ read…
theguardian.com
The war is killing tens of thousands, but not getting the attention it deserves. The reasons why are as complex as the conflict itself, asks Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Into mushrooms and in or near London? A shout out for the wonderful Salima Chebbah @1001shrooms on Ig.
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Workd Rhino Day yesterday. This from the @RhinosIRF demonstrates the huge challenges ahead #worldrhinoday
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This makes good sense. Whaling no longer a threat and many species increasing so time to scrap the IWC and focus on pollution and ship strikes.
theguardian.com
The International Whaling Commission has become a ‘zombie’ and should vote to disband itself, insists Peter Bridgewater
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Our Re:wild Africa Strategy is out. Please DM me if you’d like a copy @rewild #Africa #conservation
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The beautiful and endangered Golden Monkey (Cercopithecus kandti) endemic to the Virungas in Rwanda.
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To @TFSAgency is a music festival in a small forest reserve that is home to endangered and endemic nocturnal mammals really a good idea??
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