Flora & Fauna Archives - BrightVibes https://www.brightvibes.com/category/flora-and-fauna/ Amplify the Good in the World Mon, 12 Dec 2022 16:46:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau announces $800M fund for indigenous-led conservation projects https://www.brightvibes.com/canadas-prime-minister-announces-fund-for-indigenous-led-conservation-projects/ https://www.brightvibes.com/canadas-prime-minister-announces-fund-for-indigenous-led-conservation-projects/#respond Mon, 12 Dec 2022 16:46:10 +0000 https://www.brightvibes.com/?p=107342 Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new 800 million dollar fund to support Indigenous-led conservation initiatives. This investment is part of the government’s plan to repair its relationship with Indigenous Peoples and to protect the environment. Trudeau announced the fund at COP-15, the biodiversity summit held in Montreal, Canada. Indigenous protecting nature in 4 […]

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]]> https://www.brightvibes.com/canadas-prime-minister-announces-fund-for-indigenous-led-conservation-projects/feed/ 0 Unique friendship between wolf and bear documented by Finnish photographer https://www.brightvibes.com/unique-friendship-between-wolf-and-bear-documented-by-finnish-photographer/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 07:17:13 +0000 https://www.brightvibes.com/unique-friendship-between-wolf-and-bear-documented-by-finnish-photographer/ Bear and wolf strike up unlikely partnership as photographer captures both animals sharing a meal on several nights.

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]]> Dr. David Vaughan wants to plant 1 million corals in only 2 years https://www.brightvibes.com/plant-a-million-corals/ https://www.brightvibes.com/plant-a-million-corals/#respond Sun, 20 Nov 2022 13:42:04 +0000 https://www.brightvibes.com/?p=106525 Meet Florida-based Dr. David Vaughan, who wants to plant a million corals in just 2 years. He accidentally found a way to grow corals really fast and re-plants corals on existing pieces to restore the reefs. A humble yet very much needed project, as our underwater rainforests are vanishing due to climate change and human […]

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]]> https://www.brightvibes.com/plant-a-million-corals/feed/ 0 Nearly 100 shark species protected thanks to groundbreaking vote to control trade in shark fins https://www.brightvibes.com/100-shark-species-get-protection/ https://www.brightvibes.com/100-shark-species-get-protection/#respond Sat, 19 Nov 2022 21:09:29 +0000 https://www.brightvibes.com/?p=106788 Dozens of shark species will get better protection with the tightening of the international Cites convention on trade in endangered wildlife. Horrific fact about sharks One of the most horrific facts about sharks may surprise you. It has actually very little to do with sharks, and all with us humans. Each year, we kill at […]

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]]> https://www.brightvibes.com/100-shark-species-get-protection/feed/ 0 Grandad becomes friends with the mice in his garden and builds them houses https://www.brightvibes.com/granddad-becomes-friends-with-the-mice-in-his-garden-and-builds-them-houses/ https://www.brightvibes.com/granddad-becomes-friends-with-the-mice-in-his-garden-and-builds-them-houses/#respond Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:43:59 +0000 https://www.brightvibes.com/?p=106478 Gez Robinson (61) from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, found out there are mice families living in his garden and… he became friends with them. He warmed the hearts of many making cute videos of his animal friends and putting them on his social media, where he gained thousands of followers. Gez is a wildlife photographer and […]

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]]> https://www.brightvibes.com/granddad-becomes-friends-with-the-mice-in-his-garden-and-builds-them-houses/feed/ 0 Do bees sleep? It turns out they do, and these cute pictures prove it https://www.brightvibes.com/do-bees-sleep-it-turns-out-they-do-and-these-cute-pictures-prove-it/ https://www.brightvibes.com/do-bees-sleep-it-turns-out-they-do-and-these-cute-pictures-prove-it/#respond Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:52:46 +0000 https://www.brightvibes.com/do-bees-sleep-it-turns-out-they-do-and-these-cute-pictures-prove-it/ When you think about it, of course bees must sleep, but it’s something we rarely—if ever—witness. Here are some BEE-utiful photos of bees caught napping.

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]]> https://www.brightvibes.com/do-bees-sleep-it-turns-out-they-do-and-these-cute-pictures-prove-it/feed/ 0 ‘Colombia Heritage’ to help to safeguard 32 million hectares of land and marine areas https://www.brightvibes.com/colombia-heritage-to-help-to-safeguard-32-million-hectares-of-land-and-marine-areas/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 13:28:22 +0000 https://www.brightvibes.com/colombia-heritage-to-help-to-safeguard-32-million-hectares-of-land-and-marine-areas/ New WWF-backed US$245 million initiative named Herencia Colombia will help safeguard 32 million hectares of land and marine areas that both people and wildlife rely on over the next 10 years.

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]]> Unprecedented Deal to Protect Monarch Butterfly Habitat + uniquely-captured footage of a swarm https://www.brightvibes.com/unprecedented-deal-to-protect-monarch-butterfly-habitat-uniquely-captured-footage-of-a-swarm/ Sat, 13 Jun 2020 13:09:44 +0000 https://www.brightvibes.com/unprecedented-deal-to-protect-monarch-butterfly-habitat-uniquely-captured-footage-of-a-swarm/ Historic agreement to conserve millions of acres for Monarch butterflies and other pollinators across the US, plus breathtaking footage of a Monarch swarm captured by a “spy-hummingbird” drone.

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]]> The Plant shelter takes care of abandoned plants and prepares them for a new home https://www.brightvibes.com/the-plant-shelter-takes-care-of-abandoned-plants-and-prepares-them-for-a-new-home/ Fri, 30 Mar 2018 09:13:26 +0000 https://www.brightvibes.com/the-plant-shelter-takes-care-of-abandoned-plants-and-prepares-them-for-a-new-home/ Everyone can leave their plants at the plant shelter, where they're taken care of until the plant finds a new home.

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