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Magnificent Bird of Paradise Cicinnurus magnificus
Discover the Magnificent Bird-of-Paradise Cicinnurus magnificus, a dazzling and theatrical bird living in New Guinea’s hills and forests. Males are known for their vibrant appearance and elab…Palm Oil Detectives
Interesting fact: Seed dispersers like #chimpanzees in the #Congo kicked off rainforest growth only 2000 years ago 🦍🙉🩷 Now they face #extinction from #mining WE SAY NO to #mining in #DRC! #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
Chimpanzees once helped African rainforests recover from a major collapse
Most people probably think that the rainforest of central and west Africa, the second largest in the world, has been around for millions of years. However recent research suggests that it is mostly…Palm Oil Detectives
Adorable wide-eyed 👀 and bushy tailed 🐀😻🩶 Arfak Ringtails are #marsupials #vulnerable from #mining and #PalmOil #Deforestation in #WestPapua. Protect them when you shop and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🩸🚜☠️⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife #FreeWestPapua #PapuaMerdeka
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/26/arfak-ringtail-pseudochirulus-schlegeli/
Arfak Ringtail Pseudochirulus schlegeli
The Arfak Ringtail Pseudochirulus schlegeli is a wide-eyed and bushy tailed #possum living in the remote Arfak Mountains and cloud forests of #WestPapua. Although little is known of these tree-dwel…Palm Oil Detectives
Superb #Birds 🦜💚 of Paradise live up to their namesake with awesome antics! 🎶💃🌈✨🎇. Threats include: #hunting #mining #palmoil #deforestation in #WestPapua and #PapuaNewGuinea 🇵🇬 Help them and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2023/10/15/superb-bird-of-paradise-lophorina-superba/
Vogelkop Superb Bird of Paradise Lophorina superba
Male superb-bird’s-of-paradise are the dramatic actors of #NewGuinea’s rainforest. They use their lush, multicoloured plumage to change shape in an elaborate dancing courtship display t…Palm Oil Detectives
https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/09/29/andean-mountain-cat-leopardus-jacobita/
Andean Mountain Cat Leopardus jacobita
Known affectionately as ‘huana titi’ or ‘the cat from dry places’ by locals, the Andean mountain cat captivates with their mystery and elegance. This cat boasts an exceptional sense of hearing, att…Palm Oil Detectives
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Tiger Panthera tigris
Tigers, primarily native to Asia’s tropical forests, have seen their habitats shrink dramatically over time. Notably, the Amur Tiger endures in Russia, and there have been sightings of these …Palm Oil Detectives
Goliath Frog Conraua goliath
Goliath #Frogs are the largest frog in the world and can grow as large as a domestic cat. These muscle-bound #amphibians lift heavy rocks to build nests and protect their young. They face extinctio…Palm Oil Detectives
Dusky Pademelon Thylogale brunii
Dusky Pademelons are small marsupials with large ears, strong hind legs and a short, thick tail. They navigate the dense and mountainous forests of New Guinea with natural agility. Solitary by natu…Palm Oil Detectives
Dazzling Harlequin Poisonous #Frogs 🐸💚 of #Colombia 🇨🇴 are sensitive to noise 🎶📢 Their rainbow colours 🌈 make them #rainforest works of art! ✨🎨Critically Endangered by #mining and #palmoil #BoycottGold 🥇🩸⛔️ #BoycottPalmOil 🌴☠️⛔️
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/03/20/harlequin-poison-frog-oophaga-histrionica/
Harlequin Poison Frog Oophaga histrionica
Chocó rainforests, the harlequin poison frog is as deadly as it is beautiful. Cloaked in hypnotic shades of orange, yellow, green and black, this tiny amphibian is a master of chemical warfare—thei…Palm Oil Detectives
New Guinea Singing Dog Canis hallstromi
Thought for decades to be extinct in the wild, the New Guinea singing #dog populations hang on to survival in the remote mountains and forests of New Guinea. These #wilddogs were last spotted in 20…Palm Oil Detectives
The magnificent Great Green #Macaw has had 90% of their rainforest home destroyed for #palmoil #soy #meat #gold #mining. They are now critically #endangered! Fight for them every time you shop, be #vegan and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/03/21/great-green-macaw-ara-ambiguus/
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Elusive, mysterious and majestic New Guinea Singing #Dogs 🐶🤎are heard before they're seen with haunting overlapping howls in packs. #Mining and #PalmOil in #Papua 🇵🇬are threats. Fight for them and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🩸⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2022/12/25/new-guinea-singing-dog-canis-hallstromi/
New Guinea Singing Dog Canis hallstromi
Thought for decades to be extinct in the wild, the New Guinea singing #dog populations hang on to survival in the remote mountains and forests of New Guinea. These #wilddogs were last spotted in 20…Palm Oil Detectives
https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/15/timneh-parrot-psittacus-timneh/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Timneh Parrot Psittacus timneh
The Timneh Parrot, a smaller and darker cousin of the African Grey Parrot, captivates with their intelligence, vibrant personalities, and ability to mimic speech. However, their beauty and charm ha…Palm Oil Detectives
Forest clearing in #WestAfrica for #charcoal #palmoil and #mining ⛏️ are threats for the elusive and #endangered #primate 🐵🐒🙈 Western Red #Colobus. Help them to survive, when you shop be #vegan #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🤢🔥⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/15/western-red-colobus-piliocolobus-badius/
Western Red Colobus Piliocolobus badius
The Western Red Colobus Piliocolobus badius is one of West Africa’s most #endangered #primates, facing an escalating crisis of habitat loss and overhunting. Once abundant in mature forests across t…Palm Oil Detectives
Thomas's Big Eared #Bats 🦇🖤 have trumpet like ears for ultra sensitive hunting of insects in #PapuaNewGuinea, Only a handful remain alive. #PalmOil and #mining are major threats. #BoycottGold #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🤮☠️⛔ #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/26/thomass-big-eared-bat-pharotis-imogene/
Eastern Long-beaked Echidna Zaglossus bartoni
The Eastern long-beaked echidna Zaglossus bartoni is one of the planet’s most extraordinary mammals—a living relic from the dawn of mammalian evolution. Found only in the rugged, remote mountains o…Palm Oil Detectives
Golden-headed Lion Tamarin Leontopithecus chrysomelas
The Golden-Maned Lion Tamarin faces a battle for survival, with threats from habitat loss, particularly due to palm oil deforestation, the illegal pet trade, predation, disease, and climate change.…Palm Oil Detectives
Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus
The Great Green Macaw Ara ambiguus are the largest macaw species and in flight they are dazzling symbol of Central and South America’s vanishing rainforests. Draped in shimmering green plumage with…Palm Oil Detectives
Rising deforestation threatens rare species in Indonesia’s ancient Lake Poso
Over the course of just eight years, the forests surrounding Indonesia’s Lake Poso, an ecological and evolutionary “gem” on the island of Sulawesi, have been whittled away, satellite data and imagery show, while flooding has intensified, and traditio…lizkimbrough (Conservation news)
Eastern Long-beaked Echidna Zaglossus bartoni
The Eastern long-beaked echidna Zaglossus bartoni is one of the planet’s most extraordinary mammals—a living relic from the dawn of mammalian evolution. Found only in the rugged, remote mountains o…Palm Oil Detectives
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/mining-and-palm-oil-drive-deforestation-threaten-rare-species-at-indonesias-lake-poso/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Rising deforestation threatens rare species in Indonesia’s ancient Lake Poso
Over the course of just eight years, the forests surrounding Indonesia’s Lake Poso, an ecological and evolutionary “gem” on the island of Sulawesi, have been whittled away, satellite data and imagery show, while flooding has intensified, and traditio…lizkimbrough (Conservation news)
Eastern Long-beaked #Echidnas are the oldest mammals on earth. They're #vulnerable in #PapuaNewGuinea 🇵🇬 due to #mining and #palmoil #deforestation. Say NO to their #extinction 🌴🔥💀🙊⛔️ #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/03/eastern-long-beaked-echidna-zaglossus-bartoni/
Eastern Long-beaked Echidna Zaglossus bartoni
The Eastern long-beaked echidna Zaglossus bartoni is one of the planet’s most extraordinary mammals—a living relic from the dawn of mammalian evolution. Found only in the rugged, remote mountains o…Palm Oil Detectives
'Climate villains' that made headlines in 2024
Exploitation in the mining sector gave rise to the term "blood nickel", while ad agencies were in the spotlight for working with fossil fuel giants. Here are the individuals and organisations that made the headlines for the wrong reasons.Rhick Lars Albay (Eco-Business)
Help the Four-horned #Chameleon 🦎🦎🦎 of #Cameroon 🇨🇲 and #Nigeria 🇳🇬. These beautiful #lizards are #vulnerable due to #deforestation 🔥🔥🔥 for #palmoil #cocoa and #mining. Help them to survive when you #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/04/04/four-horned-chameleon-trioceros-quadricornis/
Four-horned Chameleon Trioceros quadricornis
The Four-Horned Chameleon Trioceros quadricornis, native to Cameroon’s rainforests, is an extraordinary reptile known for its distinct three facial horns and their legendary ability to blend into t…Palm Oil Detectives
Huon Tree Kangaroo 🦘🩷 have a cute teddy-like 🧸 face and a monkey-like tail. In #PapuaNewGuinea and #WestPapua they are endangered by #palmoil #deforestation and #mining. Support them every time you #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/26/huon-tree-kangaroo-dendrolagus-matschiei/
Huon Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus matschiei
Adorable creatures with a teddy-like face and simian looking tail, Huon Tree Kangaroos live in Papua New Guinea. They are classified as endangered due to ongoing destruction of their natural rainfo…Palm Oil Detectives
Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroos 🦘🧡 can leap 9 metres, descend 18 metres to the ground without injury. These bouncy #marsupials of #PapuaNewGuinea 🇵🇬 deserve safety from #palmoil #mining #deforestation! #Boycottpalmoil 🌴⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/26/goodfellows-tree-kangaroo-dendrolagus-goodfellowi/
Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus goodfellowi
Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus goodfellowi Endangered Location: Papua New Guinea The Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo is a marsupial species that is now restricted to montane tropical fores…Palm Oil Detectives
Proboscis Monkey Nasalis larvatus
The Proboscis Monkey, distinguished by their large, pendulous noses and pot-bellied appearance, is an arboreal primate endemic to the island of Borneo. Inhabiting mangrove forests, swamps, and rive…Palm Oil Detectives
Golden-bellied #mangabeys have vivid golden bellies 🐵✨💛 Known for their social natures, they're #endangered due to #poaching and #palmoil, tobacco and #mining #deforestation Fight for them #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔☠️🩸🤢⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/04/24/golden-bellied-mangabey-cercocebus-chrysogaster/
Golden-bellied Mangabey Cercocebus chrysogaster
The golden-bellied mangabey (Cercocebus chrysogaster) is an intriguing and elusive monkey endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Named for the vibrant golden hue of their undersides, th…Palm Oil Detectives
Eastern #Gorillas 🦍🦍 are large! Males weigh up to 200kg. They use vocalisations, facial expressions, and body language to communicate. #Critically #endangered by #mining #palmoil #deforestation and #poaching. 🌴🪔🔥🩸🤢⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/03/27/eastern-gorilla-gorilla-beringei/
Eastern Gorilla Gorilla beringei
Eastern Gorilla Gorilla beringei Critically Endangered Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Rwanda; Uganda Gorillas are some of the most powerful and striking animals in the world. Not only for t…Palm Oil Detectives
With their blazing yellow eyes, southern river terrapins cut a striking figure. They are critically endangered from #palmoil and #mining #deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia. Fight for them and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/25/southern-river-terrapin-batagur-affinis/
Southern River Terrapin Batagur affinis
With their blazing yellow eyes, southern river terrapins cut a striking figure. They are critically endangered from #palmoil and #mining #deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia. Fight for them and…Palm Oil Detectives
Gentle and shy tree-dwellers with famous long noses 👃 🐒🤎 Proboscis Monkey are #endangered in #Malaysia and #Indonesia. Their main threat is #palmoil and #mining #deforestation. Help them to survive when u #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/25/proboscis-monkey-nasalis-larvatus/
Proboscis Monkey Nasalis larvatus
Known for their pronounced long noses, Proboscis Monkeys are gentle and shy tree-dwelling creatures found in the riparian and riverine forests of magroves and swamps in Malaysia and Indonesia on th…Palm Oil Detectives
Uniquely beautiful Bald-headed Uacaris are unusual with their bright red faces. Threats include #palmoil #meat #soy and gold #mining #deforestation. Fight for their survival and #BoycottPalmOil and #gold! #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/24/bald-headed-uacari-cacajao-calvus/
Bald-headed Uacari Cacajao calvus
With their long shaggy coats and striking bright red faces, Bald-headed Uacaris are true icons of the Amazon rainforest and are found in Brazil, Peru and Colombia. When an Uacari has a bright red f…Palm Oil Detectives
The mighty and majestic #tiger 🐅🐯 of #Sumatra are on the brink of #extinction from #palmoil and #mining #deforestation. Less than 400 remain alive! 😭Use your wallet as a weapon and fight for them #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴🔥🚫
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/20/tiger-panthera-tigris/
Tiger Panthera tigris
Tigers, primarily native to Asia’s tropical forests, have seen their habitats shrink dramatically over time. Notably, the Amur Tiger endures in Russia, and there have been sightings of these …Palm Oil Detectives
Resourceful with long sensing whiskers for swamp living, #Otter Civets 🦦 face unprecedented threats from #palmoil and #gold #mining #deforestation on #Borneo. Fight extinction! #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔⛔️ #BoycottGold 🥇⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/24/otter-civet-cynogale-bennettii/
Otter Civet Cynogale bennettii
The beautiful and elusive Otter Civet lives primarily in peatland forests and riverine swamps. Their prominent snouts and long whiskers give them keen sensory understanding of their environment. Th…Palm Oil Detectives
https://www.context.news/money-power-people/how-murky-gold-trade-fuels-wars-gangs-and-terror-attacks?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
How murky gold trade fuels wars, gangs and terror attacks
World Gold Council says malign interests exploiting small-scale mining present global security threatEmma Batha (Context)
Four-horned Chameleon Trioceros quadricornis
The Four-Horned Chameleon Trioceros quadricornis, native to Cameroon’s rainforests, is an extraordinary reptile known for its distinct three facial horns and their legendary ability to blend into t…Palm Oil Detectives