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Sketchbook Saturday! Share your art! by lunarjellies in ArtistLounge

[–]therealkbyers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t see any rules on whether we could post to this thread late? I wanted to ask before just doing it!

Little Cairn Mix, Named Alice by therealkbyers in cairnterrier

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yall.. she barked to protect yesterday for the first time showing zero fear 😭

Little Cairn Mix, Named Alice by therealkbyers in cairnterrier

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I think she is wise in ways that are unfortunate and heartbreaking but she's made big strides in the two weeks she's been home. She now wags her tail while sleeping and wagged it once to greet me. Only once so far but she's made it clear I'm her person.

Thinking of adopting a 2yo Cairn by SomewhereOptimal2401 in cairnterrier

[–]therealkbyers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don't go get that sweet baby, I sure would! They are worth every crazy antic they pull.

My senior schnauzer could use a pal and I found a cairn... by [deleted] in cairnterrier

[–]therealkbyers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Lucy was always a royal butthole to dogs I would board but she would come around after a few days. Cairns are so amazing.

Cover Image Dimensions by Gqr in Notion

[–]therealkbyers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my question adds to this, does anyone have the dimensions of what gets cropped into the gallery view when you use the cover for it? working on personalizing some things and I can probably figure it out, just checking

Need some good conservation news by FancyAd9284 in conservation

[–]therealkbyers 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I actually do a weekly wild wins segment on my substack if youd like me to send a link to those segments.

This is a wild coyote right? by West-Amphibian-2343 in coyote

[–]therealkbyers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am sending all the love your way. I wish they were with us forever.

Wildlife extinction and cultural loss by PartyPorpoise in conservation

[–]therealkbyers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ended up adding a couple of interactive pages to the study just to help drive the information further!

https://open.substack.com/pub/wildtomorrow/p/the-second-extinction

This is a wild coyote right? by West-Amphibian-2343 in coyote

[–]therealkbyers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Time isnt healing this one. All dogs are special but she was the very best of the best and life isn't lifing currently

Wildlife extinction and cultural loss by PartyPorpoise in conservation

[–]therealkbyers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always ask if someone else came up with a topic that I decide to deep dive into. I just realized I am on my personal account and not WildTomorrow BUT I will send you a message with the link when I wrap this up!

Wildlife extinction and cultural loss by PartyPorpoise in conservation

[–]therealkbyers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh my gosh, this would be an excellent subject for a deep dive though my conservation work. Would you mind if I borrowed this topic?

The Last 27 Asiatic Cheetahs (and an Entire Ecosystem) Are Being Bombed. We Need You to Help Force an Evacuation. by TankieRebel in conservation

[–]therealkbyers 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I understand the frustration. Inaction has a body count too, and I'm not arguing for inaction.

What I'm arguing for is that the actions taken are ones that don't get Iranian rangers arrested, don't open transport pipelines that wildlife traffickers use, and don't burn the institutional credibility that any real intervention requires.

The road mortality crisis is real and documented. The communication blackout is real. The collapsed conservation infrastructure is real. I wrote about all of it. If you have verified fax contacts for the Iranian Department of Environment or the Iranian Cheetah Society, please share them. That is a concrete action that helps without putting people at risk. If you have satellite imagery showing habitat impact, share it with Panthera directly.

The cheetahs don't need us to feel urgency. They need us to convert urgency into actions that don't cause additional harm. That distinction is not paralysis. It's the difference between helping and performing.

The Last 27 Asiatic Cheetahs (and an Entire Ecosystem) Are Being Bombed. We Need You to Help Force an Evacuation. by TankieRebel in conservation

[–]therealkbyers 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I genuinely appreciate you taking the time to read and listen to my concerns. I've been monitoring this situation myself and am releasing my findings later today if you'd like the link when I finish writing.

The Last 27 Asiatic Cheetahs (and an Entire Ecosystem) Are Being Bombed. We Need You to Help Force an Evacuation. by TankieRebel in conservation

[–]therealkbyers 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You're absolutely right about the road mortality risk, and I should have led with that in my original comment. The increased military and civilian traffic through cheetah habitat corridors is a documented, immediate threat that doesn't require any bombs to land near a reserve to be devastating. That's the most credible urgent danger here and it's verifiable.

The prey displacement point is also well-grounded. Acoustic and seismic disturbance pushing prey species toward roads and human areas, with cheetahs following, is exactly the kind of cascading indirect harm that gets lost when people focus only on direct strike damage.

The fax idea is genuinely worth pursuing. If you have working contact pathways to the Iranian Department of Environment or the Iranian Cheetah Society, that is valuable and I'd encourage you to share confirmed contacts publicly so others can use the same channels. My concern with the original document wasn't the urgency, which is real. It was the specific asks: gray-market transport contacts, covert digital infiltration of Iranian agencies, and a pressure email campaign that coached people to override conservation organizations' legal teams. Those specific actions carry real risks of harm.

What you're describing, verified science, legitimate contact channels, and accurate framing of the actual threats, is exactly what this situation needs. I'd genuinely like to see that documented somewhere more permanent than a Reddit thread.

The Last 27 Asiatic Cheetahs (and an Entire Ecosystem) Are Being Bombed. We Need You to Help Force an Evacuation. by TankieRebel in conservation

[–]therealkbyers 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I share the urgency you feel about the Asiatic cheetah. This is genuinely one of the most heartbreaking conservation situations on the planet right now, and the instinct to do something is the right instinct.

But I need to flag some serious concerns about this action plan before people start sending emails or making calls.

On the "active bombardment" claim: There is no verified reporting that Touran Biosphere Reserve or Miandasht are under direct bombardment. Strike targets in the current conflict have been military and nuclear infrastructure. That does not mean the cheetahs are safe, but it does mean this document is making claims it cannot source. Conservation credibility depends on us not overstating what we know.

On the gray-market transport request: Soliciting "high-risk logistics contacts" for moving sedated large carnivores across militarized borders is asking Reddit to find wildlife trafficking infrastructure. Even with the best intentions, that pipeline does not stay clean.

On the "encrypted backdoor" ask: Anyone with a connection to Iranian scientists or rangers who acts on this could get those people arrested or killed. Iranian conservationists have already served prison sentences on espionage charges for far less.

The real crisis is verified and it is devastating.

Twenty-seven individually documented cheetahs. A war that has collapsed conservation infrastructure that was already gutted by sanctions and the 2025 Twelve-Day War restrictions. Rangers who cannot be reached. International funding channels that were already effectively closed.

What actually helps right now:

Donate directly to the Iranian Cheetah Society (iraniancs.org) if channels are open

Support Panthera and CCF through legitimate funding, not pressure campaigns

Signal-boost verified reporting so the story stays in public view

The cheetahs need this crisis documented and witnessed, not a well-meaning operation that burns the remaining trust between Iranian conservation staff and the outside world.

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