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ZOO visit in Gdansk, Poland

by josia444 near Gdańsk, Poland — March 13, 2026 — Gave 6 Hours for Earth

The latest succes of the breeding programmes is the birth of a Rothschild's giraffe :) Her name is yet to be announced, as the naming rights were auctioned off during a charity event.

This ZOO takes education seriously - every enclosure is surrounded by signs and posters about the species, conservation or just fun facts.

Poster explaining the importance of sustainable palm oil plantations.

Raja is a great artist, but can she compete with the Alveus ambassadors? Fun fact: orangutan DNA is 97% the same as humans.

Buggies! The back of each picture has a species description

The amount of bird species in this ZOO is incredible.

The Lynx Foundation established by the ZOO not only helps the animals that live there, but also supports the conservation of their species.

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My first ZOO visit in years, and also my first S&T post! The ZOO Gdańsk that I visited is a member of WAZA, EAZA, Species360, IZE, as well as a variety of breeding programmes such as EEP ESB and ISB. The ZOO Gdańsk was opened in 1954 and covers 123.76 hectares of Tricity Landscape Park in Pomerania

Birthday walk

by Amy(londbrolly) near Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States — March 13, 2026 — Gave 2 Hours for Earth

It was a gorgeous day on my birthday so went for a walk and did a little trash cleanup. I actually met someone else who was also cleaning up trash too! Awesome to see especially since the remaining snow piles are full of trash. My merch mug arrived but I think someone else has already claimed it.

Donk enrichment!

by Stolen87 near Bremen, Bremen, Germany — March 13, 2026 — Gave 1 Hour for Earth

Donkeys with a puzzle feeder — everyone had their own "puzzle feeder" <3

While visiting the animal enclosure in the park of my city, I was happy to see that they had some enrichment for the donks! #DonkFanClub

The nice part about winter walks is there is way less trash to clean up

by Kate(katekat311) near Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States — March 13, 2026 — Gave 1 Hour for Earth

Now that the snow is melting we can actually go for walks in the woods again. . Whimzees are a huge hit with the fur babies.

Great Ocean Road Day Trip

by JaelinKaz near Shire of Corangamite, Victoria, Australia — March 13, 2026 — Gave 2 Hours for Earth

Great Ocean Road Memorial Arch, built to honour the WW1 soldiers who worked on the Great Ocean Road. the sign is original despite the arch being rebuilt several times

cormorant spotted on the Kennett River Nature Walk (short walk with interpretive signs about native animals, indigenous culture, and post colonisation history)

Australian wood ducks (the nature walk is close to a spot that used to be known for koalas, but there's a lot more private housing in this area than there was when I was here 8 years ago)

Australian king parrot (still on the nature walk). this species is endemic to eastern Australia (Cooktown, QLD to Port Campbell, VIC)

white-faced heron (that's the end of the nature walk, no koalas were spotted)

small detour to Hopetoun Falls in the Great Otway National Park

Gog and Magog as seen from Gibsons Steps beach (you can also see the new-ish lookout for the 12 Apostles on the right - more on that later)

the new lookout platforms' colours represent the sulphur crested cockatoo and red-tailed black cockatoo, the traditional moieties of the Keerray Woorroong people

stick insect that was literally in the middle of the path at the 12 Apostles (I took photos and then moved it off the path)

The Razorback (part of the Loch Ard Gorge, which is named after the infamous shipwreck of the Loch Ard)

Tom and Eva (named after the only two survivors of the shipwreck)

The Blowhole (this also has a new lookout structure inspired by the shape of the southern right whale, but I didn't take a photo of it)

Thunder Cave (the waves weren't rough enough to get a good boom)

My Singaporean cousin is in Melbourne to study for a couple years so we did a day trip to the Great Ocean Road for Labour Day! We only covered the Memorial Arch to Port Campbell, but that's pretty good for a one day trip

Indiana Macrophotography

by Benny Gokey — March 13, 2026 — Gave 6 Hours for Earth

I got to visit a friend in southern Indiana who works closely with arachnologists on the study and documentation of several rare spider species on his property! This is mostly bolas spiders, but we saw so much more while night hiking including the even less common Asterisk Orbweaver.

Spring Air at Brookfield Zoo 03/09/2026

by Gregory near Riverside Township, Illinois, United States — March 13, 2026 — Gave 8 Hours for Earth

The first 70 Degree F day this year outside of Chicago, couldn't ask for better weather to enjoy Brookfield Zoo!

“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” ― Audrey Hepburn

by sage garden — March 12, 2026 — Gave 1 Hour for Earth

Things I saw this week in my small garden. I get most of my plants and seeds from small independent farms or individuals.

(no pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or synthetic inputs)

My new friend!

by Yak near Seville Township, Michigan, United States — March 12, 2026 — Gave 1 Hour for Earth

This week, 2 Barred owl friends moved into my backyard! It's been so cool hearing/watching them call to each other and hunt! I went to a tree that one of them has been frequenting and found a pellet today :P

Spent a day in town putting up flyers with a friend

by Nyke — March 12, 2026 — Gave 2 Hours for Earth

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