Oil spills, fishing nets and collapsing forage fish populations due to warming sea surface temperatures are decimating tufted puffins and could lead to the disappearance of one of the most photogenic seabirds in the United States south of Alaska. The situation has become dire enough for the Natural Resources Defense Council on Wednesday to file […]
Author: Supertrooper
Sandhill cranes descend on the plains of the US midwest
Nebraska is all of a flutter. Over the coming month, more than half a million sandhill cranes will descend on the plains of the midwest where they’ll take a breather en route to their breeding grounds in the north. Roosting on the Platte river at night, they take to the wing at sunrise and fill […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 08 Mar 2014
During the last week our members have again entered some outstanding top-ranking wildlife images for the “Best Photo of the Week” competition. Click on the first image and then page through the slideshow. Please select the three images you like best of all and VOTE for them at the bottom of this page (to ensure […]
Chile: Owls drafted in to fight deadly hantavirus
The nocturnal birds are predators of the long-tailed pygmy rice rat, carriers of the contagious disease which has killed 15 since February. In a summer which has seen the deadliest outbreak of hantavirus in five years, the National Forestry Service (Conaf) is looking to ramp up the deployment of one of its most unusual weapons […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 01 Mar 2014
We are delighted to announce the RESULTS of our latest “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize is awarded toJohann van Heerden for his outstanding photo ‘Striped chaos’. Noushka wins Second Prize with ‘Squeezed!’ and Third Prize goes toPrasanna Bhat for’The King defending his territoryr’ (see images below). Submit your Photo for the […]
Jackdaws protect their nests ‘with bright eyes’
Researchers from the University of Cambridge, UK, tested whether the dark birds’ striking blue-white eyes help them to protect nest sites. They found that jackdaws avoided nest boxes when they could see the eyes of a jackdaw inside. Experts suggest this is the first evidence that bright eyes could act as signals in the bird […]
DISCOVER unique wildlife in the © Wildfocus Photo Forum
During the last 2 years a large number of outstanding members’ images have been collected through the “Best Photo of the Week” competitions. The photos and links to the photographers were not archived in a systematic way, and so up to now have not been easily searchable. But ALL HAS NOT BEEN LOST! We are […]
Cambodia protects forest for giant ibis
Cambodia has set aside an area of forest just slightly smaller than Singapore to protect the country’s national bird: the giant ibis (Thaumatibis gigantea). Listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List, the giant ibis is down to just a few hundred birds. Last Friday, Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen signed a decree protecting […]