April 2nd, 2014. After an exhilarating 24 hour bird race, the final results were announced during the superbly staged Champions of the Flyway awards ceremony at the Eilat Hilton. The teams had acheived something quite remarkable, a cumulative total of 249 species, representing more than half the birds on the Israel list and twelve more […]
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Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 22 Mar 2014
We are delighted to announce the RESULTS of our latest “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. First Prize is awarded to Jimaurtua for his outstanding photo ‘Angels Dance’. Juan Tebar wins Second Prize with ‘Mountain goat and cold in Spain’ and Third Prize goes to Nitin Jain for’Fisher ‘ (see images below). Submit your […]
Dumfries & Galloway – where you’ll flock to view our vibrant wildlife
With beautiful landscapes and fascinating historic attractions, Dumfries & Galloway is the perfect setting to enjoy a Scottish wildlife adventure. A region of contrasts, where green hills and vast forests collide with golden beaches along 200 miles of coastline, which our enthralling array of wildlife call home. Walk around the beautiful Loch Ken to see […]
Drone Captures Stunning Birds’-eye Video of Dolphin Superpod
Whatever you think of drone technology, this may be one use that we can all agree on. The captain of a whale-watching boat who’s also a filmmaker sent a drone with a camera into the sky to capture a stunning event: thousands of common dolphins in a super- or megapod speeding through the waters off […]
Can penguins cope with climate change? Scientists find different types of ice elicit different responses
Human-caused climate change is altering the habitat of Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae). In an article recently published in PLOS ONE, a team of researchers led by Amélie Lescroël from the Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CNRS) in France, found that changes in sea-ice content and newly formed icebergs significantly impacted Adélie penguin communities in the […]
Good News for Animals in Nepal: A Full Year Without Poaching
On World Wildlife Day, March 3, Nepal celebrated 365 days with zero poaching. No rhinos, tigers, or elephants were killed. It’s the second year of such success in Nepal. In 2011 the country also had none, and in 2012 it lost just one rhino to poaching. This achievement is particularly notable in the face of […]
Tahiti monarch faces fire ant threat
Rain, rats and fire ants threaten the survival of the rare Tahiti monarch, despite a record best year for its conservation. Just 10 breeding pairs remain in the wild population, which numbers fewer than 50 mature birds in total. Efforts to save the birds won an award from conservation partnership BirdLife International. But experts warn […]
New York Backtracks on Plans to Eradicate Mute Swans
Mute swans in New York will be getting a reprieve from slaughter following major public outcry over the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) plan to eradicate the state’s population over the next decade, but animal advocates are still concerned about their future. Earlier this year the DEC publicly announced its plan to list mute swans […]