Scientists have added 361 new bird species to the IUCN Red List following a major taxonomic review of non-passerine birds, i.e. non-perching or non-songbirds. Worryingly, 87 of these new birds are threatened with extinction, a percentage nearly double the overall threatened percentage for all birds, which currently sits at 13 percent. Many of these new […]
Taguató común, Roadside Hawk, Buteo magnirostris
Antes de ingresar al Parque provincial Ing. Crovetto y aprovechando de que la niebla que nos acompañó durante casi todo el camino se despejó un poco, aproveché para fotografiar a este Taguató común que estaba perchando en un gajo sin hojas de un Paraíso antes del cartel de ingreso al parque. La baja temperatura del […]
POLL: RSPB picks a fight over grouse shooting
The RSPB has sparked a row with countryside groups over grouse shooting by calling for moors to be licenced amid claims the charity is becoming increasingly politicised. The charity is writing to all major political parties urging them to introduce a robust licensing sysem “to prevent the wanton destruction of wild birds”. It claims birds […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 26 Jul 2014
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest “Best Photo of the Week” Competition. This week the First Prize is shared by Paul Marto and Dave Richards for their outstanding photos “Mandarin” and “Male Lions Fighting” respectively. Third Prize goes to Charles Orfang for “The Chase” (click on thumbnails for full scale view). […]
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald – review
The arcane world of falconry is infamous for a snobbery that dates back to the medieval period, when different raptors were pegged to a hierarchical list of feudal stations. So the noble peregrine was for princes, the dainty merlin was milady’s bird, and – as we know from Barry Hines’s novel – it was just […]
Ringmärkning
Då börjar min ringmärkningssäsong vid Eckern idag, det blev 119 fåglar av 12 arter fångade med 3 nät så bra tryck var det. Här en ärtsångare. Mer siffror på denna sida: Ringmärkningssidan
Tuco-Tuco: Four New Species of Gopher-Like Mammal Discovered in Bolivia
A multinational group of scientists headed by Dr Scott Gardner of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has described four new species of burrowing rodents from the South American genus Ctenomys. Commonly called tuco-tucos, these rodents are members of the family Octodontidae, although they are sometimes classified in their own family – Ctenomyidae. Their name is derived from […]
Monkeys use field scientists as human shields against predators
If you’re monkey—say a samango monkey in South Africa—probably the last thing you want is to be torn apart and eaten by a leopard or a caracal. In fact, you probably spend a lot of time and energy working to avoid such a grisly fate. Well, now there’s a simpler way: just stick close to […]