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 […]
Return of the Yardbirds
Lots of you probably know the Backyard Bird Count is happening right now. It’s sort of a cool concept. If you’re unfamiliar with it, check out this link for more info. (Above: badass cedar waxwing and ping pong ball ruby-crowned kinglet) My best yardbird is still the harris’s sparrow (not a very common bird). There […]
NON-PROFIT expedition workshop to see polar bears in Svalbard, 2014
Join us on a once-in-a-lifetime voyage in the High Arctic to experience polar bears in their environment, while learning about their biology, their current and future status, the threats against them, and what you can do to help protect them. While we will provide and ensure the full experience that a regular small-ship expedition cruise […]
Migrating birds halt expansion of London Array
Expansion plans at one of the world’s largest offshore windfarms have come to a sudden halt, with the owners blaming concerns about migrating birds for the interruption. The London Array will not proceed to its planned second stage, meaning it will be about a third smaller than originally proposed. The windfarm’s power output will be […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 01 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 […]
Halcón plomizo, Aplomado Falcon, Falco femoralis
Entre tanto Gavilán planeador que sobrevolaba nustra recorrida por los caminos de la Estancia Virocay también nos encontramos con el Halcón plomizo; en la primera fotografía lo pueden observar perchando en un sobresaliente cardo seco, tal vez estaba atento a una posible presa. Tres cámaras pueden mas que una sola, para esa primera imagen que […]
Animals of the Serengeti – book review
Animals of the Serengeti: And Ngorongoro Conservation Area by Adam Scott Kennedy and Vicki Kennedy is an easy-to-use guidebook that is also very readable. The region covered by the book is the Greater Serengeti area bounded in the west by Lake Victoria and the east by Lake Manyara in Tanzania, and in the north by […]
New Study Provides Insights into Genetic History of European Beaver
European beaver (Castor fiber) has been strongly affected by expanding human populations for many thousands of years, says a team of genetic scientists led by Prof Michi Hofreiter from the University of York, UK, and the University of Potsdam, Germany. Beavers have long been an important resource for human populations across the northern continents. Their […]