Common buzzard – Buteo buteo Accipitriformes – Accipitridae This is the first publication out of 3 on these birds of prey. Here are 2 of the local buzzards inhabiting our property in the south of France and its surroundings. They have a dark streaky uniform plumage with white feathers lengthwise on the head and neck, […]
China to destroy ivory stockpile
The Chinese government plans to destroy a stockpile of contraband elephant ivory and other seized wildlife products next week during a public ceremony in Guangzhou, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). The volume of ivory to be destroyed wasn’t immediately clear. The ivory destruction will take place January 6, less than two months after the […]
Quero quero, Southern lapwing, Vanellus chilensis
Lo que ven al fondo no es el arroyo Itá, es el Océano Atlántico que baña las playas de Florianópolis en Santa Catarina / Brasil y desde allí llega también esta imagen de un Tero, conocido en dicho país como Quero quero. La foto es del día 26 de Diciembre y estoy con unas ganas […]
Oceana Fires Back at Flawed Federal Decision not to list Great Whites as Endangered
In the ongoing fight to protect the distinct population of great white sharks off the coast of California and Mexico, Oceana submitted a critical analysis of the federal Biological Review Team’s (BRT) status report used by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) as the basis for their decision not to list this West Coast population […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 04 Jan 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 […]
Curious bears take ‘selfies’ with camera traps
“Selfies” are all the rage this year, and even bears have jumped on the trend. Especially the shaggy-coated, termite-loving sloth bears (Melursus ursinus), who seem particularly fascinated by the cameras that scientists have put up in forests to secretly capture their stealthy moves. On November 26 at 7:30 PM, one curious sloth bear decided to […]
Monk Parakeet
About a week ago I found some Monk Parakeets at an electrical substation near my home. This is one of those birds I thought I’d never see in Seminole Co, but I saw about 15 here a couple weeks ago, and then 25 of them this morning in the same location. I spoke to someone […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Year 2013 Competition
We are delighted to announce the RESULTS of our “Best Photo of the Year 2013″ Competition. First Prize is awarded to Mike Barth for his outstanding photo ‘Whoops, missed again!’. Kathy Langbridge wins Second Prize with’Kissing Finches’ and Third Prize goes to Howard Cheek for ‘Hang Time (Leopard Frog)’ (see images below). Now that the […]