The Count Branickii’s terrible mouse, the Chacoan fairy armadillo, and the more familiar jaguar are among 116 species of medium to large mammals whose distribution in Bolivia is documented in a new database put together by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). The database, which has been assembled over the past five years using a range […]
Hundreds of Canada Geese Slaughtered in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
More than 260 geese were rounded up for slaughter at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Tuesday morning as part of an ongoing effort to reduce bird strikes at nearby JFK Airport. United States Department of Agriculture workers arrived at the sanctuary in the morning and corralled the geese into crates. This is the second time […]
Where Do I Land? – Blue-tailed Bee-eaters
Another wonderful trip it was to the riverbed close to Mysore on our way to Bandipur. After waiting for quite a bit, these birds arrived one by one. I was thrilled when three were perched, never expecting a fourth one to appear. I really liked this moment where it almost looks like the fourth bird […]
Court Upholds Protections for Steller Sea Lions
We’re pleased to share with you that yesterday the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld necessary protections for the endangered Western Population of Steller sea lions, recognizing that this threatened population still needs protection from industrial fishing. The protections, originally established in 2010 by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), were designed to reduce competition […]
Snouted (or Long headed) grasshopper
Acrida ungarica (Truxalis nasuta) – Orthoptera – Acrididae (Spain) – I have wished to photograph a specimen for some years and coming across one is quite an excitement! They come also in green! Common in the Emirates but can been found more rarely also in the south-east of France, Corsica and Spain; its length reaches […]
Cheetah don’t overheat during hunts
In a 4,500 hectare cheetah rehabilitation camp in the middle of Namibia, researchers observe the large, spotted carnivores as they readjust to wild life. This week one such researcher, physiologist Robyn Hetem from the University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, used her observations to disprove a theory about cheetah that has been treated as common […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 27 Jul 2013
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. Voting will […]
Biguá (Neotropic Cormorant) Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Con la última creciente del Rió Paraná se modificó un poco el paisaje de la reserva del Arroyo Itá, gran cantidad de plantas acuáticas fueron arrastradas por la corriente del río al igual que troncos de gran tamaño. Al llegar los mismos a la desembocadura del arroyo fueron recibidos por el viento norte que se […]