A new series of films aims to protect Uganda’s great ape species (mountain gorillas and chimpanzees) by bringing entertaining and educational movies to a rural audience living on the edges of Kibale National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Produced with heavy input from locals, these films are acted with an all-Ugandan task to teach […]
WIN the Best Photo of the Week Competition 13 Jul 2013
By popular request it has been decided to open up the “Best Photo of the Week” competition to all birding and wildlife enthusiasts worldwide. All wildlife photographers posting their photos on Facebook, Flickr or other websites are now welcome to take part in the weekly competition. Voting starts on Saturday 13 July 2013, so don’t […]
Chat in a Bath
I’m so behind in the blog-world these days: my peace offering is a chat in a bath (yellow-breasted chat)
California’s Shark Fin Ban Officially in Effect! The Catch Is…
Let’s start with the good news: As of yesterday, July 1, California’s shark fin ban (passed in 2011) officially came into effect! California grocers that stocked shark fins and restaurants that offered shark fin soup on the menu had 18 months to move their product. During the 18 month interim, the Los Angeles Times reports […]
New long-horned beetle discovered in China
Recent expeditions by the Chinese Academy of Science’s Institute of Zoology to the Yunnan Province of China have uncovered the existence of a new species of long-horned beetle. This newly discovered beetle has a beautifully colored blue-green body with short, slender, and distinctively blue legs according to a new article in Zookeys. There are over […]
Horror of Namibia’s Seal Cull
Earthrace Conservation today (Thursday 4th July) released graphic footage captured by covert filming of the annual seal cull on one of Namibia’s highest security beaches, Atlas Bay, a lucrative diamond mining area. The footage shows dozens of seal pups being driven across the beach to be clubbed to death by a team wielding what appear […]
Eastern Towhee
I always hear towhees before I see them. In spring, males sit conspicuously in treetops singing what birdwatchers think sounds like: “Drink your teeeeeeee!” The first note is sharp and the last is a musical trill. Click here to watch and listen to a towhee singing the famous towhee song. Or I hear them scratching […]
Into Macro
Afgelopen weken een paar keer op pad geweest om macro-foto’s te maken op een meer creatievere manier dan ik normaal meestal produceer. De eerste keer met Trui Alink (kijk ook eens op haar website www.thebeautyofnature.nl). Deze dag heeft Trui me een aantal technieken/creatieve inzichten proberen mee te geven om mijn foto’s wat minder registrerend te […]