Ett namn som är fritt översatt från danskan men som känns härligt istället för fjärilar. Här lite fjärilar som jag fångat på sensorn idag efter att ha kollat upp nattskärrorna som fortfarande ligger på ägg och ruvar.
60 big cats killed in Brazilian parks in last two years
At least 60 big cats have been killed within national protected areas in Brazil during the past two years according to a recent survey published in mongabay.com’s open access journal Tropical Conservation Science (TCS). The report, which focuses on jaguar (Panthera onca) and puma (Puma concolor) populations, within Brazilian protected areas shows that reserve management […]
Over 16,000 wild mammals and birds sold in Nagaland market, India, annually
A comprehensive survey of the wildlife sold in the markets of Tuensang has resulted in a stunning record of the wildlife trade in the state of Nagaland in northeast India, as reported in a new study published in mongabay.com’s open-access journal Tropical Conservation Science (TCS). Once a week, researchers with the Sálim Ali Centre for […]
Yellow-crowned Night Heron on Wekiva River
This afternoon after work I took a kayak down the Wekiva River for about an hour to see what I could find for my June Challenge (finding as many birds as you can in one county during the month of June). It was really fun to find a Yellow-crowned Night Heron nest. I saw one […]
Japanese Reed Bunting | Emberiza yessoensis
Yesterday I visited the Aso-Kuju area in central Kyushu. Specifically I wanted to see Japanese Reed Bunting (aka Ochre-rumped Bunting), but also other summer birds of higher altitudes. Although this was the middle of rainy season, the forecast seemed promising so I arrived at dawn. Soon after starting off a trail famous for having my […]
Tasmania hopes foreign zoo breeding program will help save devils
About 20 Tasmanian devils will be sent to overseas zoos in an ambitious escalation of the battle against a deadly facial tumour disease that has ravaged the marsupials. The Tasmanian government has launched a pilot project that will see up to three zoos in New Zealand and two in the US take about 20 devils […]
Snowy Sheathbill in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province
Is this the Eastern Cape? Take me home, please …! If there’s anything more stressful or tedious than a domestic flight, generally, then it has to be a domestic flight to the Eastern Cape, specifically. The hour’s flying time has unwary visitors buffeting in the 20 knot ‘onshore breeze’ well before most succeed in wrestling […]
WIN the Best Photo of the Week Competition 29 Jun 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 29th June 2013, so don’t […]