Deadhorse in Alaska, one of the coldest and remotest settlements on Earth is not the most welcoming place for a tiny Arctic Fox. Taken from Wild Alaska.
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 21 Nov 2015
Welcome to the “Best Photo of the Week” competition showcasing and celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth. Voting is easy and lots of fun. First click an image and browse through the slideshow. Then select the three images you like best of all and click the VOTE button at the bottom of the page. […]
Chiripepé cabeza verde (Reddish-bellied Parakeet) Pyrrhura frontalis
El quince de Agosto pasado cuando salíamos del sendero La olla del Parque Provincial Salto Encantado, una bandada de estos loros al escuchar que nos acercábamos abandonó el lugar de manera muy ruidosa. Sabido es que muchos loros cuando están posados o alimentándose no vocalizan y me sorprendió encontrarme frente a frente con este rezagado […]
POLL: Should the euthanasia of wildlife for scientific study be stopped?
In the mid 2000s, Patricia Parker of the University of Missouri-St. Louis and her colleagues were trying to solve a mystery. Concerned by how avian pox was wiping out several bird species on the Hawaiian Islands, the researchers wanted to find out if the disease was a threat to a unique bird species of another […]
Video: The Bowerbird’s Grand Performance!
The Bowerbird puts on a show to impress the female but will it be good enough? Taken from Life Story.
Chinese Giant Salamander: millions farmed, nearly extinct in the wild
The world’s largest amphibian sounds like a work of fiction: virtually unchanged since the time of the dinosaurs, and reportedly growing as long as a man, the Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus) is clinging to survival in the wild in a few fast-flowing rivers scattered across the highlands of China. Meanwhile, the aquaculture industry is […]
First returning Bluethroats – Sabkhat Al Fasl
The Red-spotted Bluethroat is an uncommon wintering species in Saudi Arabia with birds wintering at Sabkhat Al Fasl each year, where it is locally common. The first birds return to Sabkhat Al Fasl around the same time and appear to be females with ringing data suggesting they first return in mid-October. A week or so […]
POLL: Should the trade in endangered wildlife species be banned?
Wildlife traffickers are exploiting a legal grey area to trade in highly lucrative protected lizard species at the world’s biggest reptile fair, a Guardian investigation has discovered. Endangered animals from Latin America, New Zealand and south-east Asia are being offered for sale at prices of up to €5,000 (£3,200) a pair on the sidelines of […]