Populations of marine mammals, birds, reptiles and fish have dropped by about half in the past four decades, with fish critical to human food suffering some of the greatest declines, the WWF warned on Wednesday. In a new report, the conservation group cautioned that over-fishing, pollution and climate change had significantly shrunk the size of […]
Why the Arctic’s Big Mosquito Problem Is Getting a Lot Worse
When the wind drops and the endless summer sun bakes the ponds that dot the frozen tundra, some of the Arctic’s most ferocious predators emerge and form menacing blizzards that darken the horizon – and everyone’s mood. “It is the talk of the town when the Arctic mosquitoes are out,” says Lauren Culler, a postdoctoral […]
The Only Real “Paws” in Global Warming
A Polar Bear (Ursus maritimes) on her shrinking world. Scientists state that 2015 was the hottest summer on record and the extent of Arctic sea ice was at it’s fourth lowest level ever. Somewhere near the Barents Sea. With Journeys Unforgettable Photographic Safaris.
POLL: Can African trophy hunting support conservation?
The recent media frenzy over the killing of two named lions in Zimbabwe has brought undue focus to African big game hunting. While conflicting versions of exactly what happened prevail, we will let the legal system determine first if these actually were illegal acts and secondly where guilt lays. The media coverage predictably spawned global […]
Águila mora (Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle) Geranoaetus melanoleucus
En esta publicación comparto estas fotografías de juveniles de Águila mora registrados durante el encuentro internacional de cetrería en Posadas durante el pasado mes de Agosto; valga la redundancia. Obtenidas bajo condiciones controladas.
POLL: Should raptors be culled to protect racing pigeons?
Feathers are flying in the bird world. Potential changes to the law, following a campaign by pigeon fanciers to reduce attacks on their pets by raptors, have met with opposition from the RSPB. The Raptor Alliance, a body representing many of the UK’s 42,000 pigeon owners, is writing to MPs warning that an “iconic traditional […]
Human activity ‘driving half of world’s crocodile species to extinction’
As many as half of the world’s 27 species of crocodilian face being wiped out due to human activity, although the most feared variety, the saltwater crocodile, faces a brighter future, according to a new book by a veteran crocodile researcher. Land use changes, pollution, culling and feral animal invasions mean that many crocodile species […]
Águila crestuda real (Ornate hawk-Eagle) Spizaetus ornatus
Antes de comenzar a describir a esta espectacular rapaz quiero aclarar que las fotografías que van a ver publicadas en esta entrada se obtuvieron bajo condiciones controladas en la Ciudad de Posadas el día 08 de Agosto pasado durante el encuentro internacional de cetrería que se llevó a cabo en el hotel Maiteí. No quiero […]