Animal welfare groups in Denmark are intensifying their calls for a total ban on wild animals in the country’s circuses after an annual elephant “bathing show” ended with one of the agitated animals smashing a vehicle as bystanders narrowly escaped injury. The annual eventin the small seaside town of Karrebaeksminde sees elephants from a local […]
POLL: Can killing more elephants actually help to save them?
Is killing an endangered animal for sport the best way to save the species from extinction? The World Bank—one of the largest sources of financing for biodiversity conservation projects in developing countries—thinks it is. The World Bank approved a U.S. $46 million grant to Mozambique, one of the world’s poorest countries, late last year to […]
Bailarín azul (Swallow-tailed Manakin) Chiroxiphia caudata
Hoy les toca el turno de publicación a estas fotografías de un Bailarín azul juvenil que pudimos fotografiar con Javier y Nicolás en el Complejo Don Rodolfo durante el mes de Mayo pasado; el individuo de las tres tomas es el mismo y en las cercanías estaba la pareja de adultos de los cuales ya […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 18 Jul 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. […]
Crow Tries to Fight Eagle, Gets Free Ride Instead
In another instance of one animal riding on another, photos from California-based photographer Phoo Chan show a crow nestled on a flying eagle’s back. But the crow was likely looking to do more than catch a lift. When close enough to land, the crow was probably mid-attack, explains Kevin McGowan, a biologist who specializes in […]
Other Worlds…
A Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel) glides over the shallow lagoon world of the Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) near Bora Bora, French Polynesia with AquaTech Sport Housing.
Junk Drug Craze Means Three Dead Rhinos a Day
Rhinos are on a path to extinction, possibly within a decade. Thank the losers who ingest their horns, hoping for a little help in the sack. There are maybe 20,000 rhinos left and they don’t have much chance against poachers with AK-47s and saws feeding an Asian market that prices these medically useless horns at […]