A routine aerial surveillance flight over the western part of Chad’s Zakouma National Park has uncovered the deaths of two female elephants and their calves in what officials say is the first poaching incident there in more than three years. The loss of any elephants in Zakouma, a 1,158-square-mile preserve in southern Chad not far […]
Even the Bottom of the Grand Canyon is Now Contaminated
By almost any calculation, the Colorado River at the bottom of the Grand Canyon is one of the most isolated places in the contiguous United States. Although about half a million people a year hike Grand Canyon trails, only a tiny fraction of them make the arduous trek to the bottom, almost a mile from […]
POLL: Should “Drive Hunt” Slaughter of Wildlife be Banned?
Animal welfare groups in South Africa on Monday failed to prevent the opening of a week-long “driven hunt”, in which foreign hunters pay to shoot wildlife that is herded past them for easy dispatch. More than 20 Belgian and Dutch hunters took part in the hunt on a farm near the town of Alldays, in […]
Marl Bed Flats, 8/26/2015
Late last week I drove out to Marl Bed Flats. It has historically been my favorite place to look for shorebirds, but it has all but dried up, and the shorebirds are all gone. I was hoping with all the rain we’ve had recently that things might change, so I gave it another shot. Still […]
Nearly Every Seabird on Earth Is Eating Plastic
So much plastic trash is flowing into the oceans that 90 percent of seabirds eat it now and virtually every one will be consuming it by 2050. That finding, revealed in a new study published this week, tracks for the first time how widespread plastics have become inside seabirds around the world. “That was shocking,” […]
Cuclillo canela (Dark-billed Cuckoo) Coccyzus melacoryphus
3 pichones de Cuclillo canela fotografiados en su nido aprovechando la ausencia de sus padres que salieron a buscar alimento. La fotografía pertenece al Dr. Martín de la Peña y se obtuvo en la localidad santafesina de Esperanza hace ya algunos años. Se alcanza distinguir perfectamente la plataforma de palitos del nido; este suele tener […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 12 Sep 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. […]