Five men have been sentenced to prison in Norway for organising an illegal wolf hunt, in the country’s first prosecution of such a case. The group’s ringleader was sentenced to one year and eight months in prison, while four others were ordered to serve between six months and a year. They all denied the charges. […]
Catita enana (Blue-winged Parrotlet) Forpus xanthopterygius
El 22 de Febrero en Rincòn Ombù chico la suerte estuvo del lado del amigo Luis Krause porque cerca de su casa se encontrò con un grupo de Catitas en horas de la mañana perchando en una guayaba. Oportunidades como esta no ocurren muy de seguido y hay que aprovecharlas porque cuando las aves estàn […]
Aphrodisiac for fish and frogs discovered
A supplement simply added to water has been shown to boost reproduction in nematodes (roundworms), molluscs, fish and frogs – and researchers believe it could work for humans too. Dr Keith Davies, senior lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire and his colleague Dr John Hart, CEO of Endocrine Pharmaceuticals Ltd, observed guppy fish (Poecilia reticulata) […]
Boyerito (Variable oriole) Icterus pyrrhopterus
Antes de llegar al portòn de entrada al Club refugio Ombù Luis se encontrò con este Boyerito perchando en el alambre de pùas oxidado, una de las mejores perchas para obtener los mejores desenfoques por la distancia con respecto a los pastizales del segundo plano; comparto hoy estas fotografìas que se obtuvieron durante el dìa […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 25 Apr 2015
Welcome to the “Best Photo of the Week” competition showcasing and celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth. This week’s featured image: Hooded Merganser taken at Vancouver Island by Glenn Bartley. 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 […]
Recently discovered ‘punkrocker’ frog changes skin texture in minutes
In 2006, a husband-and-wife team – Katherine and Tim Krynak – discovered a tiny new frog species, smaller than a U.S. quarter, in the Reserva Las Gralarias, a nature reserve in north-central Ecuador. They took its photograph and nicknamed it the “punkrocker” frog because of spine-like projections coming out of its skin. For the next […]
Daily Dose of Moose
Hey lookit this guy! This is from a couple months ago when we attempted to go birding at Turnbull NWR in Eastern Washington. I think we saw a painfully disappointing 8 species, which was pretty ridiculous. However, this moose friend was a huge bonus, especially since I haven’t seen these guys since 2007 or 2008. […]
Macaca leucogenys: New Species of Macaque Discovered in Tibet
A group of scientists led by Dr Peng-fei Fan of the Dali University’s Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research in Yunnan has described a new species of macaque from Modog County, southeastern Tibet, China. The team’s discovery is published online in the American Journal of Primatology. Macaques are medium to large-sized monkeys belonging to the genus […]