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. […]
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Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 04 Jul 2015
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Paul Benson wins First Prize for his brilliant composition “Trust”. Kath Langbridge wins Second Prize for her outstanding capture “Super Dad”. Third Place goes to Jem Babbington for “Arabian Red Fox Portrait”. See detailed results below: (click on thumbnails for full scale […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 04 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. […]
Pyrenean stags
I will not talk again about this magnificent animal, my point will be different, bear with me. These photos were taken in a 37 hectare animal park in the oriental Pyrenees mountains at 1800 meters high where the animals live in semi freedom in natural surroundings. It is neither a zoo with animals confined in […]
The European Wildboar
Sus scrofa Artiodactyla – Suidae In the South-West of France where I live, Wildboars reach rarely over 120 kg. In the East of Europe they can weigh up to 160 kg and in Turkey up to 400 kg; the latter are called Attila’s! Sexual maturity is achieved between the 8th and the 12th month of […]
New tree shrew discovered in Vietnam forest
Researchers have described a previously unknown species of tree shrew in the forests of Vietnam. The study was published July 2 in the open access journal ZooKeys. The species, named Crocidura sapaensis after Sa Pa District, where it was collected, was discovered after genetic analysis revealed that it was distinct from three closely-related species also […]
Making movies to save Uganda’s great apes
A new series of films aims to protect Uganda’s great ape species (mountain gorillas and chimpanzees) by bringing entertaining and educational movies to a rural audience living on the edges of Kibale National Park and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Produced with heavy input from locals, these films are acted with an all-Ugandan task to teach […]
Sumatran tiger density lower than previously thought
The critically endangered Sumatran tiger may be even rarer than previously thought, reports a study published in the journal Oryx. Researchers from Virginia Tech and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) used camera traps to estimate population density in previously unsurveyed areas, including peatlands. They found that tiger density may be only half what was estimated […]