A big hello to my readers, its been long, really long since I posted here. This post is all about a three day stay followed by a one day round in Bandipur and Kabini respectively. I had the privilege of accompanying and guiding Alex who was visiting India purely for wildlife photography. I wont be […]
Tag: Sus scrofa
‘Guns kill trees too’: overhunting raises extinction threat for trees
A new paper confirms what ecologists have long feared: hunting birds and mammals drastically raises the risk of extinction for tropical trees. Following the long-lifespan of a single canopy tree, Miliusa horsfieldii, researchers discovered that overhunting of animals could increase the chances of extinction for the species fourteen times over a century, from 0.5 percent […]
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 […]
Curious bears take ‘selfies’ with camera traps
“Selfies” are all the rage this year, and even bears have jumped on the trend. Especially the shaggy-coated, termite-loving sloth bears (Melursus ursinus), who seem particularly fascinated by the cameras that scientists have put up in forests to secretly capture their stealthy moves. On November 26 at 7:30 PM, one curious sloth bear decided to […]
Scientists: to save the Malayan tiger, save its prey
A major premise of biology, as any high-schooler can tell you, is the study of the connections between organisms. Perhaps nowhere is there a better example of this than in Malaysia, where the population of Endangered Malayan tigers (Panthera tigris jacksoni) is being undercut by dwindling prey. A recent study by MYCAT, the Malaysian Conservation […]
Is European wildlife making a comeback? Recent success stories with top images
Beaver, bison and eagles are among the species that have made a successful comeback in Europe in the past 50 years, according to a major survey published by a coalition of conservation groups on Thursday. The report selected 37 species that have showed signs of recovery, studied changes in their numbers and range since 1960, […]
World’s biggest camera trapping program hits 1 million photos of tropical animals
The world’s largest study of wildlife using remote camera traps has captured one million photographs. The project, known as the Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring (TEAM) Network, takes photos of mammals and birds in 16 protected areas across 14 tropical countries in Asia, Africa, as well as Central and South America. Remote camera traps, which […]
Fox and wild boars
A stroll in the countryside allowed me to encounter 3 beautiful wild animals. Renard et sangliers – Promenade d’hier, 3 belles rencontres!Il y avait longtemps que je n’avais pas vu de renard; celui-ci est magnifique avec une queue très fournie, il semble en pleine forme! Vulpes vulpes (Canidae) – Red Fox – It’s been a […]