LIFE Apollo2020 kick-off conference in Poland
Today marked the first day of the 2022 conference for our new LIFE Apollo butterfly project. Under the title “Science,
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Wildlife
The man who stood up for the wolf in Spain
Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente (often referred to simply as Félix) was the David Attenborough of Spain. Between 1971 and
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How Wolves influence Arthritis in Moose
A recently published paper in Frontiers of Ecology and Evolution discussed how predators can influence the occurrence of certain diseases in prey populations. The
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An endangered bird vs. domestic cats: Who will win our sympathy?
By now many people know of the negative impact our domestic pets (mainly cats and dogs) have on local wildlife:
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EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy – is it forward-thinking enough?
The EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy is the European Union’s plan of action for conservation this decade. However, given rapid environmental
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Mass dying among fish in northern Poland and Germany – pollution, climate change or toxic algae?
While 2022 seems to be a good year for marine and coastal protection with a new UN ocean treaty on the
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International Wolf Day: Growing population in the Alps
Happy International Wolf Day! Since their natural return to the Alps in the 1990s, wolf populations have grown exponentially. Swiss
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Great Barrier Reef survey
The Great Barrier Reef is a remarkable variety and beauty on the north-east coast of Australia. It contains the world’s
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The vulture/livestock farmer conflict in Catalonia
The line between natural and human landscapes is becoming more blurred in Europe. As a result, we can expect people
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Inconspicuous buzzers
They are called Peppered moth (Biston betularia), Silver Y (Autographa gamma), or Crepuscular burnet (Zygaena carniolica). They are usually neither
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Shark Awareness Day 2022
July 14th is Shark Awareness Day, a day meant to shift attitudes around sharks and boost awareness of these animals
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Hundreds of reptile species face extinction
A study was published in Nature recently reviewing the status of over 10,000 reptile species worldwide. Things are not looking
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Why birds are more colorful at the equator
The great naturalists of the 19th century had already discovered the phenomenon: birds they saw during their journeys to the
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Beavers return to London after centuries of absence
Today is International Beaver Day! To celebrate, here’s some good news for the European species. After almost 500 years gone
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Does climate change kill gray whales in the Pacific?
Since the beginning of 2019 more and more gray whales along the west coast of North America from Mexico through
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Beavers in Chernobyl now live in trees
The 1986 Chernobyl disaster left a huge area of Ukraine uninhabitable, but wildlife still found a way to thrive. However,
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A rare Eastern indigo snake was found in Alabama. Only the second time in over than 60 years.
The discovery of wild-born Eastern indigo snake first of all proves that protection policies in Alabama are actually work. On
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World Rewilding Day: Rewild to Supercharge Climate Mitigation
On March 20, people across the planet celebrate World Rewilding Day. It was launched in 2021 by the Global Rewilding
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Women in conservation: Wangari Maathai of Kenya
This International Women’s Day is celebrated under the theme “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”, recognizing the contribution of
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Will the tide finally turn on plastic pollution?
The plastic crisis threatens the largest ecosystems on the planet, but the international community has largely ignored it as waste
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