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Valentine’s Day in the Animal Kingdom

February 14, 2023February 14, 202310 months ago Lisa Mahlknecht 465 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

Love seems to be one of the most complex emotions to define and tangle for humans and even more so

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Decrease of Parnassius apollo

February 6, 2023February 2, 202310 months ago Vlado Vancura 559 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Population of Apollo dramatically decreased in the last couple decades. There are countries with about 20% decrease but also with

Fear of predators can alter an entire ecosystem

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6 countries referred to court for failure over invasive species

February 3, 2023January 31, 202310 months ago Victoria Steckhan 532 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

Last week the European Commission made the decision to take legal action against six member states for their failure in

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Parnassius Apollo has a long history

January 17, 2023January 18, 202311 months ago Vlado Vancura 610 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

Parnassius apollo belongs to a group of butterflies, which were present in Europe since a very long time ago. We need to

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COP 15 – Plan to protect 30% of planet by 2030

December 21, 2022December 20, 202212 months ago Victoria Steckhan 597 Views 0 Comments 5 min read

After two weeks of talks in Montreal, the 15th UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) concluded with a historic deal to

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World Wildlife Conference – New protections from international trade

November 28, 2022November 30, 20221 year ago Victoria Steckhan 796 Views 0 Comments 10 min read

The 19th World Wildlife Conference concluded last week in Panama, with some groundbreaking decisions for helping prevent the exploitation of

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Did you know about this extremely rare European mammal?

November 16, 2022December 1, 20221 year ago Victoria Steckhan 882 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

From black rhinos in southern Africa to orang-utans in southeast Asia, rare mammals have become iconic symbols for wildlife conservation.

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Hibernation strategies of butterflies

November 15, 2022November 15, 20221 year ago Magdalena Meikl 850 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

As the cold time of the year approaches, animals have to prepare themselves for winter and bring themselves in hibernation

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Reintroduction efforts to save Griffon vultures in Cyprus

October 7, 2022October 12, 20221 year ago Damiano Cilio 633 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

The Cypriot population of griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus), the island’s largest bird of prey, has seen its numbers dramatically fall

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LIFE Apollo2020 kick-off conference in Poland

September 19, 2022September 21, 20221 year ago Theresa Zett 834 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

Today marked the first day of the 2022 conference for our new LIFE Apollo butterfly project. Under the title “Science,

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The man who stood up for the wolf in Spain

September 14, 2022September 14, 20221 year ago Victoria Steckhan 887 Views 0 Comments 6 min read

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

September 2, 2022September 6, 20221 year ago Theresa Zett 1062 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

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?

August 30, 2022August 30, 20221 year ago Theresa Zett 891 Views 4 Comments 8 min read

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?

August 22, 2022January 31, 20231 year ago Victoria Steckhan 790 Views 0 Comments 2 min read

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?

August 18, 2022August 24, 20221 year ago Theresa Zett 823 Views 0 Comments 4 min read

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

August 13, 2022August 22, 20221 year ago Victoria Steckhan 998 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

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

August 6, 2022August 9, 20221 year ago Karolina Soliar 816 Views 0 Comments 7 min read

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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Inconspicuous buzzers

August 1, 2022September 14, 20221 year ago Nathalie Harms 794 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

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 12, 2022July 13, 20221 year ago Damiano Cilio 920 Views 1 Comment 4 min read

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

May 9, 2022May 9, 20222 years ago Magdalena Meikl 971 Views 0 Comments 9 min read

A study was published in Nature recently reviewing the status of over 10,000 reptile species worldwide. Things are not looking