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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Wildlife
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
Continue readingGreat 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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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
Continue readingDoes 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 60 years
The discovery of wild-born Eastern indigo snake definitively proves that protection policies in Alabama are actually work. On Thursday the Alabama
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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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Natural enemies are farmers’ friends
The rise of monocultures and shifting climate patterns has led to more pest outbreaks on our crops. These pose a
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The return of the Siberian Tiger?
The tiger is simultaneously one of the most iconic, beloved and promoted but also one of the most threatened species
Continue readingThe end of the whaling epoch in Iceland
February 19 is World Marine Mammal Protection Day (World Whale Day), whose purpose is to draw attention to the problems
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Abandoned mines in Cornwall create wildlife havens
Much has already been written about the environmental damage caused by mining activity. In some cases however, it also has
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Take a photo and help protect endangered butterflies!
Citizen Science, best translated as “community science”, has a long history in Europe and is now highly regarded and accepted.
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Chernobyl – an unlikely wildlife hotspot
When you think of havens for nature, Chernobyl might not be the first place that comes to mind. However, the
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