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Did you know about this extremely rare European mammal?

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

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

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

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

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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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 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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