Tag: biodiversity
Geologists reject “Anthropocene” as a new epoch – knowledge
Have humans changed the earth so profoundly that they have triggered their own geological era, the Anthropocene? Scientists have been arguing about this question for more than 20 years, after…
Bird of the Year 2024: Rescue for the sissy of the sky
Lapwings were common for a long time, but now the amazing bird is in danger of disappearing from Germany. On the road with a biologist who wants to prevent this…
Bavaria: The loss of species continues – black-tailed godwit in danger – Bavaria
It wasn’t that long ago that conservationists in Bavaria were very worried about the goldfinch. Until well into the 1900s, populations of this songbird, which is actually widespread, declined from…
On the Côte d’Azur, the mimosa, a treat for tourists, poison for the massifs: News
Every winter, the blooming of its thousands of small yellow flowers illuminates and perfumes the Côte d’Azur, but the mimosa, an invasive and highly flammable exotic plant, also represents a…
Warm February allows birds to breed earlier – Bavaria
The mild weather in February allows birds to sing and breed earlier. According to the nature conservation association LBV, the first migratory birds such as starlings have already returned to…
Lost short-eared mouse reappeared in Bavaria – Bavaria
As soon as it was discovered, it was considered lost again: Now experts have tracked down the rare Bavarian short-eared mouse again in this country. One of these underground voles…
Lost short-eared mouse reappeared in Bavaria – Bavaria
As soon as it was discovered, it was considered lost again: Now experts have tracked down the rare Bavarian short-eared mouse again in this country. One of these underground voles…
Threatened diversity: The new Red List of cicadas in Bavaria has been published – Bavaria
Around three millimeters small, slim, light-colored head and wings with dark spots and a black-yellow scutellum: This is the marjoram leafhopper, one of 568 species of leafhoppers currently known in…
Munich: Five years of the “Save the Bees” referendum – Munich
With legs still heavy from winter, a queen bumblebee stalks through the grass on the edge of Prinz Eugen Park in Bogenhausen. If you didn’t know better, you’d think the…
Nuremberg Zoo: Killing for species protection
Zoo director Dag Encke is preparing the Nuremberg city council for a drastic step: for “necessary killings of baboons”, i.e. the removal of primates. He speaks of an “ethical dilemma.”…