Tag: biodiversity
Cemeteries as oases for plants and animals – Bavaria
At the beginning of spring, the Bavarian Academy for Nature Conservation and Landscape Conservation (ANL) and the church association “Preserve Creation Concretely” provide tips for a natural design of cemeteries.…
Forests in Bavaria: Serviceberries against the climate crisis – Bavaria
The serviceberry or Sorbus torminalis is an absolute exotic among the local tree species. “When it comes up, there will be a few hundred thousand specimens in the mixed deciduous…
Lapwings return from winter quarters to Bavaria – Bavaria
Juggler of the air, field peacock and meadow punk: the lapwing, bird of the year 2024, goes by many names. The animals are currently returning to Germany from their wintering…
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…