Tag: biodiversity
Why does France want to legislate on hunting trophies (and the end of cheetah crawls)?
Last year, a Frenchman brought home a addax that he had just “shot” in Africa. Although few know about this spotted-snouted antelope, those lucky enough to observe one are even…
Species protection: Why it is questionable to save a single animal species
A lot of money is invested in spectacular rescue operations for individual subspecies such as the northern white rhinoceros. The biodiversity crisis certainly cannot be solved this way. source site
Bird count in Bavaria: Goldcrests and long-eared owls were surprises – Bavaria
Some observations during the “Hour of the Winter Birds” campaign in early January in Bavaria in 2024 surprised the experts. As the Bavarian nature conservation association LBV (State Association for…
How ants save zebras – knowledge
At first glance, big-headed ants don’t seem particularly dangerous. The workers are only 2.5 millimeters small and, unlike many other species, cannot even spray formic acid. The soldiers of Pheidole…
Bavaria: Conservationists call for more commitment to small streams – Bavaria
The State Association for Bird and Nature Conservation (LBV) has called on the state government to invest more money and staff into the renaturation of small and medium-sized streams. “This…
Climate change: How bad are polar bears really?
Polar bears are the pop stars of the apocalypse; their starvation due to climate change has been considered inevitable for decades. Or is it more complicated? source site
Christian Lindner’s speech in Berlin was an attack on nature conservation knowledge
What planet does Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) actually live on? After his speech last week to angry farmers in Berlin, you might think that the man had never heard…
Néré, the oldest bear, celebrates his 27th birthday, and becomes “iconic”
Hairs from his dark coat clinging to trees, and “fresh droppings from acorns”. At the end of December, the association Fiep-Pyrenees bear groups indicated that she had just detected in…
Seagulls are drawn to Bavaria’s cities in winter – Bavaria
Seagulls pecking at leftover bratwurst rolls in downtown Nuremberg – this sight may surprise some people. Because most people associate seagulls with the sea. According to the umbrella association of…
Leave the wolf alone! – Knowledge
The wolf is an animal that arouses emotions. The fear of the big bad wolf, as he is described in numerous fairy tales from “Little Red Riding Hood” to “The…