Tag: protection of species
Bird flu and zoonoses: “The problem is what’s happening on the fur farms” – Knowledge
When bird flu cases were recently reported in Finland near fur farms, the authorities released wild birds for shooting. Meanwhile, the Finnish Food Safety Authority ordered all animals on farms…
In the middle of Oberstdorf: How alpine salamanders annoy skiers in summer – Bavaria
The people of the Allgäu affectionately call their alpine salamander miners. The salamander, which is black on the upper side, likes to stay in the middle to higher altitudes of…
zoonoses: "The problem is what’s happening on the fur farms"
Finnish authorities killed wild birds to stop bird flu. Virologist Isabella Eckerle doesn’t think that’s a good idea. She takes a more radical approach. source site
Marine biologists fear mass coral die-offs
Sea temperatures have been unusually high in many regions of the world for months. The situation in the Gulf of Mexico is particularly dramatic: the water temperature on the surface…
Invasive species in Lower Saxony – a threat to wildlife? | NDR.de – News
Status: 07/16/2023 09:41 a.m Bullfrog and black-mouthed goby are certainly funny names for the little animals – but frogs and fish are not native here, but feel very comfortable and…
Deep-sea mining: the animals disappear with the manganese nodules – Knowledge
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is currently meeting in Jamaica to establish rules for the mining of manganese nodules and other metals in the deep sea. Time is of the…
Ecology: should cats be caged?
House cats kill endangered birds, which is why they are not allowed to go outside in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, for the second summer. Is this the solution? source site
Bavaria: If the new wolf regulation does not help – Bavaria
A calf was torn near Böbing in the Weilheim-Schongau district. The farmers are very worried – especially since they have to realize that the district office cannot order the predators…
Grafenwöhr and Altmühltal: Two new wolf packs in Bavaria – Bavaria
It is now almost seven years since a young wolf fell into a camera trap at the Grafenwöhr military training area. A little later, there were first signs that a…
Species protection: Two new wolf packs in Bavaria
The couples at the Grafenwöhr military training area and in the Altmühltal have had offspring – in the Ammergau Alps and on Staffelsee, where the farmers are particularly afraid of…