Tag: Species protection
Biodiversity: The ax in the protected area
Two thirds of the forest area in Germany is under protection, but wood can be felled almost everywhere. Should more forests be left to their own devices? But it is…
Protection of species: Haarer bee friends
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Species protection: harbor porpoises threatened in Germany – knowledge
Porpoises are the only whale species native to Germany, but many people do not even know them. Noise, explosions, chemicals and, above all, certain fishing methods threaten the population. You…
Road construction kills chimpanzees – knowledge
Chimpanzees were once widespread in western Africa, but over the past twenty years their numbers have decreased by 80 percent. It is estimated that there are only around 35,000 West…
Deggendorf: Species aid program for Schlammpeitzger – Bavaria
The European mud whip or Misgurnus fossilis, as its scientific name is, is a very rare freshwater fish. This is due to its habitat. It occurs on the muddy bottom…
Bavaria: More storks than ever before – Bavaria
The re-spread of the storks is one of the greatest success stories of species protection in Bavaria. In 1988 there were no more 60 breeding pairs. The concern for the…
Raw materials: precious lumps in the depths
At the bottom of the Pacific are manganese nodules that contain valuable metals and rare earths. Companies want to get to the raw materials with deep-sea mining. That could endanger…
Lake Ohrid: an ecosystem is dying – knowledge
Lake Ohrid between Albania and North Macedonia is the oldest lake in Europe and home to hundreds of endemic species. But humans are on the verge of extinguishing this unique…
Australia’s Toxic Fight Against Cats – Knowledge
To protect Australia’s wildlife, ecologists are poisoning foxes, feral cats and other introduced species. But the toxin used kills slowly and painfully. Why is this allowed? Australia is famous for…