It is a first check on January 8, carried out by the Arcachon brigade on the A63 which will allow the investigation to start. By examining the commercial vehicle, “the service noted the presence of numerous plastic bales enclosing polystyrene insulation plates. After having carried out a trench, the agents continue the control and then discover under a cavity of bales an installation allowing the oxygenation of a tank which can accommodate live fish or other species, ”details the customs...
The best of 2022 species extinction Hinge Turtle, Skink and Bush Viper: They are among the most endangered species on our planet One in five reptiles is threatened with extinction - but unlike rhinos or pandas, turtles, snakes and crocodiles get much less attention. It's worth taking a closer look, as with these portraits of some of our planet's most endangered species. The adder used to be widespread in Germany. Today they are only found scattered in remnant populations. In...
Fish in the Oder and certain insects: From the point of view of the environmental foundation WWF, stocks in Germany are also among the losers of the year in the animal world. This emerges from the organization's year-end balance sheet on Thursday. With endangered animals from other regions of the world, the selected losers are therefore representative of the fate of thousands of species. Since 1970, the examined vertebrate populations have declined by an average of 69 percent worldwide. More...
Status: 12/21/2022 11:14 am Environment Minister Lemke brought back a long list of tasks from the World Conference on Nature in Montreal. What to do now to fight species extinction. By Jan Zimmermann, ARD Capital Studio After the World Conference on Nature in Montreal, Canada, the real work begins. "Implementation is always the most difficult thing," said Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke ARD-Interview. All ministers from Montreal would now take their homework home with them. This also applies to them....
biodiversity After species protection agreement: environmentalists call for implementation A piece of the Amazon rainforest stands at a crossroads next to soybean fields in Brazil. photo © Leo Correa/AP/dpa Negotiations continued late into the night in Montreal, but then the world summit on nature ended with an agreement on the protection of species. Now the implementation is crucial, warn environmentalists. After the adoption of a biodiversity treaty at the World Conservation Summit in Montreal, Canada, environmentalists around the world have...
Tiergarten Kleve Panda painting to fund species protection project Panda bear Kamala paints small works of art with finger paint on her paws. photo © Tiergarten Kleve/dpa The Kleve Zoo is hoping for a new source of income with a beastly good idea. Panda lady Kamala could stir up the art scene with her velvet paw pictures. Greetings from Beuys. A young female panda could stir up the art scene on the Lower Rhine. With her velvety paws, the one-year-old...
Insect biomass has declined by 76 percent over the past thirty years. 41 percent of all amphibian species and almost a third of all mammal species are also threatened. Evolutionary biologists speak of the sixth mass extinction in Earth's history. The human being is to blame. The 15th United Nations World Conference on Nature is currently taking place in Canada. There is a fight about whether 30 percent of the land area and the oceans will be protected areas by...
Status: 12/12/2022 3:09 p.m With globalization, many animal and plant species are conquering new habitats. Some of these invasive species can cause massive ecological and economic problems. By Simon Bartoschek, SWR It is only about four centimeters tall and has an inconspicuous grey-black pattern. And yet life on and in Lake Constance whirls it upside down: swimmers injure their feet on their sharp edges. Underwater residents suffer from their competition. And it costs the water suppliers millions of euros. The...
species extinction Dugong cows partly threatened with extinction A dugong swims in the lagoons off New Caledonia. photo © Christian Grondin/Xinhua/dpa They are said to have provided the template for the myth of the mermaid. Off the coast of East Africa, however, the dugong manatees may soon be gone forever. Dugong sea cows are said to have once inspired the myth of the mermaid - now these sea animals with the distinctive tail fin are threatened with extinction off East...
wildlife Previously unknown shark species discovered off Australia - "incredibly important for science" CSIRO staff member Helen O'Neill holds in her hands the striped horn shark discovered in Australia © Frederique Olivier / CSIRO / DPA The researchers have never seen a horn shark like this: the species usually lives in shallow waters. But this unknown striped specimen lives in the depths of the ocean. It was discovered off Australia. Researchers have discovered a previously unknown species of small shark...