A white-tailed eagle, Britain’s largest bird of prey. Photograph: Mike Crutch/Forestry England/PA White-tailed eagles are gracing the skies of southern Britain for the first time in 240 years after six eaglets were released on the Isle of Wight. The huge birds, which are fitted with satellite tags, are expected to disperse along the south coast […]
via White-tailed eagles return to UK after 240 years. — Old Guv Legends
This 6 July 2018 video says about itself: With only 500 animals left, the Baltic harbor porpoises have been declared critically endangered. Being killed as bycatch in fishing nets is the major threat for the animals, yet fishing is still permitted, even in Marine Protected Areas. In Sea Shepherd’s Perkunas campaign, the crew of the […]
via NATO kills 18 Baltic Sea porpoises — Dear Kitty. Some blog
European wildcats are often thought of as a typical forest specialist, however, the more we know about wildcat behaviour the less this appears to be true. Broadleaved or mixed woodlands do appear to be the primary habitat for wildcats but they have also been reported thriving in scrubland mosaics and areas where a complex habitat […]
Synevyr National Nature Park in Ukraine is suffering, like many other protected areas, under the increasing pressure of visitors. Single-use plastic ends up in the rivers, people dump full garbage bags in the UNESCO World Heritage forest, and visitors are doing their toilet-business behind trees. Local villages still lack a proper waste management system too. […]
via We want to clean Synevyr National Park — European Wilderness Society
Wetlands are disappearing from the landscape of Europe! The Biebrza National Park with the total area of 592.23 km2 is the largest national park in Poland and the largest natural wetland area of Central Europe. The Biebrza river valley became a national park 25 years ago and designated as a RAMSAR site for its unique […]
via The Biebrza valley needs our help! — European Wilderness Society
Migrating Russian eagles run up huge data roaming charges Eagles being tracked by Russian scientists via a GPS collar has cost them a small fortune in roaming charges – after it flew out the country. The migrating bird, named Min, was fitted with a device designed to text its coordinates back to researchers. 25 October […]
via Russian eagles irresponsibly up huge roaming charges — © blogfactory
Europe is experiencing a hot boar summer. Why? For one thing, it’s crazy hot there, the kind of heat wave that necessitates kiddie pools under tables at restaurants. For another, wild boars are reportedly ransacking the Continent. The Guardian published a piece on Tuesday describing all the boar mayhem. Long known to be a hearty, […]
via Wild Boars Are Besieging European Cities — Journal of public opinions
