Tag: birds
New Report Shows the Importance of Discouraging Wildlife Crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Crimes against nature and the environment are the fourth most lucrative activity of organized crime in the world, after human, drugs and weapon trafficking.
The cost of crimes against nature and the environment...
We Lose One Species on Earth almost Every Hour
Last Saturday in center of Zagreb, the attention of passers-by is captured by a clock whose alarm rings to wake up the whole human race.
Every hour counts down and warns of the fact...
Blanketing the United States in Solar Panels and Pollinator-Friendly Plants
It started as a trickle and now the floodgates are open. Solar arrays that once sat on barren ground are now festooned with plants that attract bees, birds, and butterflies. Even the...
The Delicate Relationship Between People, Wildlife and the Pathogens
In the past, coronaviruses that circulated in humans caused only mild infections. This changed in 2002, when the SARS-CoV virus presented itself in humans as the disease we now know as SARS....
Global Light Pollution Is Affecting Ecosystems – What Can We Do?
For hundreds of millions of years, the web of life on land has been dependent on, and determined by, day and night, light and dark. Photosynthesis, the process by which plants grow,...
Major New Actions for Migratory Species
Ten migratory species added to global wildlife agreement including the Asian Elephant, Jaguar and Great Indian Bustard
Gandhinagar declaration sends strong message on importance of migratory species for new global biodiversity...
Huge ‘Hot Blob’ in Pacific Ocean Killed Nearly a Million Seabirds
A million seabirds died in less than a year as a result of a giant “blob” of hot ocean, according to new research.A study released by the University of Washington found the...
Nature’s Oasis “Carska Bara”
How Carska bara recovered after the fire incurred by stubble burning and how wildlife is taken care of at the Special nature reserve Carska bara, we asked Dejan Zejak, the manager of...
Polluting Our Soils Is Polluting Our Future
Soil is a finite resource, meaning its loss and degradation is not recoverable within a human lifespan. Soils affect the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, our...
Insecticide Blamed for the Deaths of 200 Native Birds in Australia
An insecticide is likely to be behind the deaths of almost 200 native birds in northeast Victoria, environment officials believe.After dead wedge-tailed eagles were found near Violet Town in August the state’s...
Populations of UK’s Most Important Wildlife Have Plummeted Since 1970
Populations of the UK’s most important wildlife have plummeted by an average of 60% since 1970, according to the most comprehensive analysis to date.The State of Nature report also found that the...
Europe’s Forests Are Booming and Here’s Why
Around the world, forests are shrinking due to deforestation, urban development and climate change, but in Europe that trend has been reversed.
Large areas of the continent have seen a forest boom that...
Nearly 600 Plant Species ‘Have Gone Extinct in the last 250 Years’
As many as 571 plant species have gone extinct in the last 250 years.That’s according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, which suggests this...
Major Threats to New Zealand’s Environment Highlighted in Government Report
New Zealand's pristine image as a haven of untouched forests and landscapes was tarnished this week by a brand new government report. The Environment Aotearoa 2019 painted a bleak image of the...
Skyscrapers Are Killing up to 1bn Birds a Year in US, Scientists Estimate
Scientists estimate that at least 100 million and maybe as many as a billion birds die each year in the US when they collide with buildings, especially glass-covered or illuminated skyscrapers. And,...
Industrial Fishing Ushers the Albatross Closer to Extinction, Say Researchers
Industrial fishing vessels that accidentally kill tens of thousands of albatrosses each year routinely ignore regulations designed to save the birds from extinction, according to research.Using satellite data, investigators found that vessels...
