Hundreds of red deer and dozens of heck cattle have been shot since last Wednesday in the Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve. More than 200 konik horses are caught and slaughtered. The meat of the red deer and konik horses is eventually largely offered for consumption, but that of the heck cattle is destroyed. Why is not … Read more
Hasselt – Friday and Saturday announce themselves as top days for anyone who likes to see large hordes of cranes passing by. Also in Limburg. Due to the announced east wind, the majestic birds seem to migrate southward over our shire during their journey. – The last days it was already enjoyable the passage of … Read more
The oak processionary caterpillar caused less nuisance this year than in 2019. There were significantly fewer caterpillars and the preventive spraying of oak trees has worked, the Knowledge Center Oak processionary caterpillar reports on Monday. Nature Today. In addition, during the period when the caterpillars release the most nuisance stinging hairs, it has not been … Read more
A chameleon species in Madagascar that has not been seen for over a hundred years has recently been rediscovered. Scientists from Germany and Madagascar found some living specimens of the special lizard and published about it in the scientific journal on Friday Salamandra. It is about the Voeltzkow’s chameleon (officially Furcifer voeltzkowi called), a version … Read more
Experts from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) agreed that it was possible to escape the pandemic era, but that this would require a fundamentally different shift in approach: from response to prevention. – Covid-19 is at least the sixth global health pandemic since the 1918 influenza pandemic. Experts estimate that … Read more
Merdeka.com – When Indonesia was undergoing clinical trial phase 3 of the Sinovac vaccine in Bandung. This third clinical trial is not only held in Indonesia but in several other countries such as Brazil. To arrive at a phase or stage 3 clinical trial, a vaccine candidate must first go through several other testing stages, … Read more
The popular dolphin Fungie, which has been living off the Irish coast near the town of Dingle since the 1980s, has not been seen for a week. Fearful fellow villagers have now started a search. Among other things, a sonar was used to check whether the animal is still in the waters. Rescue divers have … Read more
Potsdam (dpa / bb) – When exporting cattle to non-EU countries, Brandenburg has developed into a “loophole” for questionable transports, according to the German Animal Welfare Association. “Many animals come from other federal states for export to Brandenburg,” says specialist Frigga Wirths. On the several thousand kilometers long routes to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, for … Read more
Waldbüttelbrunn (dpa / lby) – A 32-year-old female coachman was trapped between horses and a carriage and seriously injured in an accident in Waldbüttelbrunn in Lower Franconia (Würzburg district). Due to a driving error in a curve, the rear of the carriage broke out on Saturday afternoon, and the team threatened to tip over, as … Read more
The Tasmanian devil has been reintroduced to the Australian mainland in recent months. In a nature reserve north of Sydney, 26 have been released. It is the first time in three thousand years that they have returned to the wild there. In the coming years, at least 40 Tasmanian devils will be released into the … Read more