A collaborative partnership has been established to conduct helicopter searches over portions of what is thought to be the core of Ivory-billed Woodpecker habitat in the Big Woods of Arkansas. read more at wildlifextra
Category: nieuws
How the hummingbird got his whistle
American zoologists say they can settle a long-running debate about how male hummingbirds are able to whistle at females of the species to try to entice them into mating. The Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna), native to the US West Coast, makes the brief but loud chirp as he dives to impress females that venture into […]
World?s biggest birdfair provides record funding for Preventing Extinctions
The 2007 British Birdwatching Fair has provided record funds of 226,000 ($445,000) for BirdLife?s vital conservation work in preventing extinctions. The record amount raised was announced by the Birdfair organisers Martin Davies and Tim Appleton at an event held at The Lodge, the headquarters of the RSPB (BirdLife in the UK). Dr Mike Rands, BirdLife’s […]
Children unite across Europe to record arrival of migratory birds
On February 1 the annual Spring Alive event was launched by the Partners of BirdLife International in Europe. Spring Alive invites children of eight to twelve years old to enjoy and marvel at the return of some of the most fascinating migratory birds to Europe. Through the Spring Alive website www.springalive.net, children from all over […]
Changing Fashions Govern Mating Success In Lark Buntings, Study Finds
A study of how female lark buntings choose their mates, published in Science, adds a surprising new twist to the evolutionary theory of sexual selection. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, discovered that female lark buntings show strong preferences for certain traits in the males, but those preferences change from year to year. […]
Fishermen Will Use New Ways To Avoid Snaring Endangered Seabirds
Fishing fleets from more than 30 countries on the high seas of the Atlantic and Pacific will now use new ways to avoid accidentally snaring seabirds going after bait on long lines. The new protections are the focus of strong international measures, promoted by NOAA, that go into effect this year. read more at sciencedaily
Parasite makes ants into “berries” to entice birds
A parasitic worm can make its ant victims swell into what looks like a delicious, juicy berry to birds, which apparently eat the ants and help the worm spread and reproduce, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. read more at reuters
Eight new SPAs protect Portugals birds
Eight new Special Protection Areas (SPAs) have been approved by the Portuguese Government. This represents an important step for the conservation of the threatened birds of the Alentejo dry grasslands. Now it is fundamental to implement adequate agri-environmental schemes in all these new sites to promote farming practices that are compatible with wildlife. read more […]
Victory for biodiversity as oil company gets fined over Erika oil spill
On 16 January, the French oil company Total and the Italian shipping classification society RINA were fined by a Parisian court over their involvement in the huge oil spill that resulted from the sinking of the tanker Erika off the coast of France. The Erika was a 24 year old rusting, Maltese-registered vessel that broke […]
BirdLife and T&E react to EU biofuels target
The EU strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport fuels is in disarry today following the European Commission’s proposal to massively increase biofuel use, according to environmental groups BirdLife International and Transport and Environment (T&E). Whereas both organisations strongly support the Commission’s proposal of a 20% target for renewable energy by 2020, they argue […]