Tag: Wildlife
In the Marseille region, a “very lucrative” bird trade
In France, more than 600 species of birds are threatened. Among them, elegant goldfinches and passerines, the main victims of trafficking for their melodious song, their plumage or even their…
In the mountains, obsolete installations are dangerous for wildlife and polluting
The impact of man on nature is everywhere, even at the top of the mountains. In France, they are riddled with abandoned buildings and old, disused installations. Although the law…
Canada allows cod fishing to reopen on Newfoundland island
For nearly a millennium, fishermen frequented the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, a large Canadian island known for its cod stocks. Until everything collapsed in the late 1990s, and the Canadian…
A pack of wolves attacked a woman in a wildlife park in France | News in brief
The accident happened early Sunday morning. A 36-year-old woman got lost in the animal park area, when three arctic wolves attacked her. In France, a woman has been hospitalized after…
Greylag goose causes millions in wildlife damage in the province of Utrecht
“The figures concern the compensation for wildlife damage that has been paid out to land users,” says BIJ12. But, the organization emphasizes, this is not the total fauna damage. “Because…
Migratory fish populations declined by more than 80%, study finds
A new edifying data concerning the loss of biodiversity. Migratory fish populations have declined by more than 80% worldwide in around fifty years. This is what a study co-signed by…
“Kangei Maru”, the new Japanese behemoth dedicated to whaling
Along with Norway and Iceland, Japan is one of the last countries in the world to continue whaling. And to give ourselves the means to capture more. His new flagship…
Reintroduction program for 2,000 white rhinos begins in South Africa
Forty specimens were released into private reserves in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. These animals belonged to the mega rhino farm which was privately owned and which was sold to the…
Costa Rica, first country to close all its public zoos
There were only two left, they are now closed. Costa Rica emptied its last public zoos this weekend. It is the first country in the world to take such a…
the sei whale makes its return off the coast of Patagonia
Almost 100 years after deserting the Argentinian coasts due to hunting, the sei whale, the third largest species of whale in the world, has reappeared off the coast of Patagonia.…