A huge storm in Australia’s north on Sunday flushed out a sight which either fascinated or horrified those who saw it – 10 cane toads riding the back of a 3.5m python. Paul and Anne Mock were at home with their daughters in the remote Western Australian town of Kununurra, when a large storm dumped […]
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Not only can bees count — but they can do so using laughably few brain cells. One team of researchers from the Queen Mary University of London looked into how bees count. The insects, they report, draw on a brain-wiring trick to allow them this skill using very small numbers of neurons. In order to understand how […]
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Editor’s note: As the end of 2018 approaches, Human Nature is revisiting some of our favorite stories of the year. To support crucial conservation work like this, consider making a donation to Conservation International. Regular readers of our blog know that forests benefit human life immeasurably: storing water, regulating climate, harboring wildlife. But did you know that […]
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Die Dynamik der Wolfspopulation den Alpen ist weiterhin hoch. Nachdem in der Periode 2017/18 in den französischen Alpen noch 57 Wolfsrudel nachgewiesen wurden (alpenweit 98), belegen die provisorischen Zahlen des Sommermonitorings 2018 bereits 72 Rudel. Dies entspricht einer erneuten Zunahme von rund 26%. Auch in den nördlichen französischen Alpen unweit der Schweizer Grenze haben sich […]
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We are so excited to share with you this very limited run calendar, produced by Opmeer bv to benefit the Painted Wolf Foundation. And don’t forget…PAINTED WOLVES: A WILD DOG’S LIFE is still available! Order your copy now All profits go to the Painted Wolf Foundation, to raise awareness about the species and funds for its […]
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Through the cacophony of the UN’s global climate talks, an Australian farmer is quietly spreading his plan to reforest the world. Over more than 30 years in west Africa, Tony Rinaudo has regenerated more than 6m hectares – an area nearly as large as Tasmania. His farmer-managed natural regeneration technique is responsible for 240m trees […]
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Bearded vultures are often known as bone breakers. The local names for Europe’s rarest vulture reflects this specialist diet: Quebrantahuesos in Spanish, Quebraossos in Portuguese, Trencalós in Catalan and Casseur d´Os in Old French. Colleagues in Andalucia caught Gea, one of the two young bearded vulture that fledged successfully from wild nests this summer, learning to eat […]
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The Norwegian parliament voted this week to make Norway the world’s first country to bar its biofuel industry from importing deforestation-linked palm oil starting in 2020, The Independent reported. Environmentalists celebrated the move as a victory for rainforests, the climate and endangered species such as orangutans that have lost their habitats due to palm oil […]
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Corona will pilot 100 percent plastic-free six pack rings in select markets—the first global beer brand to attempt the switch after moves from smaller beer companies. The plant-based rings will be piloted in Tulum, Mexico—Corona’s homeland—at the beginning of 2019. Corona’s move is part of a larger effort with the environmental organization Parley for the […]
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There is a touch of the Dickensian about the urban pigeon, often seen hobbling about on gnarled stumps, pecking at trash. The mongrel mix of grey and brown plumage on feral pigeons adds to the dowdy look, the occasional iridescent flash on neck feathers too obvious, too cheap. Dickens himself wrote of the pigeons of […]
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