A study has analyzed the relationship between the behavior of the grouse, one of the most emblematic birds of the Cantabrian Mountains, and its environment. From it there is an inevitable relationship between the courtship areas of this species and the state of conservation of forests and biodiversity.
Related to the heron and the stork, the hammerhead bird? Scopus umbretta? it is sacred to many African peoples. According to tradition, opposing it means provoking a life full of setbacks and catastrophes.
The reduction by 98 percent of the flow of the Jordan River that feeds the Dead Sea and the industrial overexploitation to extract its minerals threatens to make this unique formation in the world disappear, where the water is supersaline.
The environmental organization WWF turns 50 in 2011. And to celebrate, the United Kingdom has launched a collection of ten postage stamps of the most endangered animal species, including the African elephant, the black rhinoceros and the polar bear.
Did you know that tropical forests cover 23% of the earth's surface, but they disappear at a rate of 4.6 million hectares per year? And that 20% of the total CO2 emissions produced in Spain, about 80 million tons, are absorbed by forests?
2011 has been declared the International Year of Forests by the United Nations General Assembly recognizing that these ecosystems and their sustainable management contribute "significantly" to development, poverty eradication and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
A flock of starlings, a northern fulmar and a tundra landscape in Alaska have been the winning images in this third edition of the SEO / BirdLife FotoAves bird and nature photography contest, which sees the number of entries increase every year.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
