Category: Wildlife
Nose-horned lizard species found in Indonesia
Nearly 130 years ago, Italian explorer Elio Modigliani arrived at a natural history museum in Genoa with a lizard he’d reportedly collected from the forests of Indonesia. Nose Based on Modigliani’s specimen, the striking lizard — notable for a horn that protrudes from its… Continue Reading “Nose-horned lizard species found in Indonesia”
Amazon Frogs destroy Australian Wildlife
Cane toads are native to South and Central America. They are extremely hardy animals and voracious predators of insects and other small prey. These qualities led to their introduction into Australia as a means of controlling pest beetles in the sugar cane industry in… Continue Reading “Amazon Frogs destroy Australian Wildlife”
Kappen met die massale ontbossing voor Bio-Massa
Het begint nu wel heel erg op te vallen dat er op belachelijke schaal bomen gekapt worden. Er vindt een enorme kaalslag plaats in de NL’se bossen. Bos verdwijnt om ruimte te geven aan heide. Lanen met prachtige bomen die verdwijnen. Wat ook de… Continue Reading “Kappen met die massale ontbossing voor Bio-Massa”
The Largest Mangrove Forest in the World
The largest mangrove forest in the world is @ Sundarban. It is located in the two south Asian countries between Bangladesh and India. Most part of Sundarban lies in Bangladesh. The area of Sundarban is nearly 10,000 square kilometer on which 6000 km2 is… Continue Reading “The Largest Mangrove Forest in the World”
Planet Earth Just Experienced second-Hottest Winter Ever Recorded
February 2020 was the second-hottest February ever recorded. And according to a Friday report by scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Northern Hemisphere winter months as a whole – December 2019 through February 2020 – were also the… Continue Reading “Planet Earth Just Experienced second-Hottest Winter Ever Recorded”
US National parks are suddenly free to visit, But this might put people in danger
Three days of rejuvenation in Canyonlands National Park seemed the perfect bridge from winter to summer. But like so many other spring break national park escapes, our plans to pitch tents in the Needles Campground next week were undone by Corona-virus. Confusion about whether… Continue Reading “US National parks are suddenly free to visit, But this might put people in danger”
USA and Brazil agree to develop Amazon
The USA and Brazil have agreed to promote private-sector development in the Amazon, during a meeting in Washington in 2019. They also pledged a $100m (£80m) biodiversity conservation fund for the Amazon led by the private sector. Brazil’s foreign minister said opening the rain… Continue Reading “USA and Brazil agree to develop Amazon”
Smoke from Australian Wild Fires reaching Brazil
Smoke from devastating bush fires in Australia that have led to the death of over two dozen people has reached South America. According to the Brazilian Metsul Meteorologia company, smoke from the Australian fires is beginning to arrive in the northwest of Rio Grande… Continue Reading “Smoke from Australian Wild Fires reaching Brazil”
UN Report warns of ‘Collective Failure” to Act and Meet CO2 emissions gap
Signing up to the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015, world leaders agreed to limit global warming by the end of the century to 1.5 degrees Celsius, ideally, and certainly no higher than 2 degrees C. But a United Nations report published today says either goal is a… Continue Reading “UN Report warns of ‘Collective Failure” to Act and Meet CO2 emissions gap”
Cannibal Ants Escape from abandoned Nuclear Bunker in Poland
Researchers in Poland discovered a mysterious colony of ants, blocked from the outer world in a nuclear facility where the atomic weapons used to be stored during the Cold War. Although the colony consisted only of working ants, it did not only manage to… Continue Reading “Cannibal Ants Escape from abandoned Nuclear Bunker in Poland”
Bouw Mangrove Resort op Curacao zou onder Den Haag aan Stikstofregels verbonden worden
De bouw van het grootste hotel op Curacao langszij een “nog’ beschermd Mangrove bos aan de Caraibishe Zee voor de kust van Venezuela zal een zeer grote ‘carbon footprint’ achterlaten. Ook de verkapte vorm van mensenhandel zelf zal jammergenoeg bij blijven dragen aan extreme… Continue Reading “Bouw Mangrove Resort op Curacao zou onder Den Haag aan Stikstofregels verbonden worden”
Tafelberg
Uit ingediende LOB verzoeken (2016 en 2018) wordt het niet duidelijk ofdat er wordt afgegraven zonder bijbehorende mijnvergunning! De Tafelberg kent de meest hoogstwaardige fosfaat ter wereld, deze AAA wordt voorts gemengd met minderwaardig fosfaat uit Marokko, en voor AAA verkocht door de uitbaters.… Continue Reading “Tafelberg”
Crickey Amigu di Natura 