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October 20th, 2009
Remarkable footage by a BBC camera crew in Northern Finland of what has long been believed by the Sami people and by forensic evidence: golden eagles hunt reindeer calves. Watching it I was surprised, naively I guess, that the adult reindeer didn’t come to the calf’s rescue.
BBC
Europe nature, Finland nature | Tags: Do eagles eat deer?, Reindeer predators|
September 2nd, 2009
Europe nature, France nature, Norway nature, Sweden nature | Tags: Are moose dangerous?, Dangerous animals in Sweden, Moose cull in Sweden, Moose in Sweden, Norway environmental issues, Norway oil spill, Wasps in France, Wildlife news about Europe|
August 4th, 2009
Despite the numbers of wild
European bison rising in the last 50 years, the species remains extremely vulnerable to extinction. One of the two remaining wild herds of pure bred European bison is now formed by 800 individuals but in terms of genetic diversity it is down to an effective population size of just 25. European bisons survive in the wild in just two herds, each living on either side of the Bialowieza forest which straddles Belarus and Poland.
BBC
Belarus nature, Europe nature, Poland nature | Tags: Bialowieza forest, European bison|
July 23rd, 2009
An outbreak of bites by ticks in Turkey has led to the death of 31 people from Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever so far this year. The Turkish authorities are considering releasing partridges which feed on the ticks to control the disease. (
Público). 3128 Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases with 5% of case-fatality rate have been reported by the Ministry of Health of Turkey between 2002-2008.
Wikipedia
Europe nature, Turkey nature | Tags: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Turkey, Dangerous animals in Turkey, Diseases in Turkey, Ticks in Turkey|
July 22nd, 2009
Europe nature, Nature holidays, Slovakia nature, Wildlife holidays in Slovakia | Tags: Bear holidays, Bears in Slovakia, Brown bears, Brown bears in Slovakia, Brown bears in the Tatras, Fauna of Slovakia, High Tatras, Watching wildlife in Slovakia, Where to watch bears in Europe, Wildlife holidays in Eastern Europe, Wildlife holidays in Europe|