How have we improved our dormouse nest tubes? We have just released a new and improved model of the dormouse nest tube. What’s different? Well, we have tried to tackle two of the most frequently encountered problems with setting up dormouse nest tubes. (1) It can be tricky to attach them securely to a branch [...]
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The plastic found in a single turtle’s stomach
Floating debris is a real threat to the oceans’ wildlife, as revealed by this study of the stomach contents of a juvenile turtle, living off the coast of Argentina. Read the full story on the Independent’s website Related title: Flotsametrics and the Floating World
The Metropolitan Field Guide reviews Crow Planet
“This book cleverly manages to blend personal stories with the natural history of crows and the wilderness of the city in a very entertaining read. No matter whether you’re a naturalist, urbanite, suburbanite or already an urban naturalist, this book will undoubtedly introduce you to some idea you never considered before.” More… Read the full [...]
Reefs and Mangroves Essential for Economic Growth in Dominican Republic
News from BirdLife International A new report has been published which provides an analysis of the value of mangroves and coral reefs to the tourism and fisheries industry in the Dominican Republic. Coastal Capital: Valuing Coastal Ecosystems in the Dominican Republic, released yesterday by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and Reef Check-Dominican Republic also looks at [...]
Donation of ibis gives Middle East’s rarest bird renewed hope of survival
Andy Hultberg; www.rarebirdsyearbook.com News from BirdLife International Until recently it was thought that this bird, so significant that it was once represented by its own heiroglyph, was extinct in the wild. Then in 2002 a population was found in Syria – but last year that amounted to only three individuals raising one juvenile. Now a [...]
Close-up images of arthropod eyes
Wired Magazine has a series of stunning close-up images of insect eyes from previous year’s entries of Nikon’s Small World Photomicrography Competition. My favourite image has to be the Klaus Bolte’s Tetse Fly (Glossina genus). Nikon also offer a daily ‘Identify the Image‘ challenge (I only got 3/5 today…).
New from Nicholas Stern, author of The Economics of Climate Change
Check out this interesting interview with Nicholas Stern in The Guardian newspaper, discussing his new book A Blueprint for a Safer Planet: How to Manage Climate Change and Create a New Era of Progress and Prosperity. As Stern states: “We’re the first generation that has had the power to destroy the planet. Ignoring that risk [...]
Big Garden Birdwatch & Birdwatchingwatching
Radio 4′s Today Programme featured the new birding travelogue Birdwatchingwatching this morning. You can listen to the piece again online here. This weekend is the 30th Big Garden Birdwatch – the world’s biggest bird survey. This annual event provides invaluable information on species abundance accross the country and is easy for anyone to take part [...]
Astronomy Special Offers for the New Year
2009 is the International Year of Astronomy, coinciding with the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s first look through a telescope and the birth of modern astronomy. To celebrate this anniversary we’ll add more new astronomy books to our database this year and bring you regular book selections and special offers. In related news, Scotland is planning [...]
8 Natural Areas Awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status
8 natural areas have just been awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status. These are the most up to date books on these area’s flora & fauna. Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems (France) Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific: New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands Les Gorgones des Recifs [...]
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