10,000 Birds
JUNE 20, 2013
Perhaps because of threats to the ecosystems of the many places the Arctic Tern visits (Europe, Africa, South America, and North America), it may be on the decline. And that’s just the birds–you can spy on everything from panda bear cubs to beluga whales. It probably helps that they weigh less than 5 ounces!
Critter News
OCTOBER 12, 2009
The moving of Europe's biggest military exercise to the outer Moray Firth poses a threat to bottlenose dolphins, conservations have claimed. The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) said noise from warships' sonar could harm the animals. Tags: dolphin europe sonar military. According to the BBC.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2016
Here go those moments of curiosity, in no particular order: Europe: And so, I was driving from Greece to Serbia… in central FYRO Macedonia, two birds were circling not far from the motorway… black and white… perhaps White Storks on migration? Europe: The sun is scorching the area, and the birds are nowhere to be seen.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 15, 2013
” The Wels Catfish, Silurus glanis , is the second largest fish in its range, which covers much of Europe and parts of West Asia. In parts of Western Europe, it is considered to be “exotic” because it has been introduced, possibly by anglers, in lakes and rivers in France and the Iberian Peninsula. Cucherousset, J., 0050840.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 29, 2013
Between finishing one graduate program and begining another, he embarked on a whirlwind tour of Europe. Here’s his first stop: Before starting graduate school at the end of June, I planned a whirlwind trip this spring, visiting the major cities in Northern Europe. Trips Europe Iceland seabirds' Total Species: 37.
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2012
Furthermore we have another very special stork-like bird, the regal Shoebill , previously known as the Whale-headed Stork but now placed in its own family. It breeds on chimneys, roofs, buildings and trees throughout Europe, parts of Asia and even North Africa.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 14, 2011
It’s these areas where upwells occur that tend to become excellent locations for sea-going birds (and whales and big fish too), but the Outer Banks has another trick up its sleeve, the Labrador Current, a stream of cold water that shoots down the coast from Greenland runs up against the Gulf Stream in two places.
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