10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2011
This week’s post will focus on a stunning birder-friendly lodge in South Portugal that was the setting for our quest for Great Bustards. This homely place is the aptly named Paradise in Portugal , owned by birder and purveyor of fine wines, Frank McClintock. Paradise in Portugal is a perfect example of this.
Critter News
MAY 9, 2010
From the Portugal News. The European Commission said on Wednesday it is pursuing legal action against Portugal for breaching nature protection legislation. Tags: habitat europe portugal environment wildlife endangered species. Oh, it's no surprise that the Portuguese are allowing rampant development for tourism.
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Critter News
DECEMBER 28, 2009
My 2010 resolution is to try and track animal rights issues in the homelands of Spain and Portugal. Spain is much more advanced than Portugal in this area, but both need improvement (as do we all.). Tags: europe portugal farm animal welfare.
Critter News
DECEMBER 6, 2008
There are dog fights and dog attacks in Portugal and, per the December 5 post , the government came up with some legislation without consulting any animal rights groups. Tags: dog attacks portugal dog fighting. This link is to ANIMAL's blog , written in Portuguese. At least they are doing something about it.
Critter News
MARCH 21, 2009
Miguel Rodrigues, spokesperson for SOS Lynx, stated: "Irrational attitudes constitute one of the main barriers to predator conservation in Spain and Portugal. Tags: Stupid eagle portugal fox hunting. If predator persecution cannot be adequately controlled, the future recovery of many important predator species will be in doubt".
10,000 Birds
MARCH 1, 2024
That’s why the current trend to radio-tag birds reveals so much more than ringing, though it is of course vastly more expensive. Rings are not the only way of marking birds, and with a number of species wing tags are more often used. When I photographed the Red Kite ( above ) near my home in Suffolk I hadn’t noticed its wing tags.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
We also have a hoopoe gracing the label of this week’s wine, the 2017 Vinho Verde “Bicudo” from the Quintas das Arcas vineyards in northern Portugal. Once an obscure specialty of northern Portugal, vinho verde has become increasingly popular and easier to find abroad.
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