Advices To drive away seagulls: Hotel guests in Venice are given water pistols Seagulls are omnipresent in Venice and often show their bold side. They wreak havoc on restaurant tables, on hotel balconies and even on the heads of tourists. A few hoteliers have had enough of this and equip their guests with water pistols. Venice is known for its small canals, colorful gondolas and historic buildings. But […]
Advices Prey poisoned! Europe’s raptors are dying because of lead in ammunition Around 100,000 tonnes of lead are released into the environment in the EU every year, around a seventh of which comes from lead-containing ammunition used in hunting. But toxic heavy metal kills. This is also reflected in the population of birds of prey. Photo: Ian McCarthy/Rspb/dpa Because of the use of lead-containing hunting ammunition, raptor […]
Advices Photo Awards: These are the best animal and nature photos of 2021 The judges of the “World Nature Photography Awards” have chosen the winners of this year’s competition and published the breathtaking photos of the numerous participants. The winning photo is not only impressive, but also somewhat shocking. The World Nature Photography Awards are held every year and photographers from all over the world can enter the […]
Advices Conservationists concerned: how the war in Ukraine is threatening rare wild animals Explosions, tank noise, devastated landscapes: war not only causes destruction in cities – nature also suffers from the fighting. Also in Ukraine. Conservationists fear the Russian invasion may endanger endangered species. Scientific studies dealing with the civil war that raged in Mozambique between 1977 and 1992 show that wars can have devastating consequences for the […]
Advices Online animal market: This is how you recognize fraudsters and dubious offers There are frequent cases of fraud in classified ads or auction houses on the Internet. But not only concert tickets or valuables are tricked and cheated on – when it comes to living beings, fraudsters have no qualms. But why is it so difficult to find out about fraudsters? One of the problems is that […]
Birds Turkey: thousands of flamingos dead – is the government to blame? The Tuz Gölü is the second largest lake in Turkey and home to thousands of flamingos. But now masses of dead birds have been found in the dried up lake bed – animal rights activists blame agriculture for the mass deaths. This salt lake impresses visitors and residents with its pink water color year after […]
