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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Big Garden Birdwatch
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Willow Tit.
Birdlife Britain RSPB has invented excellent event for all nature lovers, it is called Big Garden Birdwatch, and it has been organized regularly since 1979.
Idea is simple. Settle down for a hour, watch and record the highest number of each bird species you see in your garden, or local park (not [...]
Viva biodiversity!
So, it is the International Year of Biodiversity 2010. One way to celebrate it is to get acquainted with some nice endangered animals. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species site presents daily a new endangered creature. For example 21 January 2010 quest star is a pocket size Pygmy Hog!
Lazy winter weekend
Photo: Auli Kilpeläinen
Happy International Year of Biodiversity 2010
The United Nations declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity.
In Johannesburg Summit 2002 the international community set itself the goal of making a “substantial reduction in the rate of loss of biological diversity” by 2010. Now we know that this goal will not be reached.
Biologists talk about sixth extinction wave. They estimate that [...]