The Raccoon Issue in Wallonia: Challenges and Strategies for Management

2023-07-06 19:01:00 “The cute appearance” of the raccoons “widely conveyed by the media” made him “sympathetic to the population”, complicating “the taking of measures aimed at the destruction of individuals by the public authorities”, observes the cabinet. Although the animal is one of the invasive species of concern within the EU, “no European country currently … Read more

a sunken city of octopuses with their eggs hatching before the eyes of scientists for the first time!

2023-07-05 17:35:58 Our planet is rich in so many treasures that we find it hard to imagine. Scientists are there to reveal them to us. To amaze us with their discoveries. Today, from the coast of Costa Rica… Ten years ago, researchers discovered something amazing. An octopus nursery. An area where female octopuses seemed to … Read more

Sustainable Solar Energy Development in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: Biodiversity Impacts and Land Use Analysis

2023-06-08 06:05:00 A group of researchers and data scientists from the Chesapeake Conservatory studied the construction of solar energy facilities in states surrounding the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and found that solar developments on already cultivated land did not adversely impact biodiversity.A research team from the Chesapeake Conservatory studied patterns of solar buildouts in the six … Read more

International Biodiversity Day: Let’s stop the invisible death of our birds | PID press

2023-05-21 10:00:18 Vienna (OTS) – On the occasion of the “International Day of Biodiversity” on May 22nd, the Vienna Environmental Ombudsman would like to draw attention to the dramatic state of biological diversity and, in particular, to the threat to our Viennese bird life through glass. Every year, millions of birds die on glass panes … Read more

Why bubbles are a key source of information about the planet

(CNN Spanish) — “Las bubbles they are serious business,” says oceanographer Grant Dean, smiling but not a hint of a joke on his face. At the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, he – along with two other scientists from different specialties – is gathering information from this unexpected source. Although it is difficult to imagine, the truth … Read more

Invitation to the press conference: Biodiversity crisis – challenges and possible solutions

Background talk with scientists and environmentalists on April 19, 2023 – In focus: wild bees as well as ferns and flowering plants Vienna (OTS) – The biodiversity crisis does not stop at Austria. The Zoological-Botanical Society in Austria (ZooBot) invites you to a press conference: Franz Essl, Austrian Scientist of the Year 2022, botanist Luise … Read more

ARCHE NOAH: Patent law amendment clearly restricts patents on life

Austria sends an important signal to the EU and the European Patent Office Schiltern/Vienna (OTS) – The amendment to Austrian patent law passed the responsible committee for research, innovation and digitization in Parliament today, and the majority of MPs approved it. This means that the important new version will be dealt with in the National … Read more