This Brazilian frog might be the first pollinating amphibian known to science Nectar-loving tree frog likely moves pollen from flower to flower
It’s the first time a frog—or any amphibian—has been observed pollinating a plant, researchers reported in 2023.
Learn more on #WorldWildlifeDay: https://scim.ag/4riUU1G
#ExcitingNews: Austria has designated a new #RamsarSite that is part of a cross-border national park with Czechia. Characterized by a diverse ecology, Transboundary Ramsar Site Podyjí – Thayatal National Park, Part Austria includes a lake and a swamp forest.
www.ramsar.org/news/austria...
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Dlužno dodat, že tyto informace by ČSO ani Evropská komise neměly, kdyby tisíce lidí - amatérských ornitologů - nesčítaly dobrovolně a zadarmo ptáky po celé Evropě. Jim patří největší poděkování.
Excellent thread from @btobirds.bsky.social on this game changing development for studying Lesser Spots
Urban soil sealing, pollution and fragmentation are affecting soil productivity and biodiversity, home to nearly 59% of Earth’s species.
Protecting living soils sustains soil productivity, nutrient recycling and water filtration, and pollinators.
#WorldSoilDay #GreenCities #SoilSealing
Researchers have captured video of an unexpected predator at two bat hibernation sites in northern Germany: invasive brown rats that lie in wait to intercept the bats mid-flight.
This is likely the first time invasive brown rats have been recorded eating bats in urban hibernation sites in Europe.
The cave under Plavecký hrad
Veľká kamenná dolina
Little Carpathians or Malé Karpaty mountains offer fragments of wild nature too. Old trees, deadwood, steep slopes, ravines.. #Karpaty #Carpathians #nature #slovakia
How to develop a positive relationship with nature? Sometimes it is simple - to have fun! Our naturalist club for children enjoyed preparing shelters during a beautiful sunny day. #nature #naturalistclub
A Short-eared Owl perches on a fence post looking in the direction of the camera.
We'll be interested to see how many Short-eared Owls cross the North Sea and spend the winter in Britain. 🦉 Read about BTO’s research tracking Short-eared Owls here ➡️ bit.ly/TrackingSEO #Ornithology #RaptorResearch
📷 Short-eared Owl by Liz Cutting/BTO
🦫 This article highlights a recent study reporting cascade effects of beaver ecosystem engineering, which positively impact bat populations. The study authors show behavioural responses with increasing foraging activity, indirectly due to beaver presence➡️https://buff.ly/EpQyz14
Photo of native grasses found in Ukraine
🌱 How do disasters impact plant communities?
After the Kakhovka Reservoir collapse, researchers surveyed Khortytsia Island floodplains in Ukraine to study vegetation shifts from altered hydrology.
Explore the dataset shared via @gbifnorway.bsky.social 💚 🔗 gbif.link/Khortytsia...
🌳 Most dominant tree species in European unmanaged forests show no consistent long-term increase in mortality over the last decades. This highlights their high resilience and adaptability to environmental stress. @WSL_research @ForEco_ETH @jokinidol
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While you're on holiday, the EU is dismantling environmental protections 🏖️➡️💔 #HandsOffNature
You have until 10 September to tell the Commission what you think. Your voice matters: handsoffnature.eu?utm=.share.b...
How is this possible?
This ant can lay eggs of two different species, birthed by the same mother
🎙 V nejnovějším díle podcastu ČSO se podíváme s @lilykores.bsky.social do ptačího parku Kosteliska. Gašpar Čamlík, jednatel Jihomoravské pobočky @birdlife.cz, která o park pečuje, vám řekne víc o tomhle krásném místě na Hodonínsku.
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🚨 Millions of birds are at risk from Italy’s planned Messina Strait Bridge!
The Italian government gave its final approval on the construction of the longest single-span bridge in the world in one of Europe’s most important migration bottlenecks.
Find out more👉 www.birdlife.org/news/2025/08...
Beetles
Sometimes you can find a treasure. Here, European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis). Great animal! #nature #insects #wildlife #slovakia
New research suggests that the nitrogen in Adélie penguin droppings can react with atmospheric compounds to form thermoregulating clouds, which could potentially regulate the impacts of climate change!
Cartoon by Rohan Charkravarty: buff.ly/dL4fdWv.
A meta-analysis found that high-density managed honeybee populations can:
👉disrupt local biodiversity🌏
👉reduce pollinator richness🧪
👉alter plant-pollinator relationships🐝
...all with minimal benefits to crop yields!
Calls for evidence-based hive density guidelines 📑
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Sýčka ohrožuje špatný stav zemědělské krajiny a technické pasti v okolí hnízdišť. Ornitologové z @birdlife.cz a @ivb-cas.bsky.social proto ve spolupráci s farmáři vyvěšují hnízdní budky, instalují berličky a domlouvají vhodné způsoby hospodaření.
Foto: Tereza Valchářová
