Climate activist Greta Thunberg won the first edition of the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity. The award, one million euros, will be fully donated.…
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An osprey male found injured in Murraceira islet, near Figueira da Foz (on the Portuguese coat, North of Lisbon), has been treated for three weeks in a rescue centre. Now he has to hurry and fly back to Germany, where other males are already courting his female companion.…
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Nereida Rico, 30, came from Spain and works at the Centro Nacional de Reprodução de Lince-Ibérico (CNRLI, National Breeding Centre of Iberian-Lynx) since 2011.…
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Dozens of young Iberian-lynx are being released in the wild in seven regions of the Iberian Peninsula to save this endangered species. Most of these animals were born in captivity, in one of the most ambitious conservation projects in Europe. A team from Wilder visited the only Portuguese Breeding facility, in Silves (Algarve), and witnessed…
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Authors such as Melissa Harrison, Matt Sewell and the Swedish illustrator Maja Safstrom are some of the names in this choice of five books published this month. This is a list full of stories, plants, drawings and birds.…
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The vegetation along the salt marshes in Quinta da Atalaia in the Tagus Estuary, one of the most important European wetlands, was the chosen spot for these 324 birds to spend their winter. How do we know? Tagus Estuary Ringing Group was there and told us.…
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The strengthening of the Iberian-lynx populations in the wild for 2016 is half way through. That’s why this is a perfect time for us to give you a status of this conservation project in Portugal and Spain.…
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At least more than 130 ospreys spend the winter in Portugal, according to the results of the second national census held last Saturday, 16th January. 144 citizen volunteers travelled across the country and counted between 135 and 150 wintering birds, a number that represents an expressive increase compared to the first edition of the initiative.…
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The team of Iberlince project, working to save one of the most endangered mammals on the planet, couldn’t believe their eyes. The photos captured by photo trapping on Sierra Andújar, in Spain, showed a litter of five cubs living in the wild. The most normal thing is litters of two cubs.…
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Nature writing begins 2016 with giant steps, bringing us a book that, for some, has everything to be the best of the year. The list of books that arrive in January begins with The Outrun, by the Scottish Amy Liptrot, but it has many other news.…
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Iberian-lynx is one of the most threatened mammal species of the planet. We’ve prepared a guide for you to know what Portuguese and Spanish conservationists are doing in 2016 to save this species.…
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