Natuur in het nieuws – augustus 2023

Laatste update 31 augustus.

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English articles below

Stikstofnormen worden strenger, natuur is er slechter aan toe dan gedacht
https://nos.nl/artikel/2488678-stikstofnormen-worden-strenger-natuur-is-er-slechter-aan-toe-dan-gedacht

Septembervlinders
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31227

Inheemse planten: vogelwikke
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31207

Bibi Dumon Tak – In een groen knollenland – “Niemand controleert wat jagers uitspoken”
https://fauna4life.nl/bibi-dumon-tak-in-een-groen-knollenland/

‘Nog alarmerend veel landbouwgif in oppervlaktewater’
https://nos.nl/artikel/2487900-nog-alarmerend-veel-landbouwgif-in-oppervlaktewater

Veel landbouwgif in zwemwater en natuurplassen, gif kan kankerverwekkend zijn
https://www.nu.nl/klimaat/6277974/veel-landbouwgif-in-zwemwater-en-natuurplassen-gif-kan-kankerverwekkend-zijn.html

Is het meest gebruikte landbouwgif schadelijker dan we dachten? (podcast)
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/08/21/is-het-meest-gebruikte-landbouwgif-schadelijker-dan-we-dachten-a4172381

Waarom komen insecten op licht af?
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31162

Er zijn wel 220 soorten bramen in Nederland. Dat zijn niet allemaal stikstofminnende woekeraars
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/08/16/er-zijn-wel-220-soorten-bramen-in-nederland-dat-zijn-niet-allemaal-stikstofminnende-woekeraars-a4172059

Mannetjesmotten halen deel seksferomoon uit planten
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31154

Clint Eastwood was in de jaren tachtig al een ‘eco-terrorist’
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/08/15/clint-eastwood-was-in-de-jaren-tachtig-al-een-eco-terrorist-a4171983

Onder de boomschors graaft dit torretje haar symmetrische kraamkamer
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/08/14/onder-de-boomschors-graaft-dit-torretje-haar-symmetrische-kraamkamer-a4171891

Ook in 2023 verboden pesticiden gevonden op tuinplanten
https://www.sprinklr.co/blogs/nieuws/ook-in-2023-verboden-pesticiden-gevonden-op-tuinplanten

Het zoemt veel minder dan vroeger. Sommige insectensoorten zien de kenners alleen nog in boeken
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/08/10/sommige-insectensoorten-zien-de-kenners-alleen-nog-in-boeken-a4171701

Geen groen licht voor diepzeemijnbouw
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31146

Hoeveel mag het kosten om de korenwolf te redden?
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/08/09/hoeveel-mag-het-kosten-om-de-korenwolf-te-redden-a4171602

Veranderingen in de Sahel hebben grote impact op onze Europese broedvogels
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31118

Nieuwe tarantula ontdekt met ‘gouden lokken’, onderzoekers houden vindplaats geheim
https://www.ad.nl/buitenland/nieuwe-tarantula-ontdekt-met-gouden-lokken-onderzoekers-houden-vindplaats-geheim~a4c6f599/

Zwart weeskind zoekt gezelligheid
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31114

Planten zijn decorstukken. Ze staan onderaan in de hiërarchie van de waarneming
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/08/03/planten-zijn-decorstukken-ze-staan-onderaan-in-de-hierarchie-van-de-waarneming-a4171081

Uitspraak Raad van State rond vleermuisbescherming zet plannen voor energietransitie kabinet op helling
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/08/02/uitspraak-raad-van-state-rond-vleermuisbescherming-zet-plannen-voor-energietransitie-kabinet-op-helling-a4171064

Let op scheefbloemwitjes
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31107

English articles

Weed-choked pavements anger residents as ‘rewilding’ divides UK towns and cities
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/26/civic-wars-break-out-over-rewilding-town-centres-age-of-extinction

Put ‘pest’ animal species on the pill, don’t cull them, says scientist
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/27/put-pest-animal-species-on-the-pill-dont-cull-them-says-scientist

Giant sinkhole found in China contains an untouched ancient forest
https://www.earth.com/news/giant-sinkhole-found-in-china-contains-an-untouched-ancient-forest/

Lax post-Brexit trade rules pave way for invasive species to come to Britain
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/25/post-brexit-trade-rules-invasive-species-britain-eu-soil

Culled fruit trees sunk into the Wadden Sea boost local diversity and abundance of marine life
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-culled-fruit-trees-sunk-wadden.html

Bird-watching beginner’s guide: How to start birding your backyard and beyond

Here’s How You Go Birding in the Middle of the Night
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/heres-how-you-go-birding-in-the-middle-of-the-night1/

Biodiversity Flourishes in Historic Lawn Turned Wildflower Meadow
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/biodiversity-flourishes-in-historic-lawn-turned-wildflower-meadow/

Invasive Species in Florida: The 10 Worst Invaders
https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/invasive-species-in-florida/

Conservation: Lifeline for endangered insect feared extinct
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66531535

Book review – What a Bee Knows: Exploring the Thoughts, Memories, and Personalities of Bees
https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2023/08/15/book-review-what-a-bee-knows-exploring-the-thoughts-memories-and-personalities-of-bees/

Why moths might be more efficient pollinators than bees and butterflies
https://theconversation.com/why-moths-might-be-more-efficient-pollinators-than-bees-and-butterflies-204214

Biodiversity research and conservation efforts may be missing half the world’s species
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-biodiversity-efforts-world-species.html

Heredity and environment account for people’s love of nature, research suggests
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-heredity-environment-account-people-nature.html

Horrifying photo captures moment parasitic fungus bursts from huge spider’s body
https://www.livescience.com/animals/spiders/horrifying-photo-captures-moment-parasitic-fungus-bursts-from-huge-spiders-body

Bee populations at risk of one-two punch from heat waves, pathogen infection
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-bee-populations-one-two-pathogen-infection.html

New research shows bats feast as insects migrate through Pyrenees
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-feast-insects-migrate-pyrenees.html

Experts say radical shift needed in our relationship with the environment
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-experts-radical-shift-relationship-environment.html

World’s oldest moss could go extinct as a result of climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/09/worlds-oldest-moss-could-go-extinct-as-a-result-of-climate-crisis

Birdwatch: wood warbler’s summer visits to Britain in steep decline
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/09/birdwatch-wood-warbler-summer-visits-britain-steep-decline

Pixelated Entomology: Analyzing Beetles’ Flower Use Through Digital Samples
https://entomologytoday.org/2023/08/08/pixelated-entomology-analyzing-beetles-flower-use-digital-samples-specimens-inaturalist/

Flock together: Sparrows drift from favored spots after losing friends
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-flock-sparrows-drift-favored-friends.html

Look at a moth — and find a wonder that’s been waiting all along

Ivy, dandelions and other common wildflowers are often seen as weeds – but they’re a crucial resource for pollinating insects
https://theconversation.com/ivy-dandelions-and-other-common-wildflowers-are-often-seen-as-weeds-but-theyre-a-crucial-resource-for-pollinating-insects-210813

Butterflies originated in North America after splitting from moths, new study suggests
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/16/1176200429/butterflies-originated-in-north-america-after-splitting-from-moths-new-study-sug

Meet — but don’t touch — the toxic invasive worm that experts say has been hiding in plain sight
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/04/us/invasive-hammerhead-worms-scn/index.html

Cirl Bunting breeds in Belgium for first time in 60 years
https://www.birdguides.com/news/cirl-bunting-breeds-in-belgium-for-first-time-in-60-years/

England’s chalk downlands: ‘The European equivalent of a tropical rainforest’
https://www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/englands-chalk-downlands-the-european-equivalent-of-a-tropical-rainforest-258327

Empirical evidence of widespread exaggeration bias and selective reporting in ecology
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-023-02144-3

Bee evolution occurred tens of millions of years earlier than previously believed
https://www.earth.com/news/bee-evolution-occurred-tens-of-millions-of-years-earlier-than-previously-believed/


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