Natuur in het nieuws – januari 2024
Laatste update 31 januari.
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Artikelen (English articles below)
Ecologische Autoriteit: herstel stikstofgevoelige natuur is urgent
https://www.h2owaternetwerk.nl/h2o-actueel/ecologische-autoriteit-herstel-stikstofgevoelige-natuur-is-urgent
Ecologische Autoriteit: ook ingrijpen buiten beschermde natuur is nodig
https://nos.nl/artikel/2506314-ecologische-autoriteit-ook-ingrijpen-buiten-beschermde-natuur-is-nodig
Vogelen met Arjan Dwarshuis
https://www.utwente.nl/nl/sg/programma/2024/4/1293253/vogelen-met-arjan-dwarshuis
Overijsselse natuur aangetast door stikstof en verdroging
https://www.ecologischeautoriteit.nl/actueel/nieuws/overijsselse-natuur-aangetast-door-stikstof-en-ver
https://ecologischeautoriteit.nl/adviezen/5075
De negende stilstandsrapportage natuur
https://www.naturetoday.com/nl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31787
‘Natuur in Nederland is jarenlang verwaarloosd’
https://www.bnnvara.nl/vroegevogels/artikelen/natuur-in-nederland-is-jarenlang-verwaarloosd
Het gaat dramatisch met onze natuur en dat komt niet alleen door stikstof
https://www.nu.nl/binnenland/6298731/het-gaat-dramatisch-met-onze-natuur-en-dat-komt-niet-alleen-door-stikstof.html
Wanneer hebben bijen in Nederland bloemen het hardst nodig?
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31833
Op 26, 27 & 28 januari is de Nationale Tuinvogeltelling van Vogelbescherming
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31817
Joke ’t Hart Prijs: Schaduwplanten
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31801
De metende mens: Vrijwilligers brengen alle planten in kaart
https://www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v/2023/de-metende-mens-2023~v956712/
Geen bomen nodig: papier uit bermgras is duurzaam, circulair en lokaal geproduceerd
https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/geen-bomen-nodig-papier-uit-bermgras-is-duurzaam-circulair-en-lokaal-geproduceerd~aae6e18a/
Unieke foto van ingevroren hermelijn onder het ijs: ‘Dit kom je niet elke dag tegen’
https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/unieke-foto-van-ingevroren-hermelijn-onder-het-ijs-dit-kom-je-niet-elke-dag-tegen~a29a7bd9/
De negende stilstandsrapportage natuur
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31787
Deze slimme verrekijker herkent elke vogel meteen
https://www.bright.nl/nieuws/1173156/welke-vogel-is-dat-nou-deze-slimme-verrekijker-herkent-hem-meteen.html
Citroenvlinder wordt bijna een jaar oud
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31774
‘Neem natuur nu eens serieus’: roept directeur Natuurmonumenten op aan nieuw te vormen kabinet
https://eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/item/neem-natuur-nu-eens-serieus-roept-directeur-natuurmonumenten-op-aan-nieuw-te-vormen-kabinet/
Natuur Wijchen vreest ‘salamitactiek’ rond natuur
https://wijchen.nieuws.nl/nieuws/20240109/natuur-wijchen-vreest-salamitactiek-rond-natuur/
Natuur en Bos neemt aan oostkust exotische planten weg uit duinen die eigen groen overwoekeren
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/01/09/natuur-en-bos-neemt-aan-oostkust-exotische-planten-weg-uit-duine/
2023 was geen goed libellenjaar
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31762
Stedelijke klaverspanners passen zich aan hogere temperaturen aan
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31757
Alle hommels in kaart gebracht
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31738
Natuur weer in de war: ‘Indrukwekkend én gevaarlijk’
https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/5426428/natuur-weer-war-indrukwekkend-en-gevaarlijk
Waterral | Natuur om de hoek
https://meppelercourant.nl/regio/Waterral-Natuur-om-de-hoek-28824353.html
English articles
Rethinking the war on invasive species
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/9/7/23861756/invasive-species-climate-trade-globalization-pythons-global-warming-environment-extinction
Why are moths attracted to lights? Science may finally have an answer
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/jan/30/why-are-moths-attracted-to-lights-science-answer
https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/22796160/invasive-species-climate-change-range-shifting
Environmental groups file lawsuit against the province of Overijssel over water quality
https://nltimes.nl/2024/01/27/environmental-groups-file-lawsuit-province-overijssel-water-quality
How ants thwarted lions on the African savanna
https://www.science.org/content/article/how-ants-thwarted-lions-african-savanna
What Are The Rights of Nature?
https://www.populationmedia.org/the-latest/what-are-the-rights-of-nature
Climate change: Four new emperor penguin groups found by satellite
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68071718
Scientists spot previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins in Antarctica
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-scientists-previously-unknown-colonies-emperor.html
New magnolia tree species discovered in northern Honduras
https://www.fauna-flora.org/news/new-magnolia-tree-species-discovered-in-northern-honduras/
Meadow brown butterflies ‘adapt’ to global heating by developing fewer spots
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/18/meadow-brown-butterflies-adapt-to-global-heating-by-developing-fewer-spots
Hundreds of endangered butterflies slated to be released along California coast
Researchers warn of global threat to crops as insecticide resistance emerges in bluegreen aphids
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-global-threat-crops-insecticide-resistance.html
Insect populations flourish in the restored habitats of solar energy facilities
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-insect-populations-flourish-habitats-solar.html
Plantwatch: the strange organism so tough it can survive in space
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/jan/17/plantwatch-the-strange-organism-so-tough-it-can-survive-in-space
New butterfly species endemic to Western Ghats discovered in Karnataka
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/new-butterfly-species-endemic-to-western-ghats-discovered-in-karnataka-93894
Rare Event: Two Cicada Broods Emerge Together For First Time in 221 Years
https://www.sciencealert.com/rare-event-two-cicada-broods-emerge-together-for-first-time-in-221-years
Less than 10% of Australian scorpions are known to science. We’ve added two new species to the list
https://theconversation.com/less-than-10-of-australian-scorpions-are-known-to-science-weve-added-two-new-species-to-the-list-220330
European insects spread across the world. Was it because settlers carried plants?
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-european-insects-world-settlers.html
The US is bringing back nature’s best firefighters: beavers
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240111-the-us-is-bringing-back-beavers-because-theyre-natures-best-firefighters
Botanical Breakthrough: Scientists Map the Backbone Species of Tropical Forests
https://scitechdaily.com/botanical-breakthrough-scientists-map-the-backbone-species-of-tropical-forests/
Tree that lives underground among newly named plant species
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/11/tree-that-lives-underground-among-newly-named-plant-species
I discovered a tree kangaroo that had only been seen once – by the man who shot it in 1928
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/10/i-discovered-tree-kangaroo-only-seen-once-1928-aoe
These smart, bird-identifying binoculars could be the ultimate gift for twitchers
https://www.techradar.com/cameras/these-smart-bird-identifying-binoculars-could-be-the-ultimate-gift-for-twitchers
Birdwatch: why the jackdaw is Britain’s most endearing crow
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/10/birdwatch-why-the-jackdaw-is-britains-most-endearing-crow
‘Grief is a rational response’: the 21 US species declared extinct this year
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/29/us-animals-birds-extinct-this-year
Soil fungi may help explain the global gradient in forest diversity
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-soil-fungi-global-gradient-forest.html
In an Incredible Discovery, Wrens Teach Their Babies to Sing Before They’re Hatched
https://www.sciencealert.com/in-an-incredible-discovery-wrens-teach-their-babies-to-sing-before-theyre-hatched
8 Exotic Birds Driven to Extinction in Modern History
https://www.thecollector.com/exotic-birds-driven-extinction-modern-history/
Welcome the New Year with some Yorkshire winter wildlife-watching
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/24026611.welcome-new-year-yorkshire-winter-wildlife-watching/
Rare blue rock thrush turns up in Belgium for first time in 147 years
https://www.brusselstimes.com/864098/rare-blue-rock-thrush-turns-up-in-belgium-for-first-time-in-147-years
How industrial agriculture is disturbing the nitrogen cycle and undermining conditions for life on Earth
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-industrial-agriculture-disturbing-nitrogen-undermining.html
The woman who spent Christmas in search of a rare plant
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67596154
‘Nature positive’ isn’t just planting a few trees – it’s actually stopping the damage we do
https://theconversation.com/nature-positive-isnt-just-planting-a-few-trees-its-actually-stopping-the-damage-we-do-213075
Invasive, carnivorous frogs are now breeding in Georgia, biologists say
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-invasive-carnivorous-frogs-georgia-biologists.html
New evidence that insect wings may have evolved from gills
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-evidence-insect-wings-evolved-gills.html
Africa’s large birds of prey facing ‘extinction crisis’ – Study
From dusk to dawn, humans squeeze wildlife into temporal periphery
https://phys.org/news/2024-01-dusk-dawn-humans-wildlife-temporal.html
Birds of prey in Africa experiencing population collapse, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/04/birds-of-prey-in-africa-experiencing-population-collapse-study-finds-aoe
Why Are Snails and Slugs So Slow?
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-are-snails-slugs-slow
Humans have wiped out 1,400 bird species with ‘cascading harmful effects’ on biodiversity
https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/01/02/humans-have-wiped-out-1400-bird-species-with-cascading-harmful-effects-on-biodiversity
Why 2024 may see action on biodiversity credits
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/why-2024-may-see-action-on-biodiversity-credits-93643
Oakmoss: the flamboyant, fluffy lichen transforming the winter landscape
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/03/oakmoss-lichen-transforming-winter-landscape
Invasive species cost the world roughly half a trillion dollars a year. Here are the 10 most widespread
https://qz.com/invasive-species-cost-the-world-roughly-half-a-trillion-1850811622
What does a birdsong say? P.E.I. watershed group listens and learns
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-bird-calls-1.7071179
County of Maui launches working group to address invasive Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
https://mauinow.com/2023/12/28/county-of-maui-launches-working-group-to-address-invasive-coconut-rhinoceros-beetle/
The Silver Lining of Some Invasive Species
https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/environment/silver-lining-of-some-invasive-species/
New bat species described in Corsica
https://www.birdguides.com/news/new-bat-species-described-in-corsica/
Bat Survey ‘Accidentally’ Records Changing Cricket Populations
https://cumbriatimes.co.uk/article/Bat-Survey-Accidentally-Records-Changing-Cricket-Populations
“Very clear trend” showing “constant decline in butterflies” continued in 2023
https://nltimes.nl/2023/12/30/clear-trend-showing-constant-decline-butterflies-continued-2023
‘Grief is a rational response’: the 21 US species declared extinct this year
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/29/us-animals-birds-extinct-this-year
In search of the buff-breasted buttonquail – the one Australian bird that has never been photographed
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/29/in-search-of-the-buff-breasted-buttonquail-the-one-australian-bird-that-has-never-been-photographed
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