Natuur in het nieuws – juni 2024
Laatste update 28 juni.
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Artikelen (English articles below)
Distelvlinder pakt insectenrecord voor een van de langste vluchten ooit
https://www.nationalgeographic.nl/dieren/a61420970/distelvlinder-langste-vlucht-ooit
Wow, vliegen onze distelvlinders naar Zuid-Amerika?
https://www.naturetoday.com/nl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=32493
Waarom Nederlandse bermen ineens zo wild en fleurig zijn
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/06/28/waarom-nederlandse-bermen-ineens-zo-wild-en-fleurig-zijn-a4858044
De snippers natuur waar het nieuwe kabinet over spreekt zijn eigenlijk parels
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/06/26/de-snippers-natuur-waar-het-nieuwe-kabinet-over-spreekt-zijn-eigenlijk-parels-a4857756
Spannend! Nationale NachtvlinderNacht
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=32463
Waar blijven de koolwitjes?
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=32456
Observeren van de natuur maakt gelukkiger
https://www.utwente.nl/nl/bms/nieuws/2024/4/1469588/observeren-van-de-natuur-maakt-gelukkiger
Wetenschappers: toekomst van EU-burgers in gevaar door ontmanteling Green Deal
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=32372
English articles
‘Give nature space and it will come back’: rewilding returns endangered species to UK’s south coast
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/27/give-nature-space-and-it-will-come-back-rewilding-returns-endangered-species-to-uks-south-coast
How glacier algae are challenging the way we think about evolution
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-glacier-algae-evolution.html
These Stunning Butterflies Flew 2,600 Miles Across the Atlantic Ocean Without Stopping
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-stunning-butterflies-flew-2600-miles-across-the-atlantic-ocean-without-stopping-180984602/
In a world-first, researchers map a 4,200 km transatlantic flight of the painted lady butterfly
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-world-km-transatlantic-flight-lady.html
Citizen testing finds 75% of rivers in Britain in poor ecological health
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/24/citizen-testing-rivers-britain-poor-ecological-health-pollution
Gardener shares method behind ’the best slug trap’ to keep them out of your garden: ‘I’ve been catching more slugs every day’
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-home/slug-trap-planks-garden-gardener/
Millions of insects squeeze through narrow mountain pass in the Pyrenees in “magical” migration spectacle
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/insects-invertebrates/millions-of-insects-migrate-through-mountain-pass-in-pyrenees
Basque immigrant sheepherders left their marks on aspen trees in the American West
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-basque-immigrant-sheepherders-left-aspen.html
Out of Sight, ‘Dark Fungi’ Run the World from the Shadows
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mysterious-dark-fungi-are-lurking-everywhere/
‘I have seen the decline’: pesticides linked to falling UK insect numbers
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/19/i-have-seen-the-decline-pesticides-linked-to-falling-uk-insect-numbers
Restore Nature Now: thousands to march in London calling for urgent action
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/21/restore-nature-now-march-london-urgent-action
New ‘detective work’ on butterfly declines reveals a prime suspect
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/new-detective-work-on-butterfly-declines-reveals-a-prime-suspect/
Insecticides contribute to drop in butterfly species across US MidWest: Study
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-insecticides-contribute-butterfly-species-midwest.html
Insecticides, more than herbicides, land use, and climate, are associated with declines in butterfly species richness and abundance in the American Midwest
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0304319
Mini backpacks track movements of rare beetle
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz55jm0m80ro
Plantwatch: the trees that synchronise reproduction around summer solstice
https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/18/plantwatch-beech-trees-that-synchronise-reproduction-around-summer-solstice
‘A momentous day for nature’: EU approves first-of-its-kind law that could bring back biodiversity
https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/06/17/what-is-the-nature-restoration-law-inside-the-first-of-its-kind-regulation-approved-in-eur
Miniature backpack traces remarkable journey of the ‘goddess of the skies’ – the European Roller
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-06-10-miniature-backpack-traces-remarkable-journey-of-the-goddess-of-the-skies-the-european-roller/
‘One of the great wonders of nature’: Insect migration superhighway discovered
https://news.sky.com/story/one-of-the-great-wonders-of-nature-insect-migration-superhighway-discovered-13151698
Excessive vegetation in Arabia triggered massive butterfly migrations in 2019 across Europe and Africa: Study
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-excessive-vegetation-arabia-triggered-massive.html
The end of the great northern forests? The tiny tree-killing beetle wreaking havoc on our ancient giants
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/05/collapse-northern-boreal-forests-drought-fire-beetles-climate-crisis-ancient-trees-carbon-sink
Tiny Plant Thought Extinct In Vermont Accidentally Rediscovered Over 100 Years Later
https://www.iflscience.com/tiny-plant-thought-extinct-in-vermont-accidentally-rediscovered-over-100-years-later-74490
32 of the loudest animals on Earth
https://www.livescience.com/animals/32-of-the-loudest-animals-on-earth
How worms shaped Earth’s biodiversity explosion
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-hero-evolution-worms.html
Photographer documents the last surviving rainforests of Great Britain
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/24/style/photos-uk-rainforests-joanna-vestey-scn-c2e-spc-intl/index.html
On repeat: Biologists observe recurring evolutionary changes, over time, in stick insects
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-biologists-recurring-evolutionary-insects.html
Extinct ‘mountain jewel’ plant returned to wild – in secret location
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjkkm4re518o
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