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Florida grasshopper sparrows may soon be extinct
27 juli 2012A type of sparrow that lives only in Florida has mysteriously plunged in number so dramatically that scientists fear it…Prairievogels
Kent’s starling population has declined by more than two-thirds since 1991
27 juli 2012Kent’s hedgerows are no longer bustling with some of their chirpiest inhabitants - figures show the county's starling population has…Stadsvogels
British countryside birds take a tumble
27 juli 2012The latest figures from the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) show that four breeding wading birds have reached their lowest levels…Akkervogels
BBC FILM: ‘WHO KILLED THE HONEYBEE’ – NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE
25 juli 2012The BBC produced a very high quality documentary about a year ago - called 'Who Killed the Honeybee'. It contains…Bijen
The staggering decline of aerial insectivores is a dire warning for the health of nature across the Americas
23 juli 2012Barn swallows are birds with a long history of associating with people. They frequently make their mud nests under the…Zwaluwen
EPA denies petition claiming clothianidin’s conditional registration was unlawful – The beekeeping community is outraged and perplexed
21 juli 2012EPA has denied an emergency citizen petition filed March 20 that aimed to ban clothianidin because of the "ongoing and…Bijen
Immune suppression by neonicotinoid insecticides at the root of global wildlife declines
17 juli 2012Outbreaks of infectious diseases in honey bees, fish, amphibians, bats and birds in the past two decades have coincided with…Algemeen
UK Parliament Early Day Motion 312 – Pesticide Use and Bumblebees
6 juli 2012That this House notes the recent publication of the scientific paper, Effects of imidacloprid, a neonicotinoid pesticide, on reproduction in…
Adlai Stevenson (1964): We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship….
6 juli 2012.... dependent upon its vulnerable reserves of air and soil, all committed for our safety to its security and peace;…
Prairie birds on a major decline
5 juli 2012According to the recently released State of Canada's Birds report, grassland bird populations are declining rapidly in the country's prairie…Prairievogels
Sharp decline in upland birds in Wales
5 juli 2012Ornithologists in Wales have expressed shock at the findings of a range of independent surveys carried out across Wales in…Algemeen
Rush to save Florida’s Schaus swallowtail butterfly
4 juli 2012In a region saturated with spectacular aquamarine waters and bright coral reefs, the colorful Schaus swallowtail butterfly (Heraclides aristodemus ponceanus)…VlindersSyngenta pesticide Cruiser OSR banned in France
1 juli 2012The French government has banned the use of a pesticide linked to the decline of bees that is widely used…Bijen
Graham White: Farmers can plant headrows with wildflowers ‘til the cows come home, but nothing will stop the slide towards ecological extinction unless neonicotinoids are banned
30 juni 2012Bird populations on farmland in the UK have crashed by up to 80% in the last 20 years. If there…Akkervogels
Movement of Soil-Applied Imidacloprid and Thiamethoxam into Nectar and Pollen of Squash
29 juni 2012There has been recent interest in the threat to bees posed by the use of systemic insecticides. One concern is…Bijen
EFSA assessment of the scientific information from the Italian project “APENET”
28 juni 2012The European Food Safety Authority was asked by the European Commission to assess the scientific information on some neonicotinoids (i.e.…Bijen
Effects of imidacloprid on reproduction in worker bumble bees
27 juni 2012To determine whether environmentally realistic levels of imidacloprid are capable of making a demographic impact on bumble bees, we exposed…Hommels
Many Canadian bird species in decline
27 juni 2012A huge proportion of Canada’s bird species are in serious decline. Overall, there’s been a 12 per cent drop in…Algemeen
Bird species in crisis in Australia
24 juni 2012Australian bird species are in crisis with at least 50 endangered or critically endangered. Federal Environment Department figures show 23…Algemeen
A Silent Spring for Oregon’s State Bird in the Willamette Valley
23 juni 2012For millennia, the flute-like song of the Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) signaled the beginning of spring in the Willamette Valley.…Prairievogels
Rachel Carson (1962): “When a scientific organisation speaks, whose voice do we hear – that of science or of the sustaining industry?”
23 juni 2012For most of 1961, the American biologist Rachel Carson had locked herself in her cottage in Colesville, Maryland, to complete…Extinction countdown
21 juni 2012The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species released today its annual report. The report…Algemeen
What do declining woodland birds eat? A synthesis of dietary records
20 juni 2012Ground-foraging insectivores are prominent among the 26 species considered ‘declining woodland birds’ in southern Australia but the mechanisms driving their…Bosvogels
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch reveals starling decline
20 juni 2012The RSPB's annual wildlife survey has recorded the lowest number of starlings in UK gardens for 30 years. Since the…Stadsvogels
