Conservation projects
May 12th, 2021 | by
David WaughOne notable example of non-invasive collection of genetic samples from the shed feathers of wild individuals has been with a Scarlet...
Conservation projects
April 25th, 2021 | by
David WaughOf the original six islands where the Ultramarine Lorikeet occurred, Black rats have been present on three since about...
Conservation projects
March 8th, 2021 | by
David WaughWhat kind of mattress suits you best for a good night’s sleep? Is it the spring kind, or foam, or maybe air or water, or even one that has hexagonal cells called a honeycomb base. If it is the latter, you are sharing this...
Conservation projects
January 8th, 2021 | by
David WaughOf Indonesia’s staggering total of 17,508 islands, the name of a relatively small one, Komodo, has been conferred ona formidable species of monitor lizard which lives there. This of course is the Komodo dragon (Varanus...
Conservation projects
January 4th, 2021 | by
David WaughIn many places of the world where centres take in and provide professional care to sick, injured and confiscated wild animals, most will include rehabilitation as part of their mission, which implies the return of the animals to...
Conservation projects
November 28th, 2020 | by
David WaughThe flight calls of Vinaceous-breasted Parrots (Amazona vinacea) lingered in the chill air of the austral winter dawn in southern Brazil. However, no parrots were seen, because the dense early morning mist had not dispersed by...
Conservation projects
October 28th, 2020 | by
David WaughIn 1644 a Dutch artist painted an image which turned out to be the first record of the Grey-breasted Parakeet (Pyrrhura griseipectus), a severely threatened species endemic to north-eastern Brazil. The parakeet was formally...
Conservation projects
October 19th, 2020 | by
David WaughNews has arrived about a phenomenon that many of us suspected was true, but in practice has remained unexamined objectively until now, not least due to the difficulties of estimating species abundances in the wild. Poachers do...
Conservation projects
October 12th, 2020 | by
David WaughExciting news has recently arrived of a landmark event in the Philippine Cockatoo Conservation Program (PCCP), the long-term endeavour to bring-about the recovery of this ‘Critically Endangered’ species endemic to the...
Conservation projects
September 23rd, 2020 | by
David WaughGood news is always welcome in these trying times of the COVID-19 pandemic, and such news has recently arrived from Paso Pacífico, a Nicaraguan NGO engaged in conservation activities in that country. Paso Pacífico’s mission...
