Natuur in het nieuws – augustus 2024
Laatste update 30 augustus.
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Artikelen (English articles below)
Vlinderliefhebbers opgelet, er zijn enorm veel landkaartjes
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=32772
Een wrattenbijter zien? Hier moet je zijn
https://www.gld.nl/nieuws/8195861/een-wrattenbijter-zien-hier-moet-je-zijn
Twee zeldzame sprinkhaansoorten na jaren weer gespot op de Veluwe
https://www.nu.nl/goed-nieuws/6326151/twee-zeldzame-sprinkhaansoorten-na-jaren-weer-gespot-op-de-veluwe.html
‘Pesticiden nog in verre omgeving te vinden, ook in beschermde gebieden’
https://nos.nl/artikel/2524930-pesticiden-nog-in-verre-omgeving-te-vinden-ook-in-beschermde-gebieden
‘Cocktail van pesticiden’ en kankerverwekkende stoffen nu ook in beschermde natuur
https://www.gld.nl/nieuws/8164677/cocktail-van-pesticiden-en-kankerverwekkende-stoffen-nu-ook-in-beschermde-natuur
Vogels kijken wordt steeds populairder
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=32763
Hoe vergaat het de buxusmot?
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=32757
‘Cocktail van pesticiden’ en kankerverwekkende stoffen nu ook in beschermde natuur
https://nos.nl/regio/gelderland/artikel/530227-cocktail-van-pesticiden-en-kankerverwekkende-stoffen-nu-ook-in-beschermde-natuur
De Australische huisspin vestigt zich
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=32682
Dit moet je weten over de Australische huisspin: zes vragen én antwoorden
https://www.hartvannederland.nl/milieu-gezondheid/dieren/artikelen/dit-moet-je-weten-over-de-australische-huisspin-zes-vragen-en-antwoorden
Dit jaar al bijna net zoveel wolvenaanvallen als in heel 2023, maar boeren nemen amper maatregelen
https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/dit-jaar-al-bijna-net-zoveel-wolvenaanvallen-als-in-heel-2023-maar-boeren-nemen-amper-maatregelen~a644757a/
Vele duizenden rupsen van de dagpauwoog gemeld
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=32715
Donker pimpernelblauwtje niet meer gezien in Nederland
https://www.naturetoday.com/nl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=32703
Verkeerd maaien blijkt funest: donker pimpernelblauwtje uit Nederland verdwenen
https://www.nu.nl/dieren/6324441/verkeerd-maaien-blijkt-funest-donker-pimpernelblauwtje-uit-nederland-verdwenen.html
Wat jij kunt doen voor meer fladderende vlinders in je tuin, of op je balkon
https://nos.nl/artikel/2532039-wat-jij-kunt-doen-voor-meer-fladderende-vlinders-in-je-tuin-of-op-je-balkon
Dramatisch jaar voor vlinders: nog nooit zo weinig gezien bij telling
https://nos.nl/artikel/2531903-dramatisch-jaar-voor-vlinders-nog-nooit-zo-weinig-gezien-bij-telling
Plant & insect: zwanenbloem
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=32640
English articles
Colony of invasive red dwarf honeybee found for first time in Europe
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/30/colony-invasive-red-dwarf-honeybee-first-time-europe
How Moths Evolve Through Time-Based Speciation
https://neurosciencenews.com/disco-gene-circadian-evolution-27590/
Seagull species in serious decline, say experts
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gevqv3zxlo
Forget the moths that eat your clothes. Most are beautiful and deserve to be loved
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/26/forget-clothes-moths-britains-moths-special
Study finds salamanders are surprisingly abundant northeastern forests
https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/study-finds-salamanders-are-surprisingly-abundant-northeastern-forests
Country diary: A host of treasures in my moth box
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/26/country-diary-a-host-of-treasures-in-my-moth-box
Streetlights Could Be Causing Insects to Starve, Scientists Warn
https://www.sciencealert.com/streetlights-could-be-causing-insects-to-starve-scientists-warn
Australian house spider settles in the Netherlands
https://nltimes.nl/2024/08/17/australian-house-spider-settles-netherlands
‘This year has been dead’: where have Britain’s insects gone?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/15/britain-insects-surveys-butterflies-climate-aoe
Meet the ManhattAnt, the ant that’s taken New York’s streets by storm
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/14/g-s1-16668/manhattant-ant-introduced-species-new-york-invasive-spread
Urban birds are teeming with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/13/urban-birds-are-teeming-with-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-study-finds
Desertification was supposed to be the ‘greatest environmental challenge of our time.’ Why are experts now worried about greening?
https://thebulletin.org/2024/08/desertification-was-supposed-to-be-the-greatest-environmental-challenge-of-our-time-why-are-experts-now-worried-about-greening/
Do more to save the black-tailed godwit, EU tells the Dutch
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/08/do-more-to-save-the-black-tailed-godwit-eu-tells-the-dutch/
Traces of Dinosaur Catastrophe Found in Genes of Today’s Birds
https://www.sciencealert.com/traces-of-dinosaur-catastrophe-found-in-genes-of-todays-birds
Startling genome discovery in butterfly project reveals impact of climate change in Europe
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/11/genome-discovery-butterfly-project-impact-climate-change-europe-moths
Wildlife boosted by England’s nature-friendly farming schemes, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/09/wildlife-boosted-by-englands-nature-friendly-farming-schemes-study-finds
All-night streetlights make leaves inedible to insects, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/05/all-night-streetlights-make-leaves-inedible-to-insects-study-finds
Here’s Why The ‘Tarantula Hawk’ Belongs In Your Nightmares
https://www.forbes.com/sites/scotttravers/2024/08/04/heres-why-the-tarantula-hawk-belongs-in-your-nightmares/
How decline of Indian vultures led to 500,000 human deaths
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c28e2pvzn3lo
Rare moth spotted in West Sussex for first time
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jqjl2jd71o
Research shows persistence of concerning toxin in products despite government denial: ‘We should not be going in this direction’
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/pfas-pesticides-study-epa-regulation/
Choughs breed in Kent for first time in 200 years
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/02/choughs-breed-in-kent-for-first-time-in-200-years
Purple Emperor seen in Derbyshire for first time
https://www.birdguides.com/news/purple-emperor-seen-in-derbyshire-for-first-time/
Scientists rejoice after bird species rebounds from the brink of extinction: ‘Everybody wins’
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/saving-tricolored-blackbird-conservation-farming/
‘Extinct’ butterfly now breeding in Kent
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwdgnjy2y3o
Reviving Germany’s river landscapes
https://www.dw.com/en/how-restoring-river-landscapes-can-keep-flash-floods-in-check/a-69744328
Where have all Britain’s garden butterflies gone?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/31/where-have-all-britains-garden-butterflies-gone
National restoration project yields return of rare bumblebee after halting century-long loss of critical habitat: ‘Many old meadows have been plowed up and re-seeded’
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/bilberry-bumblebee-population-project-shropshire-hills/
Goals to stop decline of nature in England ‘off track’, report warns
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/30/environmental-improvement-plan-england-off-track-labour-review
Three new wētā species discovered, including one named after Boudica
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/523560/three-new-weta-species-discovered-including-one-named-after-boudica
‘Warning sign to us all’ as UK butterfly numbers hit record low
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/29/warning-sign-uk-butterfly-numbers-record-low
Sri Lanka’s first Albatross sighting thrills birdwatchers
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/240728/news/sri-lankas-first-albatross-sighting-thrills-birdwatchers-565276.html
Nature suffers from the extreme weather conditions in the Netherlands
https://nltimes.nl/2024/07/27/nature-suffers-extreme-weather-conditions-netherlands
When it comes to butterflies, people prefer pretty ones. That’s a problem for scientists
https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/community-science-butterfly-reporting-skewed-by-personal-biases/
Cancer risk from pesticides comparable to smoking in some cases, study finds
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07-cancer-pesticides-cases.html
New warning as Ips typographus tree pest found on new species
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-warning-as-ips-typographus-tree-pest-found-on-new-species
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