Category: Animals

An unexpected arrival | Adventuresinbeeland’s Blog

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I’d left some equipment behind in the old location I used to keep bees, and hadn’t got around to moving it yet. Some new visitors took advantage of this des res – a brood box with a few frames in, a floor, and an inspection board acting as a roof, all piled up on top of a load of empty equipment. They’re against a wall and have a hedge and trees on the other side, providing shelter from the Cornish rain, and – in the last few days – the Cornish sun! I was surprised at how large a swarm…
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Wolf killings are hitting farmers hard on the Slovenian-Austrian border

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In the Austrian-Slovenian border region, livestock farmers say there’s been a dramatic increase in the number of animals killed by wolves. Last year, in the Carinthia region, four times more farm animals were killed by the predator than in the previous year. Farmers are entitled to government compensation. The problem is they have to be able to prove the killer is a wolf. The Slovenian farmer Matija Juven received only a small part of the designated compensation because the identification tags on his sheep were lost during the killing. “I only got paid the damage for four of the 17…
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Animals inspire scientists to solve problems that humans face

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Comment on this story Comments There are a lot of reasons to go out in nature to look around. It makes us feel calmer and happier. It can help us care more about the plants and animals around us. It shows us how our world is put together. For some scientists, looking at the natural world gives them ideas that can improve our environment, our health, the way we grow food and much more. They study bees to figure out how tiny robots might “talk” to one another as they monitor our air. They look at the sticky gecko feet…
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