Exploring the natural world is uplifting. I have always been drawn to Nature, and it inspires my creativity. I share here my findings about rare or endangered species hidden in our surroundings. Every region, no matter how populated by people, holds its unexpected wildlife stories…
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Among many wildlife stories of this beautiful countryside is the life of a slender migratory raptor species from Africa, whose nests suffer a grim fate each summer, deep in the fields and marshes...
I have chosen to support the project conducted with drones by the Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux, to save the highly endangered Montagu’s Harrier (Circus pygargus) in the Auvergne Rhone Alpes region of France where I live.
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Mountain galliformes are endangered in France, the Black grouse most of all. In the Prealps, in the Hauts de Chartreuse, hikers are asked not to leave paths, to avoid disturbing them during the tough winter...
The beautiful Chartreuse Regional Park is a treasure trove of biodiversity of great value. Three 'Natura 2000' sites are found within it. One of their highlights is the rare Black grouse or Tétras lyre, iconic alpine bird that needs protection from hunting: the strict quotas are too often exceeded by hunters.
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Italy has the highest variety of native vascular flora in Europe. There are 200 species of orchids in Tuscany alone. In the central Apennines there are also endemic newts, bears, wolves...
The Alps in northern Italy have the highest number of butterflies in Europe. Thanks to citizen science platforms, their monitoring in the country has recently revealed an equivalent number of rare endemic species in the central Apennines, but they’re tiny, isolated populations on high mountains needing urgent protection...
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Southern Africa is home to the greatest concentration of rhinos as well as elephants on Earth. The fascination with these powerful mammals, who have a fragile future, never ends. So much is going on in the field to try to preserve their viable populations and habitat.
The reintroduction of both black and white rhinos in their original ecosystems in Zimbabwe and the rescue and rehabilitation of orphaned or injured elephants as well as primates in Zambia are projects that are close to my heart and are being actively promoted in different ways. Follow how this is happening and how you too can get involved.
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