Natuur in het nieuws – september 2023

Laatste update 29 september.

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English articles below

Binnendijken barstensvol bijen en andere beestjes
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31344

Provincies lanceren nieuwe applicaties over beschermde soorten en gebieden
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31340

De zuidelijke sikkelsprinkhaan is op eigen kracht gearriveerd
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31332

Duurzame herfsttuin? Voed ‘m met zijn eigen afval
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/09/29/de-herfsttuin-bloeit-op-van-zijn-eigen-afval-a4175587

Papegaaien Caraïben al duizenden jaren bedreigd
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/09/25/papegaaien-caraiben-al-duizenden-jaren-bedreigd-a4175426

De week van de grote groene sabelsprinkhaan
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31309

Middagtsjirpen is heel anders dan ochtendtsjirpen
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/09/21/middagtsjirpen-is-heel-anders-dan-ochtendtsjirpen-a4174957

Heidelibellen en glazenmakers
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31308

Vogelgriep op de Galapagos: angst dat unieke soorten het niet overleven
https://www.ad.nl/buitenland/vogelgriep-op-de-galapagos-angst-dat-unieke-soorten-het-niet-overleven~ad6d21a2/

Hoe helpen we de graslandvlinders in Noord-Holland?
https://www.vlinderstichting.nl/actueel/nieuws/nieuwsbericht/hoe-helpen-we-de-graslandvlinders-in-noord-holland

Herstel van het gentiaanblauwtje sterk afhankelijk van waardmier
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31291

Eerste vestiging van een termiet in Nederland
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31248

Voor het eerst schadelijke kolonies termieten in Nederland aangetroffen
https://nos.nl/artikel/2490362-voor-het-eerst-schadelijke-kolonies-termieten-in-nederland-aangetroffen

Vereniging Eigen Huis wil oplossing ‘vleermuizenprobleem’ bij isoleren spouwmuren
https://www.ad.nl/wonen/vereniging-eigen-huis-wil-oplossing-vleermuizenprobleem-bij-isoleren-spouwmuren~ad3dcbe7/

Populatie van gevreesde rode vuurmier ontdekt op Sicilië
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/09/14/populatie-van-gevreesde-rode-vuurmier-ontdekt-op-sicilie-a4174402

De kraanvogel is verstoringsgevoelig, maar dit jaar was het nat, en dus relatief rustig broeden
https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/de-kraanvogel-is-verstoringsgevoelig-maar-dit-jaar-was-het-nat-en-dus-relatief-rustig-broeden~b6254c22/

Hedwigepolder nu al vogelparadijs
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31257

Kijk ze stralen: zeven nieuwe ‘cryptische’ wandelende bladeren ontdekt in Azië
https://scientias.nl/kijk-ze-stralen-zeven-nieuwe-cryptische-wandelende-bladeren-ontdekt-in-azie/

Opmars hooikoortsplant Alsemambrosia zet door in tuinen
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31278

Terugblik op een unieke vondst: de eerste kraamkolonie mopsvleermuis in Nederland
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31258

De waterkwaliteit van de Rijn wordt slechter in plaats van beter
https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/de-waterkwaliteit-van-de-rijn-wordt-slechter-in-plaats-van-beter~bfd99688/

Verlengde diapauze eikenprocessierupsen in boomnesten ook in Nederland bewezen
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31249

IPBES: overheden moeten meer doen tegen invasieve exoten
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31251

Nederlander opgepakt nadat hij opgezette beschermde vogels uit Malta wil smokkelen
https://www.ad.nl/buitenland/nederlander-opgepakt-nadat-hij-opgezette-beschermde-vogels-uit-malta-wil-smokkelen~ab00a3a9/

Rupsen vernietigen Franse lavendeloogst: ‘Miljoenen euro’s schade’
https://www.ad.nl/buitenland/rupsen-vernietigen-franse-lavendeloogst-miljoenen-euro-s-schade~a6d1e05e/
(n.b. het gaat hier om de grote worteluil, niet om de uilvlinder)

Natuur stikstofgevoeliger dan gedacht: kritische depositiewaarden omlaag
https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=31240

English articles

‘Widespread bird killings fuelled by low fines and lack of enforcement’
https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/09/28/widespread-bird-killings-fuelled-by-low-fines-and-lack-of-enforcement/

Book review – The Value of a Whale: On the Illusions of Green Capitalism
https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2023/09/25/book-review-the-value-of-a-whale-on-the-illusions-of-green-capitalism/

Netherlands is Europe’s biggest importer of deforestation products
https://nltimes.nl/2023/09/28/netherlands-europes-biggest-importer-deforestation-products

One in six species at risk of extinction in Great Britain, say wildlife experts
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/27/species-risk-extinction-great-britain-wildlife-state-of-nature-report

13,000 trees to be cut down to restore dune landscape
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2023/09/13000-trees-to-be-cut-down-to-restore-dune-landscape/

Citizen scientists collect more nature data than ever, showing us where common and threatened species live
https://theconversation.com/citizen-scientists-collect-more-nature-data-than-ever-showing-us-where-common-and-threatened-species-live-212372

BirdWeather PUC is an AI-Powered Smart Bird Listening Device that Identifies Over 6,000 Global Species
https://www.prweb.com/releases/birdweather-puc-is-an-ai-powered-smart-bird-listening-device-that-identifies-over-6-000-global-species-301938246.html

Falling bird biodiversity ‘should ring alarm bells’
https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/09/25/falling-bird-biodiversity-should-ring-alarm-bells/

My neighbour tore down the hedge outside our window – and I learned what ‘solastalgia’ feels like
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/23/neighbour-tore-down-hedge-solastalgia-environmental-activism-global-south

Scientists built this listening network to detect nuclear bomb tests. It found blue whales instead
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230921-scientists-built-a-listening-network-to-detect-nuclear-bomb-tests-they-found-blue-whales-instead

Four Amazing Impacts of This A.I.-Powered Bird Migration Tracker
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/four-amazing-impacts-of-this-ai-powered-bird-migration-tracker-180982932/

Why invasive ants are a silent threat to our ecosystems
https://theconversation.com/why-invasive-ants-are-a-silent-threat-to-our-ecosystems-212501

UK migratory birds ‘in freefall’ over climate change
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66858850

For the first time, research reveals crows use statistical logic
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/09/for-the-first-time-research-reveals-crows-use-statistical-logic/

One Of Earth’s Longest Living Organisms Is A 14,000-Year-Old Root System
https://www.iflscience.com/one-of-earths-longest-living-organisms-is-a-14000-year-old-root-system-70771

Wild Woodbury: Red List bird species return after rewilding
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-66843416

93-year-old butterfly is the first US insect which humans caused to become extinct
https://www.unilad.com/news/animals/xerces-blue-butterfly-extinct-humans-science-995806-20230917

How the Woolly Bear Caterpillar Does Something Pretty Amazing to Survive the Winter
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/how-the-woolly-bear-caterpillar-does-something-pretty-amazing-to-survive-the-winter/

New Research Reveals That Butterflies and Moths Share Ancient “Blocks” of DNA
https://scitechdaily.com/new-research-reveals-that-butterflies-and-moths-share-ancient-blocks-of-dna/?utm_content=cmp-true

Raptor persecutors could be using thermal-imaging technology, suggests RSPB
https://www.birdguides.com/news/raptor-persecutors-could-be-using-thermal-imaging-technology-suggests/

How Some Insects Turn Plants Into Pollution Detectors
https://entomologytoday.org/2023/09/12/insects-plant-galls-pollution-detectors/

England’s rarest species to get £14.5m funding boost
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66801439

Not Science Fiction – The Peculiar Sex Lives of Orchids
https://scitechdaily.com/not-science-fiction-the-peculiar-sex-lives-of-orchids/?utm_content=cmp-true

European bumblebee populations projected to plummet
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-european-bumblebee-populations-plummet.html

The Curious Extinction of the Carolina Parakeet: An Avian Cold Case
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/carolina-parakeet-extinction-mystery

Invasive Raccoons Wreaking Havoc on Europe’s Wildlife
https://www.newsweek.com/raccoons-invasive-species-belgium-1824645

At home with the red fire ant – and its many potent relatives
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/11/at-home-with-the-red-fire-ant-and-its-many-potent-relatives

‘We knew this day would come’: One of world’s most invasive species reaches Europe
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/11/europe/invasive-red-fire-ant-europe-italy-scn/index.html

Ecuador to reintroduce species on Galapagos island
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-ecuador-reintroduce-species-galapagos-island.html

Dutch govt. to propose listing iguana species to a higher protected status
https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/dutch-govt-to-propose-listing-iguana-species-to-a-higher-protected-status

Wildlife in Sweden is waiting for the EU to take a stand
https://www.brusselstimes.com/682792/wildlife-in-sweden-is-waiting-for-the-eu-to-take-a-stand

Invasive species are animals, too: Considering a humane approach
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-invasive-species-animals-humane-approach.html

Many people hate wasps, but research shows they’re smarter than you might think and ecologically important
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-people-wasps-theyre-smarter-ecologically.html

Unveiling the enigmatic world of moths: From ancient pollinators to whistling wonders
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-unveiling-enigmatic-world-moths-ancient.html

A new DNA leaf swab technique could revolutionize how we monitor biodiversity
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/environmental-dna-leaf-swab-technique-biodiversity

Fine weather for Britain’s crickets – especially the long-winged conehead
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/06/fine-weather-britain-crickets-long-winged-conehead

Amid rising climate catastrophes, why is the EU putting an oil man in charge?
https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/06/amid-rising-climate-catastrophes-why-is-the-eu-putting-an-oil-man-in-charge

Invasive species cause billions of dollars in damage worldwide: 4 essential reads
https://theconversation.com/invasive-species-cause-billions-of-dollars-in-damage-worldwide-4-essential-reads-212924

Three out of four populations of rare butterflies have been lost
https://science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2023/three-out-of-four-populations-of-rare-butterflies-have-been-lost/

Woodbridge: Rare Barbastelle bat found in volunteer garden survey
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-66706612

Butterfly breed returns to Stirlingshire after 100-year absence
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-66658845

Prehistoric Bird Believed to Be Extinct Returns to the Wild
https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/30/prehistoric-bird-believed-extinct-returns-new-zealand-wild/

Three-Eyed “Dinosaur Shrimp” Are Waking Up At Burning Man
https://www.iflscience.com/three-eyed-dinosaur-shrimp-are-waking-up-at-burning-man-70529

Les champs de lavande du sud de la France menacés par les chenilles de noctuelle
https://actu.fr/planete/biodiversite/les-champs-de-lavande-du-sud-de-la-france-menaces-par-les-chenilles-de-noctuelle_59946806.html

Invasive spotted lanternfly may not damage hardwood trees as previously thought
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-invasive-lanternfly-hardwood-trees-previously.html

Decoding Decision-Making: Insect Brains Are More Complex Than We Thought
https://neurosciencenews.com/decision-making-insect-brain-23857/

It’s a bird! No, it’s a … moth? Heavy rainfall spurs unique insect sightings in Bay Area
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-bird-moth-heavy-rainfall-spurs.html

Habitat and food loss, changing ecosystems see 60% of India’s bird population decline
https://scroll.in/article/1055136/habitat-and-food-loss-changing-ecosystems-see-60-of-indias-bird-population-decline

Edible invasive mushroom is spreading in Estonia
https://news.err.ee/1609086134/edible-invasive-mushroom-is-spreading-in-estonia

‘A national living library’: UK charity’s plea to save rare plants from extinction
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/31/a-national-living-library-uk-charitys-plea-to-save-rare-plants-from-extinction

Reducing biodiversity loss: Gardens could be an Eden for vulnerable plants
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-biodiversity-loss-gardens-eden-vulnerable.html


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