“ A cow that is too hot, you can see it right away. She has trouble breathing, like us when we’re out of breath ; they say she pumps. She is not comfortable »explains Loïc [1] at Reporterre. Since the beginning of the heat wave, the cattle breeder, installed in a Farm with limited liability … Read more
The beautiful days are here, and with them, the season of love. On the edge of the fields, the pheasants parade. Sedge Warbler, Eurasian Reed Warblers and Song Thrushes sing, while robins prepare offerings of caterpillars for their mates. In gardens warmed by the sun, blue tits peck at the moss that will line their … Read more
Orsay (Essonne), report The hedgehog’s baby is called the choupisson. Such cuteness, not well enough known to the general public, alone deserved a report. Direction the south of Paris, in the city of Orsay (Essonne) to meet Sara Stahl, a lover of the species who opened her care center called Les P’tits Kipik in 2018. … Read more
FAUNA – Paying attention to the ground you walk on, at the beach, could save whole broods of birds. Several species, including the Kentish Plover in particular, reproduce in sandy environments, therefore especially on the beaches, from April until the end of July, in particular on the Atlantic coast, the English Channel and the North … Read more
Paris, report In Paris, the restaurant L’embuscade has become one of the ambassadors of Afroveganism. Below the Pigalle district, this Cape Verdean rum distillery, which has been open for twenty-four years, has been offering vegetable cuisine concocted by the Anglo-Nigerian chef Phoebe Dunn for more than two years. “ Cooking is always political. Gastronomy touches … Read more
Three weeks without any new farm affected by avian flu. Breeders and the entire poultry industry are blowing. This Wednesday, June 8, the Ministry of Agriculture announced that the whole of France was back at risk “ negligible ». Ducks and chickens that had to stay confined to avoid contact with wild birds will be … Read more
This is an unpublished study. It shows, from the observation of birds in the wild, that those who live near organic farming fields are in better health than those living in conventional farming landscapes. The article, titled Organic farming has a positive effect on the vitality of passerines in agricultural landscapeswas published at the end … Read more
AFP, published on Friday, June 03, 2022 at 2:33 p.m. Vietnamese police have seized a record 350 bottles of bear bile, a substance used in traditional medicine, a wildlife organization said on Friday. Authorities in Vietnam, a hub for illegal wildlife trafficking, banned the extraction of bear bile in 2005. Existing farms were allowed to … Read more
NATURE – Silence is speaking. Whether in the city or in our French countryside, the song of birds is less and less part of our daily lives. In urban areas, sparrows, which used to fight for a piece of bread, are half as numerous as twenty years ago. In rural areas, field birds are 40% … Read more
FAUNA – Birds are part of our daily lives. However, we underestimate the dangers that the city represents for these animals, as you can see in our video at the top of the article. Every year during During the migration period, these birds travel thousands of kilometers to reach their wintering or breeding grounds. “In … Read more