For the first time in Honduras a Harpy Eagle has been seen with offspring. The second largest bird in the world hides itself away in the dense jungles of Middle and South America and is extremly… Read more
Around 1.400 types of deadwood beetle are known in Germany. Most of them are becoming more and more rare and are endangered species. In our cultivated forests there is a lack of standing and fallen… Read more
Naturefund, together with the Nature Conservation Foundation David wants to purchase 140,000 square metres (14 hectares) of beech forest in North East Thuringia Read more
There is an archaic atmosphere when the roaring red deer wander their way through the old deciduous forest in the Hohe Schrecke in September. Everything seems to come together: the inception of the…
Many forests are still being destroyed on a grand scale. Not many people are aware that one of the most endangered types of ancient forest is not in the southern hemisphere, but directly on our…
The riparian forest near the Beuren monastery accompanies the emerging river Leine for 1,5 kilometres. Black alder, ash and willows hang low over the water surface. Over the centuries, the area was… Read more
„Sedge reeds“ tend to be dense vegetations growing in wetlands and in the accretion zones of waterbodies. Common bulrush, sedge and cotton grass form a dense field, which is habitat for grasshopper… Read more
The colourful kingfisher lives near natural rivers and streams. He breeds in tunnels, which he digs deep into waterside bluffs. These bluffs, however, have become rare in Germany. Read more