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This year, the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests received 326 reports of alleged damages.
The footage was filmed by crew members of a boat sailing on the Tagus River in Lisbon.
Images captured by the crew of a sailboat show a group of about ten common dolphins. “This is good news. The increase in diversity means there is food in the Tagus for the top of the food chain,” says marine biologist Élio Vicente.
The animal spent 16 years in captivity and is awaiting the end of its quarantine period to be able to walk on solid ground for the first time.
A major study has found that a significant number of dolphin and whale strandings in the Algarve are linked to fishing. The research, led by the University of Algarve’s Sea The post Fishing linked to nearly half of dolphin and whale strandings in Algarve appeared first on Portugal Resident.
About 49% of all species listed by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species are showing population decline trends, and about a quarter are threatened with extinction.
The presence of the Asian hornet, known as Vespa velutina, has recently been confirmed in the Algarve, prompting a public alert from the municipal council of Portimão. “At this time The post Asian hornet nests detected in Algarve appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The list also includes the great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) and land mammals such as the striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) or aquatic ones, such as the giant otter from Brazil (Pteronura brasiliensis).
Seabirds represent the most affected group, especially puffins, which often arrive in critical condition or already deceased.
The discovery by English researchers follows up on previous studies, which found that herring gulls approach food more slowly when someone is watching them.
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Among the species declared extinct are several birds, mammals and invertebrates that experts already classify as “irreversible”.
Climate change has significant consequences, as it threatens to disrupt penguins' access to food and to increase competition among the different species that coexist in Antarctica.
Loss of diversity in this species raises the risk of widespread ecosystem collapse.
The calf was born in July 2025 and joins the 25 dolphins that make up the resident population. It was baptised “Bravo” by pupils at Azeda Primary School in Setúbal.
Around 20 Red Kites – one of the most endangered birds on the Iberian Peninsula – have been found in Leomil, a rural parish in the district of Guarda. The The post Around 20 highly-threatened birds of prey found dead in Guarda appeared first on Portugal Resident.
About 20 red kites were found dead on Monday in Leomil, near Almeida in the Guarda district. Forensic investigations are now underway by the Institute for the Conservation of Nature and Forests (ICNF) and the National Republican Guard (GNR).
The British scientist who closely follows European badgers came to Portugal to explain how changes in ecological conditions affect this animal that people either like or tolerate.
A baby chimpanzee has been born at Lisbon Zoo, becoming the newest member of the zoo's chimpanzee family.
