24/08/21

[Maik]

Eight new cases of coronavirus announced on Kefalonia yesterday by EODY.

[Maik]

Greece: Forest fire destroys jobs of pine resin collectors

For generations, residents in the north of the Greek island of Evia have made their living from the dense pine forests surrounding their villages. Tapping the ubiquitous Aleppo pines for their resin, the viscous, sticky substance the trees use to protect themselves from insects and disease, provided a key source of income for hundreds of families.

But now, hardly any forest is left. A devastating wildfire, one of Greece’s most destructive single blazes in decades, rampaged across northern Evia for days earlier this month, swallowing woodland, homes and businesses and sending thousands fleeing.

The damage won’t just affect this year’s crop, resin collectors and beekeepers say, but for generations to come.

https://apnews.com/article/europe-business-fires-environment-and-nature-greece

[Maik]

‘Horrifying and amazing’: giant tortoise filmed attacking and eating baby bird
Chase in Seychelles is first known example of hunting in wild by creature thought to be herbivore

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/23/horrifying-and-amazing-giant-tortoise-filmed-attacking-and-eating-baby-bird

[Bryan-in-Kilkis]

‘Horrifying and amazing’: giant tortoise filmed attacking and eating baby bird
Chase in Seychelles is first known example of hunting in wild by creature thought to be herbivore

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/23/horrifying-and-amazing-giant-tortoise-filmed-attacking-and-eating-baby-bird

A clear case of how taking a tern for the worse taught us about nature.   

[Maik]

A clear case of how taking a tern for the worse ...