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A small ground bird whose population is fast decreasing due to disappearing grasslands and development. This is a beautiful bird and found in small groups as they forage for insects in dry open grasslands. They frequent those areas where the grass is smaller than their height so that it doesn't block their view of the surroundings. I love the bird and its beautiful colors.
The grasslands we visited had a good population of them and many concluded nesting maybe last month - we sighted several juveniles with their incomplete plumage running around. Some were quite bold and wouldn't walk / run away when we came close. They were out in the open foraging on the ground sometimes in a driving path. This is not the season of raptors yet, so guess they are quite comfortable exposing themselves in short grass. Once the winter sets, the area gets several raptor visitors - all of which prey on this bird.
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The Oriental turtle dove or rufous turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis) is a member of the bird family Columbidae. The species has a wide native distribution range from Central Asia east across Asia to Japan. The populations show variations in the patterning of plumage and have been designated into at least six named subspecies. Populations in the higher latitudes tend to migrate south in winter, while those closer to the tropics are sedentary. Vagrants have been recorded in North America. The species is predominantly granivorous and forages on the ground.
Húsavík Port 20210720
Húsavík town, part of the Norðurþing munipalicity with a population of 2.815 in 2016, is a beautiful fishing town in the Northern Region in Iceland. Húsavík is Nr. 1 on our list of the most interesting towns and villages in Iceland. It is located near the most beautiful and most interesting tourist attractions and natural wonders in Iceland. Jökulsárgljúfur canyon, the home of many natural wonders and breathtaking places. Places like Dettifoss waterfall, Hólmatungur, Ásbyrgi and Mývatn to name a few. Historically it is also a place of great importance. One could argue that Húsavík (the bay of houses) is the first place inhabited by people in Iceland. The second Viking Explorer, who arrived in Iceland in the second half of the 9th century, built the first house by the bay and stayed her for one winter. Garðar Svavarsson named the island Garðarshólmi after himself, but the name didn’t stick. Historically Húsavík has been an important place in Iceland ever since Vikings started to settle here.
Source Hit Iceland.
Montrose's Church of the Immaculate Conception lies along the old Powder River Trail, across the road from the site of the Warbonnet battle.
It was built in 1887 to serve 46 German-speaking Catholic parishoners in the wider community. The town of Montrose has never returned to its all-time peak population of 24, in 1910.
Hoorn is like port traditionally closely linked to the fishery. For Hoorn population formed the fishery and its subsidiary companies for centuries an important source of income, though certainly not the most important.
In 1907 the city had 39 registered fishing vessels. Of the many fishing families in Hoorn there are now only a few active.
This is what we saw during our Cycling holiday in Noord-Holland, the Netherlands, where we have cycled through the beautiful landscape.
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Gulf Of Mexico
Southwest Florida
USA
Photographed in the Gulf of Mexico from a pier. It has a fish in its pouch.
The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a North American bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae. It is one of three pelican species found in the Americas and one of two that feed by diving in water. It is found on the Atlantic Coast from Nova Scotia to the mouth of the Amazon River, and along the Pacific Coast from British Columbia to northern Chile, including the Galapagos Islands.
The brown pelican mainly feeds on fish, but occasionally eats amphibians, crustaceans, and the eggs and nestlings of birds. It nests in colonies in secluded areas, often on islands, vegetated land among sand dunes, thickets of shrubs and trees, and mangroves.
It has been rated as a species of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It was listed under the United States Endangered Species Act from 1970 to 2009, as pesticides such as dieldrin and DDT threatened its future in the Southeastern United States and California. In 1972, the use of DDT was banned in Florida, followed by the rest of the United States. Since then, the brown pelican's population has increased. – Wikipedia
The picturesque town of Stanley (population 553), sits below the amazing prominence known as "The Nut". This is in fact the plug of an extinct volcano that rises 143 metres above sea level. Stanley is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Tasmania (when tourism is operating!). In the distance at the far right you can make out the huge jetty of Port Latta and the smelter, with the hills of Rocky Cape. In 2016 Stanley was converted to a film set for the historic movie, "Light Between Oceans".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley,_Tasmania
We'll return to Stanley in a week or so.
These three Barnacle Geese are getting in a bit of a flap about their field neighbours (Wigeon, Teal, Egyptian Geese) with whom they were feeding close to the coast in Norfolk. A winter visitor to Britain, they breed in Greenland, Spitsbergen and Arctic Russia but the ones i saw here may have been part of an introduced resident population rather than the huge migratory flocks seen in Scotland although a few from Siberia that winter in western Europe have been known to cross the North Sea to reach eastern Britain in cold winters.
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Moremi Game Reserve
Okavango Delta
Botswana
Southern Africa
Happy Caturday!!!
Lions are commonly seen in most parts of Botswana. Even though lions don't like water sightings of lions in the northern Okavango Delta are spectacular. The lions have learnt to thrive there - mainly due to the large buffalo population.
The Lions of Botswana have torn up the rule book as we know it. Lions don't like water, lions seldom, if ever, hunt elephants, hippos and lions need water to survive - these are some of the ideas that we have learnt over the years. In Botswana lions take to the water regularly, lions do hunt elephant and hippo and in some areas of the country lions can go for months without drinking water.
Prides in the Central Kalahari will generally be smaller than the prides in the Okavango and other northern wilderness areas. This is because of the availability of food is less in the drier areas. The larger prides in these arid areas will often split into smaller sub-prides during the dry season.
Home ranges of the lions vary in size for the same reasons - availability of food. In the arid areas the home ranges will be much larger and a great deal of overlapping with neighboring prides occurs.
Lions in the Okavango Delta are adept at negotiating the channels and floodplains to hunt. Prey moves between the islands and lions have to cross the water to follow. – Wikipedia
Nieuwpoort
municipality of Liesveld (population approx. 9,585)
The name Nieuwpoort is derived from the Latin ‘Nova Portus’, freely translated as the ‘New Harbour’. Nieuwpoort is one of the smallest Dutch fortified towns and was founded around 1200 by the Lords of Liesveld and Langerak. Nieuwpoort had a part to play in the functioning of the old Hollandse Waterlinie. In the 17th century, on the recommendation of Prince William of Orange, Nieuwpoort was given ramparts and canals in a fortress with six bastions. A pleasant walk along the fortifications can be combined with a visit to the Oudheidkamer [Antiquities Room] in the town hall, where the history of Nieuwpoort is relived. Nieuwpoort, with its protected townscape, is a part of the municipality of Liesveld, together with Groot-Ammers, Langerak and Streefkerk.
a fantastic little place with a big history. Nice for a photograper. I hope you like this shot here.
The Greylag Goose (Anser anser) is the largest and bulkiest of the wild geese native to the UK and Europe. As the ancestor of most domestic geese, it is a familiar sight across wetlands, farmlands, and urban parks.
Key Characteristics
Appearance:
They are identified by their mottled grey-brown plumage, large orange bills, and distinctively pink legs. In flight, they show pale grey forewings that contrast with darker feathers.
Behaviour:
Highly sociable and gregarious, they often form large flocks. However, they become territorial and aggressive during the nesting season.
Diet:
Primarily herbivores, they graze on grasses, roots, cereal leaves, and spilled grain. They are often seen in fields alongside cattle or sheep.
Voice:
They possess a loud, deep "honking" call similar to domestic geese, described as a nasal cackling.
Populations and Distribution
In the UK, two distinct groups exist:
Resident/Feral Birds:
Mostly found in the south, these are often semi-tame and live on gravel pits and reservoirs year-round.
Migratory Wild Birds:
Truly wild populations breed in Scotland and are joined in winter by large flocks migrating from Iceland.
A mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) climbs a hill inside the city limits of Cody, Wyoming. Cody currently has a population of around 150 deer living in the city . That has been reduced from a high of ~250 in 2015 according to Wyoming’s Game and Fish Commision. The deer eat flowers, bushes, and gardens so some residents are not happy with their 4-legged neighbors. The City of Cody puts out a brochure on how to live with the urban deer.
At this time of year I see images of this very common Alberta summer migratory resident on the photo streams of my Flickr contacts who live much farther south of Alberta. It was nice to find this migration denier here today. They are not rare at this time of year here, but they are an uncommon sighting. Five were picked up on our Christmas bird count.
I wonder why a tiny fraction of the summer population decides not to migrate and braves our winter. This one is living along a riverside trail where it has a lot to eat courtesy of the many people who put food out for our local resident winter birds. It also has a snug place to hide and sleep in a snow covered brush pile at the trail edge.
It survived our recent brutal cold snap and I am sure it will be here to greet its returning fellows.
North Whitemud Trail. Edmonton, Alberta.
Sif Þórisdóttir (23) is the first police woman born in Siglufjörður (population 1200) to work here in a full time job.
From the "Everyday life in my hometown" series www.flickr.com/photos/bjornvald/albums/72157687647091771
Jerash is the capital and the largest city of Jerash Governorate, Jordan, with a population of 50,745 as of 2015. Located 48 kilometres (30 mi) north of the capital of Jordan, Amman.
The history of the city is a blend of the Greco-Roman world of the Mediterranean Basin and the ancient traditions of the Arab Orient. The name of the city reflects this interaction. The earliest Arab/Semitic inhabitants, who lived in the area during the pre-classical period of the 1st millennium BCE, named their village Garshu. The Romans later Hellenized the former Arabic name of Garshu into Gerasa. Later, the name transformed into the Arabic Jerash.
The city flourished until the mid-eighth century CE, when the 749 Galilee earthquake destroyed large parts of it, while subsequent earthquakes (847 Damascus earthquake) contributed to additional destruction. However, In the early 12th century, by the year 1120, Zahir ad-Din Toghtekin, atabeg of Damascus ordered a garrison of forty men stationed in Jerash to convert the Temple of Artemis into a fortress. It was captured in 1121 by Baldwin II, King of Jerusalem, and utterly destroyed.
Jerash was then deserted until it reappeared in the Ottoman tax registers in the 16th century. It had a population of 12 households in 1596. However, the archaeologists have found a small Mamluk hamlet in the Northwest Quarter which indicates that Jerash was resettled before the Ottoman era. The excavations conducted since 2011 have shed light on the Middle Islamic period as recent discoveries have uncovered a large concentration of Middle Islamic/Mamluk structures and pottery.
In 1806, the German traveler, Ulrich Jasper Seetzen, came across and wrote about the ruins he recognized. In 1885, the Ottoman authorities directed the Circassian immigrants who were mainly of peasant stock to settle in Jerash, and distributed arable land among them.
The ancient city has been gradually revealed through a series of excavations which commenced in 1925, and continue to this day.
This Whooping Crane was photographed in the same location as the Sandhill Crane I posted yesterday, a few hours later during a pause in the rain. Both species of crane hang out in this field, along with some other cool bird species.
The 2023 count for Whooping Crans wintering around the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge is 536, including 88 juveniles. The population is considered stable for now. They've recovered from a low count of 43 in 1967, but they're still considered critically endangered. We've visited the Aransas NWR area several times over the years and it's always a thrill to see these magnificent endangered birds.
Abandoned grain elevators in the unincorporated town of Inverness, Montana, population 55, in Hill County.
The semi-ghost town of Inverness is along the “Hi-Line” railroad in northern Montana. It was established when the Great Northern Railroad (now called the Hi-Line) was built in 1890s – one of the many small towns that sprang-up along the line – every ten miles or so, a distance that farmers on horse could easily travel between towns and back in a day.
In that time period, The Great American Desert (i.e., The ‘Great Plains’) was in a mild phase of its normal weather cycle and, the new railroad attracted sod farmers to the area, which had previously been used by settlers for open range ranching. Within decades, the Plain’s regular weather cycle swung-back to extreme winters and drought, making farming and open range ranching difficult, and small towns along the Hi-Line declined.
During my week-long Montana trip, I spent two days shooting small towns along the Hi-Line and was not disappointed. Found many interesting and moving scenes and a lot of scenes which will probably be gone within the next few years.
While researching my trip, I read “Roadside History of Montana”, by Don Spritzer, which is a wonderful resource for learning and appreciating the history of these small towns. It’s great reading and full of colorful and surprising stories.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Hypopyrrhus pyrohypogaster
(Red-bellied Grackle / Cacique candela)
The red-bellied grackle is endemic to Colombia where it is found in all three Andean ranges at altitudes of 800 to 2,400m (2,600 to 7,900ft) above sea level.
Its natural habitat is tropical forest, but the trees are increasingly being felled for timber and to make way for agriculture, and little virgin forest remains within its range.
H. pyrohypogaster was formerly classified as "endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature but in 2012 the threat level was lowered to "vulnerable". This is on the basis that, although its forest habitat remains under pressure, it has been found at some new locations where it was not known before. The total population is now estimated to be in the range 2,500 to 9,999 individuals.
The region has a population of 27,829 (2020) and is one of the more densely populated parts of the island. The administrative centre is Keflavík, which had 7,000 residents when it merged with the nearby town of Njarðvík and Hafnir in 1995 to create Reykjanesbær, which is the largest settlement outside the Greater Reykjavík area; in 2018 the region had a population of 17,805.
The region is the location of Keflavík International Airport, the major point of entry for Iceland.
Some fishing towns, such as Grindavík, Njarðvík and Sandgerði are situated on the peninsula.
The peninsula is marked by active volcanism under its surface and large lava fields, allowing little vegetation. There are numerous hot springs in the southern half of the peninsula, around the Kleifarvatn lake and the Krýsuvík geothermal area.
There is a geothermal power station at Svartsengi. Near the power station a luxury spa and pool area has been installed using the hot and mineralized water coming down from the power station; it is known as the "Blue Lagoon".
The Bridge Between Continents spans the Álfagjá [ˈaulvaˌcauː] rift valley (60 feet wide and 20 feet (6.1 m) deep) near Grindavík, which is supposed to mark the boundary of the Eurasian and North American continental tectonic plates. It was built in 2002 and previously named Leif the Lucky bridge in honor of Icelandic explorer Leif Eriksson who traveled from Europe to America nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus.
A great deal of volcanic unrest was occurring in the Reykjanes Peninsula in 2020 and into 2021, after nearly 800 years of inactivity. After the eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano started on 19 March 2021.
National Geographic's experts predicted that this "may mark the start of decades of volcanic activity". The eruption was small, leading to a prediction that this volcano was unlikely to threaten "any population centers".
Our population of Blue-banded bees is increasing with the warmer weather, and the best way of monitoring this is by going out at night to the roosting spot. There are eleven closely packed on this twig. The same night I found another 9 on other twigs on this large camellia tree. Our garden is abuzz with these bees and also lots of Megachiles (leaf cutters)
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Kaziranga National Park
State Of Assam
India
The wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee), also called Asian buffalo, Asiatic buffalo and wild buffalo, is a large bovine native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List since 1986, as the remaining population totals less than 3,400. A population decline of at least 50% over the last three generations (24–30 years) is projected to continue. 3,100 live in India, mostly in Assam. The wild water buffalo is the most likely ancestor of the domestic water buffalo.
The wild water buffalo occurs in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, and Cambodia, with an unconfirmed population in Myanmar. It is associated with wet grasslands, swamps, flood plains and densely vegetated river valleys. Tigers, mugger crocodiles and Asian black bears feed on adult wild water buffaloes.
In India, it is largely restricted to in and around Kaziranga, Manas and Dibru-Saikhowa National Parks, Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary and Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary and in a few scattered pockets in Assam.
Wild water buffaloes are both diurnal and nocturnal. They are probably grazers by preference, feeding mainly on graminoids when available. They also eat other herbs, fruits, and bark, as well as browsing on trees and shrubs. They also feed on crops, including rice, sugarcane, and jute, sometimes causing considerable damage. – Wikipedia
Marsh Owl (Asio capensis ssp.tingitanus) in flight Morocco_North Africa_w_0363
The Morocco Marsh Owls are an isolated and dwindling population. So much so that they are now a critically endangered species in Morocco.
This fragmented population is geographically separated from other breeding Marsh Owls by the huge arid area to the south called the Sahel. The Moroccan Marsh Owls are in fact a sub-species Asio capensis ssp. tingitanus. The only other other sub-species is Asio Capensis hova, in Madagascar.
The main cause of their decline in Morocco is habitat loss due to draining of large marsh areas with the expansion of agriculture.
Europe’s biggest airport is a bit of an eye opener when you live in a place where the population is about as diverse as a teaspoon. Head into the departure lounge at Heathrow and pretend you’re in New York or Mumbai. On the tarmac outside, planes wait to whisk you away to distant corners of the globe such as Shanghai, Accra or Bogotá. Heathrow is a veritable Babel; a reminder that it’s a big world out there and we’re just one small speck on the atlas. From my local airport, Alicante and Faro are about as racy as it comes, and to get to where I was bound for, I needed to enter the metropolis and blindly follow the signs until I arrived at gate number twenty-nine. Right now that’s where I was, watching my fellow passengers arrive. Many of them were tall, tanned and healthy looking after a long warm summer. A number of really quite attractive ladies with ice blonde hair and that uber cool aura of Scandinavian sang-froid about them. A few faintly terrifying descendants of Olaf the Hairy, with beards sprouting almost from their noses. It was almost as if I’d walked through a hidden portal and had already arrived in Sweden. If there were any other British travellers amongst us, they weren’t wearing the trademark polyester or sporting tattoos and spotless white trainers like so many of them seem to on the early morning flights from Bristol to the Mediterranean.
I’ve never been to Sweden before, and I was looking forward to my first visit. But my excitement would have to hold on for a while, thanks to a curtain of dark and threatening clouds hanging over West London. “Sorry about the delay," said the captain. “We’re in a queue. The three planes ahead of us are also heading for Sweden and air traffic control won’t let us take off until there’s a window in the weather.” A collective sigh from one hundred and fifty seated and belted passengers. “Sorry about the delay,” announced the cabin crew lead. “We have to stay here behind the curtain now and can’t come out to attend to you. You’ll have to amuse yourselves until we take off.” Well not exactly those words, but you get the idea. And so, for a ninety minute flight to Gothenburg I spent almost three and a half hours sitting next to a tall, thin and rangy man with limbs that sprawled in every direction, including into my ribs while he poked at his phone to tell whoever was picking him up at the other end that there was a delay. At least I’d broken with my usual convention and paid for a window seat, so I was only being interfered with from one side.
Eventually, just as we were wondering whether we’d actually make it to Sweden this afternoon, the break in the weather arrived and the plane careered down the north runway. Soon we were heading over the East Anglian coast to join an army of rising cumulonimbus figures, bent forward in thousands of animal-like forms, marching as one along a lofty highway towards some unseen northern destination. A huge rhino in the sky morphed into a hunched dragon as we passed above its south flank. As we approached the flat open spaces of Denmark, a blanket of glowing cirrus covered them before opening to reveal places I recognised from the map - the tapering sandbar on the northern tip at Skagen, and the port of Hirtshals where the ferries set off to Seydisfjordur on the east coast of Iceland. And then the first sight of the country I was bound for, a sea of rocky skerries, busy with car ferries moving in between them as the locals headed for the sanctuary their island homes at the end of the working day. As we crossed the mainland, unbroken forest and lakes for miles upon end. The lungs of Europe. It was both beautiful and reassuring. I already liked Sweden a lot. And we hadn’t even landed yet.
Steve was waiting in the arrivals hall. Strange that we’d only met once before, but we greeted each other like old friends, before racing north on the dual carriageway across an earthy green forest landscape of Spruce and Silver Birches towards the view that had appeared in my feed some months earlier. I’d asked where it was. Steve didn’t know. Petra made enquiries and was duly told. Close to home for them, it transpired. A three person effort to get this shot then.
We did at least get there before darkness fell, with just enough time to grab a handful of quickly composed shots. Steve had come here on a scouting mission in June and bagged the glow that was never going to be on offer this evening. But when you’re only here once, you take what you get and do the best you can with it, and it’s always going to be worth pointing your camera at with its collection of opposing headlands disappearing into the distance.
It would have been so easy to share this image in black and white. Too easy maybe. And that’s why I decided I wasn’t going to. I wanted to capture the cool blue hour tones of that first evening in Sweden, with a week of wall to wall photography lying in wait. This was just the start of what turned into a brilliant adventure that we will both remember for a very long time.
I’m sure many of you are familiar with Steve, but just in case you’ve aren’t, and haven’t seen the love with which he photographs the place he’s so lucky to call home, here’s a link: www.flickr.com/photos/159409878@N08/
Iceland's second-largest city in terms of population (outside the Reykjavik), Akureyri is in fact the only real conurbation in northern Iceland and the capital of the north-east region (Norðurland eystra). It's also where you'll find many shops and facilities that you won't find anywhere else in this part of the country.
Very Colourful building in a Mustard yellow colour, with blue doors.
A restaurant is at floor level.
Caernarfon is a royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,852. It lies along the A487 road, on the eastern shore of the Menai Strait, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is 8.6 miles to the north-east, while Snowdonia fringes Caernarfon to the east and south-east.
Alghero est une ville italienne d'environ 44 000 habitants, située dans la province de Sassari en Sardaigne, sur une péninsule de la côte nord-occidentale.Une partie de sa population est originaire de Catalogne et la ville préserve l’usage de la langue catalane, reconnue comme officielle par la République italienne et par la région, sous le nom de dialecte alguérois Sa côte est longue de 68 km en raison de sa géographie assez complexe, avec plusieurs petites baies et petits fleuves. La ville se situe sur la « côte du corail », connue pour ses coraux rouges, très prisés.
🇬🇧 Alghero is an Italian town with a population of around 44,000, located in the province of Sassari in Sardinia, on a peninsula on the north-west coast.Part of its population is of Catalan origin, and the town preserves the use of the Catalan language, recognised as official by the Italian Republic and by the region, under the name of the Alghero dialect. Its coastline is 68 km long, due to its rather complex geography, with several small bays and rivers. The town lies on the "coral coast", known for its highly prized red coral.
🇮🇹 Alghero è una città italiana di circa 44.000 abitanti, situata in provincia di Sassari in Sardegna, su una penisola della costa nord-occidentale. Parte della popolazione è di origine catalana e la città conserva l'uso della lingua catalana, riconosciuta come ufficiale dalla Repubblica Italiana e dalla Regione, con il nome di dialetto algherese. La sua costa è lunga 68 km, a causa della sua geografia piuttosto complessa, con numerose piccole baie e fiumi. La città si trova sulla "costa del corallo", nota per il suo pregiato corallo rosso.
🇩🇪 Alghero ist eine italienische Stadt mit ca. 44.000 Einwohnern, die in der Provinz Sassari auf Sardinien auf einer Halbinsel an der Nordwestküste liegt.Ein Teil der Bevölkerung stammt aus Katalonien und die Stadt bewahrt den Gebrauch der katalanischen Sprache, die von der Italienischen Republik und der Region als offizieller Dialekt Algheros anerkannt ist. Ihre Küste ist aufgrund ihrer recht komplexen Geographie mit mehreren kleinen Buchten und kleinen Flüssen 68 km lang. Die Stadt liegt an der "Korallenküste", die für ihre begehrten roten Korallen bekannt ist.
🇪🇸 Alguer es una ciudad italiana de unos 44.000 habitantes, situada en la provincia de Sassari, en Cerdeña, en una península de la costa noroeste. Parte de su población es de origen catalán, y la ciudad conserva el uso de la lengua catalana, reconocida como oficial por la República Italiana y por la región, con el nombre de dialecto alguerés. Su litoral tiene 68 km de longitud, debido a su geografía bastante compleja, con varias bahías pequeñas y ríos. La ciudad se encuentra en la "costa coralina", conocida por su apreciado coral rojo.
I composed this image of an abandoned historic farm building while visiting the hamlet of Rowley, Alberta (population 11), a place now characterized as an Alberta ghost town.
For those interested, the history of this town is presented below.
Rowley (like many other prairie towns) was settled around 1910 by the families of nearby farmers to efficiently collect and load farm products onto trains bound for Calgary. The soils in the Rowley region are ideal for agriculture due to their high fertility.
It wasn’t long before the town of Rowley became a hub of activity: large fields were planted, harvested, and transported through the Rowley train station. Between 1915 and 1929, the local farmers built stores, banks, and other services in town so that they didn’t have to travel long distances to get what they needed. A school, post office, and church were built and Rowley was officially connected by rail to the rest of the province.
The Great Depression experienced across the entirety of North America had no mercy on its relentless tear across western towns. Rowley was no exception to the struggles of widespread drought and market collapse.
The grain industry lost most of its value. Farmers – used to dealing with hardships – toughed the economic ruin out and did their best to provide for their families and continue building the community despite the market. Farmers who had overextended themselves upgrading their farms and livelihoods were left being unable to afford the upkeep of their farm and business in town began to close.
By the 1940s people started packing up their belongings and using that new train station to leave town. Rowley, Alberta was in decline. The municipal district office was moved out of Rowley and fires had leveled many homes and businesses.
When Alberta’s highway system was constructed in the 1950s, Rowley was bypassed entirely and left behind. These roads made it easy for young people to leave Rowley in favour of Drumheller, Calgary, or Edmonton. In the 1950s, both the hotel and curling rink burned down and were never replaced. The school and railway station both closed down in 1965.
photos of this series
bicycle bike Velo Bicyclette Fiets bicicleta bici Fahrrad Rad www.flickr.com/photos/97695964@N02/albums/72157667498023871
Oldenburg is an independent city in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany.: - Population 170.000 ( Dec. 31. 2019 ) Metropolitan Region `Bremen / Oldenburg´ 2.4 million people
Traffic: private motorized transport 43,6 % bicycle 42,7 % walking 9,1 % bus 4,7 %
the best thing about us is our slowness :-D
Самотність у сучасному світі перетворилася на глобальну епідемію, яка вразила приблизно чверть населення планети. Людина в сучасному суспільстві самотня та розгублена.
“The European Union is undergoing a quiet but serious demographic transformation. According to Eurostat data for 2024, more than 76% of households in EU countries will have no children. This figure is not just a statistic - it indicates a profound change in the structure of European society, which has far-reaching consequences.”
Radio Trek.
John Calhoun's Universe-25 experiment (1968) was a study in which a mouse population became extinct despite abundant food, water, and the absence of predators. Due to overcrowding and a lack of social roles, the rodents stopped reproducing, exhibited "autistic" behavior, and the "pretty ones" (those who didn't participate in the fight) led to the collapse of society, dubbed "death squared."
«Європейський Союз переживає тиху, але серйозну демографічну трансформацію. За даними Євростату за 2024 рік, понад 76% домогосподарств у країнах ЄС не мають дітей. Ця цифра є не просто статистикою — вона свідчить про глибоку зміну у структурі європейського суспільства, що несе далекосяжні наслідки».
Радіо Трек.
Експеримент Джона Келхуна «Всесвіт-25» (1968 р.) - це дослідження, в якому популяція мишей вимерла, незважаючи на достаток їжі, води та відсутність хижаків. Через перенаселення та відсутність соціальних ролей гризуни перестали розмножуватися, виявляли «аутистичну» поведінку та «красені» (що не брали участь у боротьбі) привели суспільство до краху, названого «смертю у квадраті».
Population:
100 people,
500 goats
Undredal is a small village in Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, famous for the brown goat cheese (geitost) that is still produced the traditional way.
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Australian White Ibis (Some Australian White Ibis populations have learnt to exploit artificial foods in urban environments and are becoming pests. However, although Australian White Ibises are becoming more common in some areas, their abundance is decreasing in their natural range.)
Scientific Name: Threskiornis molucca
Description: The Australian White Ibis is identified by its almost entirely white body plumage and black head and neck. The head is featherless and its black bill is long and down-curved. During the breeding season the small patch of skin on the under-surface of the wing changes from dull pink to dark scarlet. Adult birds have a tuft of cream plumes on the base of the neck. Females differ from males by being slightly smaller, with shorter bills. Young birds are similar to adults, but have the neck covered with black feathers. In flight, flocks of Australian White Ibis form distinctive V-shaped flight patterns. Another common name for this bird is Sacred Ibis, but this more appropriately refers to a closely related African species.
Distribution: The Australian White Ibis is common and widespread in northern and eastern Australia, and both its range and abundance in western Australia is expanding, despite its absence from Western Australia prior to the 1950s. The species is absent from Tasmania.
Habitat: The Australian White Ibis can be observed in all but the driest habitats. Preferred habitats include swamps, lagoons, floodplains and grasslands, but it has also become a successful inhabitant of urban parks and gardens.The Australian White Ibis' range of food includes both terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates and human scraps. The most favoured foods are crayfish and mussels, which the bird obtains by digging with its long bill. Mussels are opened by hammering them on a hard surface to reveal the soft body inside.
Feeding: The Australian White Ibis' range of food includes both terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates and human scraps. The most favoured foods are crayfish and mussels, which the bird obtains by digging with its long bill. Mussels are opened by hammering them on a hard surface to reveal the soft body inside.
Breeding: The male Australian White Ibis secures a pairing territory on a branch of a tall tree in order to attract a female. The courtship ceremony involves the male putting on a noisy display, as well as showing aggression towards other males. When a female arrives, the male attracts her by bowing from his branch. He then offers the female a twig, forging a bond when she grasps it and they begin to preen one another. Once the pair bond is cemented, the birds fly off to build a nest at another location. Australian White Ibis nest in large colonies, often with the Straw-necked Ibis, T. spinicollis. Young are born naked and helpless. One or two broods may be reared in a year.
Calls: Drawn-out croaks.
Minimum Size: 69cm
Maximum Size: 76cm
Average size: 72cm
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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Croatia is a country in Southeast Europe. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to the southeast, sharing a maritime border with Italy. Croatia was part of the former Yugoslavia. A population of 4 million, most of whom are Catholics. Zagreb is the capital. Balanced between the Balkans and Central Europe, this country has been passed between rival kingdoms, empires and republics for thousands of years. If there is an advantage to this ongoing disruption, it is in the rich cultural legacy each has left behind. From Venetian palaces, Napoleonic fortresses, Slavic churches, Viennese mansions to socialist sculptures. But most attraction is the coastline with the remarkable clarity of the water and white pebbly beach. Despite being the fastest rising holiday destination in Europe in the past decade, Croatia still doesn't feel overrun by tourists. There are long sandy and winding beaches too, perfect for lazy days. Croatia is a beautiful country to discover many different landscapes. Dubrovnik is according to many one of the most beautiful cities on the Adriatic coast. This city in Croatia is also called the Pearl of the Adriatic. The historic center, or rather the completely walled fortress city of Dubrovnik, is on the list of UNESCO World Heritage. This part is still in a remarkably good condition. A wonderful place to discover on foot, it is a city with a diverse, but also rough past. Remarkably, the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque churches, as well as the various monasteries, palaces and fountains have been preserved. They all tell their own story from the Middle Ages.
Dubrovnik is a city on the Adriatic Sea in southern Croatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea. The history of the city probably dates back to the 7th century. The city is completely surrounded by defensive walls and fortresses. Franciscan Church and Monastery is situated at the Placa, the main street of Dubrovnik. It's a large complex consists of a monastery, a church, a library and a pharmacy. This church is lovely inside. The library contains over 70,000 books.The earliest monastery was built in the 13th century. The monastery was built in 1360 in late Romanesque style. A beautiful cloister garden hidden away from the busy tourist places in Dubrovnik. Peaceful and silent despite being in the heart of the old city this is a tiny and unexpected oasis of green within historic architecture. Still a sacred place but with a small museum of artefacts and paintings. The pharmacy dates from 1317 and is the oldest still functioning pharmacy in the Europe Photo taken from 14th-century fortress Tvrđava Minčeta located at the highest point of Dubrovnik offering panoramic city & sea views.
Kroatië is een land in Zuidoost-Europa. Het grenst aan Slovenië in het noordwesten, Hongarije in het noordoosten, Servië in het oosten, Bosnië-Herzegovina en Montenegro in het zuidoosten en deelt een maritieme grens met Italië. Kroatië maakte deel uit van het voormalige Joegoslavië. Een bevolking van 4 miljoen, van wie de meesten katholiek zijn. Zagreb is de hoofdstad. In evenwicht tussen de Balkan en Centraal-Europa, wordt dit land al duizenden jaren doorgegeven tussen rivaliserende koninkrijken, rijken en republieken. De meeste attractie is de kustlijn met de opmerkelijke helderheid van het water en het witte kiezelstrand. Ondanks dat het de afgelopen tien jaar de snelst stijgende vakantiebestemming in Europa is, voelt Kroatië zich nog steeds niet overspoeld door toeristen. Dubrovnik is volgens velen één van de mooiste steden van de Adriatische kust. Deze stad wordt ook wel de 'Parel van de Adriatische Zee' genoemd. De compleet ommuurde vestingstad van Dubrovnik, staat op de lijst van Werelderfgoed van UNESCO. Dit deel is nog in een opvallend goede staat. Een heerlijke plek om te voet te ontdekken. De stad Dubrovnik is volledig omgeven door verdedigingsmuren en forten. De Franciscaanse kerk en klooster is gelegen aan de Placa, de hoofdstraat van Dubrovnik. Het is een groot complex dat bestaat uit een klooster, een kerk, een bibliotheek en een apotheek. Deze kerk is prachtig van binnen. De bibliotheek bevat meer dan 70.000 boeken. Het eerste klooster werd gebouwd in de 13e eeuw. Een prachtige kloostertuin verborgen weg van de drukke toeristenplaatsen in Dubrovnik. Vreedzaam en stil ondanks dat je in het hart van de oude stad bent. Het is een kleine en onverwachte oase van groen binnen de historische architectuur. Nog steeds een heilige plaats, maar met een klein museum van kunstvoorwerpen en schilderijen. De apotheek dateert uit 1317 en is de oudste nog functionerende apotheek in Europa. Foto genomen vanaf het 14e-eeuwse fort Tvrđava Minčeta, gelegen op het hoogste punt van Dubrovnik, met panoramisch uitzicht op de stad en de zee.
April Blossoms..
Thursday we went for a walk to Joyce Archdekin Park to get a few shots of the Japanese Sakura cherry trees which are in bloom. This is the earliest I can remember that they are blooming, usually we have to wait till the second or third week of May.
The bees were going crazy for the pollen and we had tobe carful how close we got to each flower, there was a sign letting visitors know "The bees were not to be disturbed" Apparently so many people are interfering with the bees pollen gathering that it is harming the bee populations locally.
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Red Deer - Cervus elaphus
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The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor, Iran, parts of western Asia, and central Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains region between Morocco and Tunisia in northwestern Africa, being the only species of deer to inhabit Africa. Red deer have been introduced to other areas, including Australia, New Zealand, United States, Canada, Peru, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. In many parts of the world, the meat (venison) from red deer is used as a food source.
The red deer is the fourth-largest deer species behind moose, elk and sambar deer. It is a ruminant, eating its food in two stages and having an even number of toes on each hoof, like camels, goats and cattle. European red deer have a relatively long tail compared to their Asian and North American relatives. Subtle differences in appearance are noted between the various subspecies of red deer, primarily in size and antlers, with the smallest being the Corsican red deer found on the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and the largest being the Caspian red deer (or maral) of Asia Minor and the Caucasus Region to the west of the Caspian Sea. The deer of central and western Europe vary greatly in size, with some of the largest deer found in the Carpathian Mountains in Central Europe.Western European red deer, historically, grew to large size given ample food supply (including people's crops), and descendants of introduced populations living in New Zealand and Argentina have grown quite large in both body and antler size. Large red deer stags, like the Caspian red deer or those of the Carpathian Mountains, may rival the wapiti in size. Female red deer are much smaller than their male counterparts.
The European red deer is found in southwestern Asia (Asia Minor and Caucasus regions), North Africa and Europe. The red deer is the largest non-domesticated land mammal still existing in Ireland. The Barbary stag (which resembles the western European red deer) is the only member of the deer family represented in Africa, with the population centred in the northwestern region of the continent in the Atlas Mountains. As of the mid-1990s, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria were the only African countries known to have red deer.
In the Netherlands, a large herd (ca. 3000 animals counted in late 2012) lives in the Oostvaarders Plassen, a nature reserve. Ireland has its own unique subspecies. In France the population is thriving, having multiplied fivefold in the last half-century, increasing from 30,000 in 1970 to approximately 160,000 in 2014. The deer has particularly expanded its footprint into forests at higher altitudes than before. In the UK, indigenous populations occur in Scotland, the Lake District, and the South West of England (principally on Exmoor). Not all of these are of entirely pure bloodlines, as some of these populations have been supplemented with deliberate releases of deer from parks, such as Warnham or Woburn Abbey, in an attempt to increase antler sizes and body weights. The University of Edinburgh found that, in Scotland, there has been extensive hybridisation with the closely related sika deer.
Several other populations have originated either with "carted" deer kept for stag hunts being left out at the end of the hunt, escapes from deer farms, or deliberate releases. Carted deer were kept by stag hunts with no wild red deer in the locality and were normally recaptured after the hunt and used again; although the hunts are called "stag hunts", the Norwich Staghounds only hunted hinds (female red deer), and in 1950, at least eight hinds (some of which may have been pregnant) were known to be at large near Kimberley and West Harling; they formed the basis of a new population based in Thetford Forest in Norfolk. Further substantial red deer herds originated from escapes or deliberate releases in the New Forest, the Peak District, Suffolk, Lancashire, Brecon Beacons, and North Yorkshire, as well as many other smaller populations scattered throughout England and Wales, and they are all generally increasing in numbers and range. A census of deer populations in 2007 and again in 2011 coordinated by the British Deer Society records the red deer as having continued to expand their range in England and Wales since 2000, with expansion most notable in the Midlands and East Anglia.
It took a while to get this shot as there were so fast, I would have also have been nice to be a bit closer
The UK is home to over half the world's Northern Gannet population. These large seabirds plunge-dive headfirst from heights of 30 meters at speeds up to 60mph to catch fish
Bois du Breuil (Forest of Breuil) near Honfleur, Calvados, Normandie (Normandy), France. A rich forest, part of the commune of Équemauville and overlooking the communes (towns/villages) of Honfleur, Vasouy and Pennedepie as well as the River Seine. It belonged to the Dukes of Normandy until 1204 when King Philippe Auguste conquered Normandy and the forest passed to the French kings. Located 4km from Honfleur, the Bois du Breuil is one of the rare forests on the coastline and is open to the public. This forest, covering 120 hectares, is the property of the Conservatoire du Littoral (Coastal Conservancy). Great variety of species (32 listed species including oak, beech, Scots pine and maritime pine), a fine population of naturalised rhododendrons, large 1,200m path lined with beech trees dating from 1850. Preserved natural wealth thanks to meticulous management in keeping with nature. Access via the RD62 (Equemauville-Pennedepie road). 2 car parks. Round trip, approximately 5km, offering superb views over the Seine bay. www.conservatoire-du-littoral.fr/siteLittoral/115/28-bois... and www.calvados-tourisme.co.uk/diffusio/en/discover/natural-...
One of the most familiar winter feeder visitors across the continent. Six regional populations, (Oregon, Pink-sided, White-winged, Slate colored, Gray-headed, Red-backed), all share distinctively simple color pattern, with unmarked grayish to blackish head, small pink bill, and flashing white outer tail feathers.
Length:37-41cm.
Wingspan:60-63cm
Weight:250-450g
Population: UK breeding:14-93 pairs, so quite rare.
good to go.
Manhattan Beach is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, on the Pacific coast south of El Segundo, and north of Hermosa Beach. As of the 2010 census, the population was 35,135,[10] and in 2019 the population was estimated to be 35,183.
Manhattan Beach is one of the three Beach Cities, along with Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach, that make up the South Bay region of Los Angeles County. The community is known for a long beach stretching approximately 2.1 miles (3.4 km) and roughly 450 feet (140 m) wide. The climate is unusually moderate because of Manhattan Beach's proximity to the Pacific Ocean, with an average year-round high temperature of 69.1 °F (20.6 °C) and an average year-round low of 56.4 °F (13.6 °C).
Its schools are run independently of Los Angeles Unified School District with a separate school board based in Manhattan Beach. Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach is ranked in the top 1% of high schools nationally and has students from both Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach.
According to a May 18, 2017 PropertyShark study, the City of Manhattan Beach's 90266 zip code ranked as the 32nd most expensive zip code in the United States. According to a December 2017 PropertyShark study, the City of Manhattan Beach had the highest median price per square foot for residential properties ($943 per square foot) of all 88 cities in L.A. County, ahead of Malibu and Beverly Hills. The residents have a median age of 44.2 years, an average household size of 2.5, and 55.6% are married. Manhattan Beach is known for having less traffic congestion than other parts of Los Angeles, along with many fine dining options, and a casual beach culture. According to a March 6, 2020 article in several newspapers (including the Orange County Register), the City of Manhattan Beach California was ranked as the "Best City" to live in the United States. The study ranking Manhattan Beach as the nation's top city was conducted by 24/7 Wall St., a news and survey organization.
The sandy coastal landscape of what is now Manhattan Beach was likely inhabited by the Tongva tribe of Native Americans. Archeological work in the nearby Chowigna excavation show evidence of inhabitants as far back as 7,100 years ago. The Tongva Village of Ongovanga was located near neighbouring Redondo Beach.[12] It has been mentioned at the Historical Society that the location of a portion of current day Manhattan Beach may have been used as a Native American burial grounds.
In the mid-18th century, the Portolá expedition was the first European land exploration of present-day California. It traveled north from San Diego to the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles Basin, San Fernando Valley, Monterey Bay, and San Francisco Bay. In 1784, the Spanish Crown deeded Rancho San Pedro, a tract of over 75,000 acres (300 km2), to soldier Juan José Domínguez. It included what is today the entire Port of Los Angeles; San Pedro, Los Angeles; Harbor City, Los Angeles; Wilmington, Los Angeles; Carson; Compton; the Dominguez Hills; Lomita; the Palos Verdes Peninsula; Redondo Beach; Hermosa Beach; Manhattan Beach; and Torrance.
In 1863, a Scottish immigrant, Sir Robert Burnett, purchased Rancho Sausal Redondo and Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela from Avila's heirs for $33,000. Ten years later in 1873, Burnett leased the ranch to a Canadian, Daniel Freeman (not the American of the same name, who was the first to file a claim under the Homestead Act of 1862). Burnett returned to Scotland. Freeman moved his wife and three children onto the ranch and started growing various crops. On May 4, 1885, Freeman bought the ranch from Burnett for $140,000. At some point after this the location was informally called "Shore Acres."
George H. Peck owned a lot of the land that became part of the north section of Manhattan Beach. A coin flip decided the town's name. Around 1902, the beach suburb was named "Manhattan" after developer Stewart Merrill's home, the New York City borough of Manhattan.
Upon the city's incorporation in 1912, Peck divided out a 2 block area for minority residents on the beachfront. The Bruce family bought some of the area and developed it into the first beach resort for black Americans in Los Angeles, Bruce’s Beach. In the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan began violently harassing the resort’s visitors, the Bruce family, and four other black families that bought lots. In 1924, the city condemned the neighborhood and seized the land from the black property owners under the ostensible pretense of building a park.
"Beach" was appended to the city's name, in 1927, at the behest of the postmaster.
The land in Manhattan Beach was formerly sand dunes. During the 1920s and 1930s, Kuhn Brothers Construction Company leveled uneven sandy sites and some excess sand was sold and shipped to Waikiki, Hawaii, to convert their reef and rock beach into a sandy beach. The sand was also used to build the Los Angeles Coliseum and portions of the Pacific Coast Highway.
The McMartin preschool trials, allegedly an example of day care sex abuse hysteria, started with investigations of a Manhattan Beach preschool in 1983. The trials ran from 1987 to 1990 and resulted in no convictions.[15] HBO dramatized this case in the Emmy-winning Indictment: The McMartin Trial,[16] which was partially filmed in Manhattan Beach.
In tiny Fairview (population 60), South Dakota, there's not much left along the railroad except this small elevator, possibly built in 1916, by local farmer T.A. Thorstensen.
This area was rife with the tracks of the Milwaukee road, and upon collapse the railroad in 1980, the state of South Dakota purchased many miles of trackage in order to preserve service.
The line seen here, stretching from nearby Canton, SD, to Elk Point, IA, is known as the Sioux Valley line for it's following and crossing many times of the Big Sioux river.
Long time operator on the line is the D&I railroad, hauler of rock, ethanol and grain related prodcuts. This day's train is southbound for Sioux City, IA,
New York City, a metropolis with an estimated population of over two million registered automobiles housed on its streets. That's more licensed vehicles than the entire human population of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! Much of these millions of cars crawl and slog their way across the city grid on a daily basis; all while emitting air and sound pollution like some form of rouge, unrestrained virus that has escaped from the laboratory, killing us by the hundreds everyday. Yet this is the stark reality of the death machine metal box we have invented. Curiously, even death machines die, and when they do, many find their way to the numerous automotive shops and surrounding streets at Willets Point, Queens, population approximately 10... people that is. However if you were to factor in the population of automobiles in Willets Point, it would no-doubt exceed well into the thousands, perhaps even hundreds of thousands on game days. That's largely because Willets Point exists merely as an asphalt sea of surface parking lots for Citi Field and the currently under construction Etihad Park stadiums. Within the industrial armpit formed by the intersection of Whitestone Expressway and Van Wyck Expressway in northern Willets Point, exists a flood prone, dirt road, sewer-less cesspool of car carnage better known as The Iron Triangle. Here, automotive shop shanty's line the streets, mimicking the density and grime of a city such as Delhi, India. Wrecked cars, used tires, oil slicks, and dismembered automotive parts litter the streets, all the while vehicles on their death bed navigate crater sized potholes before killing their engines for the last time. The Iron Triangle is a vehicle's utopia and a no-man's land all at the same time, a symbolic gesture to the car centric society we have created, existing even in a city where car ownership is only 45 percent.
Red-crested Pochard are rather spectacular ducks and we are lucky to have a small breeding population nearby. On Sunday there were 5 drakes and 2 ducks putting on a show in the sunshine - more in comments.
Majority of population in the Debar and Rostuse regions are the Torbesi, Macedonian-speaking Muslim Slavs. Therefore, the centerpiece of the village is a mosque.
Большинство населения в районе Дебара и Ростуше - торбеши, македоноязычные славяне-мусульмане. Поэтому, в центре села мечеть, а не церковь.
In Vienna you can find some populations of the European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus), also known as the European souslik. It needs short turf in order to dig its tunnel system which it finds this on the steppes and in pasture, in dry banks, on sports fields, parks and lawns. These conditions are lost when changes in agricultural practice convert grassland into arable land and forest, or grazing ceases and the grass grows coarse and scrubland develops - which has happened a lot in the recent years. This is why the European ground squirrel is listed as being endangered by the IUCN in its Red List of Threatened Species. The population trend is downward and it is believed that, over the last ten years, the population has diminished by more than 30% due to the destruction of their habitat. These cute little critters are so much fun to watch and should be - as all living creatures - protected at all costs.
In Wien kann man das Europäische Ziesel (Spermophilus citellus) noch recht häufig finden, obwohl es mittlerweile durch die Zerstörung seines Lebensraumes zu den stark bedrohten Tierarten gehört und sich weit oben auf der Roten Liste wiederfindet. Durch Landwirtschaft, Verbuschung und Bebauung sind die Steppenlandschaften, die es als Lebensraum bevorzugt, zu stark geschrumpft. In Deutschland ist es ausgerottet, Wiederansiedlungsversuche sind gescheitert. Diese putzigen Nager, die sehr zutraulich werden können, sollten - wie alle Lebewesen, unbedingt geschützt werden.
Almost 90% of Gaza’s population entirely dependent on aid: UNRWA
UNRWA says the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains catastrophic, despite the ceasefire [which has been broken countless times by Israel.]
The UN agency added that more than 90 percent of Gaza’s population is entirely dependent on aid, with many receiving only one meal every 24 hours.
An average of 170 trucks enter the Strip daily, a number far below the minimum required to meet basic needs. - aljazeera.comn
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Port Láirge/ Waterford
Jan Mayen is a remote, volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean, an integral part of the Kingdom of Norway. Dominated by the towering, ice-capped Beerenberg volcano – the world's northernmost active volcano, which last erupted in 1985 – the island is roughly 55 km long.
There's no indigenous population; instead, the island is inhabited by a small crew of Norwegian military and meteorological personnel who operate a weather station and maintain an airstrip. Access to the island is highly restricted as it is a nature reserve