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The bird of the year was elected, and it is a species exclusive to the Azores archipelago. In an article published in the magazine "Público" it was announced that Monteiro's storm petrel (Hydrobates monteiroi) had been chosen as bird of (...)

In La Palma, work has already begun on the removal of invasive species such as Austrocylindropuntia sp., a group of cacti whose spines can reach 8 cm in length. The photograph was taken in Los Llanos de Aridane, within the (...)

In October 2020, at the Azores Seed Bank, trials with the species Asplenium marinum were initiated within the frame of action C3 "Implementation of pilot studies for the conservation of endemic flora" of the LIFE IP AZORES NATURA project. In (...)

First celebrated in 1997, World Wetland Day marks the date of signature of the Convention on Wetlands, generally known as the “Ramsar Convention”. This agreement seeks international collaboration in the protection of wetlands and their sustainable use. In the Azores, (...)

Last week, we participated in a training on the correct use of our rodent traps, organized by the project LIFE VIDALIA. Within the scope of actions C6.1 “Restoration of seabird habitat on islets” and C8.2 “Control and eradication of invasive (...)

The 6 Operational Assistants assigned to the project on Pico Island and the Operational Assistants of the LIFE BEETLES project were in training yesterday, in order to learn the safe handling of the machinery used in the construction of cattle (...)