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Welcome to YALAKOM, a collection of articles, narratives and photographs documenting some of the wildlife, especially birds, encountered on my local patches, presently in New Zealand (South Island). Some articles are concerned with important nature conservation issues I found worthwhile researching and sharing. Below are the most read articles; you can easily browse the rest using the thematic index. I hope you enjoy the read and find what you are looking for. Feel free to get in touch for any inquiry. |
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WORLD – How we filled the oceans with plastic in just over 60 years Seabirds lead a precarious existence. Their marine habitats worldwide are littered with so much plastic trash that they often mistake plastic for food. As a result, scientists recently estimated that 90% of all individual seabirds have ingested plastic… Continue reading |
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EUROPE – The EU takes a step forward to prevent vulture intoxication by diclofenac, a drug that decimated vulture populations in Asia. Continue reading |
GERMANY – Discussing and documenting the rough fate of five fieldfare fledglings, including a disabled one. Continue reading |
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GERMANY – Return of the mystery bird, aka the magnificent hawfinch, to my bird feeder along with his two adorable chicks. Continue reading |
GERMANY – A clutch of great tit fledglings hunted down by a tenacious Eurasian jay with some inevitable casualties. Continue reading |
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FRENCH ALPS – Exploring the wilds of Roubion, a charmning perched medieval village of the Parc National du Mercantour. Continue reading |
MONGOLIA – An attempt to trace the fascinating story of the rare Przewalski horse, the last truly wild horse, in twelve parts. Get started with Part 1 |
YALAKOM elsewhere on the web
This nature blog was featured in BBC Wildlife Magazine’s December 2014 issue, view here (p 16), and the following wildlife photographs have been featured on the web or in print:
- Adult male hawfinch published in BBC Wildlife Magazine’s October 2015 issue, view here (p 112)
- Adult male hawfinch “Bird of the Week” on Bird Watching Magazine in September 2015, view here
- Coal tit featured in an article about migratory birds on Ornithomedia in September 2015, view here
- Eurasian blackcap fledgling featured on Ornithomedia’s Facebook page in June 2015, view here
- Alpine marmot published in BBC Wildlife Magazine’s December 2014 issue, view here (p 16)
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