Òscar Domínguez

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City of Gdansk in Poland.

Yesterday, on the Bing homepage, one of my photos taken a few years ago in the city of Gdansk, Poland. Thank you to Tandem Stills + Motion for continuing to value the work of professional photographers.

Aardvark Burrows Could be Ground Zero for the Next Pandemic - bioGraphic Animals of all kinds mix and mingle in underground burrows, offering troubling opportunities for diseases to jump species.

In an alternate universe, I am an epidemiologist. What can we learn about animal burrows when we train cameras on them? Who visits them? Many curious animals and, well, that could be worrisome: www.biographic.com/aardvark-bur... 🧪🦤🌍 #conservation #biodiversity

Plight of the Bumblebees A journey into the wild and not-so-wild world of bumblebees and the unintended consequences of domestication.

In the 1980s, farmers began using captive-bred bumblebees to pollinate crops that couldn't be adequately pollinated by honeybees, such as greenhouse tomatoes. Now, decades later, the impact on native species and habitats is finally coming into focus. Our latest feature by @judeisabella.bsky.social:

Nepenthes maxima in all their splendour on Mont Mahawu, Sulawesi, Indonesia

#nepenthes #carnivorousplant

The Bird Who Needs Less - bioGraphic Little bustards thrive when farmers scale back.

I never tire of trying to bring to the public's attention the difficulties faced by the most iconic species of the steppe areas of the Iberian Peninsula, the Little Bustard.

Thanks to @biographic.bsky.social and @judeisabella.bsky.social for the spotlight
www.biographic.com/the-bird-who...

War Photography Pays in Exposure Not in Rent The Frontline Is Full of Freelancers the Industry Won’t Protect. We Risk everything to Tell the Story But Can’t Afford to Keep Going

War photography pays in exposure not in rent open.substack.com/pub/hkhproje...

Proud to see one of my images of little bustard, published in Biographic Magazine

#DiaInetrnacionaldelesAbelles

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Nature Meets the City: Capturing Munich’s Wild Side Nature's beauty can be surprisingly close to the city. Photographer Oscar Dominguez shares some stunning images of Munich, a city he knows like the back of his hand.

Bon dia! Al blog de la marca de motxilles MrJan Gear, parlo d'algunes de les possibilitats fotogràfiques que ofereix la ciutat de Múnic i ensenyo la motxilla RISE, que sempre porto quan faig fotos per la ciutat.

Avui a la portada de l'Ara Diumenge publico un reportatge sobre la delicada situació del sisó a Catalunya. Content de fer arribar aquestes històries de conservació al públic no especialitzat amb l'objectiu de fomentar una major consciència i acció @ara.cat

Biodiversity loss in all species and every ecosystem linked to humans – report Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts

Segons una síntesi de més de 2.000 estudis, l'ésser humà està provocant la pèrdua de biodiversitat de totes les espècies del planeta.

Meravella...

Pasterze Glacier (Hohe Tauern, AT)
1960 | 2024

Austria's largest glacier (overlooked by Austria's highest peak) has suffered greatly from recent years of record losses and will lose its valley tongue in the near future (it is no longer fed from above) 📈🌡️😭

📷 Juergen Merz @glacionaut

Glaciers thrive in 67 #BiosphereReserves worldwide, playing a crucial role in our planet’s ecosystems.

Through its Man and the Biosphere Programme, #UNESCO works to protect these vital areas, preserving them for future generations.

Learn more: www.un-glaciers.org/en/world-day...

Screenshot of the paper front page.

Now this is exciting.

Antonin and his team have just published a study showing that the number of migrating hoverflies through Czechia are positively correlated with the numbers of birds!
Suggests that the birds are using the flies as fuel on migration.

royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....

In Graphic Detail: Mouthfuls of Microplastic | Hakai Magazine A new study estimates how much microplastic is sprinkled into your food and the air.

Un nou estudi estima quan microplàstic mengem o inhalem quan respirem. Per Raman Spoorthy.

Amnesty International: Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza "Israel has forcibly displaced 90 percent of Gaza’s 2.2 million inhabitants, many of them multiple times."

In a nearly 300-page report, Amnesty International concluded that Israel's actions constitute genocide.

“Our damning findings must serve as a wake-up call to the international community: this is genocide. It must stop now.”

Un nou document, basat en dades de 1.705 estudis, mostra que els pesticides són tòxics per als organismes a qui no van dirigits, inclosos els vertebrats com nosaltres...

The Curlew, the Cactus, and the Obliterated Whitefish: The Species We Lost in 2024 • The Revelator Scientists also declared several other extinctions, including the first documented plant extinction in New Hampshire.

The Curlew, the Cactus, and the Obliterated Whitefish: The Species We Lost in 2024

Banning wildlife trade can increase trade of other threatened species Wildlife trade bans can encourage buyers and sellers to trade in similar species that haven’t been banned but may still be endangered.

¿Per què és important buscar solucions àmplies als problemes de conservació?
Prohibir el comerç de certes espècies amenaçades, pot augmentar el comerç d'altres en situacions similars.
#conservation #biodiversity

Old oak tree with twisted branches in autumn woodland of ancient oaks

A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳

It’s not just bees which pollinate flowers! This is just a tiny selection of insect pollinators. It is important to nurture these vital creatures by creating habitat in which they can thrive.

Wetlands are vital ecosystems that filter water, protecting against floods, store carbon and hold thousands of species.

#WorldWetlandsDay

Helicopters slash the trek to Earth’s highest peak, but leave Sherpas grounded KATHMANDU — When Pasang Nuru Sherpa recalls his childhood in the quiet village of Pangboche, in the foothills of Sagarmatha, the Nepali name for Everest, his memories take him back to the gentle hum o...

“Helicopter tourism” that brings trekkers to Base Camp of Sagarmatha (Everest) in Nepal and bypasses the long trek there is taking a toll on local Sherpa communities.

Frequent helicopter flights have also brought noise pollution that impacts both wildlife and domestic livestock.

✒️ Shashwat Pant:

DiCaprio’s snake and Sauron’s piranha: Natural History Museum describes 190 new species in 2024 Over the last 12 months our scientists have been describing a dizzying array of new species.

El Museu d'història natural de Londres descriu 190 noves espècies durant 2024, entre elles una serp de l'Himàlaia amb el nom de l'actor i conservacionista diCaprio i una piranya dedicada a Sauron, en relació amb el personatge del Senyor dels Anells.
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...

¿Cuántas especies hay en el planeta? La respuesta no es tan sencilla Saber cuántas especies hay en nuestro planeta parece crucial para medir la diversidad de los seres vivos y la pérdida de biodiversidad. Pero la cuestión es compleja.

Quantes espècies habiten el nostre planeta? La resposta no és tan senzilla com podria semblar-ho.
theconversation.com/cuantas-espe...

Vampire hedgehogs, pirate spiders and fishy fungi - the strangest new species of 2024 Thousands of new species have been discovered by scientists this year – here are some of the weirdest.

El 2024, els científics han descobert milers de noves espècies. Aquestes són algunes de les més estranyes.

bbc.com/future/artic...

Conservationists and nature defenders who died in 2024 The world lost many conservationists, Indigenous leaders, and environmentalists in 2024. Their lives were devoted to safeguarding the planet’s biodiversity, protecting vulnerable communities, and advo...

Defensors de la natura que van morir el 2024
news.mongabay.com/2024/12/cons... Via @mongabay.bsky.social