Some tourists don’t take the Transbaikal Siberian train. They fly in and like it so much they want to stay and mingle with the locals. But what do resident bees really think? Zoology researchers from Tomsk State University decided to find out. Bee threats are well researched – pests, pathogens, fertilisers, habitat destruction and Russian…
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Cuckoo clocks ahead of time in Tatarstan
Climate change continues to affects birds and plants, changing resource availability. This is causing problems for both the common and oriental cuckoos. Ornithologists in Kazan, Tatarstan completed research over a 1200km2 area between 1988 – 2023. The sub-taiga area includes forests, farms, lakes, rivers and other human settlements. They recorded arrival times, visual and audio…