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The creation of the first Belgian Ant Atlas is a fact! See what Wouter Dekoninck has to... [read more...]

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A MINKE WHALE IN NIEUWPOORT

11/03/2013 - MUMM


On Sunday 10 March 2013, a minke whale was washed ashore on the beach of Nieuwpoort. The animal was brought to the University of Liège where there will be a scientific autopsy.

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DOG WHELK BACK AFTER 30 YEARS

28/11/2012 - Hans De Blauwe & Cedric d'Udekem d'Acoz


In the past, the dog whelk Nucella lapillus (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Muricidae) used to be a common species on jetties and groynes along the Belgian coast. During the seventies, the species became increasingly... [read more...]

EUROPEAN WILDCAT IN BELGIUM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 150 YEARS

08/10/2012 - dearkitty


For the first time in over 150 years, a European wildcat has surfaced in Flanders. A volunteer of Natuurpunt has succeeded in filming the [read more...]

GREATER NOCTULE BAT FIRST TIME DETECTED IN BELGIUM

27/06/2012 - karstworlds.com


During a study of migratoy bats near the Belgian coastline held from april to mid-may,  scientists were able  to record  for the first time sounds of the [read more...]


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