| Dear Birders, Hazel dormouse, tawny owl and praying mantis are animal, bird and insect of the year 2017 in Germany. In many countries, nature conservation organizations cultivate the beautiful tradition of assigning species an honor for one year. With the honor they want to move important topics for the protection of their habitats into the focus of public. |
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| | Digiscoping - Good Eye for Details Spot every detail of your favorite species of the year quickly and precisely: With the 60 x magnification of the new spotting scope, ZEISS Conquest Gavia 85, you never miss a spontaneous discovery. And the comprehensive accessories for digiscoping capture the moment. Read the field report or learn more about the new scope with the best price-performance ratio. ZEISS Nature Blog ZEISS Conquest Gavia | | |
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| | BirdLife Redlisting - New Bird Species On our planet we had 742 more bird species registered in December. However, we owe the discoveries not to scientists who uncovered unknown species in far reaches. The additional species were classified thanks to a consistent method that indexes known species into new subgroups. Altogether we now register 11,121 bird species all over the world. BirdLife International presented the new species in December along with the update of the Red List of Threatened Birds. ZEISS is a proud partner of BirdLife International?s scientific work regarding the Red List. Read more about the new bird species. BirdLife International | | |
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| | Enjoying Winter Why wait for bird migration in spring? Especially now in winter there is a lot happening at many lakes in the northern hemisphere. Ducks and geese, which usually are only seen far north, visit southern realms in this cold winter. Enjoy the view with the new generation of the ZEISS Victory SF. The binoculars offer the widest field of view, brilliant optic and fatigue-proof ergonomics. ZEISS Victory SF | | |
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| | Big-City Kids? Mission for Nature Lots of older nature enthusiasts ask themselves how to direct young people's interest away from their smartphones to nature. The answer is as simple as this: Trust in the enthusiasm of youngsters. Read more about big-city kids that encourage each other for nature conservation. ZEISS Nature Blog | | |
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