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  • Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030921.jpg
  • Ocean Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-26-184137.jpg
  • Ocean Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-23-075215.jpg
  • MLU_20100908_224358_38-3S.jpg
  • Svalbard mountains, Spitsbergen
    OJL-2009-06-25-015927.jpg
  • Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030921.jpg
  • Ocean Ice, Kongsfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-26-015016.jpg
  • Ocean Ice, Kongsfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-26-012734.jpg
  • Ocean Ice, Kongsfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-26-012352.jpg
  • Ocean Ice, Kongsfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-26-011526.jpg
  • Ocean Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-25-094128.jpg
  • Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-24-110532.jpg
  • Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-24-110054.jpg
  • Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-24-104007.jpg
  • Common Minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-23-210627.jpg
  • Brunnich's Guillemot, Uria lomvia, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-23-102157.jpg
  • Brunnich's Guillemot, Uria lomvia, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-23-092812.jpg
  • Northern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-26-010905.jpg
  • Ocean Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-25-094354.jpg
  • Glacier on Svalbard, Spitsbergen
    OJL-2009-06-25-014635.jpg
  • Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-24-231229.jpg
  • Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-24-104918.jpg
  • Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-24-104626.jpg
  • Bearded Seal, Erignathus barbatus, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-23-124609.jpg
  • Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031601.jpg
  • Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031151.jpg
  • Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030869.jpg
  • Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030910.jpg
  • Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030920.jpg
  • Ocean Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-27-120337.jpg
  • Ocean Ice, Kongsfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-26-012604.jpg
  • Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031609.jpg
  • Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030920.jpg
  • Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009031151.jpg
  • Ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009030910.jpg
  • Mountains, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-26-212953.jpg
  • Brunnich's Guillemot, Uria lomvia, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-26-173209.jpg
  • Glacier, Magdalenafjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
    OJL-2009-06-25-014637.jpg
  • Cork oak mosaique landscape PORTUGAL/FAIA BRAVA NATURE RESERVE, CÔA VALLEY, DOURO The Faia Brava reserve is part of the greater Côa valley and one of the wildest areas in Portugal. Here the traditional small-scale agriculture and shepherd life is rapidly disappearing and lands are becoming abandoned. In 2011, Portugal had some 2 million hectares of abandoned farmland, and across the EU each year another million hectares of low-yield farm and pasture lands are being abandoned. This has many reasons, but mainly it seems to be because young Europeans simply don’t want to be goatherds, shepherds or subsistence farmers any more, instead preferring the more comfortable life in a town or a city. The old farm and pasture lands now rapidly turn into dense bush, and a lot of species disappear that are connected to the open landscapes. The risk for devastating forest fires also increases a lot with much more dry bush matter available in the landscape. The Rewilding Europe initiative is about trying to turn these problems into opportunities instead. Can we use nature in new ways, that might be even more respectful to nature itself and at the same time more profitable for man? Especially since several of the traditional ways most obviously are not working anymore in quite large areas of Europe. The Faia Brava nature reserve is part of the Rewilding Europe initiative and it is owned and run by Associação Transumância e Natureza (ATN). The Côa valley is the largest outdoor rock carving site in Europe, with carvings dating from 35,000 years ago up to present. The main theme of these carvings is very clear: aurochs, wild horses, ibex and red deer. All of them extinct today in the area, but also all on the list for reintroduction through the Rewilding Europe initiative. Photo: Staffan Widstrand/Wild Wonders of Europe
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  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_054855_15US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_031524_84S-EVL.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, RomaniaHeavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years.IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_033710_87aS.jpg
  • Matterhorn 4,478 m, SWITZERLAND/ RIFFEL LAKE, ZERMATT, VALAIS. Mount Matterhorn, here mirrored in the Riffel Lake at Zermatt, is ”The Iconic Alp” and a true European symbol, one of the World’s most well known mountain silhouettes. It is a mountain of superlatives and among other things, inspired the shape of Toblerone chocolate. In French it is called Mont Cervin and in Italian Monte Cervino. Climate change is enabling lower-altitude species conquer higher and higher ground, out-competing the high altitude species, many of which have their last refuges high up in the mountains of Central and Eastern Europe, Matterhorn, Switzerland
    VPH-2008-09-29-073500-00-Indoor.jpg
  • White-tailed Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla, Flatanger, Nord-Trondelag, Norway<br />
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White-tailed sea eagle Haliaeetus albicilla NORWAY/FLATANGER, NORD-TRÖNDELAGThe sea eagle is another real comeback species in Europe. Persecuted during centuries and finally almost lost to chemical pollutants in the 1970s, it is quickly reclaiming most of its former territories across Europe. In 2009 Norway hosted 4,000 pairs, Germany 530, Sweden 600, Finland 300, the UK 50 and Denmark 21 pairs. The sea eagle’s comeback is a clear result of devoted work by individual citizens, businesses, NGOs and public agencies.Yes, we can make a difference. Nature conservation works.
    SWD-2008-06-20-072235outdoor.jpg
  • Mission Matterhorn, View from Riffellake to Matterhorn (left) 4478 m<br />
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Matterhorn 4,478 m, SWITZERLAND/ RIFFEL LAKE, ZERMATT, VALAIS. Mount Matterhorn, here mirrored in the Riffel Lake at Zermatt, is ”The Iconic Alp” and a true European symbol, one of the World’s most well known mountain silhouettes. It is a mountain of superlatives and among other things, inspired the shape of Toblerone chocolate. In French it is called Mont Cervin and in Italian Monte Cervino. Climate change is enabling lower-altitude species conquer higher and higher ground, out-competing the high altitude species, many of which have their last refuges high up in the mountains of Central and Eastern Europe, Matterhorn, Switzerland
    VPH-2008-09-29-073500-00.jpg
  • Pike-persch or zander, Sander lucioperca (syn. Stizostedion lucioperca) is a freshwater fish sometimes found in brackish habitats. It is closely related to the perch. In Europe, a second species (Sander volgensis) is limited to rivers in southern Russia and the basin of the Danube. These two species are suspected to hybridize occasionally where they are sympatric, as they produce fertile hybrids in captivity; no natural hybrids are known yet however, and while they are apparently hard to detect, it is suspected that the species are separated by strong prezygotic isolation. Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130618_175740_45US.jpg
  • Pike-persch or zander, Sander lucioperca (syn. Stizostedion lucioperca) is a freshwater fish sometimes found in brackish habitats. It is closely related to the perch. In Europe, a second species (Sander volgensis) is limited to rivers in southern Russia and the basin of the Danube. These two species are suspected to hybridize occasionally where they are sympatric, as they produce fertile hybrids in captivity; no natural hybrids are known yet however, and while they are apparently hard to detect, it is suspected that the species are separated by strong prezygotic isolation. Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130618_175633_40.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_085401_50US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_084822_43US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_084044_26US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_083845_08US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_045711_15US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_045107_70US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. DIGITALLY CLEANED. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_044952_63US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. DIGITALLY CLEANED. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_044951_62US.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aqaurium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
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  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_033937_01US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_033710_87bUS.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years.IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_033710_87aUS.jpg
  • Spectators looking at the beluga, sometimes called European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years.IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_033322_67US.jpg
  • Spectators looking at the beluga, sometimes called European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_033220_60US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_031524_84US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years.IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_030905_38US.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years.IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_030905_37.jpg
  • Spectators looking at the beluga, sometimes called European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years.IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_025653_89.jpg
  • Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) fishing, Kangasala, Finland.<br />
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Osprey at work (Pandion haliaetus), FINLAND/KANGASALA, PIRKANMAA. The osprey is a true global traveller and is found in every continent except Antarctica. Most of Europe’s ospreys breed in the north – Finland, Norway, Sweden and Russia - travelling south for the winter. This fishing-specialist has made a comeback in recent years due to a reduction of poisonous man-made toxins in their food, less persecution and better protection.  Stopping the illegal shooting of migrating raptors in Malta, is of an enormous importance for this and several other species.
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  • Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Captive..Northern bluefin tuna.Thunnus thynnus.MALTA.Not long ago one of the most common fish in Europe, and the economic backbone of many Mediterranean cultures throughout the ages, the bluefin tuna has been the foundation of one of the world's most lucrative commercial fisheries. After decades of severe industrial overfishing by amongst others an over-sized European fishing fleet, this fantastic resource is now poised on the very brink of extinction. If that fishing isn't banned very soon, the magnificent tuna will be gone forever. The governments of all 27 EU countries in 2010  decided to back the international ban on trade in blufin tuna. Let us hope the world follows suit. Bluefin tuna are very large, long-lived fish that normally gather together in huge schools. They can reach 30 years of age and the heaviest recorded tuna to date weighed 680 kilos. The Atlantic population of bluefin tuna is estimated to have decreased by 97 % since the 1960s. In recent years, the European fishing fleet has still been taking 60,000 tons of tuna annually, in spite of a sustainable harvest being estimated at 7,500 tons. This is a fish that we should all immediately refrain from eating! The senseless overfishing of the tuna is a disaster of historical proportions. That is also why this photo had to be taken in captivity, at a tuna breeding facility. These fish have now all been served as Sushi.
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  • Atlantic wolffish, Anarhichas lupus.Atlantic marine life, Saltstraumen, Bodö, Norway..Atlantic wolf fish and shrimp (Anarchias lupus and Lebbeus polaris), NORWAY/SALTSTRAUMEN, BODÖ.Many wolf fish accommodate this shrimp species in their lair, eating titbits from the wolf fish's favourite meal - sea urchins.The wrinkled blue-grey wolf fish is a highly-prized delicacy which grows extremely slowly and can live for decades. This makes them very vulnerable for the targeted fishing that is now taking place in the Atlantic. More than 80% of commercial fish stocks in European waters are  thought to be over-fished.One third is at risk of being beyond recovery. We all need to try to be more responsible about eating only fish that is certified by the Marine Stewardship Council, MSC. Shouldn't maybe all fish sold in restaurants and shops by law have to be from MSC-certified fisheries?
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  • White-tailed Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla, Flatanger, Nord-Trondelag, Norway<br />
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White-tailed sea eagle Haliaeetus albicilla NORWAY/FLATANGER, NORD-TRÖNDELAGThe sea eagle is another real comeback species in Europe. Persecuted during centuries and finally almost lost to chemical pollutants in the 1970s, it is quickly reclaiming most of its former territories across Europe. In 2009 Norway hosted 4,000 pairs, Germany 530, Sweden 600, Finland 300, the UK 50 and Denmark 21 pairs. The sea eagle’s comeback is a clear result of devoted work by individual citizens, businesses, NGOs and public agencies.Yes, we can make a difference. Nature conservation works.
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  • Helmet jelly (Periphylla periphylla) feeding.<br />
Location: Trondheim Fjord<br />
Periphylla periphylla is found in depths from about 1000 meters down to 7000 meters. During the night Periphylla migrates from between 60 and 200 meters they have been recorded in depths of only 2 meters. The main body of the Periphylla periphylla jellyfish can grown to 35cm with 12 tentacles growing to 50 cm in length. The Norwegian name for this jellyfish is kronemanet. The color varies from pale pink or orange to dark red.  Scientists believe they are long-lived (30 years?). The maximum recorded depth is 2700 metres.
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  • White-tailed Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla, Flatanger, Nord-Trondelag, Norway..White-tailed sea eagle Haliaeetus albicilla NORWAY/FLATANGER, NORD-TRÖNDELAGThe sea eagle is another real comeback species in Europe. Persecuted during centuries and finally almost lost to chemical pollutants in the 1970s, it is quickly reclaiming most of its former territories across Europe. In 2009 Norway hosted 4,000 pairs, Germany 530, Sweden 600, Finland 300, the UK 50 and Denmark 21 pairs. The sea eagle's comeback is a clear result of devoted work by individual citizens, businesses, NGOs and public agencies.Yes, we can make a difference. Nature conservation works.
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  • Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) female<br />
Sierra de Andújar Natural Park, Mediterranean woodland of Sierra Morena, north east Jaén Province, Andalusia. SPAIN<br />
RANGE: Iberian Penninsula of Spain & Portugal.<br />
CITES 1, CRITICAL - DANGER OF EXTINCTION<br />
Fewer than 200 animals in the wild. There is a reduced genetic variability due to their small population. They have suffered due to hunting, habitat loss and road accidents, but the most critical threat today is the reduced numbers of wild Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) within the lynx's range. The rabbits are the principal food source of the lynx and they are suffering from deseases such as Myxomatosis & Rabbit haemoragic virus. The lynx is also suffering from deseases such as feline leukaemia<br />
A medium sized cat weighing 12-15kgs, Body length 90cm, Shoulder height 45-50cm. They have a mottled fur pattern, (3 varieties of fur pattern found between the different populations and distinguishing them geographically)  short tail, ear tufts and are bearded. They are territorial cats although female cubs have been found to share their mother's territory. Mating occurs in Dec/Jan and cubs born around April. They live up to 13 years.
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  • Helmet jelly (Periphylla periphylla) feeding.<br />
Location: Trondheim Fjord<br />
Periphylla periphylla is found in depths from about 1000 meters down to 7000 meters. During the night Periphylla migrates from between 60 and 200 meters they have been recorded in depths of only 2 meters. The main body of the Periphylla periphylla jellyfish can grown to 35cm with 12 tentacles growing to 50 cm in length. The Norwegian name for this jellyfish is kronemanet. The color varies from pale pink or orange to dark red.  Scientists believe they are long-lived (30 years?). The maximum recorded depth is 2700 metres.
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  • Arctic fox<br />
Alopex lagopus<br />
NORWAY / SVALBARD<br />
The Arctic fox comes in two colour schemes<br />
– light grey and bluish-black. It is an opportunist<br />
that eats almost anything, but when it has a<br />
choice, it specialises in small rodents and birds.<br />
It is a common animal on Greenland, Iceland,<br />
Svalbard and in the Russian Arctic.<br />
In Finland and Scandinavia, it was driven close<br />
to extinction by being hunted and trapped for its<br />
valuable fur. Despite over 75 years of protection,<br />
the mainland Scandinavian population still<br />
remains on the brink of extinction, with only<br />
some 200 adult individuals left in the wild. Supplementary<br />
feeding programmes during winter, and<br />
reintroductions from captive breeding facilities<br />
finally seem to be having some real success. <br />
In 2011 no less than 700 pups were born in the wild.<br />
Nature conservation works!<br />
This is one of the species that Rewilding Europe wants considers <br />
to help reintroduce and restock in the huge Greater Laponia region in Sweden and Norway.<br />
<br />
Photo: Mireille de la Lez / Wild Wonders of Europe
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  • Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) female<br />
Sierra de Andújar Natural Park, Mediterranean woodland of Sierra Morena, north east Jaén Province, Andalusia. SPAIN<br />
RANGE: Iberian Penninsula of Spain & Portugal.<br />
CITES 1, CRITICAL - DANGER OF EXTINCTION<br />
Fewer than 200 animals in the wild. There is a reduced genetic variability due to their small population. They have suffered due to hunting, habitat loss and road accidents, but the most critical threat today is the reduced numbers of wild Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) within the lynx's range. The rabbits are the principal food source of the lynx and they are suffering from deseases such as Myxomatosis & Rabbit haemoragic virus. The lynx is also suffering from deseases such as feline leukaemia<br />
A medium sized cat weighing 12-15kgs, Body length 90cm, Shoulder height 45-50cm. They have a mottled fur pattern, (3 varieties of fur pattern found between the different populations and distinguishing them geographically)  short tail, ear tufts and are bearded. They are territorial cats although female cubs have been found to share their mother's territory. Mating occurs in Dec/Jan and cubs born around April. They live up to 13 years.
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  • White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) <br />
Wetland Reserve<br />
Doñana National & Natural Park. Huelva Province, Andalusia. SPAIN<br />
1969 - Set up as a National Park<br />
1981 - Biosphere Reserve<br />
1982 - Wetland of International Importance, Ramsar<br />
1985 - Special Protection Area for Birds<br />
1994 - World Heritage Site, UNESCO.<br />
The marshlands in particular are a very important area for the migration, breeding and wintering of European and African birds. It is also an area of old cultures, traditions and human uses - most of which are still in existance.<br />
RANGE: Breeds in Warmer Europe, nw Africa and sw Asia e to southern Kazakhstan) Migrates in winter to tropical Africa down to South Africa & Indian subcontinent.<br />
They breed in open farmland areas with access to marshy wetlands. Nests made of sticks in trees, power pillons and buildings as it is not persecuted as it is seen as a good luck bird. However they are killed during their migration. They feed on fish, frogs, insects but also on small rodents and reptiles.
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  • White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) <br />
Wetland Reserve<br />
Doñana National & Natural Park. Huelva Province, Andalusia. SPAIN<br />
1969 - Set up as a National Park<br />
1981 - Biosphere Reserve<br />
1982 - Wetland of International Importance, Ramsar<br />
1985 - Special Protection Area for Birds<br />
1994 - World Heritage Site, UNESCO.<br />
The marshlands in particular are a very important area for the migration, breeding and wintering of European and African birds. It is also an area of old cultures, traditions and human uses - most of which are still in existance.<br />
RANGE: Breeds in Warmer Europe, nw Africa and sw Asia e to southern Kazakhstan) Migrates in winter to tropical Africa down to South Africa & Indian subcontinent.<br />
They breed in open farmland areas with access to marshy wetlands. Nests made of sticks in trees, power pillons and buildings as it is not persecuted as it is seen as a good luck bird. However they are killed during their migration. They feed on fish, frogs, insects but also on small rodents and reptiles.
    POX-2009-05-03_34White Storks.jpg
  • White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) <br />
Wetland Reserve<br />
Doñana National & Natural Park. Huelva Province, Andalusia. SPAIN<br />
1969 - Set up as a National Park<br />
1981 - Biosphere Reserve<br />
1982 - Wetland of International Importance, Ramsar<br />
1985 - Special Protection Area for Birds<br />
1994 - World Heritage Site, UNESCO.<br />
The marshlands in particular are a very important area for the migration, breeding and wintering of European and African birds. It is also an area of old cultures, traditions and human uses - most of which are still in existance.<br />
RANGE: Breeds in Warmer Europe, nw Africa and sw Asia e to southern Kazakhstan) Migrates in winter to tropical Africa down to South Africa & Indian subcontinent.<br />
They breed in open farmland areas with access to marshy wetlands. Nests made of sticks in trees, power pillons and buildings as it is not persecuted as it is seen as a good luck bird. However they are killed during their migration. They feed on fish, frogs, insects but also on small rodents and reptiles.
    POX-2009-05-03_33White Storks.jpg
  • White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) <br />
Wetland Reserve<br />
Doñana National & Natural Park. Huelva Province, Andalusia. SPAIN<br />
1969 - Set up as a National Park<br />
1981 - Biosphere Reserve<br />
1982 - Wetland of International Importance, Ramsar<br />
1985 - Special Protection Area for Birds<br />
1994 - World Heritage Site, UNESCO.<br />
The marshlands in particular are a very important area for the migration, breeding and wintering of European and African birds. It is also an area of old cultures, traditions and human uses - most of which are still in existance.<br />
RANGE: Breeds in Warmer Europe, nw Africa and sw Asia e to southern Kazakhstan) Migrates in winter to tropical Africa down to South Africa & Indian subcontinent.<br />
They breed in open farmland areas with access to marshy wetlands. Nests made of sticks in trees, power pillons and buildings as it is not persecuted as it is seen as a good luck bird. However they are killed during their migration. They feed on fish, frogs, insects but also on small rodents and reptiles.
    POX-2009-05-03_28White Storks.jpg
  • The Balkan loach (Cobitis elongata) is a fish in the Cobitidae family. It is found in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, and Turkey. Its status is insufficiently known. Photographed in Danube Delta, Romania.
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  • Starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, just a few weeks old resembling an adult but just a couple of centimeters long. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_110417_51.jpg
  • Starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, just a few weeks old resembling an adult but just a couple of centimeters long. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_110733_61.jpg
  • Starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, just a few weeks old resembling an adult but just a couple of centimeters long. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_104322_98.jpg
  • Food for the youngest starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_103613_93.jpg
  • The mouth of a young starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_102718_65.jpg
  • Barbels of a young sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_102714_59.jpg
  • The face of a young starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_102015_20.jpg
  • Young sturgeons at a farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_101729_03US.jpg
  • Young sturgeons at a farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_101703_90.jpg
  • Young sturgeons at a farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_101553_78.jpg
  • Young sturgeons at a farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_101544_67.jpg
  • Sturgeon farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_101339_45.jpg
  • Sturgeon farm raising mainly starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_101131_98.jpg
  • Starry sturgeons, Acipenser stellatus, just a few weeks old resembling an adult but just a couple of centimeters long. The starry sturgeon is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. This farm Kavoar House is located outside Horia village, close to Danube Delta, Romania.
    MLU_20130613_034311_54.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
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  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_083811_03.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_082757_56US.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_055430_33.jpg
  • The starry sturgeon, Acipenser stellatus, also known as stellate sturgeon at Danube Delta Eco-Tourism Museum Center aquarium in Tulcea, Danube Delta, Romania (captive). It is considered critically endangered by the IUCN and international trade in this species (including its caviar) is restricted by CITES. The starry sturgeon is an anadromous species, which migrates up rivers to spawn and reach 220 cm (7.2 ft) in length and weighs up to 80 kg (180 lb). The starry sturgeon feeds on fish, worms, crustaceans and mollusks.
    MLU_20130612_054302_92S.jpg
  • Beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso), anadromous fish in the sturgeon family. Captive (image shot in a large aquarium) at Danube Delta Eco Tourism Museum Center, Tulcea, Romania. Heavily fished for the female's valuable roe—known as beluga caviar— the beluga is a huge and late-maturing fish that can live for 118 years. IUCN classifies the beluga as critically endangered. It is a protected species listed in appendix III of the Bern Convention, and its trade is restricted under CITES appendix II. The Mediterranean population is strongly protected under appendix II of the Bern Convention, prohibiting any intentional killing of these fish.
    MLU_20130612_054104_75US.jpg
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