curiosity – V. Domínguez-García

Recording the sounds of nature … before they disappear / Grabando los sonidos de la naturaleza … antes de que desaparezcan

Recently I have found a lot of different projects aimed at recording sounds (and in some cases videos) from natural reserves. I’ll link the ones I found here : Fragments of Extinction: is an ENVIRONMENTAL SOUND-ART PROJECT, which explores the eco-acoustic complexity of the remaining intact equatorial forests. Some selected tracks can be listened here. […]

How Painting Eyes On Cow Butts Will Save The Lions / Ojos pintados en el culo de las vacas para salvar a los leones

Researchers are painting intimidating eyes on cow butts to discourage lions from attacking them, and local farmers from killing those lions. “My i-cows project [is a] non-lethal tool to reduce livestock losses,” says Neil R. Jordan, a conservation biologist at the University of New South Wales in Australia in a video presentation for Experiment.com, where he […]