Page views: 169 Born to bring in visitors - died because nobody wants to see you anymore A drama is currently unfolding at Nuremberg Zoo that shows with scandalous clarity what ails modern zoos. 20 Guinea baboons, intelligent, social, sentient, suffering - born in captivity, reared under artificial conditions - are to die. Why? Because they are „too many“. Because they are no longer „useful“....
Page views: 147 The grim reality behind the zoo profiteering scheme Imagine a world in which animals are bred for profit, not for the love of nature. This has long been a reality in zoos: animals are born, put on display and killed when they are „surplus to requirements“. This practice not only affects small animals, but also vertebrates, marine mammals and primates. And...
Seitenaufrufe: 220 Wie der Tiergarten Nürnberg einen gefährlichen Präzedenzfall schaffen will Der Tiergarten Nürnberg steht vor einer ethischen Entscheidung, die weitreichende Konsequenzen für die gesamte deutsche Zoolandschaft haben könnte. Während über 40 Guinea-Paviane in den zu engen Gehegen des Tiergartens um ihr Leben bangen, versucht die Zooleitung unter Direktor Dag Encke einen Präzedenzfall zu schaffen, der es künftig allen...
Page views: 78 Underwater revolution for the energy transition Imagine huge hollow concrete spheres at the bottom of lakes or oceans, each the size of a house, produced in a CO2-neutral way and waiting to store surplus electricity - and that is precisely the principle behind spherical energy storage systems. They are considered one of the most exciting innovations for the energy transition and could revolutionise our power grid.
Page views: 88 Review of the ARTE report on green colonialism Well, okay, it was planned as a review. Nobody could have guessed that it would get so out of hand. Or did they? Who would have thought that a documentary about safaris would tear me apart so much because it's just awful to see that not a single form of nature conservation works. Unlike what you think now, but...
Page views: 138 Hornets are fascinating animals that are often unjustly feared. Not only are they impressively large, they are also invaluable to our ecosystem. And yet they are one of the most misunderstood insects of our time. At least since one of my carers was almost scared to death when he came across a queen that was probably in my roller blind boxes...
Page views: 91 The cabinet of horrors of the everyday: The true horror behind Bepanthen ointment and lanolin Bepanthen ointment can be found in almost every German bathroom. What few people realise: Behind the famous eye and nose ointment lies a cabinet of horrors of animal suffering that is unrivalled. Each gram of ointment contains 250 milligrams of wool wax - obtained from the agony of countless sheep. Most consumers...
Page views: 113 Video recommendation: University of Cologne - „Dr Mark Benecke // Time is up: Heat, floods, species loss“ 🌐 https://youtu.be/MubKjrWCg5w The video was published on YouTube on 27 June 2025. As part of the kick-off event for the „Sustainability Days 2025“, the Sustainability Working Group was able to attract a very special speaker: Dr Mark Benecke, who is a criminal biologist, specialist in forensic entomology, author and...
Seitenaufrufe: 184 Foto: Pexels / Symbolbild, redaktionelle Nutzung Gute Nacht, Umweltschutz – Teil 1/4 – Warum der „grüne Kompromiss“ asozial rechte Politik zugunsten der Reichsten bedeutet Deutschland hat gewählt – und sich für eine Koalition entschieden, die Klimaschutz so ernst nimmt wie ein CSU-Stammtisch nach der dritten Maß Bier. Wer sich in den letzten Tagen die Aussagen von Markus...
Page views: 96 Photo: Envato / Symbolic image, editorial use Good night, environmental protection - Part 2/4: The government of hollow phrases and unintentional honesty While prices for basic foodstuffs, especially non-subsidised plant-based alternatives, fruit and vegetables, as well as hygiene and cosmetic products, which both rich and poor need to live, continue to rise for consumers and are now not being...
