Dear Friends of the Owl,
In our first 3 months at www.flammeus.it , the site has received more than
1500 visits (at an average of approximately 16 visitors a day). Although
some of the materials are still not available in English, our web-site has
been visited from every continent--every part of Europe, but also countries
including Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, Morocco, South
Africa, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Korea, Thailand, Singapore,
India, China, Tunisia, Egypt, and more! Thank you to all of these visitors=
.
New on www.flammeus.it :
In the Articles/Articoli section:
1) a brief review of the status of the Short-eared Owl in the province of
Rovigo (North Italy, delta of the Po river) that also historically is one o=
f
the areas where this species is most prevalent. The title is: The
Short-eared Owl in the Province of Rovigo, East North Italy, Veneto. By
Emiliano Verza.
2) "Research in Northern Italy: Actors and Strategies in the Conservation o=
f
Biodiversity," an important Bird Conference held last November 27 at the
Natural History Museum of Milan.
Paola Bressan and Marco Mastrorilli (authors of www.flammeus.it )
presented a poster dedicated to our owl: =93The Phenology of the Short-eare=
d
Owl Asio flammeus in the Northwest of Italy.=94 This poster will be develop=
ed
as an article for publication in the Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia.
Abstract available on the web site.
In the News and Novelties/Notizie e curiosit=E0 section:=20
1) A text (in English, with abstracts in Bulgarian and Italian) on the
recovery of wildlife in Bulgaria, from the Green Balkans site
http://www.greenbalkans.org/. The text was written by James Steephenson;
it is entitled: =93Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus: News from Bulgaria.=94
In the Photo Gallery section:
This is the finest collection of images of the SEO, and has been assembled
with the contributions of some of the world=92s best photographers. The mo=
st
recent additions have been generously contributed by S=E9bastien Leunen
(Belgium); the photographs were taken in Zeeland (Belgium) using a Swarovsk=
i
AT80HD & Nikon coolpix 4500.
In the Gufi & matite section:
New works have been added, including a watercolor by Orietta Braga depictin=
g
a
perched Short-eared Owl.
Send us your drawing of SEO!!
In the Links section:
You will find many nature-related web sites to visit. Please exchange link=
s
with us!
Contact us at or =20
A curiosity From CHINA (special thanks to Menotti Passerella for this link!=
)
Bubo bubo (Eagle Owl) captured in China !!!!
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-12/16/content_400685.htm=20
We extend the invitation to all of you to collaborate actively in this site=
,
www.flammeus.it=20=20=20=20
Send us your news, photos, drawings, and questions about the Short-eared
Owl! We will be happy to publish them on www.flammeus.it. Write to us at
Thank for your attention!
Paola Bressan and Marco Mastrorilli
ITALY
www.flammeus.it
Our web-site has been realized with a particular program and those who have
an old monitor (resolution 800 x 600 ) may encounter difficulties in
viewing it. Efforts are underway to resolve this problem.
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"Microphones are not ears,
Loudspeakers are not birds,
A listening room is not nature."
Klas Strandberg
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