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In the last 30 years, biodiversity in Belgium has increased very slightly, but there are important differences between the varying species and habitats.
With the addition of five new members, the bonobos at the Antwerp Zoo now number 18, the second largest group of the apes in Europe.
Not only were human beings affected by this month's intense heatwave: in the town of Wevelgem in West Flanders, hundreds of salamanders sought refuge in the rainwater reservoir of a residential co
The Groenendael ‘ecoduct’ introduced two years ago to help wildlife get from one part of the Sonian Forest to the other is working to plan, according to environmental organisation Natuurpunt.
New footage from wildlife cameras has confirmed that Flanders’ wolf pair, Noëlla and August, have four pups.
Following the deaths of two sheep and a cow this week, the Farmers’ Union is asking that the government closely monitor the whereabouts of the wolves known to be living in Flanders.
Dumbo, an Asian elephant at Planckendael animal park, has died aged 48. She was the matriarch of the herd at the zoo in Mechelen and her health had been worsening in recent weeks.
A man living in Geel in Antwerp province got the surprise of his life when he found a Eurasian eagle owl nesting on his windowsill.
Flanders' only wolf pair, dubbed Noëlla and August, are proud parents of newborn pups, environment minister Zuhal Demir has announced.
