On 27 April 2016, a dead narwhal was found in the river Scheldt, near the sluice of Wintam (Bornem). The autopsy revealed that the animal probably died of starvation. The narwhal is an arctic species that has never before been observed in Belgium.
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03/05/2016
Narwhal in the River Scheldt Probably Died of Starvation
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02/05/2016
Belgian Fossil Represents Earliest Ancestors of Europeans
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Reinout VerbekeA new study analysing the genomes of a few dozens of individuals from the ice age has identified the early ancestors of present-day Europeans. A 35 000 year old humerus from the Goyet caves in Belgium belongs to the earliest ancestors of Europeans.
14/04/2016
Marine Pollution Results for 2015
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[displayName]In 2015 a total of 214 flight hours were logged at sea under the Belgian programme for aerial observations over the North Sea. During these flights 73 spills of ship-source marine pollution were observed: 5 operational and 68 accidental spills.
21/03/2016
Invitation North Sea Open Science Conference 2016
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[displayName]From 7 to 10 November 2016, OD Nature of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and the Belgian Biodiversity Platform, organise the North Sea Open Science Conference 2016 in Ostend, Belgium. The call for Abstracts for this conference is now open and runs until May 1st 2016.
15/03/2016
Conference 1001 Decisions – Save biodiversity
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[displayName]In 2016 we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Belgian ratification of the Biodiversity Convention.
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