2+ hour, 16+ min ago  (123+ words) / Article LSM Five more baby capybaras at R'ga Zoo Since last fall, the capybara family has grown particularly rapidly and now numbers 17 animals. Last fall, moms Tindra and Truse, as well as dad Oskars, welcomed their first baby, who was…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago  (398+ words) Work on the Himalayas'began about a month ago. It is planned to be completed in the fall of next year, while the new territory will be open'to visitors a year later - in the fall of 2028. Guna V'tola, head of the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (242+ words) Zoologist Ginta Jansone inspects the terrariums housing Partula snails of various ages. These snails are currently found only in 15 zoos. The species is critically endangered, as they have gone extinct in the wild. "We breed them so they can be…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (114+ words) / Article LSM Europe's birds and butterflies are in decline In 2024, the population of common bird species in the EU decreased by 15. 1% compared with 2000. The populations of common farmland species dropped by 32. 1%, while those of common forest species slowly started to…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (176+ words) The seagull call imitation contest will take place as part of the Getli'i Tomato and Cucumber Festival. The contest is scheduled to begin at 2: 30 p. m. Contestants will have to imitate the calls of the herring gull (Larus argentatus) as accurately as…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago  (162+ words) / Article'LSM The live stream is available every day from 12: 00 to 13: 00 and from 15: 00 to 8: 00 the next morning A special section has been created for viewing the capybaras' enclosure on the zoo's website and on the "Bite Latvija" page When the live…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (390+ words) Six months ago, Diana Mosure's beloved dog Juki had an epileptic seizure in the middle of the night. And then the owner realised that it was impossible to get veterinary help in the city at night. "The same situation was…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (73+ words) / Article'LSM Dmitrijs Boiko, head of the Zoology Department at the Latvian National Museum of Nature and ornithologist, said: "This year, people can observe a particularly large number of birds at feeding stations, because after many years, we are once again…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (147+ words) Take note " story published 3 years and 3 months ago Latvia has two species of lizards with legs, and one without. The legless lizard, however, has apparently not made itself worthy of the title, perhaps due to its excessively snakey appearance." The…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (119+ words) / Article'LSM The perambulating mammals were filmed by Uldis Dz'rve, a forest manager for the Vidusdaugava region with state-owned forestry company Latvian State Forests (LVM), who observed and captured the play of raccoon dog pups while performing his work duties Raccoon dogs…...