To mark European Maritime Day today, the Regional Directorate for the Sea, in partnership with SANAS, Ardi / Mare Madeira and the Clube Naval do Funchal, have organised several beach cleaning initiatives in Funchal, Santa Cruz (Reis Magos) and Ribeira Brava.
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The Institute for Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) has confirmed that it will be using military drones as their 'eyes in the sky' as part of their forest and protected areas surveillance initiative.
Today the body of the monk seal found dead on a pebble beach between Jardim and Paul do Mar yesterday, was removed and transported to the Whale Museum, in Caniçal where it will undergo an autopsy.
The Monk seal who has been seen resting on the pebble beach in Paul do Mar over the last couple of weeks was found dead this morning. As yet, no further information has been released.
Home improvement Company, Assistência na Hora, has donated 200 kg of dog food to the Madeira Sanctuary Association to enable them to feed all the dogs in their care. Writing on their Facebook page they said it is both a pleasure and honour to contribute, and help the charity in their animal welfare mission.
Although information is scarce, the owners of a cat called Julieta (July) who went missing in Funchal on the 27th of April, have issued a plea asking everyone to try and find her. Julieta's owners can be contacted on 916 624 732.
The Regional Secretary for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change today issued a plea asking everyone to protect the respect the Monk Seal that is resting on the beach in Paul do Mar.
The fur seal that was recently spotted in Paul do Mar, today returned to its new resting place.
The autopsy of Maminhas, the female Monk Seal who was found dead on the Desertas Islands has revealed that she died of natural causes.
A new species of insect was discovered in Madeira by Énio Freitas and Dora Aguin-Pombo, members of the University of Madeira who recently published their study in the European Journal of Taxonomy. The new species, named Cixius wollastoni Freitas & Aguin-Pombo 2021 (Also known as a plant hopper), is in recognition of Thomas H. Wollaston, a pioneer in the study of Madeira's entomological fauna.
A young Monk Seal was spotted yesterday briefly snoozing on Paul do Mar's pebble beach. According to the President of the Junta de Freguesia, Paulo Rodrigues, the seal basked in the sun for a 'few brief moments, ' and that it is not uncommon for Monk Seals to visit this particular beach.
The Funchal City Council (CMF) has announced that the Funchal Ecological Park now has a new 2.2 km walking route between Ribeira das Cales and Levada do Barreiro.
A dead female fur seal, found on the Desertas Grande has been transported back to Madeira. As the reason for its death is unknown, an autopsy will be carried out by the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN).
While officially opening a restaurant in Caniço, A Central, The President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque said that any changes to the curfew are dependent on the evolution of the pandemic following the re-opening of schools. Today five students tested Covid positive.