Since last week, Portugal has had a Dengue vaccine that does not require prior contact with the virus and is effective against the disease thus preventing the need for hospitalisation for milder cases for up to four and a half years after being administered.
Posts published in “Animals”
This week’s adoptee is a lovely cat called Taddy. Taddy is a four-year-old neutered female who is looking for a quiet home with someone she can really bond with. If you think you could bring out the very best in this beautiful cat, please contact the Canil Municipal do Funchal,…
On the 11th and 12th of May, Madeira will host a combat marine pollution exercise, "ATLANTIC POLEX.PT 2023," organised by the National Maritime Authority Directorate for Combating Sea Pollution.
According to data on the country's ecological footprint released by the Environmental Association - Zero. Today, Portugal officially depleted its 2023 natural resources and now has begun to use its 2024 quota.
This week I would like to introduce you to Pontas.
More than 40 national and international researchers, managers, and technicians, are part of a scientific expedition to the Selvagens Islands, which began yesterday, the 23rd of April, and lasts until the 2nd of May.
Tin Tin is looking for a new home.
MadeiraShopping, in partnership with the Whale Museum, is hosting an exhibition on the importance of whale and dolphin conservation until the 9th of April, on floor 0.
The Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA) is holding its annual Buzzard and Kite Census on the 1st and 2nd of April. The census aims to assess current population numbers.
Ilha das Aves, created by entrepreneur Carlos Macedo, comprises birds from several countries and is located in the parish of Campanário.
The Regional Secretary of Environment and Climate Change, Susana Prada spoke at the Legislative Assembly of Madeira to propose a new Regional Legislative decree to combat and minimise the harmful effects of invasive species in the Region.
A video of an alleged shark near the beach off Ribeira Brava this morning not only caused a media frenzy but rather a lot of apprehension as well.
As part of the Forest Fire Prevention Campaign, the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) has launched a new initiative aimed at schoolchildren, asking them to create a small 30-second video campaign that promotes 'Forest Fire Prevention.'
The amount of microplastics and their evolution on Macaronesia beaches are among the priorities of researchers from Madeira, the Azores, the Canary Islands, and Cape Verde.
In 2021, 44 forest fires were reported (-15 than in the previous year; -25.4%), which consumed an area of 72 hectares (1,392 hectares in 2020), of which 46 hectares of forest area (64.2% of the total).