Informação: Wild Birds Recovery Centre on Corvo rescued another bird
The Wild Birds Recovery Centre (CRAS) is rehabilitating a juvenile hawk (Buteo buteo rothschildi) that was rescued on Terceira Island with injuries on the wing. The specimen was then treated by a local veterinary, who referred it to the island of Corvo. During a visit to CRAS on Thursday, the Regional Secretariats for the Sea, Science and Technology and for Agriculture and the Environment were i... Mais >>

Informação: Ocean Sunfish measuring 1.80 metres and weighing over a tonne recovered on the island of Faial
An Ocean Sunfish specimen (Masturus lanceolatus) measuring 1.80 metres and weighing over a tonne washed up on Porto Pim beach in the early hours of today. It was rescued by locals, who were aided by the biologists from Flying Sharks, a company headquartered in Porto Pim Aquarium - Live Fish Station (Faial Natural Park). The specimen was in good health. After being fed, the fish recovered at the ... Mais >>

Informação: Catches of marine species in the Azores Sea with new rules
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources, has adopted, after hearing representative industry associations, the new rules establishing the legal scheme on the catch of marine species in the Azores Sea, published in the Official Journal on Friday. The ordinance regulates the catches by diving, catches for scientific purposes, the collection of specimens f... Mais >>

Informação: Azores to participate in consortium for provision of services to the European Union
The Azores, through the Regional Science Fund (FRC), have been partners of a consortium led by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) since December. The partnership was established by a contract for the provision of services to the European Union. With a financial allocation of two million Euros and a duration of four years, this contract aims to create a platform that en... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government defends promotion of the "good ecological status" of the sea as differentiation factor
The Government of the Azores defended that the promotion of the "good ecological status" of the Azores Sea and the sustainability of existing and emerging maritime activities are a differentiation factor. This idea was defended at the Atlantic Conference 2013 - Atlantic's Blue Growth that ends today in Lisbon. "As a differentiation factor, the Azores have reiterated their mission to promote and ma... Mais >>

Informação: "SOS Cagarro" Campaign to start on Tuesday on all islands
The Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources marks today the beginning of 22nd "SOS Cagarro" (SOS Cory's Shearwater) Campaign, jointly promoted with GNR (National Republican Guard) and the 171st Scouts Group on Avenida 25 de Abril in the city of Horta. The Government of the Azores coordinates and promotes this campaign, which is carried out by Island Natural Parks with the support of Azorina. ... Mais >>

Informação: Luís Neto Viveiros confirms recovery of marine biodiversity in Formigas Nature Reserve
The Regional Secretary for Natural Resources accompanied a mission conducted by the Portuguese Navy in Formigas Nature Reserve on Thursday at the invitation of Azores Maritime Zone Command. The government official conveyed his satisfaction for noting the existence of a "significant number" of marine species. "I had the opportunity of diving and I was able to notice the existence of a large nu... Mais >>

Informação: Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre reached 100,000 visitors today
The Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre on Faial Island registered today 100,000 visitors since its opening five years ago. This record was reached with the registration of a German tourist at 11:58 AM. To mark the occasion, the Regional Director for the Environment, Hernâni Jorge, offered Jurgen Patzer a book about the Capelinhos Volcano and several souvenirs related to this Interpreta... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores allocates over 300 thousand Euros to maintenance of Pico vineyard culture
The Regional Secretariat for Natural Resources has already allocated 307,619 Euros in financial support to projects submitted this year for the maintenance of the traditional landscape of Pico vineyard culture in "currais" (plots protected by stone walls). The ordinances already published comprise 184 beneficiaries. Another 13 applications submitted this year are currently under analysis, repres... Mais >>

Informação: New LIFE + "Lands of Priolo" project starts on July 1
The new LIFE + "Lands of Priolo" (Azores Bullfinch) project, presented by the Regional Secretariat for Regional Resources in partnership with the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA), will enter into operation on July 1 to reinforce the viability of the work carried out on the Northeast area of São Miguel Island, the only region in the world where this small bird species lives. ... Mais >>