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Re:Wild mammals are making a comeback in Europe thanks to co... by diego_moita on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @10:19PM (#34076252)
When a North American sees storks on their nests atop trees in Portugal he feels the same awe and excitement an European would feel seeing a moose crossing the street in Canada.

Although storks are far more common in Alentejo than moose in Western Canada.

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Re:Wild mammals are making a comeback in Europe thanks to co... by Jensson on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @12:09AM (#34076907)
There are moose in Europe, I have seen several.
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Re:Wild mammals are making a comeback in Europe thanks to co... by throw0101c on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @08:20AM (#34080346)
A Møøse once bit my sister.
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Re:Wild mammals are making a comeback in Europe thanks to co... by rendall on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @12:29AM (#34077032)
Fireflies. There are moose in Europe, but no fireflies.
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Re:Wild mammals are making a comeback in Europe thanks to co... by liqu0rice on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @12:34AM (#34077059)
Of course there are fireflies in Europe.
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Re:Wild mammals are making a comeback in Europe thanks to co... by unwind on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @03:42AM (#34078162)
TIL, and obviously there's a specialist site tracking observations [1]. Thanks, I guess bioluminescent animals are not just a Disney invention! :)

[1]: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/fireflies-of-europe

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Re:Wild mammals are making a comeback in Europe thanks to co... by felixg3 on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @03:56AM (#34078235)
Yes, but during my trips to the United States I was surprised by the abundance of fireflies. I think it was the first time I have seen them in my life.
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Re:Wild mammals are making a comeback in Europe thanks to co... by rendall on Thursday December 22, 2022 @06:42AM (#34092398)
> Of course there are fireflies in Europe.

Yeaah, not like in the US. Ok, granted, I overstated it by saying "no fireflies" but relatively speaking, it's really not comparable. There is a reason that no one publishes firefly viewing season schedules for Europe.

https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/news/park-announces-synchrono...

While we're talking about things that will impress Europeans, trees change color in Autumn in Europe, but check out New England Fall Foliage season. Breathtaking.

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Re:Wild mammals are making a comeback in Europe thanks to co... by rendall on Thursday December 22, 2022 @03:50PM (#34098481)
Not like in the US. Compared to the symphony of light of peak firefly season in the US, there are indeed no fireflies anywhere in Europe. That is a hill I will die on.
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Re:Wild mammals are making a comeback in Europe thanks to co... by parski on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @04:18PM (#34086531)
I have seen fireflies outside of Norrköping when I was a kid.
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