The Environment Chronicle
Notable environmental events
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Bird of the Year 2003 is the Common Swift (Apus apus).
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Medicinal Herb of the Year is the Sage (Salvia officinalis).
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Spider of the Year is the Daddy-long-legs spider or Cellar spider (Pholcus phalangioides).
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Since 2003 the BUND NRW Naturschutzstiftung has been selecting the "Butterfly of the Year".
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Mollusc of the year is the Desmoulin's whorl snail (Vertigo moulinsiana).
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Laboratory animal of the Year 2003 is the Golden Orfe. The ide or orfe (Leuciscus idus)is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. The golden orfe is a variety.
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Water plant of the year 2003 is the Water Soldier (Stratiotes aloides).
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Butterfly of the Year is the Scotch argus (Erebia aethiops)
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Invertebrate of the Year 2003: Lithobius forficatus
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Medicinal Plant of the Year 2003 is the Artichoke (Cynara scolymus).
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Perennial Herb of the Year is the Salvia.
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Perennial Herb of the Year is the Aster.
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Biotope of the Year: the garden
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Tree of the Year 2002 is the Common Juniper (Juniperus communis).
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Flower of the Year 2002 is the Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana).
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Fish of the Year 2002 is the Burbot (Lota lota L.).
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Bird of the Year 2002 is the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus).
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Fungus of the Year 2002 is the Sorrel Webcap mushroom (Cortinarius orellanus).
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Insect of the Year 2002 is the Brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni L.).
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Orchid of the Year: Bird's-nest Orchid (Neottia nidus-avis).
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Vegetable of the Year 2002: Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria).
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Spider of the Year: Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis).
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Animal of the Year: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus).
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Perennial Herb of the Year is the bellflower (Campanula).
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Fluvial Topography of the Year 2002 and 2003 is the Ilz. The river is a left tributary of the Danube. It rises in Bavarian Forest National Park and it flows into the Danube in Passau.
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Invertebrate of the Year 2002: Gammarus pulex
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Medicinal Plant of the Year 2001 is the Mountain tobacco or Mountain arnica(Arnica montana).
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Spider of the Year is the Wesp spider (Argyope bruennichi).
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Landscape of the Year is the Old Flanders.
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Animal of the Year: Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
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Fungus of the Year 2001 is the Choiromyces meandriformis.
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Invertebrate of the Year 2001: Porcellio scaber
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Bird of the Year 2001 is the Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus).
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Insect of the Year 2001 is the Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa).
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Fish of the Year: Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio L.)
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Vegetable of the Year 2001: Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum MILL.)
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Flower of the Year 2011 is the Bloody Crane's-Bill(Geranium sanguineum).
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Tree of the Year 2003 is the European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior).
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Flower of the Year 2000 is the Purple Gromwell (Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum).
