The latest wildlife, ecology and conservation news
News of the discovery of the Quagga mussel (Dreissena bugensis) in UK waters has been abundant this month and with good reason. Due to its filtering capacity and ability to produce dense populations...
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An annual survey organised by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has found that the number of seals in the Greater Thames Estuary has increased from 685 to 938 in the last year....
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In 2012 a Channel 4 series called ‘Foxes live: wild in the city’ was aired, with viewers asked to submit their sightings of foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in urban environments. In a two week...
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Red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in the UK are facing a new threat to their survival with adenovirus-related mortalities identified in both free-living and captive populations. This is unwelcome news for a species that...
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A new survey has added to fears that hedgehogs in the UK are seriously declining, with presence of hedgehogs detected in only 39% of the rural and urban sites studied. Using a non-invasive...
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Yesterday, the 14th September 2014, marked a turning point for the protection of sharks and manta rays in the wild, with tighter regulations on the international trade of five species of commercially valuable sharks and all...
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A campaign was launched today for the creation of Marine Protected Areas in the UK’s Overseas Territories. The biodiversity supported in the 17 UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) is astounding and their collective marine...
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A commonly occurring parasite of honeybees (Apis mellifera) has been found to reduce their chances of returning to the colony after a foraging trip. Researchers at Rothampstead Research found that infection with the microsporidian...
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