Protection Money
The Mexican government and insurance company Swiss Re have joined force to create an insurance policy for the coral reef off the coast of Cancun. This marks the first time something like this...
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Author: Scott Thomson
The Great Wind Debate
In Scotland over the last few weeks there has been a fair amount of controversy over four wind farms due to be constructed on the East coast of Scotland. These wind farms were...
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Was Planet Earth 2 a Disaster?
BBC Springwatch presenter Martin Hughes Games has accused Planet Earth 2 of being “a disaster for wildlife” in a recent Guardian article which has sparked a bit of a debate. He has labelled...
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Citizen Science: Are we missing out?
Recently there was some research done on Alzheimer’s disease using a game that collated data from a vast number of people. It was revealed that if the research had been done in a...
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Reindeer blamed for Anthrax outbreak
You may have missed the story lately that 2 people have died and many more have fallen ill with anthrax, a disease which had “died out”. The outbreak occurred in the Yamal Peninsula...
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Animated Animosity
As humans we can pretty much convince ourselves of seeing anything and often think we see animals smiling or looking puzzled. We generally feel that koalas look happy and cosy but hyenas look...
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Return of the Water Vole?
This Friday the National Trust are set to release 100 water voles onto a Yorskhire estate as part of a reintroduction plan. The voles have been bred specifically for release and are part...
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Marine Protected Areas: Smoke and mirrors?
We’ve probably heard about Marine Protected Areas (MPA), areas where marine life is legally, but not physically, protected. What people mean by MPA’s can vary, it can be a nursery ground to allow...
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The Rhino Horn Yo-yo
Like most of you, I don’t really keep up with international animal policy news and so missed some of the news from South Africa. After their momentous and controversial decision in December to...
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Is the panda endangered?
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is carrying out a reassessment of the giant panda and many suspect that it may not be endangered any more. This news has caused...
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