A sticking plaster approach to conservation is failing Scotland’s wildlife – and with species such as red squirrel, wild cat and capercaillie declining or on the edge of extinction, a new era of...
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You can’t go a day without hearing or reading the word ‘Brexit’. Whether you are for it or against it, it is (at the moment) happening. With over 80% of environmental laws being...
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Earlier this month, Natural England announced new funding for their project to help churches that house large populations of bats. The UK bat population has historically suffered decline, leading to the decision to...
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When people consider the harm that modern society and technological advances are doing in regards to endangering birds, traffic noise is most often not one of the top by-products of our culture that...
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In July 2017, I decided to write an article on the decline of hedgehogs presence in the UK. After the RSPB’s annual survey found low numbers of hedgehogs in gardens, I went on...
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Inside a snailfish. Newcastle University / Natural History Museum, London, Author provided Thomas Linley, Newcastle University and Alan Jamieson, Newcastle University From an unmanned submersible, protected by a casing of stainless steel almost...
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Approximately 61 percent of the world’s 356 turtle species are threatened or already extinct, and the decline could have ecological consequences. These findings are according to a paper in the journal BioScience synthesizing the global...
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Olivia Norfolk, Anglia Ruskin University It’s no secret that bee populations are in decline across the UK and Europe. There has also been a fantastic increase in public awareness over the past few...
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Henry Chapman, University of Birmingham; Ben Gearey, University College Cork; Jane Bunting, University of Hull; Kimberley Davies, Plymouth University, and Nicola Whitehouse, Plymouth University Peat bogs, which cover 3% of the world’s land...
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Ken Collins, University of Southampton The climate is changing – and so are our seas. Warming sea temperatures have resulted in British cod moving north, benefiting Iceland. The English Channel has warmed during...
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