The latest wildlife, ecology and conservation news
In 2017 the Forestry Commission launched a consultation on their Isle of Wight Forest Design Plan, this is how we responded:- The Isle of Wight’s rich woodlands evolved in presence of wild deer1,2,3,4,...
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The ladybird spider was thought to of been extinct in the UK for over approximately 70 years, until is was rediscovered in 1980. Since that time, no other populations have been discovered across...
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Sightings The past 12 months have been an interesting time for wild deer sightings on the island with numerous new reports of their presence. Roe deer have been seen at multiple locations across...
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Ben Nevis. Standing at 1345m high and towering like a giant over Fort William, it is the highest peak in the British Isles. Climbed by thousands every year it is considered quite the...
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Birds of prey. A natural, awe-inspiring part of our world, prominent and important in many habitats, bio indicators for ecosystem health and huge moneymakers when it comes to tourism. They are beautiful, majestic...
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In Philadelphia, inside the city limits but outside the downtown area, you start to see a few trees. As soon as those trees become a part of the neighborhood, you may notice that...
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Populations of wild deer on the Isle of Wight have fluctuated since their re-appearance there after the end of the last ice age, with an apparent decline at the end of the 18th...
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By Melanie Flynn, University of Huddersfield You might not have heard of a pangolin, but they are widely claimed to be the most illegally trafficked mammal in the world. With their armoured shell and...
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Image: Mark Doughty, Principal Ecologist at Wessex Engineering & Construction Services, on standby to help Sal Pearson and Roger Wood of North Somerset Sustainable Bees encase the huge honey beehive attached to a...
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The graceful Dugong. Jin Kemoole/Flickr, CC BY-ND By Leanne Cullen-Unsworth, Cardiff University; Benjamin L. Jones, Cardiff University, and Richard K.F. Unsworth, Swansea University From knowing where animals live, to which plants provide what...
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