All Talk
‘You’re all talk!’ That familiar phrase that most of us have either heard or used during our lives, meaning that someone makes a statement, indicating that they are going to do something terribly...
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The latest wildlife, ecology and conservation news
‘You’re all talk!’ That familiar phrase that most of us have either heard or used during our lives, meaning that someone makes a statement, indicating that they are going to do something terribly...
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The white-tailed eagle, once driven to extinction in the UK, have now returned. The last pair of known white tailed eagles bred on Culver Cliff on the Isle of Wight in 1780, although these birds were spotted in Scotland up until around 1916. A combination of hunting and extensive habitat destruction wiped these creatures out. Now, thanks to a joint project from the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation Forestry England, they are being reintroduced back into England.
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‘Bat Bridges’ built over the Norwich Northern Distributor Road appear to be failing in their aim to protect bats, and instead may be driving them away. The seven gantries, costing £1m, were built...
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What is being called a Roadmap to Recovery has been unveiled to try and help stop and reverse the devastating ‘insect apocalypse’ we are currently experiencing. More than 70 scientists from across the...
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Did you know that currently we are living through the Golden Age of Amphibian Discovery? Since 2000 we have discovered over 2500 new species of amphibians and since the 1980s we have more...
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A project is under way to boost the Pine Marten population in the UK. During the Mesolithic era the Pine Marten was the second most common carnivore in the UK. By 1915 they...
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Transport Secutary Grant Shapps has told the ambitious HS2 project that they must stop cutting into ancient woodland ‘unless absolutely necessary’ whilst a review of the project is undertaken. With concerns that the...
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An attempt is underway to reintroduce the wildcat back into England and Wales after it became extinct 150 years ago. The European wildcat, whilst native to Europe, is actually a subspecies of African...
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The traditional orchard has seen a large decline in numbers over the years, and the National Trust want to change this. As a part of the Wildlife and Nature strategy released in 2015...
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I am forever in awe at the power of social media and the affect that it can have on wider audiences. Today, I witnessed a real time social media campaign unfurl before me,...
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