The latest wildlife, ecology and conservation news
‘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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To many Zoos are a part of family quality time; parents have had a busy week at work and the kids have had a busy week at school, come the weekend, last week...
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Remember that pesky fly? You know which one I mean, the one that got squished and smudged on your window screen? Or how about the one that landed on your plate, “I don’t...
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