Filming a Conservation Heroine
In a time where women were told that they couldn’t, or that they shouldn’t, one woman did. Click here to view: The Lady of the Lakes Promo from Olivia Frost on Vimeo. To many...
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Why does nature make us happy?
A new scientific report from the University of Exeter (read here) has been shared widely on social media and wildlife news sites in the past few days and I thought I might share...
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Blackcaps in Winter
I currently have a male Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) in my back garden, he has been there for at least two weeks now, probably longer. Every time I see him he is either rummaging...
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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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Wildlife populations fall 58% since 1970
Wildlife populations across the globe have fallen by 58% in just over 40 years, according to the Living Planet assessment. The assessment is published every two years with the goal of assessing the...
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Taking nature’s pulse
For several decades now there have been warnings that we are getting ever closer to the limits of our planet’s ability to support us. One example that sticks in my mind is that...
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The Galapagos Islands: A Modern Day Jurassic Park?
The Galapagos Islands. White, sandy beaches, warm, blue sparkling waters and home to some of the most curious and magnificent animals our planet has to offer. Giant tortoises, Komodo dragons, sea turtles, iguanas...
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Huge coral reef discovered at the mouth of the Amazon River
Scientists last week announced they have discovered a 3,600 sq mile coral reef underneath the muddy waters of the Amazon basin off the coast of South America. This extraordinary find is so unusual as normally...
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Major new report, and a tree named Betty, offer hope for Britain’s ash trees
‘I believe that the findings in this report will underpin what should be a successful battle against this disease Europe-wide.’ Professor Allan Downie. Betty stands in the beautiful Ashwellthorpe Wood, a Norfolk Wildlife...
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