In a recent report conservationists warned that Britain’s wildlife now only exists in nature reserves- so what is being done to improve this precarious position? Read on to discover the great work Wildlife Trusts across Britain are doing to help conserve and protect our fantastic wildlife…
Decisive, deliberate, and dynamic action needed at Copenhagen- Wildlife Trusts across the UK to present PM with pledge. Read all about it here.
It’s almost ten years since The Wildlife Trusts first pointed out that the seas around the UK, containing half our wildlife, were in dire trouble. Now, as a result of their combined effort (staff, members and volunteers) they have- after over ten years of campaigning- secured a Marine and Coastal Access Act! During November, the [...]
New police figures show a huge rise in the number of wildlife crimes committed in the last year, with occurrences more than doubling from 2,177 to 5,854, at a recorded rate of 120 incidents a week.
Guy Fawkes, Halloween, mulled wine, Christmas, the X Factor’s live shows…there’s a lot to love about the winter months. Come Bonfire Night we’ll be wrapping up warm and watching firework spectacles across the country, twirling sparklers and cheering at the bright lights and explosions above.
However, there’s one little creature who definitely doesn’t share our excitement [...]
The time of bewitching is almost upon us, with events up and down the country sure to produce screams of ghoulish delight no matter how old you are! Take a look at our top picks below – Happy Halloween!
Wildlife expert Chris Packham has ignited debate after questioning the millions spent on trying to save the giant panda from extinction . The conservation reliant endangered species has suffered from extreme loss of habitat and fragmentation, with zoologist Packham suggesting that the bear should die out “with a degree of dignity”
10. Environmental Graffiti
The most popular environmental blog on the net, and with good reason; started in May 2007 in Oxford, this blog covers everything from Politics to Green Living, but specializes particularly in Ecology and Offbeat News for the environmental community. Claimed famous readers include Bono and Al Gore. If it’s good enough for them…
In an unstable economic recession where Brits are getting very little for their pound abroad, flight prices are increasing and we’re all becoming a little more carbon-footprint savvy, there’s never been a better time to opt for a ‘staycation’, and holiday chez Blighty instead.
This year, natural populations of bumble bees are in sharp decline across the world. This drop in numbers has been attributed to the varroa mite and an extremely wet summer and autumn, as well as the widespread use of herbicides and increased intensity of farming.