https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/05/use-of-netting-to-stop-birds-nesting-before-housebuilding-rebukedSome developers are reviewing their policies after protests from environmentalists A grassroots uprising is forcing builders and councils to remove netting over trees and hedgerows installed to prevent birds nesting and hindering their developments. Environmentalists […]
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/05/cold-weather-takes-toll-on-smaller-species-in-uk-birdwatchBig Garden Birdwatch finds fall in long-tailed tits and wrens after ‘beast from the east’ Almost 1.2 million house sparrows were spotted in British gardens during this winter’s Big Garden Birdwatch but smaller garden birds […]
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/01/insects-have-no-place-to-hide-from-climate-change-study-warnsAnalysis of 50 years of UK data shows woodlands offer no protection, and species are emerging up to a month earlier Insects have “no place to hide” from climate change, scientists have warned, following an […]
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/27/worlds-deepest-waters-ultimate-sink-plastic-wasteScientists say it is likely no marine ecosystems are left that are not affected by pollution The world’s deepest ocean trenches are becoming “the ultimate sink” for plastic waste, according to a study that reveals […]
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/27/plastics-leading-to-reproductive-problems-for-wildlifeScientists say some marine animals with high levels of pollutants are failing to calve Plastics are an increasing cause of concern due to potential sources of chemicals that disrupt hormones and affect the growth and […]
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/24/britain-carnivore-badger-stoat-otter-pine-marten-numbers-increasingBritain’s carnivore numbers are booming after clampdown on hunting and pollution They must survive government culls, gamekeepers, poisoning, persecution and increasingly busy roads but, in modern times at least, Britain’s carnivores have never had it […]
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/02/elephant-seals-california-shutdown-drakes-beachAn understaffed stretch of California coastline has new residents: nearly 100 elephant seals and their pups During the US government shutdown, understaffed national parks were overrun by careless visitors. But at one spot in California, […]
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/10/whitsundays-shark-attack-woman-and-child-bitten-in-shallow-watersGirl to be transferred from Hamilton Island to have bite on foot treated, while woman was bitten on leg A child and a woman have been bitten by a shark in the Whitsundays. Related: Shark […]
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/14/queensland-shark-numbers-down-by-90-per-cent-in-55-years-for-some-speciesResearchers conclude the most likely cause for the dramatic declines is commercial fishing Shark numbers along the Queensland coast have declined by more than 90% for some species in the past five decades, according to […]
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/06/hawaiian-monk-seal-eel-stuck-up-nose-whyPicture of monk seal with eel up its nose shared by Noaa was only latest episode to occur in the past two years, baffling researchers The Hawaiian monk seal has become endangered due to a […]
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