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Election
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Whoever we choose, our planet is the vital issue
We live in an unquiet world, afflicted as never before by change. Inexorably, oceans are getting warmer. Sea levels are rising.
Still undecided? The Church of England offers you some divine inspiration for the general election
Voters still unsure of which way to vote on Thursday are being offered the chance of divine inspiration: the Church of England has produced a series of nine prayers that it hopes will guide the thinking of the undecided.
Candidates cast their votes for environment
As May 5 draw near, the World Wildlife Fund has reminded candidates that an election debate is not the only thing that is warming up.
McCrea Backs Nitrates Protest
DUP Westminster candidate, William McCrea, has welcomed the efforts by the Union Farmers' Union to get changes to the Nitrates Directive.
Booterstown Marsh
Plants
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Pollution threat to rare marsh plant
A rare protected plant may disappear from a Natural Heritage Area in south Dublin if steps are not taken soon to safeguard its future, a report has found.
Campaign to end pond pest menace
A new campaign has been launched to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive plants into towns and the countryside.
Mushroom law threat to innocent farmers
Farmers with magic mushrooms growing on their property could be arrested for possession of controlled drugs under legislation rushed through Parliament before the election.
City children losing touch with nature
A major new survey published today by a national conservation charity has revealed children are spending so much time in the city and losing touch with nature that they are unable to identify the leaves of trees such as oak and ash.
Bechstein's bat
Animals
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Bats in line for new home
Staff at a water company have come up with an idea to help a dwindling wildlife population.
Bats in the wood
Wildlife lovers can delve into the world of bats at Brandon Marsh Nature Centre, near Coventry, on Saturday, May 14, from 4pm to 10pm.
Rare bats delay 550-homes plan
A rare species of bats has put a proposed 550 home development on hold.
Water shrews survey volunteers sought
Residents are being asked to help safeguard rare mammals by taking part in a survey. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's (YWT) Wetland Mammal project is working to protect four mammal species, including water shrews.
Bug hunt unearths fascinating beetles
The wonderful thing about our wildlife is just how marvellously diverse it is. Even now, after studying the wildlife of the Wyre Forest district for some 13 years, there are still creatures and plants out there that are new to me.

The harlequin ladybird is the most invasive ladybird on Earth.
Now it's in Britain.
Help monitor its spread here 

Buzzard
Birds
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RSPB concern after hawks shot at airfield
Buzzards have been shot at a Highland airport because of the risk of the big birds of prey colliding with aircraft and endangering them.
Early broods boost barn owl hopes
Hopes of a revival in the country’s barn owl population have been raised with the arrival this spring of unusually early broods, according to a leading wildlife charity.
Summer holidays are for the birds
In the past couple of weeks thousands of light-bellied brent geese ( Branta bernicla hrota ) or, in Irish, ge dubh, have been getting ready for take-off from around the Irish coastline to their summer breeding colonies in Arctic Canada.
Watch the birdie, it's exciting, naturally!
Pupils are being treated to a bird's eye view of life in a nest as part of a wildlife project.
Duck died after being 'kicked like a football'
A duck died after a group of youths kicked it "like a football" around a Nuneaton park, police said today.
Marine
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Sea scientists awash with fury over whale deaths
The death of the sixth right whale since November has state scientists demanding that the federal government force emergency restrictions on shipper's routes and speeds.
Black fish that slip through the net
Up to half the fish we eat is caught outside EU quotas, Britain’s biggest fishing scam has revealed
Scientists sound out noise-waves to save salmon from seals
Scientists plan to use a sound gun rather than a rifle to stop seals feeding on wild salmon.
EU fishing by-catch rules to be reviewed
The European Commission is considering changes to fishing rules to prevent the dumping of millions of tons of surplus dead catches.
Climate change and the cetacean community of north-west Scotland
Climate change is thought to affect the composition and structure of local ecological communities. We investigate whether ocean warming around north-west Scotland since 1981 has been associated with changes in the local cetacean community.
The Wildlife Trusts Your ocean needs you!
Show your support for the marine bill campaign by signing The Wildlife Trusts’ marine petition online by clicking here.
England
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Wildlife returns to water meadows
To many conservationists, they are the classic images of a pastoral England destroyed by modern agriculture - the rich, vibrant riverside meadows painted by John Constable nearly two centuries ago.
Project to restore riverbanks given £8,000 helping hand
A project to restore the banks of the River Wear between Stanhope and Frosterley has been given an £8,000 grant.
Volunteer group is created at reserve
A volunteer group has been set up to guide visitors around a North-East nature reserve.
Experts on hand at new reserve
A Group is being set up to help protect amphibians and reptiles at a Staffordshire nature reserve. Staffordshire Amphibian and Reptile Group (SARG) will be officially launched at Stone Meadows - Stafford borough's newest local nature reserve (LNR) - on Sunday, May 8.
Renewed protest over lake limit
Water-skiers were taking to the lakes of Cumbria on Sunday in protest at a controversial new 10mph speed limit.
Hedgerow study cash
One of only five grants in the country to study the living habits of small mammals has gone to a Nottingham Trent University student.
Coastal county champions wildlife
Conservation experts are on hand to guide people around important wildlife habitats in East Sussex.
Wildlife care is second nature
Creating new habitats for hedgehogs and frogs has become second nature for a group of school pupils whose efforts have attracted the attention of charity organisers.
Ireland
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Minister’s salmon quota will let species die out, say TDs
Backbench Fianna Fail TDs have attacked the marine minister’s decision to allow fishermen to take far more salmon than a safe number recommended by government scientists.
Marsh helicopters opposed
Helicopter landings are continuing beside a bird sanctuary in south Dublin despite the owner of the adjoining site promising to remove the landing pad almost three months ago.
Rural access fight hots up in Wicklow
A Dublin schoolteacher and a builder from Co Wicklow are in a legal battle over a footpath, in what could become the cause célèbre of Ireland’s right-to-roam movement.
UFU takes nitrates lobby to Stormont
UFU leaders have briefed MLA's, MP's and MEP's on the impact of the proposed Nitrates Action Programme, at a specially arranged meeting in Stormont on Friday morning.
Water quality key factor in Coca-Cola move
Water quality was the key factor behind Coca-Cola Bottlers' decision to choose a site in the North for a new €80million production facility that will result in the loss of up to 290 jobs in the Republic.
Untreated effluent a threat to beaches
Untreated effluent entering Sligo estuary could lead to polluted waters and beaches, it has been claimed by the Mayor of Sligo, Clr. Declan Bree.
Scotland
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New lease of life for wild salmon
The sight of wild salmon leaping up waterfalls to return to their spawning grounds is one of Scotland's most famous wildlife spectacles.
Aberdeen scientists cast light on pollution
Pioneering technology which uses sunlight to clean polluted water and create electricity has been revealed by scientists in Aberdeen.
Glasgow to have £1.5m urban forest
One of Europe's largest city-based environmental regeneration projects was approved yesterday.
Huntly wildlife events
Pond life and peregrines will come under the spotlight in two events at Huntly this weekend.
Wales
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100 miles of Welsh coast at risk
Up to 100 miles of Wales' coastline is at risk of erosion over the coming century, the National Trust is warning.
Otters return to the Tywi
Residents bordering the Afon Tywi, farmers, and local anglers have recently been taking part in a survey to note sightings of this popular and once common river mammal.
Interest in birds soars in Wales
Research into birdwatching in Britain reveals that Wales has the highest number of twitchers per head of population.
Bare fields will be spruced up
A donation of 21,000 has kick-started a project which will provide an open space for the surrounding community.
National
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What do a prince, an albatross, a sailor and a woodpecker have in common?
There is something profoundly thrilling about the news that the ivory-billed woodpecker — last seen in America in 1944, declared extinct in 1996 — has been seen again.
Search on for Silver Lapwing star
Farmers who can prove they are farming in an environmentally-friendly way are being encouraged to enter the 2005 Silver Lapwing Awards.

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Energy
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First green group attacks blight of giant wind farms
Industrial-scale wind farms should not be allowed to ruin the Scottish countryside, according to one of the country’s most influential green pressure groups.
New wind farm row splits island
A storm has blown up involving the trustees of a planned site on Lewis in the Outer Hebrides and opponents of the proposal.
Power firms urge Government to raise the bar on green energy
Scottish Power is leading calls for the Government to double the target for wind farms and other forms of renewable energy.
Media targeted by pro-windfarm lobby
The pro-windfarm lobby launched a campaign in Scottish newspapers last week to redress what they see as a media bias against their cause.
Need for swift moratorium on wind farm development
I note from your article ‘Fury at wind farms finally fuels a review’ that the Executive see the need to involve themselves in a window dressing exercise in order to placate public anger at their plans to desecrate Scotland’s landscape.
Prince backs ‘good chap’ at wind farm firm
The Prince of Wales has given his personal backing to a wind farm company that has been censured by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for misleading householders.
Six turbines for Brean wind farm
The company behind plans to build a £3.5million wind farm at Brean this week revealed the project is gathering pace - and a formal bid for planning permission should be submitted before the end of the year.
Getting the wind up
Love 'em or hate 'em, no-one sits on the fence when it comes to wind turbines.
Balloon goes up for anti-windfarm campaign group
A bright red barrage balloon flying high over the Devon countryside is being used to drum up opposition to controversial proposals to build a series of wind turbines that could be more than 300ft tall.
We'll mine resources to expand our green revolution
A business is at the centre of a green revolution to produce electricity from vegetable oil. East Yorkshire farmers are being urged to growing 50,000 acres of oilseed rape to fuel generators, placed at redundant collieries.
Climate
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Rising number of greens ditch cheap air travel
Nick Kieboom has always believed in doing his bit for the environment: recycling rubbish and buying organic food, for example.
Greenhouse gases buried at sea
The Miller field in the North Sea has been pumping out oil and gas for more than two decades. But today, with production in decline, it could soon be used for a very different purpose: to help tackle global warming.
Scientist's bright idea to fight global warming
Professor Colin Humphreys is a man who works on a very small scale but has some big, bright ideas. While environmentalists warn about the dangers of global warming and governments hail the start of the Kyoto Protocol to tackle climate change, Humphreys is working on a novel way to help ease the problem with a new form of lighting.
Scaremongering on climate change
I really must protest at Mark Ruskell’s scaremongering and ill-founded comments on climate change in the Letters page last week.
Nature bamboozled by climate change
April snow showers, balmy March days and sharp frosts have bamboozled nature, a national survey of more than 60,000 wildlife sightings suggests.
Leading scientific journals 'are censoring debate on global warming'
Two of the world's leading scientific journals have come under fire from researchers for refusing to publish papers which challenge fashionable wisdom over global warming.
Scots back tougher action on greenhouse gases, says WWF
Nine out of ten Scots support tougher action to help reduce greenhouse gases, according to a poll today.
Government must stand up to fuel protests
The Government must stand firm against fuel protesters and refuse to cut fuel duty if it is serious about tackling climate change, warns Friends of the Earth.
Help produce a forecast of the climate in the 21st century, using your computer -
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Global
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Tourists 'threaten' wildlife sancturies
'Come and see the tiger'. It can be an attractive punch line for promoting eco-tourism. However, therein lies a catch.
Developers destroy endangered bird habitat
Developers have destroyed 270 acres of habitat of an endangered Texas songbird, according to a settlement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Theories abound, but German conservationists struggle to find convincing explanation for amphibian Armageddon
On the grassy banks of Hamburg's newly-dubbed Pond of Death, Werner Smolnik is surveying the aftermath of amphibian Armageddon.
World's tigers 'may soon be wiped out'
Tigers are on the "verge of extinction" because of rampant poaching, the head of a new Indian taskforce trying to save the big cats said yesterday.
California sends in guns to slaughter 3,000 pigs - and restore island's natural habitat
Santa Cruz, a beautiful microcosm of southern California lying 19 miles off the coast, boasts numerous unique species, a lot of oak trees, a few indigenous foxes and too much fennel. And thousands of pigs.
The World Land Trust is a conservation charity that has helped purchase and protect over 300,000 acres of rainforest and other threatened wildlife habitats worldwide. You can help us save even more - here
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