The Wildlife Trusts are concerned
the Government’s proposed route for high speed rail phase one
from London to Birmingham will pose a serious threat to wildlife should
it get the go ahead.
The Scottish Wildlife Trust is preparing for a very
busy and exciting 2012, looking after Scotland’s wildlife for
the benefit of current and future generations.
RSPB Scotland is seriously concerned
about the impact a recently consented scheme by Scottish Ministers
to extend a wind farm will have on golden eagles and white-tailed
eagles.
Unseasonably warm weather sees doubling of wild flowers
in Cardiff
Sunseekers tanned in October, ducks were spotted plodding
through Caerphilly Castle in November and record numbers of Tenby
swimmers took the plunge on Boxing Day.
Wind farm to be built at site of decisive Civil War
battle
A wind farm is to be built at the site of one of
the most important battles ever fought on English soil, despite
officials admitting that the scheme will “harm the setting”
of the historic location.
Staff at a Scottish tourist attraction badly hit
in this week's storms say it will take several weeks for the damage
to their historic glasshouse to be repaired.
A cargo ship that caused New Zealand's worst maritime
pollution disaster when it ran aground three months ago broke in two
in a storm on Sunday, raising fears of a fresh environmental crisis.
Recent surveys on its coastal Patagonian wintering
grounds indicate that the Endangered Hooded Grebe Podiceps gallardoi
has declined by 40% in the last seven years ...
Famous for its role as Harry Potter's companion in
the books and movies, a species of majestic, mostly white owls is
being sighted in abundant numbers ...
Climate change affecting Europe's butterflies and
birds
Fast-track warming in Europe is making butterflies
and birds fall behind in moves to cooler habitats and prompting
a worrying turnover in alpine plant species, studies published on
Sunday said.
Climate change must be recognised as an issue when
it comes to oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, MPs said as they
launched an inquiry into protecting the region.
Climate change is altering mountain vegetation at
large scale
The decade from 2000 to 2009 was the warmest since
global climate has been measured, and while localized studies have
shown evidence of changes in mountain plant communities that reflect
this warming trend, no study has yet taken a continental-scale view
of the situation – until now.
They call themselves Team Acid and are trawling the
Southern Ocean with fine nets to see if the shells of tiny marine
snails are thinning because of ocean acidification.
