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Birds
Resources
Experts need people's help to monitor rare bird species
Conservationists are calling on people to help record four of the most threatened bird species.
Birds back in rural regeneration
If there's a bustle in your hedgerow this summer, don't be alarmed. It will merely be the sounds of an agricultural revolution taking a grip of the nation.
Sea birds might pay for green electricity
Wind farms could damage the populations of some bird species if they are not carefully sited. That is the conclusion of a review of all the impact studies done so far.
Fears that airfield will become a killing field for birds of prey
A Caithness bird lover yesterday said he feared Wick Airport would become "a killing ground for birds of prey".
Feather report
After the nightingales come the swifts. And what a contrast — the nightingales with their sublime song, the swifts who do nothing but scream.
Water vole
Animals
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Endangered water voles are thriving at nature reserve
A new Darlington nature reserve is rapidly becoming a stronghold for endangered water voles.
Stag hunting video prompts police inquiry
The country’s leading stag hunt has become one of the first to be formally investigated for allegedly breaching the anti-hunting laws.
Join in the search for ladybird invaders
Wildlife lovers are being urged to help carry out research about a new invasive species of ladybirds.
Danger of snakes in grass
People were today warned about the emerging danger of snakes in the grass after a dog was bitten by an adder.
Hedgehog Pimpernel takes on a prickly task
He works alone in the dead of night, a man of mystery whose rescue missions have won the swooning adoration of women and the barely concealed envy of men.

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

Marine
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Cameras to help unlock secrets of salmon at sea
A research project to conserve North Atlantic salmon using closed-circuit television was launched yesterday.
Ship to watch over young salmon
A research project which aims to find out more about the dangers faced by young salmon in the North Atlantic has been launched.
Marine Research: Europe's underwater realm
"The ocean fully satisfies my needs," says Captain Nemo in Jules Verne's classic novel, "20,000 miles under the sea".
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.
Plants
Resources
Woodland back to beauty
An ancient Halesowen woodland is being restored to its former glory thanks to a £9,000 cash injection.
Cranberries 'may benefit heart'
Cranberries improve the health of pigs' hearts and may do the same for humans, researchers said.
Bluebells bring out spring crowds
The last of two weekends showing off the spring displays of native bluebells is being held at Kew's country garden in West Sussex.
Residents' delight as trees are saved
The future of 90 trees on the edge of Buntingford which were in danger of being destroyed by diggers has been safeguarded to the delight of residents.
England
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Animal charity seeks more pollution fines
Wildlife rescue worker wants people to be held responsible and fined for small-scale pollution as well as major disasters like oil spills.
Animal rights
We were shown a picture of a gentleman looking over his garden fence objecting to a plan to build a two-storey block of flats on a wooded glade off Aylestone Road (Mercury, April 26).
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.
Hundreds hit the trail across Plain for wildlife
At least 1,700 people gathered on Sunday for Wiltshire Wildlife Trust's 2005 Sarsen Trail, a 26-mile sponsored walk and run between Avebury and Stonehenge to raise money for wildlife of Wiltshire.
Farmers improve the lot of skylarks
Arable farmers in East Anglia will be encouraged from this autumn to help reverse the decline of an important bird species.
Police prepare to swoop on the wildlife criminals
The claws are out for heartless crooks who commit crime against wildlife. The region's wildlife police officers are having extra training as part of a clampdown against criminals who put wildlife at risk through theft, cruelty or simply ignorance.
Green light for environmental research centre
The Nirah project has received Government approval.
Chance to walk on the wild side
Wildlife fans can attend three special events at Barton-upon-Humber's Far Ings Nature Reserve.
Scotland
Resources
Executive plans spin operation on planning row
Scottish ministers are intending to mount a major spin offensive to try and neutralise widespread opposition to their planning reforms and to hide their frustration at the poor performance of local authorities.
Leaked document reveals 'draconian' planning powers
Leaked cabinet papers show Scottish Ministers intend to give themselves unprecedented powers making it virtually impossible for the public to object to major developments, according to Friends of the Earth (FoE).
Island fling
Balamory's day's as a staple of toddler television might be numbered, but if celebrity bird-watcher Bill Oddie is to believed, there are many more reasons to visit the Isle of Mull.
Ireland
Resources
Seals feel the Liffey’s north-south divide
Why wouldn’t the seal from the southside cross the river Liffey? Answer: because he couldn’t stand his northside cousins.
New hotel complex to house rare bat species
A developer yesterday secured planning permission for a €15 million luxury hotel but only on condition he builds a house to accommodate a colony of rare protected bat species on the site.
Lapwing paradise is a prison!
Dozens of rare birds have hatched a plan to get caged at Ulster's only high-security prison.
The Hare
The sight of a rabbit hopping along the margin of a field, or darting across the road, is as pleasant and as common an experience as spying a robin or a thrush on your window sill.
Wales
Resources
Snowdon 'railway' farm for sale
A working hill farm on Snowdon which has some of the finest views in Wales as well as a steam railway crossing its land has gone up for sale.
'Keep Strait unspoilt'
A new pressure group is aiming to stamp out major developments along the Menai Strait after its formation last week.
New office block ´good for wildlife´
A public environmental group have decided that building a new office block would improve Llandegai’s wildlife.
National
Resources
Logjam of ships fuels battle to build super-ports
Nestling in the mouth of the Stour, Bathside bay is a scruffy stretch of weeds and mud on the edge of Harwich. On a clear night, the water reflects the lights from Britain's largest container port across the estuary at Felixstowe.

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Energy
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Millionaires in wind farm feud
As if on cue, the golden eagle flapped lazily into the air and began to drift on the strengthening breeze from the west. Framed behind the majestic bird was the 2,430ft peak of Carn Na Saobhaidhe in a scene unchanged for centuries.
Rooftop wind turbines on urban horizon
The Scottish executive is to force through new planning rules to allow residents to put wind turbines on their roofs.
A question we can duck no longer
The reason energy policy was the dog that didn't bark during the election campaign is that each party has a problem in making its public position sound credible.
Secret papers reveal new nuclear building plan
The government's strategy to kick-start a huge nuclear power station building programme is revealed today in confidential Whitehall documents seen by The Observer.
Cabinet clash over nuclear power
A Cabinet row over whether to build a new generation of nuclear power stations in Britain is set to be one of the first clashes of Tony Blair’s new government.
Beckett puts block on the building of new nuclear power stations
Margaret Beckett, the Secretary of State for the Environment, is blocking attempts by other government departments to pursue plans for a new generation of nuclear power stations, The Telegraph can reveal.
Sea birds might pay for green electricity
Wind farms could damage the populations of some bird species if they are not carefully sited. That is the conclusion of a review of all the impact studies done so far.
Wind power yield is just drop in ocean
Throughout the land, local newspapers wrangle about wind power.
Science proves windfarm peril
Readers might wonder what the connection is between genetically modified crops and windfarm development.
Winds of change
A storm is blowing up at opposite ends of Tynedale over the thorny issue of wind power.
Artists oppose windfarms
Artists have united across Devon to protect the county's beauty spots from the threat of giant wind turbines.
Plan in
Controversial plans to build a windfarm just outside Grove have been received by the district council. Renewable Energy Systems Ltd, who have major windfarms in USA, France and Australia, want to create the farm on land east of the village.
Dale? He's a good chap, says Charles
A Windpower champion from Stroud has earned high praise from the heir to throne.
Climate
Resources
Britain faces big chill as ocean current slows
Climate change researchers have detected the first signs of a slowdown in the Gulf Stream — the mighty ocean current that keeps Britain and Europe from freezing.
University hoping to 'strike off' oil...
A research team from the University of Leeds is looking for new ways of reducing carbon dioxide emissions - the Holy Grail of environmentalists.
Global warming plus natural bacteria could release vast carbon deposits currently stored in Arctic soil
Increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will make global temperatures rise.
Help produce a forecast of the climate in the 21st century, using your computer -
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Global
Resources
New species of mammal found in Borneo
Scientists believe they have found a wholly new species of mammal deep in the heart of one of the richest, least studied and most endangered wildlife areas on earth.
Bush drives a bulldozer through laws protecting the wilderness
President Bush has enraged environmentalists by opening protected millions of acres of national forest lands to logging, mining and energy interests.
Forget Blofeld's killers: piranhas are big softies
They were once declared to be "the most ferocious fish in the world" by an American president and such was their notoriety they even starred as Bond movie villains.
Climate fear for African elephant
Climate change is a bigger threat to elephants, tigers and the rhinoceroses than poaching, a wildlife expert says.
Kangaroo attacks in Australia spotlight growing turf war
"Roo mauling!" the headlines screamed after a 13-year-old boy was attacked by a kangaroo as the book looked for a lost golf ball on a green in Grafton, Australia.
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