Devon Wildlife Trust is running a training session for people
interested in helping to record sightings of whales and dolphins on the south
Devon coast.
At this time of year many road edges and woodlands in western
Scotland are awash with purple colour as thousands of Rhododendron ponticum
bushes come into flower.
Scotland's oldest and most productive pair of sea eagles have
had their latest chicks ringed by RSPB wardens. The two new offspring bring the
number of chicks they have produced on the island of Mull, since 1986, to 33.
The wild orchids of summer are now coming up. Common spotted
orchids, with their purple-blotched leaves and spikes of pink or lilac flowers,
have been out for some time, mostly in colonies in chalky grassland.
More
than four fifths of people support the introduction of a nature reserve in our
seas to protect stocks of fish, according to a survey published today on World
Oceans Day.
The Dyfi Valley today joins the ranks of world-famous sites including
Mount Olympus in Greece and Ayres Rock in Australia as the first biosphere in
Wales.
Network Rail cuts down trees
to prevent leaves on the line
Train
delays caused by leaves on the line have infuriated countless passengers but now
Network Rail is receiving criticism for adopting the most basic of solutions to
the problem - cutting down the trees.
Scottish lochs and waterways branded ‘a national disgrace’
Delays in cleaning up Scotland's polluted rivers, lochs and coastlines
will breach European law, leaving vast areas of water contaminated for many years.
Great garden wildlife count will help
struggling species
Homeowners are
being urged to monitor what is crawling, hopping, fluttering and flying in their
gardens this week, as part of a survey of how wildlife is faring this summer.
A deadly fungus thought to be behind declining amphibian populations
worldwide is spreading fast - most recently to the Philippines, where it has just
been detected. But now researchers are finding ways to fight back.
In a drama played out across the southeastern U.S. in containers
as small as a coffee cup, native and invasive mosquito larvae compete for resources
and try to avoid getting eaten.
Siberian jays use complex communication to mob predators
When mobbing predators, Siberian jays use over a dozen different
calls to communicate the level of danger and predator category to other members
of their own group.
Tourists are to be banned from the heartlands of the 37 national
tiger reserves in India amid fears that their presence is hastening the demise
of an increasingly endangered species.
The government last week launched draft guidance on how organisations
should report their greenhouse gas emissions in the same way that publicly listed
companies must report financial results.
As
more people consume more resources, pollute more and are increasingly addicted
to the rapidly vanishing fossil fuel resource, the news from the warming world
gets worse daily.
Flexible solar power shingles transform
roofs from wasted space to energy source
A
transparent thin film barrier used to protect flat panel TVs from moisture could
become the basis for flexible solar panels that would be installed on roofs like
shingles
New York could
create as many as 50,000 jobs by converting 45 percent of its electricity needs
to renewable energy sources by 2015, Governor David Paterson said on Monday as
he unveiled plans to reduce the state's reliance on Wall Street.
True or false: taking the commuter train across Boston results
in lower greenhouse gas emissions than travelling the same distance in a jumbo
jet. Perhaps surprisingly, the answer is false.
Global warming to push London temperatures
up to 105F
London could regularly
see temperatures of 105F (41C) and south-west England could be hot enough to grow
grapes and sunflowers, according to a map of how climate change will affect Britain
in 2080.
Nine alien insects to cause pain, illness and even death in Britain
as climate warms up
Insects which
harbour tropical diseases, inflict painful rashes and bites, and can even undermine
the foundations of buildings, will become a growing problem due to climate change,
scientists are predicting.
Our
present lifestyle cannot be sustained on Britain’s own renewable energy resources
unless we are prepared to cover huge areas of land and sea with wind turbines,
tidal farms or solar cells.
