A sleepy surprise has been discovered at an RSPB nature
reserve. For the first time in the wildlife charity’s 40-year
ownership of Wolves Wood in Suffolk, signs of the rare and elusive
dormouse were discovered last week.
Rare birds have completely disappeared from areas of
Shropshire’s Clun Valley and badgers have been blamed for destroying
nests and eating eggs and young chicks.
As part of an ongoing operation “Operation Meles”
the public are being asked to be on the alert for any suspicious behaviour
they see at or near badger setts they may know about.
Local fish populations will be able to swim upstream
of Kidlington in the River Cherwell for the first time in hundreds
of years following the completion of a new fish pass built by the
Environment Agency.
Staff from the National Pinetum at Bedgebury have broken
new ground by achieving the first ever successful propagation of a
rare and critically endangered Vietnamese conifer tree.
Secret forest sell-off 'shopping lists' drawn up
by conservation groups
Secret "shopping lists" of public woodlands
were handed to the government by the National Trust and the Wildlife
Trusts before huge public anger halted the proposed sell-off, the
Guardian can reveal.
Frack away, there's no reason not to. Two of the
main objections to "fracking" for shale gas have been
blown out of proportion, according to British geologists.
Labour TD calls for ban on fracking pending reports
Minister for Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, has
come under pressure from a fellow Labour Party TD to halt the controversial
practice of fracking until further reports on the safety of the
system are conducted.
Committing 10 per cent of your land to environmental
stewardship may appear a field margin too far. But a Suffolk farmer
growing winter oats under the Conservation Grade protocol reckons
wildlife and crop production have both benefited his farm.
Bugs, bats and birds of prey are set to thrive when
a green corridor is created in Croft Wood – but green-fingered
volunteers are needed to get it going.
Share offer for UK's first 'reservoir power' community
turbine
While battles continue in many parts of the north
against wind turbines, with David Hockney doing his bit for protesters
in the Wolds, a quieter form of energy is making progress.
Disappointment as damaging rail route gets go-ahead
The Wildlife Trusts today express disappointment
as the first phase of High Speed 2 (HS2) is given the go-ahead by
the Transport Secretary. Serious damage to wildlife and habitats
is expected as a result of the route’s construction.
New Zealand sea lions could be extinct within decades
if the Government accepts Agriculture Ministry advice on how to manage
the species, a University of Otago expert says.
Ontario’s maple trees threatened by longhorn
beetles
The iconic maple tree is at risk in Ontario unless
the province does more to protect the species from the twin threats
of long-horned beetles and climate change, says Environmental Commissioner
Gord Miller.
How children in China's urban jungle are reconnecting
with nature
We all met by the roadside before setting off for the
nature camp. It was a clear, early-spring morning and several of the
children played on a dusty patch of ground next to a run-down factory.
The Earth summit in June must be the place where decisions
on the future of the planet are made, and not just another talking
shop for world leaders ...
Environment jeopardised by economic bail-out plans
WWF has stressed the urgent need for sustainable solutions
to the ongoing global financial crisis, to preserve the natural capital
that underpins successful economic activity ...
Climate study warns of snowless Czech winters, summer
droughts
The Czech Republic will be warmer on average by around
4.0 degrees Celsius by the end of the century with the risk of serious
droughts every other year and snow remaining for a long time only
on the most mountainous areas.
Climate change leaves some Hudson Bay polar bears
starving
Experts say the slow formation of winter ice on Hudson
Bay this year has pushed some of Canada's polar bears to the brink
of starvation and forced them to scrounge for food near old garbage
dumps.
As the United States experiences a snow shortage,
researchers have released a study showing that declining snowfall
in the mountainous regions of Arizona is causing a cascading series
of effects that are proving devastating to songbirds .
RenewableUK slams Civitas wind power report as inaccurate
and outdated
The renewable energy industry has today launched
a scathing attack on a new study that argues the government should
abandon its wind energy targets ...
Low carbon Leeds City Region would 'save money and
create jobs'
Hopes of turning the Leeds city region into a 'low
carbon area' have been given useful underpinning by an academic
study which shows how cutting energy bills could be both profitable
and create jobs.
Business chiefs call for better Government support
for the green economy
Businesses that are helping the UK transition to
a green economy are calling on the Government to provide greater
certainty to ensure growth and jobs, a GreenWise poll has revealed.
