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Defra: TB in cattle

Weekend celebrates nation's bats
Thousands of wildlife enthusiasts across the UK were today gearing up for a weekend of activities designed to celebrate the 10th anniversary of European Bat Weekend.
Roosting site of rare bat is found for first time in Westcountry woods
The UK's rarest species of bat has been found in a Westcountry woodland for the first time - sparking celebrations among naturalists.
Newts get a new home
A population of smooth newts displaced by construction work at the £83 million Leigh Sports Village site are to get a new home.
Plea for deer samaritan to contact driver
A man whose car collided with a deer on a country road has praised the actions of a woman who probably saved its life.

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

Willow Holt
Plants
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Work to restore internationally important willow collection comes full circle
Cricketers from all over the world could soon be using bats made from willow grown at Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s Farndon Willow Holt Nature Reserve following work to restore the site to its former glory.
Conker trees face a double threat
Horse chestnut trees are being attacked by what could be the severest threat to an arboreal species since Dutch elm disease.
Wood re-opening
Kent High Weald Project is holding a grand re-opening of the Barnetts Wood nature reserve in High Brooms after an extensive year-long enhancement.
'Big biotech companies are still trying to sneak GM into our food - by getting the Government to legalise GM contamination of crops. The Government is now asking us what we think.'
Before October 20th tell them - here
Leafscale gulper shark
Marine
Resources
Flag boat operators land heavy fine for massive shark overfishing
Fishing skipper Ramon Martinez and the Spanish owners of his UK-registered vessel, the Greenwich, have been fined a total of £45,000 at Dingwall Sheriff Court for "massive" overfishing of shark quota.
Conservation group targets Euro MPs over shark deaths
Conservation group Oceana is concerned that the European Parliament may support a proposal to encourage the illegal practice of shark finning in the European Union.
Government fails marine wildlife and habitats
WWF is disappointed that the Government has refused to provide sufficient protection to marine wildlife and habitats under threat in Lyme Bay in the south of England.
Norway takes only half its whaling quota
For the second year in a row, Norway increased its self-allocated whaling quota and, once again, failed to take it.
Killer whale barked like sea lion, tapes reveal
A lone killer whale near a Canadian fishing village was a skilled mimic that barked just like a sea lion, a new study reveals.

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Birds
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British Trust for Ornithology
British Ornithologists' Union
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Birds Directive
BirdGuides Bird News
JNCC - Birds
Natura 2000 Species of the Birds Directive
Breeding Birds in the Wider Countryside
Black Grouse UK
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
BirdLife International
Fat Birder
Threat to skylarks from plans to build on borough's most important wilderness
The borough's last remaining field of skylarks is under threat from development, a local environmental group has warned.
New website to assist birdwatchers
A new website is giving nature lovers an extra chance to spot birds and learn about the wildlife on Windermere - without even getting their feet wet.
Nature notes
Marsh tits are starting to come to bird tables again.

The Woodland Trust has joined forces with the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology to monitor and evaluate changes to nature's events.
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National/ Legislation
Resources
Gardeners urged to join wildlife survey
Nature lovers across the country were today being urged to take part in a major new survey which aims to find out which species of wildlife have set up home in their gardens.
Interactive map of UK renewable energy locations goes live
The Government's recent Energy Review outlined plans for another big push on renewables up to 2020 and progress on their development can now be easily tracked via a dynamic DTI web facility that is launching.

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Ireland
Resources
Staggering response to ‘save the goats’ petition
A staggering 17,000 signatures have been amassed on a special petition calling for the protection of the goats of Bilberry Rock.
Uncovering Limerick's treasury of wildlife
The diversity and richness of Limerick?s wildlife and nature habitats is revealed in a new book by the Birdwatch Ireland naturalist, Geoff Hunt.
Zebra mussels threaten fishing industry
News that zebra mussels have found their way to Lough Neagh has been met with concern by the local fishing industry.
Anglers facing cuts to save stocks
Restrictions are being introduced among salmon and sea trout fishermen in the Waterford area in a desperate bid to preserve stocks.
Killure farmer criticises EPA ‘spin’ on water quality report
A Waterford farmer says it’s unfair to keep blaming the agricultural sector for water pollution, saying council sewage systems and industry are just as culpable.
Windfarm decision deferred
An Bord Pleanala have once again deferred a decision regarding a number of appeals against Wexford County Council's decision to refuse planning permission for the proposed 'Kilbraney Wind Farm'.
Totallywild An Taisce - 'The Store House, or Treasury' - is the most influential environmental body in Ireland.
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Scotland
Resources
Move to tackle wildlife crime
Local groups in the Cairngorms have joined forces to make a positive impact on curbing crime against wildlife.
Wild journey nearing finish line
An event in which four wooden batons are carried along four different routes, covering 2,500 miles, is coming to an end at Ben Nevis.
BP warning on 'clean' power plant
Oil giant BP has warned it could be forced to pull out of a major clean energy project in Peterhead.
Revised plans for Skye wind farm
Plans for a wind farm at Edinbane in the Isle of Skye have been reduced from 27 to 18 turbines.
Improvements in Scotland’s water quality
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) echoes the claims made by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) that water quality at bathing waters has improved this year.
England
Resources
River classification sparks fears
Environmentalists are concerned that recent dry weather could lead to further reductions in wildlife at a stretch of river which was already suffering problems.
Tannery ponds restored
Wildlife should thrive again around the newly-refurbished dams at Embsay Tannery.
Book fair boost for nature reserve appeal
A Somerset environmental charity was this weekend kicking off the latest fundraising event in its bid to keep a much-loved nature reserve open for future generations.
Survey the wildlife in your garden
Cumbrian wildlife lovers are being asked to take part in a national survey to help determine the factors that contribute to a perfect garden.
Wales
Resources
Beached tuna discovered at coast
Conservation experts say the waters off Wales are being visited by a host of unusual species after a tuna was found beached at Burry Port, Carmarthenshire.
Bid to save butterflies is starting to take off
Wildlife experts are working hard to stop an endangered butterfly disappearing from a South Wales site.
Pulling together to help 'king of fish'
In the first year following its creation the Environment Agency produced its National Salmon Strategy.
Protests continue at quarry tip
Protests are continuing at a newly-opened landfill site near Wrexham.
Climate
Resources
Earlier spring 'caused by climate change'
Climate change is responsible for the earlier arrival of spring each year, according to a study published today.
Warming 'more severe' for cities
The impact of climate change is likely to be more severe in major cities, with the elderly most at risk, according to a study commissioned for the Greater London Authority and obtained exclusively by the BBC Ten O'Clock News.
Ice Age gives clues to global warming: study
Ice Age evidence confirms that a doubling of greenhouse gases could drive up world temperatures by about 3 Celsius (5.4 Fahrenheit), causing havoc with the climate, a study showed on Friday.

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Global
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Extinction of 31 bird species has been prevented through efforts of conservators, research shows
Conservation efforts have prevented the extinction of 31 bird species globally over the past 30 years, according to the most detailed analysis of conservation success ever conducted.
Black rhino numbers on the rise in Kenya
Thanks to ongoing conservation efforts by WWF and the Kenya Wildlife Service, black rhino numbers are on the rise in Kenya after years of decline from poaching and habitat loss.
Rhinos take first steps on African soil
Two white rhinos took their first steps on African soil Thursday, officials said, after being flown into the country from the U.S. to boost stocks.
Italians keep tabs on dead bear's mother
Italian officials said Thursday that they will track a mother bear by satellite to keep her out of the trouble that led to her son's untimely death at the hands of hunters in Germany and caused an international uproar.
Scientists try to save sharks from themselves
Sharks whose babies eat each other in the womb may not be everybody's idea of a species worth worrying about, but Australian scientists are desperately trying to save them from themselves.
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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