The World’s heaviest flying bird is roaming across
almost 150 miles of the south west of England for the first time in
180 years signalling a remarkable conservation success story.
Scientists amazed after five migrating cuckoos ...
meet up in the same spot in Africa
Scientists have been left astonished after five cuckoos
who headed south from Britain for the winter have congregated in the
same little-known part of Africa.
Ministers call for free vote on repeal of fox hunting
ban
The Agriculture minister, Jim Paice, has claimed
the Hunting Act is not working – renewing pressure on David
Cameron to schedule a free Commons vote on repealing the ban ...
Weaknesses in parliament's law-making procedures
have been exposed by a curious case encompassing a Tyneside egg-collector,
the hatching of a non-existent offence, and the criminalisation
of Britain's museums.
Long Preston Wet Grassland Project gets conservation
cash
A nationally important wetland in Craven is set to
receive £18,000 to enhance its wildlife conservation work
and to develop educational and tourism benefits.
Green economy and sustainability at heart of Government's
recovery plan
A paper to be published today by the Department
of the Environment states that the “green economy” must
be put at the heart of Government policy over the next decade ...
Hardline whaling opponents attempting to stop Japan's
annual whale hunt in the Antarctic said Sunday they had intercepted
and photographed its whaling fleet using pilotless drone aircraft.
Capture of rare Sumatran rhino gives hope for species
Malaysian wildlife authorities said Monday the capture
of a young female Borneo Sumatran rhino had given them a last chance
to save the highly endangered species from extinction.
The illegal felling of mature trees on La Digue island,
the stronghold of the Critically Endangered Seychelles Paradise-flycatcher
Terpsiphone corvina has been exposed by the local media.
‘Climate change poses serious threat to food
security'
Climate change poses the most serious threat to agriculture
world over and to the food security, with countries like India facing
the most unfavourable crop prospects, according to Chief Operating
Officer of NutriPlus Knowledge Programme of ICRISAT Saikatdatta
Mazumdar.
UK Q3 '11 energy consumption down 2.3% year on year
Total energy consumption in the UK fell by 2.3% year
on year in the third quarter of 2011, driven by falls of 6.4% in
gas demand and 1.5% in electricity usage, the Department for Energy
and Climate Change said on Thursday.
CLA Wales calls for an end to uncertainty for renewable
energy
CLA Wales has called on the Government to end the
uncertainty facing the renewable energy sector after a High Court
decision ruled that changes to the Feed-in Tariff for solar power
were “legally flawed”.
