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Netted porpoise
Marine
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Fish net warning issued
An animal welfare group has warned fishermen to be vigilant after the death of a porpoise off the Lln Peninsula.
Applecross fishers ask for prawn boats ban
A Wester Ross community has called for a blanket ban on trawlers from local prawn fishery grounds in a bid to save the area's economy from ruin.
Go marine mad with The Wildlife Trusts’ marine week
Marine week, 6th to 14th August, is an annual celebration of the UK’s marine environment.
Commercial whaling suited killer whales
The end of commercial whaling may have forced scavenging killer whales to turn on smaller prey, such as otters and seals.
Scientists to breed test-tube sharks
The endangered grey nurse shark is its own worst enemy, its young eat each other in the womb, so Australian scientists have a radical rescue plan to artificially inseminate and breed the ocean predator in test-tubes.
Signal crayfish
Animals
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Time is running out for the Crays – trapping laws have changed
Things are set to change for the thuggish aggressive American signal crayfish as protection for the native crayfish looks set to increase with changes to the trapping byelaws coming into force.
Engineers pull out all the stops for squirrels
Scottish water engineers working in the Highlands revealed their softer side when they pulled out all the stops to save a rare red squirrel.
We can't wait for TB action
Farmers are demanding action, not words, over the spread of bovine TB from badgers to cattle.

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Red grouse
Birds
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Red grouse ‘at risk of extinction’
Parasitic disease is rife amongst red grouse due to warmer weather conditions as climate change continues to change almost every aspect of our natural environment.
Island colony's puffin chicks starve to death
The future of a puffin colony could be at risk after its worst ever breeding season.
Nesting habits of UK birds revealed
The blackbird is the species most commonly found nesting in gardens, according to the results of the RSPB's Nestwatch survey.
Rare birds ready to take their first flight
Two osprey chicks were last night getting ready to fly for the first time.
Nature notes
Birds of two rare species are around. Local people have just discovered a pair of European bee-eaters nesting in a riverbank at Hampton Bishop, near Hereford.
Plants
Resources
Achill is being taken over by wild rhubarb
The spread of wild rhubarb is “going to overtake Achill”, according to Belmullet Councillor Michael Holmes.
Bill of £30,000 to move rare tree
Housing developers are to spend £30,000 in Edinburgh on moving a rare tree from a site where flats are to replace an office building.
National/Europe
Resources
Game management proves to be ‘nature’s gain’
A new conservation report called ‘Nature’s Gain’ has identified that if it were not for game management the British countryside would be a lot poorer and much wildlife habitat would have been lost to intensive, subsidised farming and forestry.
Call to punish polluters with Asbos
Serving antisocial behaviour orders on businesses that pollute may be more effective than monetary fines, the government's environmental regulator claims in a report published today that names and shames persistent offenders.

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England
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Wildlife suffers as water wanes
The lowest rainfall levels for 100 years have led to a serious shortfall in the supplies of East Grinstead's Weir Wood Reservoir.
Water firm urged over pollution
South West Water has been branded one of the worst polluters in the country.
Spillages take the shine off the Shoe
A clean up operation costing about £2,000 has been launched after a river was polluted with oil and chemicals three times in the space of a week.
By-pass to help fish beat tailbacks
The traffic has become so heavy between Rochdale and Littleborough that a series of by-passes has been introduced to reduce delays.
Nature experts will advise pipe-layers
Wildlife specialists and an archaeologist have been called in to help gas engineers fit a new pipeline in West Cumbria.
Birthday celebrations for top nature reserve
Forty years of conservation at the RSPB's Arne nature reserve is being celebrated this summer.
Farm is creating a wildlife haven
Areas of Southfields Farm in Coleshill are to be developed into a series of wildlife havens and country walks as part of an environmental scheme to conserve wildlife and protect and promote the landscape.
Sharpham Park returning to historic roots thanks to Defra
An historic park is being restored thanks to support from the Rural Development Service.
Workers dig in for wildlife
Staff at npower swopped their desks for the great outdoors in a bid to improve a Teesside conservation area.
Engineering of a wildlife haven
Featuring beautiful views of lush green countryside, an impressive feat of engineering and acres to walk in, one Devon location is fast becoming a favourite haunt for locals and tourists.
Wales
Resources
Successful bid for ancient wood
Campaigners trying to save Wales' largest remaining ancient wood have been celebrating after their £1.5m offer has been accepted.
Conservation passed through generations
All farmers are practical ecologists, says a finalist in this year's Royal Welsh environment awards.
Plans for gas drilling off coast
An oil company has said it plans to drill for gas off the Pembrokeshire coast - the first commercial drilling off Wales for 11 years.
Ireland
Resources
Problems persist with Erris water
A report on the water quality of Carrowmore Lake is expected this coming week with eutrophic problems causing havoc for the residents of Erris.
EPA did not contact firm on day of toxic spillage
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) admitted last night that no one from its agency spoke to the company which leaked 252 tonnes of caustic waste into Cork Harbour on July 3.
IFA plan offers chance to walk away from trespass disputes
A compromise solution to the controversial issue of walkers trespassing on land owned by farmers has been put forward by the Irish Farmers Association.
Scotland
Resources
Top fish farms company fined for polluting River Lochy
One of Scotland's biggest aquaculture companies was yesterday fined £4,000 because of an "oversight" which led to a Highland river being polluted.
Glendoe hydro power scheme given green light
A hydro-electric power station which will generate enough clean energy to meet the power needs of 37,000 homes has been given the go-ahead by the Executive.
Climate
Resources
Expected US-brokered deal is no Kyoto alternative, says WWF
A US-led Asia-Pacific regional energy pact, expected to be announced Thursday, offers no alternative to binding caps on pollution levels, says WWF.
EU pushes binding climate deal
The European Union says it will push for legally binding global restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions.
Researcher puts cows in a bubble to measure emissions
It's a serious question for California's dairy farmers, because the answer could cost them big money to comply with new state air quality regulations coming down the pike.
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Global
Resources
What cost a species?
Shell's Sakhalin project has the very real risk to drive the Western Gray Whale towards extinction.
Courting bird sings like a cricket
A bird that lives in the Ecuadorian rain forest attracts mates by striking its wing feathers together behind its back, researchers say.
Deer eats songbirds out of house and home
There may be an innocent-looking culprit behind the widespread demise of songbirds in North America and Europe - deer.
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