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Reintroduced white-tailed sea eagles flourish in Scotland
Having disappeared in 1916, white-tailed sea eagles were reintroduced to Britain in the 1970s. It took 10 years for a pair to nest but now they are flourishing.
Geese contest 'reality survival show'
The latest reality survival show is about to hit Northern Ireland's television screens.
Mother and first chick doing very well
Cumbria’s most famous family have welcomed a new arrival after a chick successfully hatched in the Lake District osprey nest this weekend.
Owl agony prompts wildlife warning
A beautiful tawny owl has suffered a slow, painful death after becoming entangled in kite string caught up in trees.
Appeal to help save farmland bird
The RSPB is appealing for help in reversing the declining numbers of a farmland bird.
Capricorn beetle
Animals
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'Extinct' beetle comes out of the woodwork
A beetle thought to have been extinct in Britain for more than 100 years has been found nesting in a house in Warwickshire.
Monarch's deer ruin the glen, claims expert
The Queen has been accused of ignoring the devastating environmental damage caused by vast herds of red deer that roam across her Highland estate and on to one of Scotland's top nature reserves.
Islanders net £4,000 in bounties as hedgehog rescuers needle SNH
The celebrity-backed rescue of hedgehogs in the Outer Hebrides finished for another year yesterday - with a record 241 saved.
Farmer faces jail for disturbing dormice (what's even madder: nobody has ever seen a dormouse on his land)
A farmer faces a six-month jail sentence after becoming the first person to be accused of disturbing a dormouse habitat.
Otter makes mark at park's riverside
They are so shy you might not know one if you saw one - but otters are making a steady comeback across the county.
Cattle movement key to TB spread
The movement of cattle around Britain is the most important known factor in the spread of bovine TB, a study says.

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

Plants
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Nature notes
The first wild roses, or dog roses, are opening in the hedges.
York boffins solve plant growth mystery
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? The question in this famous old nursery rhyme was today answered - by biology scientists at the University of York.
Marine
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Study of rare coral life
Marine experts from Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium are taking part in a groundbreaking study to monitor the health of one of Europe's rarest and most spectacular coral species.
Lobbyists square up over whaling
Greenpeace activists are occupying the site of a proposed whale meat factory in Ulsan, South Korea, ahead of talks on the state of the world's whale stocks.
The Wildlife Trusts Your ocean needs you!
Show your support for the marine bill campaign by signing The Wildlife Trusts’ marine petition online by clicking here.
National
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Alarm at sharp rise in tick disease
Health experts are concerned at a sudden increase in the number of British cases of Lyme disease, an infection carried by ticks that can be fatal.
Legal move to make EU publish GM test results
Two legal initiatives are to be launched to force European bureaucrats to make public secret research on the effects of feeding GM corn to rats, whose results were exclusively revealed in The Independent on Sunday.
Publication delay for secret nuclear dump list
Publication of a highly sensitive and long-secret list of potential nuclear waste dumps, many of which are suspected of being in Scotland, has been delayed by the government in defiance of a plea from its advisers.
We'll buy land to stop shooting, say anti-hunt groups
Anti-hunt campaigners are secretly planning to buy up thousands of acres of land where game shooting takes place in order to block the pastime, as they widen their attack on country sports.

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England
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Wet and wild
The London Wetland Centre is now one of Britain's most important breeding sites.
Coconuts used to clear pollution
Floating islands built out of coconuts are being used to help clear up pollution from a lake in Wiltshire.
Reject holiday caravan park expansion, urges Wildlife Trust
A caravan park in a Worcestershire wood could be extended if planners give the go-ahead.
Dog ban as moors open to ramblers
Landowners have banned dogs from almost all the grouse moors in the North of England and Wales where a right of open access came into force on Saturday.
Green for go for nature lovers' events
Nature enthusiasts are being invited to take part in a series of events to encourage people to develop a passion for wildlife.
Walk on wild side for family day out
Families are being invited to have a day out at one of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust's reserves.
Ireland
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Unchecked building is polluting Ulster beaches
The Department of the Environment is to blame for the poor water quality of Northern Ireland’s beaches because it is allowing new houses to be built in areas with inadequate sewage systems, a top environmental lobbyist has claimed.
New study to assess impact of visitors
The impact of visitors on the habitat and wildlife of Killarney National Park is to be surveyed by the National Parks and Wildlife Services with the assistance of a Dutch university, writes Anne Lucey.
Mayo TDs call for Shell to build offshore terminal
Two Mayo TDs have called on the Government to insist that Shell E&P Ireland build a shallow water offshore terminal for the €900 million Corrib gas field on safety grounds.
600 architects in competition for Giants Causeway Centre
More than 600 architects are in the race to design a new visitor centre for the Giant’s Causeway.
Wales
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Snare horror
These horrific pictures depicting scenes of appalling animal cruelty were taken at a prominent Towy Valley estate.
Police tackle illegal off-roading
Drivers and bikers who take their vehicles off-road illegally in Wales are to be targeted by police.
Work about to start on £7m relief road
Work on the £7 million Ammanford relief road is about to get under way Council chiefs believe the project will reduce traffic congestion in the town centre and open up land at Betws industrial estate for redevelopment.
Scotland
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Idea for regional park takes root in Capital
Green-belt land in the south of Edinburgh is set to be named Scotland's fourth regional park in a bold move by city chiefs.
10p charge for plastic carriers is in the bag
We use around one billion every year for a once-only trip from the supermarket, before discarding them as worthless rubbish.
Energy
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Giant turbines plan for the Solway coast
New plans to build Cumbria’s biggest wind turbines along a protected area of the Solway coast have been revealed.
Wind farm plans meet with anger
Wind farm plans for two colliery sites have met with anger in village communities.
Groups join forces to oppose windfarms
Protest groups across the north are joining forces to oppose both onshore and offshore windfarms.
Renewables shares offer for public
The company behind a proposed windfarm development in the hills near Auchterarder is offering shares in it to the local community.
Wind of change sweeps Scotland
A quiet revolution is sweeping the country. It has involved hundreds of schools, community groups and small businesses turning to wind turbines and solar panels to provide their power
Grass power to heat 2,000 homes
A power station fuelled by grass is to be built in Staffordshire.
Wave-power testing will go on, Scottish Power insists
Scottish Power said yesterday that wave-power equipment testing off Orkney was continuing.
US flag Biologists worry wind farms danger to wildlife
Some biologists are worried that New Mexico's growing wind industry poses a threat to wildlife.
Forget about wind farms. Nuclear power is the future
Now and again, I feel a flash of my old respect for Tony Blair. One such moment came recently, when he announced a commitment to reopen the debate on nuclear power.
Plutonium was left lying in a puddle on the floor for nine months
'Complacency' led to the spillage of 83,000 litres of highly radioactive nuclear liquor at the Thorp reprocessing plant in Cumbria.
Climate
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3m homes 'should be demolished' to cut global warming
Some 3.2 million homes must be demolished over the next 45 years to fulfil the Government's aspirations for tackling global warming, academics have warned.
Temperature change too rapid for nature
The call of the cuckoo, the gentle buzz of bumblebees and the sight of frogspawn in the garden pond – all sure signs that spring has sprung.
Africa gains in carbon balance
The G8 summit in Gleneagles is to be carbon neutral, even though leaders are flying to Scotland from all over the world, burning up aviation fuel into the atmosphere and speeding climate change, one of the chief topics of the summit.
Help produce a forecast of the climate in the 21st century, using your computer -
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Global
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Italy calls for independent EU research on GMOs
Italy, known as skeptical about genetically modified (GMO) foods and crops, called on Monday for Europe's top food safety agency to use its own research when deciding if GMOs are safe -- not just that of the manufacturers.
UN forest forum fails
Despite alarming global deforestation rates, estimated at approximately 9,4 million hectares per year, a United Nations conference on forest preservation ended on Friday with the conference chairperson calling the event a "failure."
New Amazon road could mean riches or ruin...
Brazilian soybean farmers expect a rutted, muddy road through the Amazon will turn into a highway of gold for them thanks to plans to pave it over the next three years, but environmentalists fear the project will hasten the region's deforestation.
New black rhino reserve approved in South Africa
The Zululand Rhino Reserve in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Province is to become the second site for endangered black rhinoceros conservation.
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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