Terry Pratchett warns Britain's hedgehogs and sparrows
are dying out
Sir Terry Pratchett, the author, has warned that Britain's
hedgehogs and sparrows are in danger of dying out after being "orphaned
by traffic, hurt by pollution and forced out of their natural habitat".
Eighth red kite bird dies from poisoning in Irish Republic
A project in the Irish Republic aimed at reintroducing
the Red Kite, a native bird of prey, has suffered a setback after
an eighth bird was found dead from illegal poisoning since 2007.
The once rare tree sparrow is beginning to thrive again
in the north west thanks to farmers’ involvement in a conservation
project aimed at boosting numbers of the farmland bird.
Could underground cables save our countryside from
march of the pylons?
Some of Britain’s famous landscapes could be
saved from pylons after a new study for the National Grid found
underground cables are less expensive than previously thought.
Senior planners are calling for a moratorium on the
development of wind turbines in rural Buchan because of Ministry
of Defence concerns that renewable energy schemes are interfering
with vital defence surveillance systems.
The John Muir Trust today launched its new Wild Land
Management Standards website which illustrates the principles that
guide its management of wild land.
A precious fragment of ancient woodland in the North
Pennines is set to be rescued by a nature fan inspired by wildlife
with support from the Forestry Commission.
Satellite study reveals critical habitat and corridors
for world's rarest gorilla
Conservationists working in Central Africa to save
the world's rarest gorilla have good news: the Cross River gorilla
has more suitable habitat than previously thought ...
Tony Burke bans grazing in Alpine National Park in
Victoria
The federal government isn't the "slightest bit"
concerned about any legal challenge the Victorian government might
pursue after it banned cattle grazing in the Alpine National Park.
Snakes blamed for 'severe declines' in Florida wildlife
Across southern Florida, rabbits, raccoons, bobcats
and foxes have been disappearing at dramatic rates over the past decade,
and invasive Burmese pythons are to blame, a US study said Monday.
Keeping the invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes
will involve re-reversing the flow of the Chicago River -- an engineering
marvel completed a century ago through a complex network of rivers,
canals, and locks, a new study said on Tuesday.
The WWF has criticised the European Commission following
its decision to add 15 new chemicals to the current list of 33 dangerous
water pollutants that most need to be tackled across the EU.
We consider ourselves the guardians of planet earth,
but we are responsible for an extinction rate that has not been seen
since the disappearance of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago –
writes MEP
Poland says EU CO2 goal conditional, has doubts on
cost study
A potential European Union move to a stricter emissions-reduction
goal is conditional on efforts by non-EU nations to cut greenhouse
gases, a Polish government official said.
Half of EU airport traffic in CO2 reduction pledge
More than 50 European airports representing half
of total EU air passenger traffic have signed up to an industry
scheme to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions, airports body ACI
Europe said on Tuesday.
New rules to limit pollution from ships are set to
start moving through the European Parliament on Tuesday, with the
specter of potential environmental contamination from a stricken
cruise ship lending momentum to the debate.
EU takes next step in making airlines pay for carbon
The European Commission on Monday took another technical
step to bring all airlines using EU airports into its carbon trading
scheme, following on from last year's court ruling that, despite
loud international opposition, the EU plan was legal.
Genetics of Arctic plants under serious threat from
climate change
A new EU study by a team of Austrian, French and
Norwegian researchers has found that rising temperatures as a result
of climate change will have differing genetic consequences within
single Arctic plant species.
Major new analysis out today concludes that introducing
tougher carbon emissions targets will save the UK, and other European
countries, millions of pounds.
