Volunteering in Conservation - Robin Ward Tells His Story
The learning process will take a lifetime, and it is only when you start to dig deep that you realise how much our wild places and wild things require our help.
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Can the Internet Aid Conservation? The Story of the Pot Plant Owls
The Eccles put up a webcam, and now hundreds of viewers tune in every day to follow the lives of the birds, watching live hatchings and monitoring the chicks’ development.
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Conservation Nation: Costa Rica Bans Sport Hunting
The amount of land that is protected as national parks is 25%, and although comprising of only 0.03% of the earth’s surface, the landmass of Costa Rica contains 5% of the world’s biodiversity.
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Bamboo Famine Threatens Pandas
The reason why bamboo will be so seriously affected by climate change is the plant’s unusual reproductive cycle.
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Birds Helping Birds
Bird species that live in their natural habitats can help zoos learn how to manage those in captivity. Likewise, birds living in captivity can inform conservation for wild birds, new research has shown. Both can help educate the public on threats facing bird species and encourage human behaviour change.
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World’s Largest Owl Indicator of Habitat Health
This species is restricted to riparian areas in Russia, China, Japan and possibly North Korea, and it now has been revealed that they are a key indicator of the health of the primary forests in which they live.
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