Alien Invaders; The Threat of Invasive Species
The EEA reported that invasive species are “a growing pressure on the natural world which are extremely difficult to reverse.” Especially since ecosystems are already weakened by other man-made threats, such as pollution and climate change.
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Saving Marine Wildlife
It comes down to a chain reaction: as the sea has warmed, plankton communities have shifted north, radically changing the species composition of the North Sea.
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Birds Pay the Price for Timber Demand
Illegal logging is having serious impacts - not just on the forests themselves - but on the animals. It's reasonable to assume that if the birds are being this powerfully impacted, it’s impacting other groups, such as mammals, reptiles, amphibians and arthropods.
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Conservation Jobs - Senior PR Officer
Occasionally something happens which is at the heart of what we do, like the outbreak of ash dieback in 2012 and the job will become incredibly demanding over a short period of time.
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Insect Decline Extensive
An international team of researchers has documented the decline of insects in Germany, in many areas it is by one third. The decline is mainly in grasslands near to farmland, but is also in forests and protected areas.
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Worst Elephant Losses in 25 Years
Using population estimates from a wide range of sources, including aerial surveys and elephant dung counts, the findings show that estimates for 2015 are 93,000 lower than they were in 2006. The continental total number of elephants is now thought to be about 415,000.
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