Vulture Recovery
The findings of our study are both good news and bad news. The good news is that veterinary use of diclofenac in India has decreased significantly; the bad news is that it has not stopped completely.
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A Day for Hen Harriers
As well as raising awareness through Hen Harrier Day, the RSPB are also trying to raise money for research and education to aid conservation.
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Rapid Evolution of Frog Defences
Until very recently it was believed that evolutionary processes only happened over very long periods of time, but these findings indicate that the presence of a non-native predator can induce a process of rapid evolutionary change in a native species.
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Sniffing Rats May Save Pangolins
African giant rats are being trained to sniff out pangolins being trafficked for illegal trade.
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P is for Psyllids vs Psocids
Both are rather small insects, with somewhat stereotypically protruding ‘bug’ eyes, and also share the habit of folding their wings up over their backs in a tent-like arrangement.
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The Invasion of the Chinese Mitten Crab
It is thought that they were accidentally introduced to Europe and North America in the sediment found on the bottom of ships ballast tanks.
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