H is for Hen Harrier
Once seen, never forgotten. Indeed, a sighting of this charismatic raptor would crown any walk in England’s beautiful uplands.
Articles & Blogs - Page 56
Bringing you the latest articles, opinion and analysis in the conservation world
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Polar Bear Protections Remain Inadequate
Conservationists believe that it is simply not enough to list them as threatened under the Endangered Species Act if there is no control over the industrial activities that are causing their decline.
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Legalising The Trade of Rhino Horns
This increasing demand has further increased poaching in South Africa, home to around 90% of the world’s remaining white rhino population. The level of killing is now reaching record levels.
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Songbirds Saved by Wolves
Two scientists from the University of Montana made the connection between the decline of deciduous trees and a decrease in songbird populations in the mountains of Arizona.
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Scottish National Heritage: Funding Cuts and Conserving Conservation
There are so many organisations that rely on SNH funding to carry out the important conservation work that they do. For many of these charities, funding from SNH allows them to hire employees to carry out this work.
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G is for Gadwall & Garganey
One of the top five sites for gadwall in the UK is the Thames Estuary – another reason, if any were needed, why dropping a whopping great airport into the middle of it would be a seriously bad idea.
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Pesticides linked to Bee Decline
Neonicotinoids are systematic pesticides, which means that they are taken up by every part of the plant, including the pollen and the nectar.
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Agricultural Chemicals: May Have “Cide” Effects
The use of pesticides is still common place in today’s world, although we’ve come a long way since DDTs, it is essential to feed a growing population.
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Irish Hare Threatened by Invasion
It has been present in Ireland since before the last glacial maximum, making it one of Ireland’s few native mammal species.
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Squirrel Pox Could Threaten Scotland’s Red Squirrels
The squirrel parapoxvirus is mostly asymptomatic in its grey host; it has little or no effect. However, once the virus is transmitted to their red cousin it causes the fatal disease known as “squirrel pox”.