F is for Fieldfare
They’re one of the two thrush species which visit Britain in large numbers for the autumn and winter, alongside the handsome and perhaps better known redwing.
Articles & Blogs - Page 57
Bringing you the latest articles, opinion and analysis in the conservation world
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Tropical Birds Feel the Heat of Climate Change
The wide range of numbers on future possible extinctions is because of the many decisions about climate change that must still be made that could affect the outcome, such as will carbon reductions mitigate temperature rises?
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Discards: Millions of Fish Could be Saved in One Year
The EU estimates that 40-60% of fish caught in the North Sea will be discarded, however, we will never know the real number because there are no records kept for discarded fish, it could be more or it could be less.
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Saving Asia’s Vultures
The manufacture of diclofenac was made illegal in 2006, but the problem persists. The human form of the drug is not banned, so livestock owners can get around the veterinary ban by using the human form to treat their cattle
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How far can a polar bear swim?
Evolution is an amazing thing and perhaps one day people will look back on these studies to demonstrate just how astonishing it can be.
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E is for Egret
Little egrets, a bright white, medium-sized bird of the heron family, only started breeding here in 1996, but since have expanded so rapidly their population growth is measured in the multiple hundreds of per cent.
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Koala Vaccine
Climate change, habitat loss, collisions with cars and domestic dog attacks have all resulted in koalas being pushed into smaller and smaller regions of the country.
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Will Killing Pine Martens Save Capercaillies?
Pine martens are gradually recovering in Scotland but there are new accusations facing this animal from the Scottish Game Keepers Association (SGA).
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Phil the Resident Stray
In a westernised country as developed as the UK, you wouldn’t think stray animals were very common, but the fact is they are, and organisations like the RSPCA are constantly fighting for the welfare rights of domestic and wild animals.
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New Sanctuaries for Freshwater Dolphins
Two freshwater dolphin species in Bangladesh, the vulnerable Irrawaddy River dolphin and the endangered Ganges River dolphin, have recently been granted three new sanctuaries for their protection.