Donald Trump’s Impact on the Environment
This controversial golf course has been met with many objections, mainly due to the fact that it is being built on a Site of Special Scientific Interest (S.S.S.I.); an area which is protected by law.
Articles & Blogs - Page 58
Bringing you the latest articles, opinion and analysis in the conservation world
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A to Z of British Birds, D is for Dunnock
Their song is a fast-paced, attractive soft warble that livens up a late winter hedgerow.
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Tiger Habitat Flushed Away
Of the approximately 130,000km2 remaining habitat for tigers, only one third has some sort of protection from development and logging, but it seems that even in protected areas habitat destruction continues.
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Plant a Flower to Save a Bumblebee
Take the fox glove as an example; it has evolved specific adaptations to attract and facilitate the bumblebee, its main pollinator.
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New Protections For Leatherbacks, But Are they Enough?
This new designation means that the government will regulate activities that could harm the leatherbacks and their prey, jellyfish.
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Nature’s Recyclers: Insects, Fungi and Bacteria
This process relies heavily on fungi and bacteria which work individually and form symbiotic relationships with plants and animals.
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An A-Z of British Birds, C is for Chough
Choughs are spectacular birds. British birdlife would be much the poorer without them.
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White-nose syndrome: North America’s Worst Wildlife Epidemic?
White-nose syndrome is a disease caused by fungus that grows around the wings and muzzle of the bat and kills them by direct contact when they are hibernating.
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Reindeer Reduction
Although reindeer populations are naturally cyclical with numbers going up and down, it is man-made elements that are now behind this recent decline.
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Conservation and the community
Taking the time to work with the local community can sometimes lay a great foundation to save threatened species.