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Wildlife Update : British zoos put on alert over rising threat of rhino rustlers
The Asian appetite for animal products is creating demand which, rumours have it, threaten zoos. What, if anything, can be done to reduce the demand? What do YOU think? Comment below or at...
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Tourists to use cameras to help save Tasmanian devil
From the Guardian Link to my factsheet http://environmentaleducationuk.wordpress.com/jargon-busterfor-kids/factsheet-4-australian-tasmanian-devils/ Walkers are joining forces with...
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Kakapo video – funny perhaps, but very serious message
This one comment - Hey guys! The Kakapo Recovery team here in New Zealand LOVE your video…we’ll be sharing it! What do you think about the video? Comment here or at Learn From Nature Filed under:...
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Animal rights campaigners are calling on the Chinese people to lose their taste for wild animal meat, as the government carries out a major crackdown on poaching nationwide. CHINA DAILY reports On...
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WILDLIFE : Freezing weather brings fresh perils for British species
Public urged to help save mammals, birds and insects whose habitats and food supplies have come under pressure. The Guardian reports Britain‘s continued freezing weather is threatening ever greater...
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Prince Charles calls for war on animal poachers
Prince Charles has warned that criminal gangs are turning to animal poaching, an unprecedented slaughter of species that can only be stopped by waging war on the perpetrators, in the latest of a...
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WILDLIFE : China reports rise in humans encountering wild Siberian tigers
Good news for wildlife; not-so-good news for local Chinese people … Can we ‘ever’ live in harmony?? The Guardian reports Villagers in rural Hunchun have mixed feelings about initiative’s initial...
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Roadkill nation: There’s already a badger cull happening… on Britain’s highways
The first survey of animals killed on British roads reveals that badgers are the biggest casualties, followed by pheasants, foxes, rabbits and pigeons From the Independent: “Badgers have no natural...
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WILDLIFE : UK butterfly numbers at ‘historic low’, warn charity
The charity Butterfly Conservation issued the warning ahead of its annual survey, the Big Butterfly Count. BBC Nature reports Difficult weather conditions, including last year’s wet summer and the...
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Good news and bad : Lynx back from the brink | Russia and Ukraine block...
A lynx born in captivity is released into the wild in Despeñaperros natural park, Andalusia, Spain. Photograph: Agencia EFE/Rex Features THE GOOD NEWS (source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment)...
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IUCN celebrates World Ranger Day, as Prince William salutes park rangers’...
World Ranger Day (31 July) celebrated the outstanding efforts of park rangers around the globe. Thanks to their bravery and dedication, nature’s most inspiring places stand a chance in the face of...
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WILDLIFE : Ivory worth $5m seized in Hong Kong
eguardian.com, Wednesday 7 August 2013 14.45 EDT Ivory tusks, rhino horn and leopard skins are displayed at Hong Kong’s Customs and Excise headquarters after the containers were intercepted....
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Hedgehog is preferred UK natural emblem
From the Guardian : It is a prickly character with a voracious appetite, a passion for gardens and a noisy sex life, and now the hedgehog has been chosen as the best natural emblem for the British...
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WILDLIFE : England is losing its meadows and marshes, impacting Long-eared bats
Experts are warning that Britain’s gray long-eared bats are facing extinction because of the loss of the UK’s marshlands. What’s more, this may be just one casualty of increasing habitat loss....
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2012 ‘bad news’ for the Arctic
During 2012, the Arctic broke several climate records, including a level of unprecedented warmth that created rapid ice loss. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is warning in its “The...
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Focus on the Orangutan!
August 19th 2013 is World Orangutan Day! This is a positive way to bring much needed attention and awareness to the crises facing these beautiful red apes. #WorldOrangutanDay Mission To raise awareness...
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Good news for Aussie wildlife : Tasmanian devils to be released back on to...
From The Guardian: Zoos Victoria is to create a “halfway house” for endangered species in a new conservation strategy in which there will be a controlled release of Tasmanian devils on mainland...
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WILDLIFE SPECTACLE! Orcas in Active Pass, Canada
A large pod of orcas were spotted making their way through Active Pass, just off the shores of Galiano Island in British Columbia. This pod just keeps on going and going and going. Just when you think...
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USA: 10 Tips to Respect Wildlife in National Parks
People need Nature – I will blog separate specifically about the many reasons separately – and National Parks perform an important role in ‘bringing people – especially young people and...
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Brexit: Leaving the EU has environmental consequences. Help Nature – please...
The UK has voted to LEAVE the EU – this has consequences for our Natural environment….. Please read this and sign pro-Nature petition by @nerdboy on twitter, and...
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