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• WWF: Clean Energy Future ‘within Our Grasp’

  Ambitious scenarios show renewables could meet between 60-90% of UK electricity demand by 2030 A new report by WWF has said that renewable sources of energy... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Another Peregrine

  

  The BBC reports that another Peregrine falcon has been poisoned as a result of the use of a banned pesticide in the south west of England. Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Chasing Tails

  

  It's not often you drop onto a blog that really impresses you but I picked up a link from the UK and Eire Natural History Bloggers twitter feed. Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year

  

  This years Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year has been announced with some great images but this evocative shot is rightly the winner. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• My Ramblers Blog About the Plight of Conkers.

  

  I write the occasional blog on wildlife subjects for the Ramblers magazine's website and my most recent offering has just gone live at http://www.walkmag.co. Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Baby Boom Summer - Wildlife Stock Take Shows Good Summer for Baby Birds.

  Some of the nation’s favourite garden bird chicks had a good summer according to participants in the RSPB’s summer wildlife survey. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• They Think It’s All Over...and It Could Be in Six Minutes!

  With the Premier League kicking off this weekend the RSPB is asking people to think about the threats facing rainforests and calling for support to help save an... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• WWT Announces the National Walking with Wildlife Competition Winner

  

  After a month of walking on the wild side, and entrants flocking in their numbers to take part in the Walking with Wildlife competition, an initiative led by th... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Anger as Doors Closed at Wildlife Trade Talks

  PRESS RELEASE FROM WWF.'Backwards step' after talks on illegal trade in elephants and ivory closed to publicConservationists today voiced concerns after the... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• It’s Time to Find out Which Farmer Does the Most for Our Countryside

  The RSPB is calling on members of the public to decide who is the UK’s most wildlife friendly farmer.After months sifting through hundreds of entries from... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• WORLD FIRST: Spoon-billed Sandpiper Chicks Hatch in Captivity

  

  Pic by Martin McGill ©The first critically endangered spoon-billed sandpiper to hatch in captivity in the world was always going to be a spectacular sight, but... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Garden Bird Health Initiative – Avian Pox

  Worth being aware of an looking out for the following...Agent Species affectedThe disease affects a wide variety of bird species across the globe. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• New Wetland at Welney Gets Thumbs up from Breeding Waders.

  

  Staff at Welney are ecstatic after black-tailed godwits hatch chicks at WWT WelneyBlack-tailed godwits fencing, taken at WWT Welney (c) John ReevesA pair of... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Back off Badgers!

  

  The badger cull would have to be the most half arsed bit of legislation ever! What justification there can be to kill off badgers in the interests of... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• The RSPB: News: One In, One out for Swifts

  

  Swifts used to be commonplace in the area I lived in but today I hardly ever see them. Although one or two have been seen this year it's mainly swallows. Even... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Bricks and Mortar for Wildlife

  Much of the ‘rubbish’ you throw away could be perfect building material for birds’ nests in the next few weeks, says the RSPB. Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Gardens Turning Red

  RSPB Press Release:A record number of red kites were spotted during this year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, the latest signal that the bird’s reintroduction... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Hedgehog Awareness Week 1st - 7th May

  Hedgehog Awareness Week runs from 1st – 7th May 2011 and hedgehoggy events are being organised all around the country! Events include courses, a tea dance,... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Red Fox at Moose Carcass Night.

  

  Red fox at moose carcass night APP 2.11, a photo by Earth Tracks Outdoor School and Wilderness Canoe T on Flickr.This shot is taken from a really interesting... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT