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LATEST ARTICLES ( 219 )

• A Sad Reflection.

  

  With the leaves having fallen from most of the trees and bushes in and around the garden, nests have become apparent. The one shown in this post sits quite... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• News Release: National Lottery Support to Transform the Birthplace of...

  

  A £4.1m National Lottery grant has been awarded to WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Gloucestershire, in a three-year project that will pay tribute to founder,... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Press Release: Ancient Ferns Highly Threatened in Europe – IUCN Red List

  

  ©Fred RumseyBrussels, 27 October 2017 (IUCN) ̶ A fifth of European fern and lycopod species, a group of vascular plants that underpins healthy ecosystems, are... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Press Release: MPA Celebrates Industry Restoration and Biodiversity...

  

  Sybil Ruscoe, BBC Radio 4 Farmer Today PresenterMineral Products Association (MPA) members are planning to increase the area of priority habitats on restored... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Clock Change Increases Deer Risk on Roads

  

  © Langbein WildlifeSNH have highlighted an important issue that is relevant, not only in Scotland but in all parts of the UK where wild dear might come into... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Captured Beauly Beaver Deaths: “Beavers Require Protection”

  

  Copyright – Peter Cairns, SCOTLAND: The Big Picture.Hot on the heels of the press release from SNH, and in a reaction to the death of two beavers near Beauly,... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Trapping of Beauly Beavers Temporarily Suspended

  

  Work to relocate a group of beavers living on a river in the Beauly area, after being released illegally, has been suspended until early next year, Scottish... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Argyll Nature Reserve Throws 40th Birthday Party

  

  © Luke MulhollandAn Argyll nature reserve which is home to one of the finest examples of ancient oak woodland in Europe is celebrating its 40th birthday this... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Pledge to Get out for a Wee Walk During Wee Walks Week

  

  Following on from last year’s inaugural and successful Wee Walks Week – it’s back again this September with the hope that even more miles will be clocked up in... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• A Tree-mendous [groan], Award-winning Garden That Mimics the Canadian...

  

  A stunning new garden, which pays tribute to the Canadian outdoors and picked up a Gold medal at the 2017 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, has opened at WWT Martin... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• A Glimmer of Hope for the Curlew in Britain

  

  Curlew © Amy LewisWe have lost almost half of our breeding Curlews during the last 20 years and a scientific paper, just published in the journal Bird Study,... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• PAW Scotland Warns of Risky Dolphin and Whale Encounters in Scotland This Summer

  

  Juvenile bottlenose dolphins at Chanonry Point, Moray Firth (©) SNH/Ben JamesSeveral incidents in Scotland this summer involving dolphins, orcas and humpback... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• First Ever Floating Aviary to Save World’s Rarest Duck

  

  Floriot Randrianarimangason with duck © Sam StaffordA flock of tufted ducks will spend the next ten days in the world’s first known floating aviary at the WWT... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Isle of May Opens Its Doors

  

  Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is opening the doors to the Isle of May on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 September, offering a unique chance to find out more the... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• The Case for and Against Brambles.

  

  © Phil PickinI don’t know about you but brambles seem to be the bane of my life. That might be a slight exaggeration but living, as I do, on the side of a hill ... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• SNH Provides Clear Focus for Scotland’s Coastal Landscapes

  

  © SNHNew guidance to help professionals assess the potential impacts of future development on Scotland’s coastal landscapes has been published today (Tuesday... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Nightjar Fighting Back in Former Commercial Timber Woods.

  

  © National Trust ImagesThe National Trust have just released a press release saying that "an endangered summer bird is bouncing back after woodland and heathlan... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• SWA to Work in the Five Areas Which Are of Most Benefit to Scottish Wildcat...

  

  Scottish Wildcat Action (SWA) has announced that its five-year project to save Scotland’s wildcats is to focus on five key areas, where evidence suggests that a... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Madagascar’s Wetlands on the Brink of Destruction, Says First Ever Survey

  

  Ariel erosion effects - © Sacha DenchMadagascar’s wetlands are in a ‘profound’ state of decline, according to a study by WWT and Durrell published in the journa... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• If You Go Down to the Woods Today

  

  Marsh Tit Jill Pakenham/BTOLatest results from the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) show that everything might not be as it seems, with many of our woodland birds in... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2017 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT