Posts having tag: enviromental issues
Second brood for rare butterfly ! By Guy Lynn Correspondent, BBC News ...
NI 'important' for pine martens ! Northern Ireland is an important area for the pine marten, according to the latest survey Northern Ireland is an important area for the enigmatic pine marten, according to the latest research. A survey of the mammal in NI has been carried out by ...
Age toll taken on wild red deer ! The study assessed the lives of wild red deer on the Isle of Rum A study of wild red deer on the Isle of Rum has found their ageing process can be dramatic and sudden. Scientists at Edinburgh University studied a thousand of the animals, immortalised ...
Trampled farmer dies in hospital ! A farmer who was trampled by his herd of cows after they stampeded when a fire engine siren apparently startled them has died in hospital. Harold Lee, 75, was moving 100 cows from Robins Farm in Burtle, Somerset, with his son Richard when a fire engine ...
Battersea facing 'cat emergency' One of the lucky ones - eight-week-old Ralph found a new home fast Battersea Dogs and Cats Home is facing a "cat emergency" - with what could be the ...
Trapped dog survived on rainwater ! Bess survived by licking rainwater from her paws A dog which survived for three weeks trapped in a fox snare by licking rainwater from its paws is almost back ...
Polar bear project moves forward ! Mercedes has lived at Edinburgh Zoo since 1984 Plans to move the only polar bear in a UK zoo to a new home in the Highlands could be completed by the ...
Bird watcher makes meal of midges! It takes a thousand midges for each bird food ball A woman on the Isle of Skye is asking people to send her dead midges so she can turn them into food for wild ...
Pair arrested over hedgehog death! Two teenagers accused of kicking a hedgehog to death have been arrested. Police said a 16-year-old boy had been charged and a 14-year-old boy referred to the Children's Reporter over the incident in Edinburgh. The arrests follow a five-month investigation ...
'BLUE TITS EMBRACE 'AROMATHERAPY' ! Matt Walker Editor, Earth News ...
Bald penguin gets sunburn wetsuit ! Ralph the penguin in his wetsuit A bald penguin has been given a wetsuit to wear at a Hampshire wildlife park to protect him from sunburn. Ralph, a nine-year-old Humboldt penguin, lost all of his feathers in one day while moulting, ...
Bald penguin gets sunburn wetsuit ! Ralph the penguin in his wetsuit A bald penguin has been given a wetsuit to wear at a Hampshire wildlife park to protect him from sunburn. Ralph, a nine-year-old Humboldt penguin, lost all of his feathers in one day while moulting, ...
WHY FLAMIGOES STAND ON ONE LEG ! Matt Walker Editor, Earth News ...
'Stressed sheep' give ageing clue ! Researchers studied the impact of stress on Soay sheep A lifetime of stress can speed up the ageing process, according to scientists at Edinburgh University ...
Australia camel cull sparks woe! By Nick Bryant BBC News, Sydney ...
Sea eagle chicks take to the sky ! The sea eagle has a wingspan of about eight feet A giant bird of prey hunted to extinction in Britain by the Victorians are being reintroduced to the east of ...
Cleaner Seine hosts salmon again ! Pollution of the Seine hit salmon numbers after World War I Wild salmon are returning to the French capital for the first time in almost a century, scientists ...
'KILLER WHALES VISIT 'SOCIAL CLUBS! ! Jody Bourton Earth reporter ...
Dogs to detect Afghanistan bombs ! The dogs are trained to search inside buildings as well as roadsides Specially-trained dogs are due to fly out to Afghanistan where they will sniff out ...
Dog left to die inside a bin bag ! The dog was found tied up inside a bin bag by council workers The Scottish SPCA has launched an investigation after a starving dog was left to die tied up in a ...
