Posts having tag: nature
LEMURS BUTCHERED IN MADAGASCAR ! Jody Bourton Earth reporter ...
Death row dog for Court of Appeal ! Shannon Brown said Bruce does not pose a threat to people The case of a Northern Ireland dog on death row for being a banned breed is to go to the Court of ...
'Social networks' may help devils ! By Mark Kinver Science and environment reporter, BBC News ...
How a flying fox keeps his harem ! By Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC News ...
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 ...
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 ...
'BLUE TITS EMBRACE 'AROMATHERAPY' ! Matt Walker Editor, Earth News ...
Lion cubs make first appearance ! By Mark Kinver Science and environment reporter, BBC 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 ...