The Decline of the Adder
Populations of Britain’s only venomous snake, the adder, are declining at an alarming rate. Urbanisation of the countryside has led to habitats becoming smaller and cut off from one another. As a...
View ArticleWetland Birds Attracted by Nature Reserves
Since 1960, 20 new wetland bird species, including the Spoonbill (seen in the photo above), have begun to breed in the UK. Of these, 18 bred first in protected areas and nature reserves, according to...
View ArticleVictory Tastes Sweet for Bees
The EU has announced that it is to ban neonicotinoid pesticides in a bid to save the continent’s bee populations. The controversial move will see three types of the pesticide phased out from December,...
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