Widely-held belief that outdoor cats threaten biodiversity and public health challenged by new research.
… Cat blaming 'scientifically and morally wrong' … Brendan Montague | 19th June 2019 News Stray Cats Wildlife Biodiversity Science & Systems … Widely-held belief that outdoor cats threaten biodiversity and public health …
🌳 Being able to identify biodiversity is essential for the appreciation and conservation of wildlife both on a local and global scale.
… Tree identification and biodiversity Dr Dorthe Villadsen | … 3rd July 2020 News Biodiversity Tree Identification Timber Festival 🌳 Timber … can instantly tell the difference between a cat and a dog. Although both animals have four …
Conservation science is working alongside traditional knowledge to save Australia’s unique wildlife.
… Resurgence & Ecologist dasyurus_hallucatus_-queensland-8.jpg Conservation science … especially the red fox and the domestic cat, both of which kill millions of native …
Beavers, Europe’s largest rodent, are a keystone species who transform the landscape around them, creating new habitats.
… mostly water voles, but he also houses wild cats and storks. Since he bought it in 2006, … wit, he pulls no punches in communicating the urgency of our situation. A large … as breeding beavers at his farm, Gow translocates others from Tayside, Scotland, where …
The conflict between lions and Africa's cattle herders goes back centuries, write Grant Hopcraft and Sara Blackburn - and lions have been the big losers in recent years. But where local people benefit from ecotourism, that ancient enmity can quickly be set aside. 'Community conservancies' around formal protected areas are helping both lions and indigenous communities to survive and thrive.
… The conflict between lions and Africa's cattle herders goes back centuries, write … has lost at least 70% of these magnificent cats, which until a few thousand years ago …
Biodiversity refers to the variety of all living things on Earth, but people often have very specific ideas of what it means. If you run an online search for images of biodiversity, you are likely to find lots of photos of tropical rainforests and coral reefs. Those ecosystems are invaluable, but biodiversity also exists in many other places writes ecologist, CHRISTOPHER SWAN
… In cities many of these shifts are obvious. Cats and coyotes are now the top predators in … trap nuisance animals such as beavers and relocate them to forests. Work from our research … how species are gained or lost from one location to the next . This concept, which we …
When Oxeye daises looked like taking over her mini-meadow, Jo Cartmell was tempted to intervene. But instead, she held back and let nature take its course. Now, a few seasons later, the floral diversity has only increased, taking in some unexpected but welcome arrivals - along with their insect companions, all making their home on what used to be an unloved patch of lawn.
… , with Red Clover , Birdsfoot Trefoil and Cat's Ear weaving through, here and there, … They were subconsciously drawn to the evocative images of once commonplace wildflower …
As the UK government gives the go ahead for the country's first Biodiversity Offsetting (BO) scheme, Lorna Howarth explains why it will be a disaster for the nation's already declining wildlife
… the adjoining woods, the influx of domestic cats to the area would eradicate them because of their need to nest on the … and wildlife to the same process of commodification that has blighted everything else the …
The success of a society should not be measured just in terms of material wealth, according to climate advisor Lord Deben.
… Deben's redefinition of economic growth Catherine Early | 13th May 2020 News Growth … National Statistics (ONS) to abandon the publication of statistics on gross domestic product … on other social and environmental indicators to help save lives and the environment. …
Organisation behind ideas to restore the UK’s nature on a massive scale hail surprise success of online campaign.
… Rewilding to be debated in Parliament Catherine Early | 5th June 2019 News Change … benefit the environment, it said. This Author Catherine Early is a freelance environmental … the Ecologist. She can be found tweeting at @Cat_Early76. This feels like a massive step …
Documentary makers collaborate with renowned Colombian band Bomba Estereo and actor Joaquin Phoenix to record indigenous environmental projects.
… Music makers journey to Colombia rainforest Catherine Early | 17th November 2020 | News … The first, “Macaw Habitat Conservation” located in Mutatá, protects 42,000 hectares of … platform where individuals can buy certificates representing the tonnes of carbon they …
The Ukrainian environment minister told delegates at COP15 about the widespread damage to nature caused by Russia’s war.
… Ukraine war is killing wildlife Catherine Early | 12th January 2023 | News … biodiversity - it’s very important to communicate every day with colleagues and countries … can repair these trees,” he said. This Author Catherine Early is a freelance environmental …
President Santos of Colombia has won awards for championing peace and biodiversity. He was in London recently to receive the Kew International Medal, the first head of state to be awarded the honour by the Royal Botanical Gardens (RGB) Kew. But not everyone is impressed, reports CATHERINE EARLY.
… Santos: environmental saint or sinner? Catherine Early | 20th November 2017 News … Kew. But not everyone is impressed, reports CATHERINE EARLY. Campaigners have criticised … the campaign group said. This Author Catherine Early is a freelance environmental …
New study claims to be the most comprehensive global assessment to date of the threats posed to indigenous peoples’ lands by industrial development.
… 'threatens most indigenous lands globally' Catherine Early | 8th August 2023 | News … project, he said. TNC is now hoping to replicate the project with 14 communities around … University, and TRAFFIC. This Author Catherine Early is a freelance environmental …
The Tory government in the UK is failing on its promise to protect 30% of land and seas.
… Tories fail to protect nature Catherine Early | 25th October 2022 | News … of “investment zones” where planning applications would be exempt from most … be “cut and pasted” into UK law. This Author Catherine Early is a freelance environmental …
The latest State of Nature report warns that nearly one in six of Britain's 10,000 species under review could be lost.
… 'The clock is ticking' for UK nature Catherine Early | 22nd January 2024 | News … achieving this important target.” This Author Catherine Early is a freelance environmental … The Ecologist . She can be found on X at @Cat_Early76 . If all the target does is lead …
A quiet revolution in nature recovery, equity and youth leadership is underway in Wales’s Brecon Beacons.
… at Penpont , a 2,000 acre upland estate located in Wales’s Brecon Beacons. Something we … the land together and designing an education programme that will open the land up to … activist working in the environment and education. She’s passionate about championing …
How fossil fuels are destroying biodiversity and Indigenous people’s rights.
… Fuelling biodiversity collapse Catherine Early | 9th January 2023 | News … over 300 km2 of the boreal forest. They are located close to the Athabasca River - one of … to a request for comment. This Author Catherine Early is a freelance environmental …
The authority in charge of international talks on sea bed mining has published wide-ranging restrictions for campaigners and media, threatening to expel anyone who breaches them from the event.
… Deep sea mining talks - restrictions threat Catherine Early | 18th July 2023 | News Deep … so, the ISA will be forced to consider applications for mining without any regulations. … “Humour is a useful way to try and communicate what's going on in these quite obscure …
UNESCO's Lake Ohrid-Prespa Biosphere Reserve at Mount Galicica, Macedonia, is at risk from a raft of aggressive developments, write Elena Nikolovska & Daniel Scarry: tourism complexes, a new expressway and ski resort all threaten its tranquility and stunning diversity of wildlife, backed by loans from the EU's taxpayer-funded Bank, the EBRD.
… each other to maintain a habitat as delicate as it is dramatic, as beguiling as it is … will be remembered as the blueprint for a catastrophe . This is a beginner's guide to … the proposals would be questionable in any location, but in the Ohrid-Prespa region they …