Farmers complain feral birds eat pasture their livestock depend on, and their numbers are increasing thanks…
Month: October 2020
US and UK citizens are world’s biggest sources of plastic waste – study
US population may also be third-largest producer of marine plastic pollution The US and UK produce…
The week in wildlife – in pictures
The pick of the world’s best flora and fauna photos, including an ant tug of war…
Humans pushing North Atlantic right whale to extinction faster than believed
New modelling says just 356 remain – down from 409 last year The 70 breeding females…
Chameleon last seen a century ago rediscovered in Madagascar
Scientists find several living specimens of Voeltzkow’s chameleon during expedition Scientists have found an elusive chameleon…
New sensor offers a window into the secret lives of Britain’s rarest bats
Device makes it inexpensive to monitor sites previously too hazardous or difficult for volunteers to enter…
Plant inspectors and rising prices: UK garden industry set for Brexit shock
Nurseries say doubling up of regulations will mean a rise in costs and EU suppliers going…
‘Here we reconnect with humanity’: Urban open spaces to lift the spirits
Guardian readers look back to simpler times in lockdown when they escaped to local hidden gems…
‘Un-managing the land’: sheep make way for trees in Cumbria’s uplands
Sheep grazing has dominated the Howgill Fells for over a century, but with shifting agricultural subsidies…
‘Long johns with a bum hatch’: Guardian readers’ secrets for staying warm outside this winter
Who better to ask how to handle the cold than people who work in the elements?…