The Mirror reports according to a joint study by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and BirdLife International, one in six birds have been lost since the 1980s.
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Scientists worry for future of weasels as numbers halve in 50 years
The Times reports the weasel may be the villain in The Wind in the Willows but Britain’s smallest native carnivore needs legal protection because of falling numbers, scientists have said.
Christmas 2021: Eco-friendly gift ideas
Metro reports from seed balls to sustainable shampoo -As we all become more conscious of how waste harms the environment, it’s time to shop more sensitively for this year’s Christmas presents.
Specieswatch: after escaping a trap, killer shrimp is here to stay
The Guardian reports efforts to contain the non-native invader failed and it has spread all over England and Wales’s waterways.
Center Parcs will tear heart out of ancient woods like Worth Forest, nature groups warn
The Times reports plans by Center Parcs to build a £350 million holiday resort in West Sussex would “tear the heart” out of ancient woodland and set a precedent that could lead to the destruction of many other protected woods, conservation charities are warning.
Environment Agency launches major investigation into sewage
The Guardian reports water companies are at the centre of a major investigation by the financial and environmental watchdogs after they admitted they may have illegally released untreated sewage into rivers and waterways.
The Environment Agency and Ofwat said they had begun an investigation into sewage treatment works, after new checks led to the admission from the water companies.
This investigation will involve more than 2,000 sewage treatment works, nearly a third of the total number in England and Wales, with any company caught breaching their legal permits liable to enforcement action, including fines or prosecutions.
Algae grows into £11bn industry as seaweed farms emerge along British coastline
The Daily Mirror reports never mind agriculture – algae-culture is the future as seaweed farms spring up along the British coastline. The slimy brown stuff is among the most eco-friendly raw materials as it does not need fresh water, land or fertilisers. Considered a superfood, kelp is also one of the most versatile and fast-growing organisms on the planet. Growing at up to two feet per day, it also feeds fish and other creatures, while capturing carbon emissions in the same as trees and helping to de-acidify the world’s oceans.
It is even a potential cure for farting cattle, whose emissions add to global warming. Studies show changing their diet to seaweed can cut methane by 80%. And a trial to feed them supplements is being backed by supermarket Morrisons.
Fisherman ‘catches’ chatty dolphins on camera in Cornwall
ITV NEWS reports for most people seeing dolphins is a rare wonder but, for trawlerman Peter Green from St Mawes in Cornwall, it is an almost everyday occurrence – yet he still finds it magical.