Forest fires in Madeira put future of Europe's rarest seabird under threat
Europe's rarest seabird, the Zino's Petrel, found only in Madeira, has suffered potentially devastating losses from a forest fire which struck the birds' breeding area on the Atlantic island.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:01 +0100 Hurricane threatens US holiday islands
Visitors and some residents were evacuated from low-lying holiday islands off the North Carolina coast yesterday as Hurricane Earl bore down on the US eastern seaboard, churning up dangerous swells.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:01 +0100 India's elephants finally given same protection as tigers
The humble hardworking elephant is not an animal that usually likes to complain. But over the years, while higher-profile, more urgently threatened species have been the subject of widescale conservation efforts, elephant numbers have been allowed to dwindle. Perhaps worse, the gender ratio ? since only males have tusks, it is they who are sought by poachers ? has become perilously skewed.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:01 +0100 One of the wettest, coldest Augusts
Last month brought the coldest temperature recorded in August for 23 years ? and a complete absence of "hot days", figures showed yesterday.
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:01 +0100 Activists ready to sabotage French bird-hunters
French ornithologists are waging an increasingly sophisticated war against the hunting of the ortolan, a songbird which is regarded by gastronomes ? when eaten beak, bones and all ? as the ultimate in sinful pleasure.
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:01 +0100 Are we losing the fight to save our hedgerows?
They are the living seams that have typified the British countryside for centuries. But now hedgerows are disappearing fast, and a report published tomorrow will say we are not doing enough to protect them.
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:00:01 +0100 Far from the sea, urban seagulls terrorise skies
Britain's population of urban seagulls, the source of increasing complaints about dirt, health threats, noise and attacks on people, is now rising so fast that it may reach one million birds by 2020 if concerted action is not taken to manage the problem.
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:01 +0100 Seal mutilation 'caused by boat propeller'
A clue has emerged in the hunt to find what is causing the horrific corkscrew injuries to many dozens of seals whose bodies have been washed up along Britain's east coast this summer.
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:01 +0100 "Ordain women," London bus ads will urge Pope
Pope Benedict will be confronted by posters on London's famous red buses
during his trip to the British capital next month which will call for the
ordination of women priests.
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:26:47 +0100 Pea-sized frogs found in Borneo carnivorous plants
One of the world's tiniest frogs ? barely larger than a pea ? has been found
living in and around carnivorous plants on Borneo island, one of the
scientists who made the accidental discovery said today.
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:54:39 +0100 Japan to rally pro-whaling nations for ending ban
Japan is inviting pro-whaling nations to a meeting aimed at building support
for lifting a decades-old ban on commercial whale hunts, the country's
fisheries agency said today.
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:02:31 +0100 Plantation linked to junta is 'destroying' Burmese tiger reserve
The world's largest tiger reserve, in the wilds of northern Burma, is being rapidly eroded as a businessman with links to the junta replaces trees with cash crops, according to a report published yesterday.
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:01 +0100 'Cruel' treatment of elephants in zoos must stop, says RSPCA
No more elephants should be imported into Britain, the RSPCA has said, calling for the animals to be phased out from British zoos.
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:00:01 +0100 Heavy rain sparks flash floods in Wales
Firefighters dealt with flash floods today after heavy rain fell on parts of
Wales.
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:45:51 +0100 Now Atlantic is found to have huge 'garbage patch'
A huge expanse of floating plastic debris has been documented for the first time in the North Atlantic Ocean. The size of the affected area rivals the "great Pacific garbage patch" in the world's other great ocean basin, which generated an outcry over the effects of plastic waste on marine wildlife.
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:01 +0100 Bat 'mutes sonar signal to sneak up on its prey'
A rare British bat has developed remarkable stealth technology to sneak up on the moths which are its principal prey, new research has shown.
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:01 +0100 Protest at 'macabre' pilot whale slaughter
Mutilated pilot whales line the dock at Klaksvic on the Faroe Islands, a Danish protectorate, after being slaughtered by islanders who slash and stab to death hundreds of the animals as part of an annual hunt.
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:01 +0100 Estate alert over 'giant rats'
A councillor today said she would ask her authority to investigate reports of
giant rats invading an estate.
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:05:28 +0100 Pigeon disease kills one in three greenfinches
Populations of greenfinches, among Britain's most handsome and popular garden birds, dropped by a third in parts of England within a year of the emergence of a new disease, a new study reports.
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:01 +0100 Mystery of the vanishing sparrows still baffles scientists 10 years on
The greenfinch may be declining because of a parasitic disease, but nobody knows ? still ? the reason for the decline of the house sparrow.
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