Global WWF study reveals humans ingest microplastic amounts equivalent to a credit card per...
A new study from conservation group WWF appears to find that, on average, people could be ingesting approximately 5 grams of plastic every week...
Conservationists concerned about late swift return
This spring, nesting swifts here are arriving later than usual
Swift experts have produced new advice for ecologists working on new housing developments...
Botswana’s U-turn on elephants
President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has announced the re-introduction of elephant hunting across the country, overturning a five-year ban on hunting elephants in Botswana. ...
Bee Lines campaign creates a buzz and is off to flying start
Nearly £5,000 has been raised in just three weeks as part of a new campaign to help reverse the decline of bees in the...
New research finds wolves limit spread of animal disease
Wolves are typically considered as an enemy to farmers, notorious for carrying out deadly raids against livestock.
But new research published on Tuesday 28 May...
IPBES announces co-chairs to lead key assessment of invasive alien species
Three leading global experts were on 22 May announced as the co-chairs of a new and vitally important assessment by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform...
Major campaign aims to save bees and pollinators in the South Downs
A campaign launched on 20 May aims to help reverse the decline of bees in the South East and create a haven for pollinators...
Scientists propose rethinking ‘endangered species’ definition to save slow-breeding giants
Researchers at the Smithsonian Institute have proposed a ‘demographic safe space’ for Asian elephants, to improve conservation of these and other large, slow-breeding animals.
Conservation...
The Importance of algal monitoring in finfish aquaculture
By Sam Kirby, Marine Sales Manager at instrumentation firm Chelsea Technologies Group.
An algal bloom is believed to have killed thousands of Atlantic salmon at...
The fight against antimicrobial resistance
Cleaning products firm Genesis Biosciences offers some perspective on the growing resistance of bacteria to biocides in chemical cleaning products .
Beekeepers gather outside ministries across Europe to demand bee-friendly pesticide standards
Beekeepers and environmental groups will gather outside a number of agriculture ministries in Europe to hand in a petition signed by over 230,000 SumOfUs...
IPBES: Nature’s dangerous decline ‘unprecedented,’ species extinction rates ‘accelerating’
Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history -- and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people...
Building materials firm works with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust to turn quarry into wildlife haven
What was once a working quarry has been turned into a new wetland haven for wildlife, according to Aggregate Industries and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust,...
“Don’t derail recycling scheme” – marine charity issues warning to CEOs
Industry warned not to derail ‘all-in’ Deposit Return Scheme for drinks bottles and cans
Marine Conservation Society warns behind-the-scenes lobbying could be a...
Thousands of species at risk from native oak decline
Oak trees have long had a reputation for supporting a range of biodiversity, however, research published on 15 April has uncovered just how many...
Siberian researchers isolate bacteria that could live in space, and present surprising findings
Microbiologists from Tomsk State University (TSU) in Siberia have become the first in the world to isolate the bacteria Desulforudis audaxviator, using samples taken...
Project aims to improve understanding of the sources of plastic pollution in rivers
Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans is now widely recognised as a major global challenge – but we still know very little about how...
SEPA fish farm report published in international journal
Independent review of SEPA Fish Farm Survey Report – ‘Evaluation of a New Seabed Monitoring Approach to Investigate the Impacts of Marine Cage...
UN shipping agency kicks off project to protect marine biodiversity
A major five-year project to help protect marine biodiversity has been kick-started at a global workshop at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organisation...
Net gain or loss? Consultancy warns of risk to birds from protective building and...
Developers and building asset managers need to think carefully before installing nets to preclude nesting birds, and consider what other options might be available,...
