Water voles decline,
Tracking begins in England,
Ninety percent lost.
Tracking begins in England,
Ninety percent lost.
Water vole numbers nationally are in free fall, with more than 90 per cent lost since the 1970s.
Category: Science
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Waste carrier licences to be tightened as part of illegal dumping crackdown
Beau Vine’s license
sparks stricter waste rules on
illegal dumping.The proposed changes come after a cow named Beau Vine got approved for a waste removal licence.
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Blue Flags awarded but one beach misses out
Blue Flags raised with pride,
Six shores gleam in Britain’s sun—
Avon Beach left bare.Keep Britain Tidy awards six Blue Flags but Avon Beach misses out because of a slip-up.
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Canada’s Mark Carney speaks with Artemis II crew on Earth
Carney greets the crew,
Hansen and Artemis bound,
Stars await their flight.The prime minister met Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and other crew members in Ottawa.
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US firm set to buy satellite station in £37m deal
Texas firm will buy,
£37 million stake,
Expanding the stars.A Texas-based company wants to expand its deep space communitcations network.
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Rare plant makes comeback from brink of extinction
Kentish milkwort thrives,
Seven-fold surge since 2013—
Conservation wins.The Kentish milkwort has seen a seven-fold increase since conservation efforts in 2013.
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A woolly solution to NI’s peatland problems?
Wool from northern sheep,
Roots weaving through damp peatlands—
Carbon's gentle hand.Could locally-sourced wool restore peatlands and reduce the carbon cost of conservation?
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Is it safe to swim at England’s bathing sites?
England's rivers call,
Yet warning signs now stand guard—
Swim safe? Not this year.Signs warning people not to swim are in place at almost all of England's official inland river bathing sites due to concerns the water could be unsafe
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‘Don’t swim’ at 12 of 14 river bathing sites, as more locations announced
England's rivers warn,
Bacteria blooms at bath sites—
Swim not, health at stake.Too much bacteria linked to faeces found at almost all England's designated river bathing sites
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City’s historic Assembly Rooms to be repaired
York’s Assembly Rooms,
Roof and portico repaired,
Conservation's care.York Conservation Trust says the Grade I-listed building needs work to its roof and portico.