Volunteers gather,
Reintroducing bog insects
To wetland's embrace.
Reintroducing bog insects
To wetland's embrace.
The project's long-term goal is to reintroduce the wetland insect to more sites.
Category: Science
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Remote volunteers use CCTV to save red squirrels
CCTV watches,
Red squirrels in the UK,
Volunteers defend.The project will allow volunteers to help defend red squirrels by monitoring footage remotely.
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New microplastics research examines River Thames
Thames waters reveal,
Microplastics in the flow,
Climate's silent toll.Water samples are assessed for pollution levels and any impact climate pressures may be having on the river system.
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Fears dogs to blame for drop in little tern numbers
Little terns in plight,
Dogs invade their nesting grounds,
Worst year for their kin.It has been the worst year for dogs getting too close to the nesting birds, a wildlife trust says.
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Calls to restore chalk grassland for rare insects
In the UK, Buglife
Seeks thirty hectares bare,
Revive rare insect homes.Buglife says the project aims to restore more than 30 hectares of the vital ecosystem.
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Zoo celebrates birth of second pair of Sengi pups
Sengi pups are born,
Nuru and Mela nurture,
Zoo in joy celebrates.It says Nuru and Mela are proving to be "exceptional parents".
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Pollution rules criticised for raising new home costs
Pollution rules clash,
Builders in the UK warn—
Homes lost to red tape.Developers claim the rules will stop them from hitting housebuilding targets.
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First few days of new chicks hatched at osprey centre captured on camera
Chicks hatch, life unfolds,
Two osprey pairs in Wales soar,
Camera catches joy.Six of the new chicks are from two pairs who can be seen at a centre in north Wales.
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The fight to stop animals dying in fishing nets
Fishing nets ensnare,
Sea mammals in their struggle—
Lawsuit aims to save.Thousands of sea mammals and birds are killed as a result of fishing nets every year.
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Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world’s rarest orangutans, study says
Four days of downpour,
Java's orangutans lost—
Seven percent gone.Climate change-induced weather events are pushing orangutan populations to extinction, says a study.