Global Warming Has Already Made Natural Habitats Unsurvivable for 2% of Amphibians: Study

Global Warming Has Already Made Natural Habitats Unsurvivable for 2% of Amphibians: Study

In a new study, researchers determined that 2%, or 104 amphibian species out of 5,203 species studied, are already experiencing overheating events in their natural habitats. The researchers considered different microhabitats of amphibians, including terrestrial, arboreal and aquatic and compared heat tolerance limits of the animals to the actual daily temperature patterns from the past […]

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Less than 1% of UK biosecurity budget goes on tackling invasive species, figures show

Less than 1% of UK biosecurity budget goes on tackling invasive species, figures show

Less than 1% of the government’s biosecurity budget goes on tackling invasive species, despite the danger they pose to British wildlife, figures suggest. Conservationists warned the funding to address non-native plants and animals was failing to match the risk they posed to “cherished” native species, from water voles to ladybirds, as well as to waterways, […]

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Koalas face death, attacks and starvation as blue gums chopped down in Victoria

Koalas face death, attacks and starvation as blue gums chopped down in Victoria

Thousands of koalas are being displaced each year as blue gum plantations are cut down in Victoria, worsening overcrowding in nearby forests and exacerbating the risk of injury and death during bushfires. An estimated 42,500 koalas live in blue gum plantations in south-west Victoria, data shows. Between 8,000 and 10,000 hectares of plantation are harvested […]

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