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‘She’s happy to have blood on the hillsides, but not on her hands’: Gamekeepers and landowners are furious at the Scottish Government’s deer culling plans. Yet the Green minister in charge refuses to witness the reality of the slaughter…

‘She’s happy to have blood on the hillsides, but not on her hands’: Gamekeepers and landowners are furious at the Scottish Government’s deer culling plans. Yet the Green minister in charge refuses to witness the reality of the slaughter…

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Heading out for a day in the hills, Falcon Frost pulls on heavy boots and slings a rifle onto his back. He is surrounded by the towering beauty of the Glenfalloch estate in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, north of Glasgow. For ‘townies’, this is a magical place to escape the rat […]

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Extinction risk to southern resident orcas accelerating as researchers raise alarm

Extinction risk to southern resident orcas accelerating as researchers raise alarm

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Orca scientist Rob Williams always thought that conservation was a knowledge problem, that once science showed why a species was declining, people would fix it. But new research concludes otherwise. Even in the case of one of the world’s most charismatic species, the endangered southern resident killer whales that frequent Puget Sound are facing an […]

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Bird flu may have killed THOUSANDS of penguins in Antarctica: Researchers suspect outbreak of deadly H5N1 virus is behind deaths of around 530 – with many more feared to have died

Bird flu may have killed THOUSANDS of penguins in Antarctica: Researchers suspect outbreak of deadly H5N1 virus is behind deaths of around 530 – with many more feared to have died

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Bird flu may have killed thousands of penguins in Antarctica, researchers have said as they probe a suspected outbreak of the deadly virus. A scientific expedition last month found at least 532 dead Adelie penguins in Antarctica, with thousands more thought to have died, according to a statement from Federation University Australia. Researchers suspect the […]

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Despite Weather Extremes, Australia’s Grey-Headed Flying Fox ‘Is Doing OK’

Despite Weather Extremes, Australia’s Grey-Headed Flying Fox ‘Is Doing OK’

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The grey-headed and spectacled species of mainland flying fox — common in Australia, also known as “fruit bats” — have historically experienced such low numbers that they faced the possibility of extinction, reported The Conversation. But after a decade-long survey by the National Flying-fox Monitoring Program (NFFMP) — coordinated by CSIRO, along with state and […]

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