Otters among UK wildlife carrying toxic ‘forever chemicals’, analysis shows

Otters among UK wildlife carrying toxic ‘forever chemicals’, analysis shows

Dolphins, otters, porpoises, fish and birds across the UK have been found to have toxic “forever chemicals” in their tissue and organs, analysis of official data has revealed. Manmade chemicals called PFAS, known as forever chemicals because they do not degrade, are used in a wide range of consumer products and industrial processes and some […]

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Britain’s Wildlife Baby Boom Continues: There Were No Seals And ‘The next day there were 200’

Britain’s Wildlife Baby Boom Continues: There Were No Seals And ‘The next day there were 200’

Grey seal colonies are flourishing along England’s east coast after being absent or scarce for years. Thousands of pups are born every year along breaches that are closed to the public in winter, something which one ‘seal warden’ described as Britain’s greatest “wildlife safari.” Even though lower England is one of the most densely populated […]

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National Trust records ‘alarming’ drop in insects and seabirds at its sites

National Trust records ‘alarming’ drop in insects and seabirds at its sites

There have been alarming declines this year in some insect species including bees, butterflies, moths and wasps, while many seabirds have also been “hammered” by unstable weather patterns caused by the climate emergency, a conservation charity has said. In its annual report on the impact of the weather on flora and fauna, the National Trust […]

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