WILDLIFE
Ape granted basic rights
Jan 20, 2015
Written by
Tom Hayes
A high-level Argentine criminal appeals court has granted an ape the same basic rights as her human captors, setting a precedent for future challenges regarding animals in captivity
Scotland’s wild crime
Dec 07, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
Salmon poaching is on the rise in Scotland, according to the Scottish Government’s second annual report into wildlife crimes. For 2012-2013, the Scottish courts proceeded against 75 people for wildlife crimes, with 55 found guilty, up from the previous year
Vulnerable species protected by United Nations
Nov 13, 2014
Written by
Katy Marriott
Intense negotiations on the conservation of some of the world’s most vulnerable species have concluded with resounding success at UN convention in Ecuador
Map error threatens ‘protected’ chimpanzees
Nov 13, 2014
Written by
Chris Fitch
They are supposed to be protected by the Luama Katanga Reserve, but an administrative error means 900 plant species and 1,400 chimpanzees are actually situated 50 km east of the reserve’s official boundaries
Apes of wrath
Nov 01, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
War is common to two species in the world: man and chimpanzees. Jane Goodall was among the first to note coordinated attacks by chimpanzees on other chimpanzees, sparking debate among primatologists and anthropologists on the significance of chimpanzee warfare
Roads ‘fence’ mountain lions
Oct 01, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
Mountain lions have clung on in the mountain range around Santa Monica, California for decades as a strange, wild throwback on the Los Angeles periphery
Sabah’s lost world
Oct 01, 2014
Written by
Nick Garbutt
There’s hardly an inch of the planet that can’t be visited, yet thankfully there are still places that conjure mystery, intrigue and even foreboding. In the heart of Borneo, lies the remarkable Maliau Basin
Wind farms threaten bats
Oct 01, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
German researchers examined the risks for the 300,000 bats that move through the country each year and found that 72% of all deaths in the migrating colonies are attributable to wind turbines
Fukushima radiation impacts wildlife
Oct 01, 2014
Written by
Tom Hart
A series of studies indicate that the 2011 meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan has caused genetic damage to birds, monkeys and butterflies in the region
Urban heat boosts tree pests
Sep 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
Urban heat islands are causing populations of a tree pest to increase, killing red maple trees in southeastern USA, according to a new study carried out by researchers from North Carolina State University
Norwegian reindeer thriving
Sep 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
Reindeer on the Norwegian high-Arctic archipelago of Svalbard are thriving as temperatures rise, according to a new long-term study
Melting snow prompts earlier nesting
Aug 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
A new study has revealed that earlier snowmelts are causing migratory birds that breed in Arctic Alaska to initiate nesting earlier in the spring
Icebergs scouring Antarctic seabed communities
Aug 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
The loss of sea ice around the Antarctic coastline is leading to a huge drop in biodiversity on boulders on the shallow seabed as they are scoured by icebergs, according to a new study
In the fly zone
Aug 01, 2014
Written by
Nick Haslam
The Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve in northern Spain’s Basque Country is a hotspot for migrating birds on the East Atlantic Flyway. A hi-tech new birdwatching centre is pioneering survey and conservation work as well as offering visitors an unparalleled twitching experience
Global species shake-up discovered
Jul 01, 2014
Written by
Harley Rustad
New study demonstrates that despite increasing rates of extinction of organisms around the globe, in most areas, biodiversity is unchanged, or even increasing
Climate change favouring lighter coloured insects
Jul 01, 2014
Written by
Harley Rustad
With temperatures across Europe rising, lighter coloured butterflies and dragonflies are taking over from their dark-coloured relatives, according to a new study
Coquis getting smaller and squeakier
Jun 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
Puerto Rico’s national animal, the coqui frog, has undergone a series of small but significant changes due to the warming of the territory’s climate over the past three decades
Climate change is good news for one British bird
May 01, 2014
Written by
Harley Rustad
A new study has found that long-tailed tits may benefit from climate change
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