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World Penguin Day
Apr 25, 2018
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Geographical
Celebrate World Penguin Day with this selection of penguin-related stories from Geographical
Shooting for impact and change
Apr 23, 2018
Written by
Keith Wilson
It takes a lot more than the latest research data and alarming projections from conservation scientists to make headlines these days. What really grabs people’s attention are the pictures that illustrate what’s at stake and the damage already caused
The black hole of wildlife crime
Apr 18, 2018
Written by
Katie Burton
NGOs shine a light on the underreporting of wildlife crime and call for the keeping of better records of offences across England and Wales
Playing laser tag with dolphins
Apr 17, 2018
Written by
Helen Taylor
Pioneering laser photography is being used by scientists on the west coast of Scotland to assess the health of the area’s marine life
Capturing the Galapagos
Apr 13, 2018
Written by
Helen Taylor
Annual competition looks to celebrate island life in all its glory
Aquaculture: farming the sea
Apr 07, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
Increasing interest in offshore aquaculture is dividing environmentalists
Green loopholes
Mar 31, 2018
Written by
Marco Magrini
Well-meaning promises don’t always have positive outcomes. Marco Magrini finds that green paradoxes abound despite the best of intentions
Hunting the hunters
Mar 28, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
The RSPB introduces a new hotline for reporting the unlawful killing of birds of prey
Northern white rhinos one step closer to extinction
Mar 22, 2018
Written by
Laure Boissat
With the death earlier this week of the world’s last male northern white rhino, the sub-species has been brought worryingly close to extinction. The demise of 45-year-old ‘Sudan’ in Kenya also has significant consequences for conservation of the species as…
Taking it to the street: a guide to street photography
Mar 19, 2018
Written by
Keith Wilson
The essence of street photography is its raw, unfiltered, unstaged realism. The key to this is mastering your sense of timing and not being embarrassed to approach potential subjects
Cost cutting: the case for a carbon tax
Mar 17, 2018
Written by
Marco Magrini
For Marco Magrini, a tax on fossil fuels would be a no-brainer in order to get a supply-and-demand market place working fairly
Heat rising for world’s wildlife
Mar 16, 2018
Written by
Helen Taylor
Half of animal species in world’s most biodiverse areas could face extinction as global temperatures soar
E-rat-icating the Shiant Isles
Mar 14, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Four-year project to reestablish safe breeding grounds for seabirds on remote Scottish islands declared a success
The unusual soil-spects
Mar 10, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
First global atlas of soil bacteria reveals a small minority of species have dominated world soils
The bizarre case of Arctic ‘shrubification’
Mar 08, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
Scientists discover how shrubs are dominating the Arctic tundra
Culled war: Africa's complicated conflict relationship
Mar 03, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
War and conservation have a complicated relationship, with two studies undertaken in Africa showing significantly different responses to conflict and the impact on natural environments
Feeling the heat in the Arctic
Mar 01, 2018
Written by
Marco Magrini
Why is Europe so cold right now? Marco Magrini suggests looking north, to an exceptionally warm Arctic, for some answers
Weed killers: endangered owls in California
Mar 01, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Threatened Californian owls are suffering from digesting rat poison administered to the state’s thousands of marijuana farms
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