MikeB
I think the reason why Pee Wee, a Herman’s tortoise survived the full effects of a recycling plant is because of his shell (details below). Such a great form of protection. It is remarkable how he survived. Pee Wee arrived at Mid-UK Recycling Centre in …
There is an article in the news today of a mink cull to save the water vole in the UK. One headline reads: “Mink eradication aims to save nature’s ‘good guys’”. The ‘good guys’. Mink are clearly the bad guys then? The water voles are …
The video below is extremely hard for an animal advocate to view as it such a horrendously powerful reminder of how humans are destroying the human world – themselves and infrastructure – over some complicated historical dispute – almost a vendetta between Jews and Arabs …
NEWS AND VIEWS: The news media or at least the newspaper I am reading (The Times) indicates that there is some surprise that a stray dog claimed to the top of one of Egypt’s great pyramids but I’m not surprised because there are lots of …
For me, being a former solicitor and on occasions dealing with landlord and tenant disputes, and also reading about them in the newspaper since I retired getting on for 20 years ago, this kind of story which I describe below is not uncommon and points …
It is said that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused $65 billion in damage to Ukraine’s ecosystems. Correct? I asked AI. Yes, that’s correct. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine, particularly since Russia’s invasion in 2022, has had a devastating impact on the country’s ecosystems. Estimates …
I am always astonished and deeply disturbed to read that in the UK, taxpayers are funding what I describe as a deeply flawed process designed to curb climate change but in my view which makes matters far worse. The whole concept is frankly sheer madness. …
I didn’t know the full extent of salmon farming problems and you, too, might be under the misconception that farmed salmon is a good idea to protect wild salmon stocks. It is and it isn’t. In Norway, the number of wild salmon has halved since …
I know a lot about the selective breeding of purebred cats! I never thought that I would read about the selective breeding of coal reefs but it’s become necessary as a stopgap measure to try and allow coral reefs to survive the rising temperatures in …
