COMMENT/OPNION: Frankly, it is shocking and disgraceful that bisphenol is present in 93% of receipts in the UK. These are receipts that come out of self-service cashpoints and which are ubiquitous. The old-fashioned receipt is hardly seen today. You can tell if your receipt is …
Pygmy hogs are the world’s rarest wild pigs. They are also the world’s smallest and they’ve been placed under a virus lockdown in Assam, India due to a very serious swine fever outbreak. The entire population of pygmy hogs could be wiped out. The 25 …
Laboratory grown coral has been successfully transplanted into the sea where they have survived and it is hoped that they will develop and expand to repair coral reefs damaged by years of disease, pollution and the warming of the oceans. To be clear, corals are …
It’s a very catchy phrase, “Caesar The No Drama Llama”. It’s a reference to a llama called Caesar who lives on a farm in Oregon owned by Larry McCool (a highly appropriate name which fits in nicely with the narrative). McCool likes to parade his …
NEWS/VIEWS – COMMENT ON THE NEWS: From the shores of England to those of Hong Kong discarded coronavirus facemasks are rapidly developing into a new hazard to marine wildlife and wildlife habitats. It is intriguing that I have picked up news stories on this topic …
Kuta, Indonesia – NEWS AND OPINION: The Times reports on the rescue of two dozen green sea turtles from poachers. All sea turtles are protected in Indonesia. Green turtles are classified as endangered due to various forms of exploitative human activity such as overharvesting them …
This is a great decision by the current government. About 15 pairs of wild beavers are living on the River Otter in Devon, UK. It is not known how they got there but it is believed that they were released illegally. They’ve built 28 dams …
Satellite images made with a high resolution camera from space have located some as yet unknown colonies of Emperor penguins by detecting the vast reddish-brown poo stains on the ice (scientific word: guano). This, of course, is good news for conservationists. They found 11 new …
People buy aquariums for various reasons one which is to lower their blood pressure, reduce stress and to feel better. They are meant to have a calming effect. Is this true? I can refer to a study. It’s nice to refer to a bit of …
