I’m going to put the massive Australian bushfires of 2019 down to global warming. I don’t think they would have happened but for global warming. Global warming is caused by human activity. Australia exports large amount of coal to China. This is a direct cause …
A skinny and rather fragile-looking fox living in Berlin has been unearthed as the mystery shoe thief who has stolen more than 100 shoes from gardens in a wealthy area of the city. One resident of Zehlendorf lost a running shoe and started to patrol …
This is the story of a bear named Papillon, so named after the successful film which features the near impossible escape from a notorious prison island. Papillon is an escapologist and he loves his freedom, as expected. His skills have defied his captors time and …
Even the most talented birdwatcher can have difficulty in identifying individual birds within the same species. Now researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool which can do the job for them. The Times journalist, Tom Knowles, reports that this could have a radical effect on …
There is a difference of opinion with respect to the introduction of the hen harrier into England. This hawk-like species was wiped out in Victorian Britain by gamekeepers protecting grouse moors. It has recovered in certain places but not fully in England. There were only …
The homeopathic mange treatments for foxes that I am using are Psorinum and Arsenicum & Sulphur. I have yet to try the latter but have used the former and can confirm that it works nicely. It is gentle too and it does not put the …
The mass manufacture of biodegradable plastic cups, cartons, bottles and wrappers is going to solve the plastic pollution puzzle. Scientists have been puzzling how to stop this horrendous blighting of the oceans. It appears that the British are leading the way (as usual). The UK …
What does it mean when a dog raises one leg and looks ahead intently? This is a very specific form of canine behaviour in my opinion. You will find answers which are quite variable because they are describing less specific forms of dog behaviour. In …
Wildlife documentary makers do wonderful work. The quality of their filming is astonishing sometimes. It looks unbelievable and sometimes it actually is. I guess they have to produce glossy, perhaps even sanitised, versions of reality because this is what the customer wants to see. This …
