COMMENT: It is difficult to believe but according to research scientists in New Zealand, dogs are more environmentally unfriendly than cars because their carbon footprint… Read More »Dogs have a bigger carbon footprint than cars
The UK fish industry is in the news because of Brexit. It was a central part of the negotiations. Global warming may make those negotiations… Read More »UK fish industry may be damaged by global warming causing smaller fish
If the environment is being harmed then so are animals. And if people are responsible for that harm then this article is about the animal-human… Read More »Bitcoin is helping to destroy the environment
COMMENT AND NEWS: The desire by governments in any country to reforest their landscape because it has been deforested for commercial reasons is admirable as… Read More »Reforestation can go wrong: some golden rules for effective reforestation
A survey has found that the calving rate of humpback whales in the Gulf of St Lawrence off Canada has halved in the past 15… Read More »Is climate change causing failed pregnancies in humpback whales?
This is another blow to Australia’s conservation of their small native species. The quokka is a short-tail scrub wallaby, a small macropod about the size… Read More »Australia’s quokka’s survival in trouble due to climate change
She was so excited to get home that she completely forgot about her baby, couldn’t wait for the side to be opened and decided to… Read More »Video of koala and joey being released after rescue
RIFT VALLEY, KENYA: This is a wonderful photograph by Ami Vitale working for Save Giraffes Now. It shows a giraffe from the critically endangered Rothschild’s… Read More »Great picture of a giraffe being rescued from flooding in the Rift Valley
Here’s the video. It’s eight hours long so you won’t watch it but he kicks off very quickly with the central issues so you will… Read More »Antonio Guterres has the courage to talk about humankind’s destruction of the planet
NEWS AND VIEWS: Although £40 million is nowhere near enough to be pledged by Boris Johnson for green spaces and conservation jobs in England, it… Read More »Boris Johnson pledges millions to improve conservation in England
Background A huge quantity of live explosives lies at the bottom of the seas surrounding Britain. A lot of them were dumped by German bombers… Read More »Marine mammals deafened by detonation of submerged bombs
An interesting research paper has recently been published in Science Advances, which is co-written by Gael Mariani, a PhD student at Montpelier University France (he’s… Read More »Leaving fish in the sea helps brake global warming
NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): People in the business of making money from plants and gardening have acted unreasonably and in my honest opinion stupidly in… Read More »Monty Don is slammed for advising that people should not buy peat-based products
The Duke of Cambridge was advised to approach China on the issue of wildlife conservation in a positive manner and talk about cultural issues which… Read More »Ask China to lead in wildlife conservation rather than negatively criticise them
Boiling too much water in a kettle because of limescale contributes to global warming.
The weight of the Colonel Armstrong Tree is 110 tonnes which is more than they had thought. Previous estimates were 70 to 90 tonnes. Scientist… Read More »Weight of Colonel Armstrong Tree
Researchers have said that global warming has resulted in marine heatwaves which has killed half the corals of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia over… Read More »Climate change is destroying the world’s largest living structure
Rishi Sunak, the UK Chancellor, is preparing to instigate a carbon tax in the UK to raise billions of pounds after we complete Brexit negotiations… Read More »Double whammy: carbon tax to save the planet and to chip away at UK’s national debt
The Duke of Cambridge wants to leave his mark, he wants to leave a legacy as his grandfather has and his father, Prince Charles, has… Read More »David Attenborough’s thoughts would win the Duke of Cambridge’s Earthshot prize
NEWS AND VIEWS: Sir David Attenborough is supporting a campaign by more than 100 conservation groups to get countries to commit, in total, £390 billion… Read More »$500 billion a year to protect wildlife