Almost 85% of the Kaziranga National Park is underwater. The park is in Assam, India. It is home to the world’s largest remaining population of one-horned rhinos which were hunted to the brink of extinction by the turn-of-the-century. Due to a concerted conservation effort which …
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 …
In the UK, there are fears that robo-mowers are injuring and killing hedgehogs. Experts believe that certain types of robotic lawnmowers might be causing injuries especially to smaller, juvenile hedgehogs who they believe are more at risk. However, these lawnmowers do have sensors to detect …
Just at the time when humanity should be preserving forests as they are vital to curb global warming, deforestation in the Amazon rose sharply in April as shown in satellite data from the Brazilian space research agency INPE. In Brazil forest destruction increased by 64% …
Giles Coren, The Times columnist, makes a very good point in his usual highly amusing way in his article today Saturday, May 9, 2020. He wants an arts graduate on the committee advising the UK government on how to deal with the coronavirus crisis because …
There was an article in The Times newspaper not long ago which reported on the gradual distancing from nature by today’s youngsters, in part because of their obsession with smartphone usage. Back in the old days we used to play outside, in nature often. Nowadays …
Plant-based drinks are becoming more popular with women and the under-25s in particular, in Britain. A quarter of Britons are drinking almond, oat, rice and other plant-based milks, according to research. The reasons are to do with personal health, ethics and the environment. I will …
Climate change has caused dozens of colourful species to colonise new areas of Great Britain over the past 10 years, a study has discovered. Red mullet are now seen off Islay in the Inner Hebrides. Blue tuna has returned in much greater numbers. Purple herons …
The retreat from meat has traction. “Meat is the new coal”, said Jeremy Coller, the founder of Coller Capital, a private equity fund which exerts pressure on the food industry to face up to the realities of climate change. He says that animal agriculture is …
