Stronger laws have been introduced in Sri Lanka to protect wild elephants. Investigators have been looking into the poisoning of seven elephants over the weekend to see if villagers are culpable. In 2019, 293 elephants were deliberately killed compared to 319 last year. These may …
This article is not so much about the animal to human relationship but a reminder that plants behave in a more socially responsible way than humans sometimes. That may surprise a lot of people. However, research indicates that sunflowers co-operate to share fertile patches of …
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 …
According to a report in The Times newspaper of August 14, children in the UK are losing touch with nature. It is something that I would have expected. Children, nowadays, are more inclined to spend time on their smartphones and computers than outside, in a …
Nine sacred deer have died after eating plastic at a Japanese park where they are considered messengers of the Shinto gods. The Times has reported that the nine dear died after swallowing plastic bags. Veterinarians at Nara Park examined 14 deer that had died since …
It has been well documented that the authorities across the Australian continent are desperate to keep down the population size of feral cats and indeed to eradicate them if at all possible because they see them as destroying their native species. There are countless articles …
There is an article in The Times today which talks about the fall in the Italian birthrate but it goes wider than that. Across the European Union births are down from 7.8 million in 1964 to just over 5 million in 2017. It is predicted …
The patriarch of Namibia’s shrinking population of desert elephants has been shot dead by a trophy hunter. The majestic male elephant had been branded a problem animal by the authorities in order to allow him to be shot. An entirely opposite viewpoint was taken by …
Americans recycle just 25% of their municipal waste compared to Germany which is the most efficient at 68%. A Guardian newspaper report tells us that the United States of America represents 4% of the world’s population but produces 12% of municipal solid waste. India and …
