Ants eat toenail clippings
The weather is warm, my back garden is inviting so I decided to cut my toenails on my back lawn. In any case it is… Read More »Ants eat toenail clippings
environment
Trout can become hooked on drugs
The Times reports that fish can become addicted to drugs like people. Dr. Pavel Horky, from Prague, in the Journal of Experiment Biology, tells us… Read More »Trout can become hooked on drugs
Dogs have a bigger carbon footprint than cars
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
More ancient woodland destroyed for white elephant HS2
NEWS AND OPINION: HS2 has rapidly become a white elephant, a project that is already out-of-date before the first sleeper and track has been laid.… Read More »More ancient woodland destroyed for white elephant HS2
Much loved ancient pear tree and others felled for HS2
NEWS AND COMMENT: Many beautiful trees have been cut down to make way for the doomed and already outdated HS2 rail link. I have written… Read More »Much loved ancient pear tree and others felled for HS2
UK fish industry may be damaged by global warming causing smaller fish
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
Neonicotinoids (a pesticide) makes bees sleep in the day
Neonicotinoids used in pesticides makes bees sleep in the day and it makes them go out at night when flowers are not open to be… Read More »Neonicotinoids (a pesticide) makes bees sleep in the day
Getting rid of dog poo in an environmentally friendly way
I don’t know about you but on my walks around the area where I live I not infrequently see small, black plastic bags containing dog… Read More »Getting rid of dog poo in an environmentally friendly way
Acid seas makes the shells of mussels weaker
A study titled: Shell mineralogy of a foundational marine species, Mytilus californianus, over half a century in a changing ocean, researched the effect, over a… Read More »Acid seas makes the shells of mussels weaker
Is climate change causing failed pregnancies in humpback whales?
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?
Felling of Hackney tree symbolic of human population growth and destruction of the planet
There’s been wailing and gnashing of teeth (and I would have joined them if I had known about it) at the felling of a magnificent… Read More »Felling of Hackney tree symbolic of human population growth and destruction of the planet
Brilliant Bonnin Bashes Britain’s Unsustainable Consumption
Liz Bonnin is a French-Irish scientist and natural history presenter. She is a national treasure as far as I am concerned because she spells it… Read More »Brilliant Bonnin Bashes Britain’s Unsustainable Consumption
Yorkshire community group block road construction and build their own common
A North Yorkshire community has achieved something which I think is very impressive. It almost points the way to the future of how people should… Read More »Yorkshire community group block road construction and build their own common
British supermarkets allegedly complicit in deforestation of Brazilian rainforest
Allegedly, British supermarkets are complicit in the deforestation of Brazilian rainforest because some of their supply chain products are linked with Brazilian mega-farms which destroy… Read More »British supermarkets allegedly complicit in deforestation of Brazilian rainforest
Human created produce will soon outweigh the entire natural world
A research project – which is designed to open the eyes of humankind to the realisation that we can’t go on destroying the planet –… Read More »Human created produce will soon outweigh the entire natural world
Discarded coronavirus facemasks are another pollution problem for wildlife
NEWS AND COMMENT: It’s extraordinary to report that an expat (and his friend) living in France campaigning about litter picked up more than 6,000 discarded… Read More »Discarded coronavirus facemasks are another pollution problem for wildlife
China is destroying coral reefs in two ways
NEWS AND VIEWS: The Chinese are destroying coral reefs over vast areas in two ways and it is highly distressing. I don’t know how anybody… Read More »China is destroying coral reefs in two ways
Planned obsolescence of devices harms the environment impacting animal welfare
The state of the environment is important for animal welfare. Damage the environment and you also harm the animals including of course the human-animal. There… Read More »Planned obsolescence of devices harms the environment impacting animal welfare
Fipronil and imidacloprid pet flea treatments poisoning river wildlife
NEWS AND VIEWS: This is a cross post because I think the issue needs to be flagged up as strongly as possible. Some very high-profile… Read More »Fipronil and imidacloprid pet flea treatments poisoning river wildlife
Boris Johnson wants to copy Franklin Roosevelt and plant billions of trees
NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): Shortly after taking office in 1933 the then US president, Franklin Roosevelt, set up the Civilian Conservation Corps with the intention… Read More »Boris Johnson wants to copy Franklin Roosevelt and plant billions of trees