Numbat camouflage is perfect for its habitat
If ever you had doubts about the way evolution works to create a camouflaged coat to enhance the prospects of survival of the world’s wild… Read More »Numbat camouflage is perfect for its habitat
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A bird which is becoming extinct because it is losing its culture
The regent honeyeater is a very attractive Australian songbird. For thousands of years and for generation after generation they have sung beautifully to attract females.… Read More »A bird which is becoming extinct because it is losing its culture
Humans ate all the great auk eggs
The great auk was persecuted to extinction by humankind many years ago. Excessive hunting was the main cause and it is said that the last… Read More »Humans ate all the great auk eggs
UK: keeping monkeys as pets is to be banned
Keeping monkeys as pets causes suffering for the animals and it endangers their survival in the wild. The UK government is preparing to announce that… Read More »UK: keeping monkeys as pets is to be banned
Wild species need to travel north by 3 miles per year because of climate change
The charity Rewilding Britain has advised that the UK habitats of many wild species need to be joined up to allow them to travel north… Read More »Wild species need to travel north by 3 miles per year because of climate change
$500 billion a year to protect wildlife
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
Controversy over plug-in hybrid car emissions
Plug-in hybrid cars are meant to have a much reduced level of carbon dioxide emissions compared to petrol or diesel cars. It is said they… Read More »Controversy over plug-in hybrid car emissions
UN targets to protect wildlife remain unmet
The list of 20 UN targets set 10 years ago to protect wildlife are largely unmet. The targets included reducing habitat loss, preventing harmful pollution,… Read More »UN targets to protect wildlife remain unmet
Woolly rhino died out because it was too hot and wet
There was a big questionmark hanging over the extinction of the woolly rhino which it is believed died out about 14,000 years ago. That time… Read More »Woolly rhino died out because it was too hot and wet
Thirty percent of the world’s surface should be protected
A global study by the National Geographic Society and Wyss Foundation concluded that the world should meet a UN proposal to double the area of… Read More »Thirty percent of the world’s surface should be protected