NEWS AND OPINION: Britain is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world according to the present government’s environment minister, Steve Reed. The Labour government is freshly in place and they have promised to take a fresh look at the wildlife blueprint for the …
Research indicates that gray squirrels can outcompete red squirrels and the reason why they have pushed the red squirrel out of large parts of England is because they have better gut bacteria. It sounds improbable but gray squirrel gut bacteria suggests that they can digest …
They are sometimes referred to as ‘Nazi raccoons’ because they are an invasive species introduced into Germany under the orders of Herman Goering who was an avid hunter who was appointed the national chief hunter, forestry minister and supreme commissioner for nature conservation in 1934. …
NEWS AND OPINION: This morning, I am shocked at Australia’s further animal abuses but I am unsurprised because they’ve been shooting feral cats and foxes for ages while completely disregarding the cruelty of the practice. And this morning, The Times reports on the shocking cruelty …
In the UK, the American mink is an invasive species. They were brought to the UK for fur farms in the last century. Thousands of them escaped and are now established in the countryside. They threaten some of UK’s native species including the water vole …
The Times reports on the alleged failure of a scheme to eradicate stoats from Orkney. The problem is this: when you eradicate an invasive species from a selected area you have to do it quickly enough to outstrip the procreation of the animal. This is …
NEWS AND OPINION: Wellington, the capital of New Zealand is waging war on another of their invasive species, the rat. Predator Free Wellington a state backed community which is leading the effort to eradicate rats from the capital of New Zealand. New Zealand is very …
Ali Hussain, writing for The Sunday Times, is fed up with muntjac deer and he has suggested that they are shot and eaten. But he admits that there are problems with the suggestion. Firstly, he tells us that he bought a home in Norfolk close …
The cane toad is an invasive species in Australia. Australians don’t like invasive species because they often attack native species. Australians love their native species and will do anything to protect them. Australia’s native species are threatened primarily by human activity and population growth which …