England and Wales, UK: A sign of the modern times when pollution and other human-made pressures on nature generally and wildlife are at a peak and worsening despite an increased awareness of the problems. The succinct infographic provides the essential, disturbing information for those concerned …
On the Isle of Man and in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland you can take out ‘seagull insurance’ when you’re eating at a food outlet. Sounds strange? This is because seagulls have become enormous pests to paying customers at The Cheesy Toast Shack, a takeaway in …
A group of animal activists/advocates/celebrities under the umbrella of the wildlife charity Freedom for Animals have claimed that the penguins at Sea Life London Aquarium live under conditions which are unacceptable and where there is “no daylight, no fresh air, and just a pitiful pool …
This is a disturbing development in what is now quite a long-running story of orcas (killer whales) attacking small boats in the Mediterranean Sea. To an outsider like me it appears very deliberate and it also appears that they are defending their territory. That’s a …
This is an ongoing story. It’s back in the news today. Orcas in the Mediterranean attacking small boats. They seem to be targeting the steering year i.e. the rudder of boats to disable them. It seems to be a very intelligent tactic to stop the …
Chris Packham, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Amanda Holden, and others have asked Iridium, a GPS firm, to halt real-time GPS tracking because it’s being used to overfish yellowfin tuna. My understanding is that Iridium’s GPS devices communicate with Fish Aggregating Devices which allows fishing fleets to …
Krill are small crustaceans, the bedrock of many marine species across all the oceans and in the Antarctic. They are considered to be the key to the health of fish, whale populations and penguins in the Antarctic. Although the Chinese have resolutely denied it, James …
The Times reports, today, that ‘bumping caviar’ as it’s called is becoming increasingly popular and has been ‘democratised’. What they mean is that eating caviar in this way is no longer for the rich but for anybody. And this democratisation of eating caviar is thanks …
NEWS AND OPINION Location: Waxham beach on the northeast Norfolk coast. A seal pup was spotted by a photographer walking on the beach. Her name is not disclosed in The Times overtly but I believe that she is Rachel Rickett. She telpehoned the Friends of …
