David Roberts
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Reader in #Biodiversity #Conservation @dice-kent.bsky.social; Research interests #extinction, spp id, #orchid #ecology, #wildlifetrade inc @wildlifetrade.bsky.social; APHAgovuk #Wildlife Inspector & SAB member; own views tinyurl.com/bd3r7tsp .. more
Reader in #Biodiversity #Conservation @dice-kent.bsky.social; Research interests #extinction, spp id, #orchid #ecology, #wildlifetrade inc @wildlifetrade.bsky.social; APHAgovuk #Wildlife Inspector & SAB member; own views tinyurl.com/bd3r7tsp
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Watch: Kīlauea volcano sends lava fountains 1,400ft into the air
Fountains of fiery red lava erupted from Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano late Tuesday, continuing for nearly six hours before ending abruptly early on Christmas Eve.
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Endangered curlew numbers boosted on Dartmoor
A project is trying to increase the number of breeding curlews in the national park.
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Why Britain has a deer problem
Deer numbers have rocketed over the last 40 years and particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Fiddler crabs break down microplastics - Exeter University study
Researchers studied the
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Somerset conservationists work to save rare UK plant
Starved wood-sedge is described as
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Plans to create Marine Protected Area around Sark
Marine habitats around Sark could be getting extra safeguards through a new protection order.
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BBC News - Plans to protect 'treasure trove' of marine life
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2025 likely to be UK's hottest year on record, says Met Office
The Met Office says that 2025 is likely to be the UK's hottest year since records began.
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When turkeys were walked to London for Christmas
Before railways and refrigeration, the birds had to make the long journey to market on foot.
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Drones detect deadly virus in Arctic whales' breath
Whale breath collected by drones is giving clues to the health of wild humpbacks and other whales.
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No sure in this case but sometimes if the student has graduated and left the corresponding author has to have an institutional email address to get the APC cover by the publisher agreement
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A new map in our Atlas of Ungulate Migration shows how roads, mines and a warming Arctic are adding stress to the shrinking migratory range of barren-ground caribou in Bathurst, Canada. The herd has already declined by 98%. 🦌
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Disappearance of conservation project white-tailed eagles probed
Police are investigating the disappearance of three white-tailed eagles across the country.
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Disappearance of white-tailed eagle in Newtown suspicious - police
Dyfed-Powys Police and the UK National Wildlife Crime Unit say the bird's satellite tag was cut off.
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BBC News - Missing white-tailed eagle had tag cut off, police say
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White-tailed eagle disappearance 'deeply shocking'
The bird's satellite tag stopped working in suspicious circumstances in the Southern Uplands.
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Stelvio national park: Thousands of dinosaur footprints found on Italian mountain
The footprints date back some 210 million years and show traces of toes and claws.
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Government rolls back nature protections to boost housing
Critics say government changes to a flagship biodiversity policy could stall nature recovery.
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Stelvio national park: Thousands of dinosaur footprints found on Italian mountain
The footprints date back some 210 million years and show traces of toes and claws.
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Oxford's black pine: From Tolkien's favourite tree to a royal sapling
An Oxford botanist reflects on one of the city's most cherished specimens.
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Spain's commitment to renewable energy may be in doubt
The current government is politically weakened and the opposition wants more use of fossil fuels.
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Geminid meteor shower set to light up sky during weekend peak
The meteor shower peaks this weekend with dark skies giving the UK a good chance of seeing them, weather-permitting
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Will net zero really cost UK households £500 a year?
An official report lays out different scenarios for the cost of transitioning away from fossil fuels to net zero by 2050
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Will net zero really cost UK households £500 a year?
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Killer whales and dolphins seen hunting together in rare video
Researchers say the footage, captured near the North-West Pacific coast, is the first recorded evidence of the two working together.
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Huge undersea wall dating from 5000 BC found in France
The 120 metre wall was either a fish-trap or a dyke for protection against rising sea-levels, archeologists believe.
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When I saw the headline I thought it was from @theonion.com or @privateeyenews.bsky.social
María Corina Machado appears in Oslo after Nobel Peace Prize win
Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado, who has been in hiding since January, speaks to the BBC in Oslo after her secretive journey.
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GCHQ releases Christmas card 2025 puzzle questions and answers
Do you have what it takes to crack GCHQ's Christmas codes? We have the questions - and the answers.
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Rolling Stones finally approve Fatboy Slim sample after 25 years
One of the most bootlegged dance tracks of all time, Satisfaction Skank, gets an official release.
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Shipwrecks and submarines: Protecting England's unusual heritage
Historic England is celebrating unusual buildings and sites added to its National Heritage List this year.
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BBC News - Shipwrecks, skates and submarines: Protecting England's unusual heritage
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