Jon.B
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So here we are.... Dubious speller with good intentions.
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Dead trees and branches have been bolted together to make homes for wildlife,the Woodland Trust said the "Frankenstein trees" were hauled from Kingsettle Wood in Dorset to Yonder Oak in Devon and placed along the flight path of barn owls,sparrowhawks and kestrels. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Devon 'Frankenstein trees' offer safe haven for wildlife
Deadwood is placed in the flight path of barn owls, sparrowhawks and kestrels.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Dead trees and branches have been bolted together to make homes for wildlife,the Woodland Trust said the "Frankenstein trees" were hauled from Kingsettle Wood in Dorset to Yonder Oak in Devon and placed along the flight path of barn owls,sparrowhawks and kestrels. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Being falsely accused of setting fire in the Amazon with funds from an Oscar-winning actor eventually became a blessing in disguise for Caetano Scannavino,the coordinator of a nonprofit organization in the heart of the rainforest. apnews.com/article/cop3...
Brazilian environmentalist gets funded by DiCaprio after false forest fire accusation by Bolsonaro
Being falsely accused of setting fire in the Amazon with funds from Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio has become a blessing in disguise for Caetano Scannavino.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Being falsely accused of setting fire in the Amazon with funds from an Oscar-winning actor eventually became a blessing in disguise for Caetano Scannavino,the coordinator of a nonprofit organization in the heart of the rainforest. apnews.com/article/cop3...
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The Arnolds Field in Launders Lane,Rainham,was officially declared contaminated following a judicial review.The former illegal landfill site has experienced a large number of fires since 2013 and the fire brigade has been called to the area 160 times in the past 3 years www.bbc.com/news/article...
Rainham volcano: Havering Council calls for contaminated land register
The fire brigade has been called to the former illegal landfill site 160 times in three years.
www.bbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The Arnolds Field in Launders Lane,Rainham,was officially declared contaminated following a judicial review.The former illegal landfill site has experienced a large number of fires since 2013 and the fire brigade has been called to the area 160 times in the past 3 years www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Africa’s ecosystems have lost over a third of the energy they once had, with far-reaching impacts on biodiversity and human livelihoods,the total ecological energy flowing through Africa’s wildlife has declined by more than one-third since pre-colonial times. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/271193/...
The “power” of Africa’s wildlife in dramatic decline | Imperial News | Imperial College London
Africa’s ecosystems have lost over a third of the energy they once had, with far-reaching impacts on biodiversity and human livelihoods.
www.imperial.ac.uk
November 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Africa’s ecosystems have lost over a third of the energy they once had, with far-reaching impacts on biodiversity and human livelihoods,the total ecological energy flowing through Africa’s wildlife has declined by more than one-third since pre-colonial times. www.imperial.ac.uk/news/271193/...
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How can rainforests one of the most important land based stores of planetwarming carbon stand up to pressure from climate and people?
Perhaps by having people in them, like the Kayapo. news.sky.com/story/cop30-...
Perhaps by having people in them, like the Kayapo. news.sky.com/story/cop30-...
COP30: The Amazonians who don't care who Trump is - and their fight to protect home
Out of the window is Brazil's cattle country.
news.sky.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
How can rainforests one of the most important land based stores of planetwarming carbon stand up to pressure from climate and people?
Perhaps by having people in them, like the Kayapo. news.sky.com/story/cop30-...
Perhaps by having people in them, like the Kayapo. news.sky.com/story/cop30-...
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Michigan’s health department issued Do Not Eat advisories for all fish from Kent county.Tests found perfluorooctane sulfonate,a long lasting industrial chemical within the PFAS family, at levels up to 514.3 ppb. www.earth.com/news/urgent-...
Urgent warning issued about contaminated fish that should not be eaten
Michigan bans consumption of fish from four lakes due to high levels of PFOS; authorities warn of serious health risks.
www.earth.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Michigan’s health department issued Do Not Eat advisories for all fish from Kent county.Tests found perfluorooctane sulfonate,a long lasting industrial chemical within the PFAS family, at levels up to 514.3 ppb. www.earth.com/news/urgent-...
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Aquaculture company Tassal suffered a fish kill event at its remote WA Cone Bay barramundi farms,blamed on a parasite & fish stress from lower than usual temperatures.Dead fish were filmed being dumped at Broome's tip,Tassal has not revealed the extent of the deaths. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Tassal eyes barramundi expansion despite parasite leading to fish kill
Foreign-owned aquaculture company Tassal suffers a fish kill at its barramundi farm in WA's Cone Bay, where the company has plans to expand. It follows a mass mortality in Tasmania's salmon industry, ...
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Aquaculture company Tassal suffered a fish kill event at its remote WA Cone Bay barramundi farms,blamed on a parasite & fish stress from lower than usual temperatures.Dead fish were filmed being dumped at Broome's tip,Tassal has not revealed the extent of the deaths. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Residents in a remote part of the Western Ghana forests look for signs of illegal gold mining.They have done this for the past year as part of a grassroots task force created to combat mining that has poisoned rivers in one of the world's largest gold producing countries. apnews.com/article/ghan...
Residents turn to community patrols as illegal gold mining grows in Ghana
Illegal gold mining is growing in Ghana, one of the world's top gold producers. A weakening economy and high unemployment have pushed thousands of youth into illegal mining to chase elusive wealth.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Residents in a remote part of the Western Ghana forests look for signs of illegal gold mining.They have done this for the past year as part of a grassroots task force created to combat mining that has poisoned rivers in one of the world's largest gold producing countries. apnews.com/article/ghan...
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The WWT in Gloucestershire is among the first UK nature reserve to use glass protection technology to tackle a major cause of bird deaths window collisions.The technology uses UV active film,making windows detectable to birds,while remaining almost clear to humans www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nature reserve installs bird protection film on windows
The Gloucestershire reserve is one of the first to use glass film technology to protect birds.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The WWT in Gloucestershire is among the first UK nature reserve to use glass protection technology to tackle a major cause of bird deaths window collisions.The technology uses UV active film,making windows detectable to birds,while remaining almost clear to humans www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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When large sharks were spotted by drone,and thought to be a risk to the public,people could be evacuated from the water.Drones also provided additional benefits, the report said, assisting with rescuing swimmers from rip currents and searching for missing people. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Twice as effective as nets: shark-spotting drones to become ‘permanent fixture’ on Queensland beaches
State government says ‘traditional measures’ like nets and drum lines will continue to be used despite evidence of deadly impact on other marine life
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
When large sharks were spotted by drone,and thought to be a risk to the public,people could be evacuated from the water.Drones also provided additional benefits, the report said, assisting with rescuing swimmers from rip currents and searching for missing people. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Climate-related disasters forcibly displaced 250 million people globally over the past decade, the equivalent of 70,000 people every day, according to a report by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds
Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Climate-related disasters forcibly displaced 250 million people globally over the past decade, the equivalent of 70,000 people every day, according to a report by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking preliminary atlas charting the intricate development of brain cells from early embryonic stages to adulthood,a significant stride that could revolutionise our understanding of conditions such as autism and schizophrenia. www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
First atlas of developing brain could provide crucial insights into ADHD
Researchers charted the development of brain cells from embryo to adulthood
www.independent.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking preliminary atlas charting the intricate development of brain cells from early embryonic stages to adulthood,a significant stride that could revolutionise our understanding of conditions such as autism and schizophrenia. www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
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Queensland is considering changes to biosecurity regulations,Scientists,traditional owners and wildlife groups fear that classifying dingoes as dogs would be a failure to acknowledge the unique role the native apex predator plays in the Australian landscape. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Queensland considers changes that could see dingoes in dog parks
People could be allowed to keep dingoes as pets in Queensland under proposed changes to biosecurity regulations, but experts say the native animal is fundamentally different to domestic dogs.
www.abc.net.au
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Queensland is considering changes to biosecurity regulations,Scientists,traditional owners and wildlife groups fear that classifying dingoes as dogs would be a failure to acknowledge the unique role the native apex predator plays in the Australian landscape. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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As if deadly snakes,spiders and sharks were not enough,Australia now has a new creepy critter,a “Lucifer”bee with devil-like horns.The species dubbed Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer was found in the state of Western Australia,Curtin University announced on Tuesday www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Bee-elzebub: new horned ‘Lucifer’ bee discovered in Western Australia
Australian expert stumbled across new species when surveying a critically endangered wildflower in 2019
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
As if deadly snakes,spiders and sharks were not enough,Australia now has a new creepy critter,a “Lucifer”bee with devil-like horns.The species dubbed Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer was found in the state of Western Australia,Curtin University announced on Tuesday www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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It is illegal to interfere with or dig out a badger sett, with offending often done in remote areas with few witnesses.
Officers stressed the importance of public information in identifying offenders and bringing them to justice. www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/2561090...
Officers stressed the importance of public information in identifying offenders and bringing them to justice. www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/2561090...
'Barbaric death for badgers' - police urge public to report wildlife crime
Fordingbridge Neighbourhood Policing Team are urging the public to report badger baiting and wildlife crime linked to organised gangs.
www.dailyecho.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
It is illegal to interfere with or dig out a badger sett, with offending often done in remote areas with few witnesses.
Officers stressed the importance of public information in identifying offenders and bringing them to justice. www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/2561090...
Officers stressed the importance of public information in identifying offenders and bringing them to justice. www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/2561090...
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In the 1980s and 1990s,red kite chicks from Spain and Sweden were released in the Chilterns on the Oxfordshire-Buckinghamshire border,
It proved so successful that they're thriving across the UK,with over 6,000 mating pairs or about 15% of the world's population. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It proved so successful that they're thriving across the UK,with over 6,000 mating pairs or about 15% of the world's population. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK red kites bring Spanish cousins back from the brink
A project to revive red kite populations in south-west Spain sees new mating pairs and chicks.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
In the 1980s and 1990s,red kite chicks from Spain and Sweden were released in the Chilterns on the Oxfordshire-Buckinghamshire border,
It proved so successful that they're thriving across the UK,with over 6,000 mating pairs or about 15% of the world's population. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It proved so successful that they're thriving across the UK,with over 6,000 mating pairs or about 15% of the world's population. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Environmental groups have won a landmark case against a project to drill for offshore gas in Italy's Po Delta, a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve.
The 500 km2 wetlands located around an hour south of Venice are some of the largest and richest in the Mediterranean. www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...
The 500 km2 wetlands located around an hour south of Venice are some of the largest and richest in the Mediterranean. www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...
Italy’s UNESCO-designated Po Delta saved from offshore gas drilling
Offshoring drilling threatened to submerge parts of the delta, which is already bracing against a barrage of problematic, climate change-induced conditions.
www.euronews.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Environmental groups have won a landmark case against a project to drill for offshore gas in Italy's Po Delta, a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve.
The 500 km2 wetlands located around an hour south of Venice are some of the largest and richest in the Mediterranean. www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...
The 500 km2 wetlands located around an hour south of Venice are some of the largest and richest in the Mediterranean. www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...
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25 schools from each country will be twinned through the Schools Across the Ocean programme,uniting 5,000 pupils and some leading academics on marine environment and climate change,focused on improving climate literacy,developing personal resilience and creativity news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
UK and Brazilian schools to partner on collaborative climate education programme
Schools Across the Ocean to be showcased at COP30 alongside Nature Poetry and Climate Cards Schools from the UK and Brazil are to team up on a collaborative learning programme focused on improving cli...
news.exeter.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
25 schools from each country will be twinned through the Schools Across the Ocean programme,uniting 5,000 pupils and some leading academics on marine environment and climate change,focused on improving climate literacy,developing personal resilience and creativity news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
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A new global study led by the Manta Trust has delivered the first comprehensive estimate of manta and devil ray mortality worldwide - revealing an alarming 265,000 mobulids killed every year. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/mantas-...
Mantas on the brink: Global fisheries driving rays toward extinction - Oceanographic
Global study reveals 265,000 manta and devil rays are killed each year, exposing urgent conservation gaps and calls for stronger protections.
oceanographicmagazine.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A new global study led by the Manta Trust has delivered the first comprehensive estimate of manta and devil ray mortality worldwide - revealing an alarming 265,000 mobulids killed every year. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/mantas-...
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The new plans include replacing animal testing for some major safety tests by the end of this year and cutting the use of dogs and non-human primates in tests for human medicines by at least 35% by 2030. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government sets out plan to phase out animal experiments
The plan follows up on a manifesto promise to work towards the phasing out the practice.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The new plans include replacing animal testing for some major safety tests by the end of this year and cutting the use of dogs and non-human primates in tests for human medicines by at least 35% by 2030. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A pollution incident has killed several thousand fish in Kent.
About 3.7 miles of a stream known as Sarre Penn and the adjacent River Wantsum,near Canterbury,have been affected,EA said specialist officers were at the scene working to establish the source of the pollution. www.bbc.com/news/article...
About 3.7 miles of a stream known as Sarre Penn and the adjacent River Wantsum,near Canterbury,have been affected,EA said specialist officers were at the scene working to establish the source of the pollution. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Swans and several thousand fish die amid Kent pollution incident
The affected area is Sarre Penn and the adjacent River Wantsum, near Canterbury, say officials.
www.bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
A pollution incident has killed several thousand fish in Kent.
About 3.7 miles of a stream known as Sarre Penn and the adjacent River Wantsum,near Canterbury,have been affected,EA said specialist officers were at the scene working to establish the source of the pollution. www.bbc.com/news/article...
About 3.7 miles of a stream known as Sarre Penn and the adjacent River Wantsum,near Canterbury,have been affected,EA said specialist officers were at the scene working to establish the source of the pollution. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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On Monday Southern Water said it was "highly likely" they had escaped the Eastbourne wastewater treatment works after a screening filter failed.
The company said it was investigating how the incident happened. www.bbc.com/news/article...
The company said it was investigating how the incident happened. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Southern Water sorry after pellets pollute Camber Sands beach
Millions of pellets, thought to have come from the Eastbourne treatment works, have been washed up at Camber Sands.
www.bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
On Monday Southern Water said it was "highly likely" they had escaped the Eastbourne wastewater treatment works after a screening filter failed.
The company said it was investigating how the incident happened. www.bbc.com/news/article...
The company said it was investigating how the incident happened. www.bbc.com/news/article...
The new plans include replacing animal testing for some major safety tests by the end of this year and cutting the use of dogs and non-human primates in tests for human medicines by at least 35% by 2030. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government sets out plan to phase out animal experiments
The plan follows up on a manifesto promise to work towards the phasing out the practice.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The new plans include replacing animal testing for some major safety tests by the end of this year and cutting the use of dogs and non-human primates in tests for human medicines by at least 35% by 2030. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...