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Now playing Next Green News Wild baby bison born in UK for first time in millennia The bison calf was an unexpected, but delightful surprise, for two English wildlife charities that are carrying out a rewilding project. 21/10/2022
Now playing Next Green News Environmentalists fight to save rare fish only found in Romania In a race against time to save the rarest fish in Europe, a team of environmentalists and experts are developing a sanctuary for a rare species of fish, known as the living fossil. 20/10/2022
Now playing Next Nature Blocked by the US-Mexico border wall, wildlife faces ‘ecocide’ Thousands of unique animal species found along the US-Mexico divide are threatened by the border wall. 19/10/2022
Now playing Next Green News Nature in ‘dire straits’ as global wildlife populations plunge 70% In some parts of the world, average population decline was more than 90 per cent in 50 years. 13/10/2022
Now playing Next Nature Europe's largest salt-water lagoon is now a 'person' The law codifies the lagoon's right "to exist as an ecosystem and to evolve naturally." 22/09/2022
Now playing Next Nature ‘Cryptic reptiles’ have been found living under gravestones in Ecuador It’s hoped that identifying the reptiles will help reverse their fortunes and protect the country’s diminishing cloud forest. 21/09/2022