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‘My poems are not nice,’ Ella Duffy on the sinister side of nature

Award-winning young poet Ella Duffy talks about the brutality of nature and her new work on the UK's rarest flower.

29/08/2020

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The younger you are, the less you notice climate change, says study

What is considered normal can change over time as younger generations forget what things used to be like.

27/08/2020

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British man quits job and sells home to build a zoo without bars

Martin Blyth has gone from the classroom to founding his own innovative wildlife park with a focus on conservation.

24/08/2020

Nature

Scientists harvest eggs in last bid to save northern white rhinos

With only two females left, the subspecies is in critical danger.

20/08/2020

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Grey reef sharks have a ‘social network’ of long-term friends

And it could make finding food easier for them.

13/08/2020

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World Elephant Day: €11 million worth of ivory crushed in Singapore

The largest ivory crushing event in years is streamed online.

12/08/2020

Czech Republic

Former Soviet military base turned into wildlife sanctuary

Bison and horses are re-establishing a natural balance in the area by eating dangerous and invasive plants.

08/08/2020

Earth News

Joaquin Phoenix joins celebs fighting to stop animal exploitation

One NGO has launched a campaign to save bears from the wildlife trade and lower the risk of zoonotic diseases.

05/08/2020

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Could closing national parks actually be the best thing for wildlife?

Thailand is planning to make closures a regular thing, but we ask if doing the same could help wildlife in Europe.

05/08/2020

Earth News

6 million euros allocated to save animals impacted by coronavirus

How have elephants, rhinos, giraffes, pangolins and marine species been affected by the pandemic?

04/08/2020

World News

Panda conservation causing leopards and wolves to disappear — study

New research shows that leopards, wolves and other predators are vanishing in habitats dedicated to preserving pandas.

04/08/2020

Earth News

'Internet of Things' is being used to help trees fight climate change

Vodafone, Defra and Forest Research hope to find out how trees can be harnessed to fight climate change.

29/07/2020

Earth News

Nocturnal sloths adapt to deforestation by coming out in the day

Their home in the Atlantic forest is the most endangered rainforest in Brazil.

23/07/2020

Earth News

Oil drilling could soon begin on the Isle of Wight

Community wants to protect UNESCO biosphere reserve Isle of Wight from being an oil exploration site

22/07/2020

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What’s it really like to film documentaries for David Attenborough?

BBC wildlife photographer Bertie Gregory tells us about the environmental responsibility of filming documentaries.

22/07/2020

Earth News

Crab blood used to make COVID vaccine outrages animal rights activists

Horseshoe crab blood has been a cornerstone of biomedical research for decades, but do things need to change?

20/07/2020

Earth News

The dark side of forest conservation: Who are the Sengwer tribe?

Eileen Gbagbo on Kenya's Sengwer tribe and why conservation efforts forced them out of their ancestral home.

20/07/2020

Earth News

The world’s most expensive fungus is at risk of going extinct

The Caterpillar Fungus has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for over 2,000 years.

19/07/2020

Earth News

The UK’s first ‘ocean curriculum’ launches in primary schools

The Ocean Conservation Trust has partnered with five primary school to create an innovative approach to education.

15/07/2020

Earth News

Drop in tourism leaves orphaned baby elephants without funding

African elephants could be extinct in 20 years according to the WWF.

12/07/2020