www.guardian.co.uk:
Call them 'twitchers' at your peril: how birdwatching has taken off in Britain. By Kate KellawayBirdwatching – when it is non-birdwatchers you are talking to – produces an almost uniform reaction: amused condescension, as if (Read More)
The Guardian:
How did fur, once taboo, become so acceptable – desirable even – again? Elizabeth Day investigates an ethical dilemma that goes to the heart of the fashion industry – and meets the animal rights campaigner who refuses to be d (Read More)
The Guardian:
Villagers say visitors to delta are a threat to wildlife and their fishing industryMusic, dancing and smiling platitudes greeted the royal guest in the fishing village of Samochima, northern Botswana. But cutting through the (Read More)
India Times:
The Oberoi Vanyavilas, Ranthambhore provides a fascinating backdrop of subtle romantic luxury even as the mysteries of the wild are unravelled. (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
Bit by bit, the natural resources of Madagascar -- a biodiversity hotspot known for its unique vegetation and wildlife -- are being plundered.
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The Sydney Morning Herald National Headlines:
THE State Government has denied a union claim that it is axing more than 200 National Parks and Wildlife firefighting jobs, insisting it only plans to shed 30 administrative positions. (Read More)
FT.com - Arts & weekend, House & home:
Aside from the aesthetic benefit, the greening of the San Francisco urban landscape helps reduce global warming. It has also created a habitat for wildlife and brought a sense of community. (Read More)
Huffington Post:
LOS ANGELES — Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday that 40-year-old Mic (Read More)
TreeHugger:
Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.The Asian carp, a monstrous, invasive fish, has been knocking at the door of the Great Lakes for decades. Now bad news is spreading that the fish may have breached an electric barrier on (Read More)
CNN:
The only two baby mountain gorillas in captivity -- orphaned two years ago after their mothers were slain in massacres -- will soon be getting a lush, new playpen, Congo's wildlife authority announced.
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WWF - Environmental & Conservation News: complete listing:
Vietnam – Highly trained detection dogs are being used help to determine the population status of the Javan rhino in Vietnam, in an attempt to save one of the world’s rarest mammals from extinction.WWF researchers have teamed (Read More)
CNN:
The only two baby mountain gorillas in captivity -- orphaned two years ago after their mothers were slain in massacres -- will soon be getting a lush, new playpen, Congo's wildlife authority announced Friday.
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Obituaries from Times Online:
Des Bartlett’s filming career spanned more than half a century and six continents, and yielded more than 200 films for television and cinema. He was the cameraman for the iconic On Safari with Armand and Michaela Denis series (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Problem of biodiversity loss has been 'eased off centre stage' by focus on climate change, according to Prof Edward Wilson, the ecologist described as 'Darwin's natural heir'The diversity of life on Earth is undergoing an "im (Read More)
Property News from Times Online:
Ignored for many years by traditionalists, ornamental grasses have finally become more than merely fashionable. Gardeners now rightly enjoy planting them simply for what they do best: to add a naturalistic, flowing quality to (Read More)