Conservation

Forest charity slams high speed rail plans

The Woodland Trust has slammed the UK Government's planned high speed rail plans saying that they will destroy 21 ancient woodlands and has launched a petition against the proposed HS2...

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Assessing the vital signs of coral reefs

Coral reefs play a crucial role as one of the world's key ecosystems. Home to around 25 percent of all species of marine life (including molluscs, crustaceans and fish) and...

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Gray wolf lawsuit settled in Idaho and Montana

Gray wolves were once widespread across the Northern Rockies. However, by the early 1900s the population was driven to near extinction by trapping and poisoning. In 1974, gray wolves were...

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Zoos being urged to breed endangered species

A team of researchers are advocating for zoos to establish captive breeding programmes that are targeted at endangered species to support the programmes currently in place in the wild. The...

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Oil Exploration suspended in Virunga World Heritage Site

Virunga National Park is Africa's first National Park. It has an astonishingly high biodiversity and is home to many rare species including chimpanzees, forest elephants and the endangered eastern gorilla....

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