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“We hear a lot about how endangered tigers are, but great white sharks are pretty close to the same level.” Ronald O’Dor of Dalhousie University...
Young people and wildlife
18th June 2010
"If a child hasn’t ever got their hands dirty looking for bugs, how can we expect them to care about the natural world?” RSPB president Kate Humble commented, after a survey revealed that young adults are increasingly disconnected from nature.
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"Onlookers said they heard a whooshing sound and the birds just hit the ground.” Alison Sparkes of the RSPCA commented after 75 starlings crashed and died in a...
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It took 102 years for a colony of Italian snails to be discovered at the National Trust estate of Cliveden in Buckinghamshire. Experts say the snails must have arrived...
77% of Britain’s swifts nest on houses, according to a survey carried out by the RSPB. It reveals the crucial role that home-owners play in conserving this summer...
A barn owl that was rehabilitated and released by the RSPCA more than five years ago has been found alive and well by the banks of the River Rother in East Sussex. “...
Lemmings are declining in Norway, probably due to climate change, according to a paper published in Nature. Scientists say that warmer winters make it harder for the...
