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Simon Birch is an award-winning freelance journalist who has specialised in environmental and ethically themed features for 20 years. He regularly contribute to a wide range of national newspapers and magazines.

Recent articles by Simon Birch

Bull elephants prefer to walk paths that have or lead to Combretum and Cissus plants. © Ewan Brennan/Save the Elephants
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Elephants make beelines for their favourite foods

Hen harrier flying in Scotland © Sandra Standbridge/Getty
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Hen harrier breeding project takes flight

An RSPB investigations officer holds a poisoned white-tailed eagle. The bird was found in Dorset. © Mark Thomas/RSPB
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Raptor persecution remains at a high level

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The tiger shark is one of the most targeted species for the fin trade. © Divepic/Getty
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Sharks finally given greater protection

Plenary Session of the UNFCCC COP27 climate conference, November 2022, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. © Thomas Trutschel/Contributor/Getty
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COP27 ‘fails to deliver’

Greater white-toothed shrew © Ruth Carden
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New species of shrew shows up in Sunderland

Eurasian grey wolf, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria.
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Wolves are making a comeback in Europe

Spix's macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) is a species of parrot that has been extinct in the wild for over 20 years. © Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots (ACTP)
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Extinct parrot from Rio makes a comeback in Brazil

A great skua tries to steal a fish from a northern gannet under the cliffs in Noss, Shetland Islands.
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Avian flu is killing thousands of UK birds

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Secretary bird, Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha, Tanzania © Alexander Lees
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Global bird populations face huge declines

Masai giraffes in Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
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Giraffe numbers increasing, but numbers are still low warns charity

Aerial View of Humpback Whales Bubble Net Feeding
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Big benefits for whales from their big appetites

Close up of white tailed eagle flying over water on Isle Of Mull with green shore in background
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12 white-tailed eagles released on the south coast

Fischer's Lovebird, Pavel Chonya, Lake Naivasha, Naivasha, Great Rift Valley, Kenya. © Education Images/Universal Images Group/ Getty
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Exotic pet trade poses health risks

Tasmanian Devils are rapidly evolving resistance to the cancer that kills them. © Craig Dingle/iStock
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Tasmanian devils are becoming resistant to cancer

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