From breeding spots overrun by visitors to photographers disturbing endangered species, experts say the rarer the find is, the bigger the problem
With its impressive size, striking plumage and rowdy displays, sighting a capercaillie is many birders’ dream. Only about 530 of the large woodland grouse survive in the wild, most in Scotland’s Cairngorms national park.
But in recent years, those tasked with saving the species from extinction have had to walk a line between calling attention to the birds’ plight and discouraging people from seeking them out.
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09/26/2024 - 01:00
09/26/2024 - 00:00
Carbon Brief says more than £800m will need to be spent in each of the next two years
The UK government has been failing to meet its commitments to fund nature protection in the developing world, and will need to double current spending to meet the targets, new data has shown.
Underspending on overseas climate aid by the previous Conservative government has meant spending averaged £450m a year for the three full years since 2021 – less than half the £3bn that was pledged for nature projects in poor countries.
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09/26/2024 - 00:00
The lives of seafarers are rarely documented, as working at sea by its very nature can be a lonely and isolating existence. The seafarers’ photography competition, run by the ITF Seafarers’ Trust, offers a glimpse into a largely unseen world; the hard labour, the camaraderie, the magnitude of the structures that stand as workplaces, and even the occasional beauty of working on ships. The annual competition, which started during the pandemic, tracks the consistent issues faced by seafarers and captures key moments and their unique impact on those working at sea. This year, Seascape’s picture editor, Joe Plimmer, was on the judging panel and has collated some of his favourite shots
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09/25/2024 - 23:15
‘Bucket-full’ of non-toxic dye shocks onlookers at Milson Park, Kirribilli, as experts conclude ‘misuse’ likely to blame
Residents in one of Sydney’s most affluent neighbourhoods were shocked to discover a bright green substance leaking into the harbour on Wednesday.
The colouring was spotted in Careening Cove at Milson Park, Kirribilli, near the city’s central business district and home to one of the prime minister’s official residences.
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09/25/2024 - 23:00
‘Opaque’ recording system means recorded volume of everyday oil pollution over the past decade should be increased by 43%, according to Oceana report
The true extent of oil pollution released into UK waters by the fossil fuel industry has been “significantly underestimated” and it is putting marine wildlife at risk, according to a report released today.
The conservation group Oceana said chronic oiling, defined as frequent, small scale releases, into the North Sea was much higher than estimated due to an “opaque” system of reporting oil discharges and spills.
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09/25/2024 - 18:01
Upgrade to Merseyside site will allow it to build hybrid cars and prepare for electric vehicle production
Jaguar Land Rover has said it will spend half a billion pounds to upgrade a Merseyside factory to build hybrid cars and prepare for electric vehicle production.
Britain’s largest automotive employer – officially known as JLR – said it has already spent £250m on new car production lines, machinery, people and digital technology at the Halewood plant, with plans for £250m more over the coming years.
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09/25/2024 - 11:36
Using shells from the recent fossil record, researchers have determine that interactions between predator and prey in the northern Adriatic Sea have significantly declined due to human activity.
09/25/2024 - 11:35
An 'invisible forest' of phytoplankton is thriving in part of our warming ocean, new research shows.
09/25/2024 - 10:20
Ricarda Lang and Omid Nouripour call for reset as party faces ‘deepest crisis for a decade’ after Brandenburg result
The leaders of Germany’s Greens, partners in the embattled central government of Olaf Scholz, have announced their resignation, saying that a series of election defeats requires a radical reset.
Ricarda Lang and Omid Nouripour, joint leaders since 2022, said on Wednesday that the environmental party, a trailblazer in Europe and the first to have MPs elected to a national parliament, faced its deepest crisis in a decade after the result of the Brandenburg state election on Sunday.
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09/25/2024 - 10:00
So far there are no costings and no details on what type of reactors there would be, their size or who would build them
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Usually you need a few genuine releases under your belt before you start putting out “greatest hits” albums, but when it comes to spruiking nuclear this hasn’t stopped Peter Dutton.
This week, the opposition leader gave a speech that some hoped – perhaps naively – would add some more detail to the Coalition’s scant policy proposal to build nuclear reactors at seven sites around Australia.
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