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Tiger numbers surge in Nepal following 12-year conservation programme

The number of wild tigers in Nepal has more than doubled to 355 over the past 12 years following an intensive conservation programme, the country’s government has announced. Nepal was one of a number of countries that set a target at a summit in St ...

29 Jul 2022 at 11:45

World Bee Day: A British beekeeper’s guide to protecting the essential insects

Adding hanging baskets to your home and letting the lawn grow are two key ways you can help save the bees, according to a British beekeeper. Nicola Reed, 56, has been keeping bees for a decade, and started making honey whisky, vodka and rum for ...

19 May 2022 at 03:45

Music

Ellie Goulding announced as ambassador for wildlife charity WWF

Ellie Goulding has joined wildlife charity WWF as an ambassador in order to “speak up for our extraordinary planet”. The chart-topping musician, 35, has a long-standing relationship with the organisation, including a visit to Greenland’s ...

25 Mar 2022 at 01:25

World’s whales facing increasing threats along migration ‘superhighways’

The world’s whales are facing increasing threats in their key habitats and the “blue corridors” they use to migrate through the oceans, a report has warned. Conservation charity WWF is calling for action by countries to safeguard the ...

17 Feb 2022 at 01:27

Climate campaigners threaten legal battle after Jackdaw wins final approval

Environmental campaigners are threatening legal action in a bid to halt development of the Jackdaw gas field after it was awarded final regulatory approval. Greenpeace insisted that by giving the development the green light the ...

02 Jun 2022 at 12:37

Government urged to include updated energy laws in Queen’s Speech

An organisation representing energy suppliers has called for the Government to make the biggest changes to the UK’s energy laws for a decade amid a deepening crisis caused by high gas prices. Energy UK said the upcoming ...

06 May 2022 at 14:25

World

Online wildlife trade on the rise in Myanmar, WWF report says

Illegal purchases of wildlife online are growing in Myanmar, in a threat both to public health and to endangered species, a report by the World Wildlife Fund shows. The report on Friday found that enforcement of bans ...

01 Apr 2022 at 11:25

Giant pandas stay chubby on bamboo diet thanks to gut bacteria – study

Despite almost exclusively eating fibrous bamboo, giant pandas manage to stay chunky and healthy. Researchers have found that the animals’ gut bacteria changes in the season when nutritious bamboo shoots become ...

18 Jan 2022 at 17:25

Scotland

Urgent action needed by Scottish Government to tackle climate crisis – report

The Scottish Government must take immediate action to tackle the climate and cost-of-living crises, a new report said. The Climate Emergency Response Group (CERG) said the consequences to communities in ...

31 Aug 2022 at 13:34

Walrus detectives: public asked to count Arctic mammals in satellite images

People are being asked to become “walrus detectives” and search for the Arctic creatures in satellite images to help with their conservation. Walruses, large marine mammals which live around the Arctic,...

12 Jan 2023 at 13:34

World

Deaths of three endangered dolphins in Cambodia spark alarm

Three endangered freshwater dolphins have died within 10 days of each other in Cambodia, alarming conservationists. The death of a third healthy dolphin in such a brief period indicates “an ...

26 Dec 2022 at 09:13

Hunterston B nuclear plant shut down after powering homes for four decades

One of Scotland’s two nuclear power plants is being permanently shut down, almost 46 years after it started generating electricity. Bosses at Hunterston B in North Ayrshire said it had ...

07 Jan 2022 at 01:25

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