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RSPB marks 50 years at wildlife-rich reserve
Strumpshaw Fen, an RSPB nature reserve on the Norfolk Broads, is celebrating 50 years since it was taken over from unmanaged fenland in the mid-1970s. The reserve is notable for supporting rare and threatened species in a setting that reserves manager Helen Deavin describes as unusually accessible, making it a “hidden gem” where visitors can…
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Crocodile attack leaves wildlife worker hospitalised in Papua New Guinea
A wildlife park worker was mauled by a crocodile in front of horrified onlookers at Adventure Park in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, after entering the animal’s enclosure. Footage of the attack showed the crocodile clamping its jaws around the man’s legs while he lay half submerged and motionless in the pool, prompting a bystander…
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Oh hoppy day! Four frogs enjoy a dip in a pond
A wildlife photographer in northern Switzerland has captured a striking image of four frogs gathered together on a stone, appearing to gaze at their own reflections in a pond. The picture, taken by 57-year-old Stefan Huwiler in the canton of Aargau, offers a charming glimpse of local wildlife and highlights the behaviour of common water…
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REVEALED: Rare agreement between FF and FG Cabinet ministers ahead of next month’s Budget will be welcome news for cash-strapped households as winter closes in… but environmental lobby won’t be pleased
The Irish Cabinet has reportedly agreed that planned carbon tax increases due after next month’s Budget are now “politically impossible”, with ministers confirming there will be no government-initiated rises to home heating fuel, petrol or diesel while oil prices remain volatile amid the escalating conflict with Iran. This marks a rare point of agreement between…
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Britain braces as Trump pushes Ukraine peace and Burnham sets left-wing course
Envoys land in Moscow amid Russian strikes on Kyiv airports, Trump strips wolves of protected status, and a Mail columnist warns Burnham’s Commons speech risks a market reckoning; plus Exmoor’s grooming beavers, Swansea v Wrexham, and 9/11’s missing-poster photos revisited.
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Flourishing green communities are changing lives
Four community environmental projects in Devon have been shortlisted in the environmental category of BBC Radio Devon’s Make a Difference Awards, recognised for making their local areas greener, wilder and healthier. The initiatives range from therapeutic gardening for NHS patients to tree planting, wildlife conservation and community education, highlighting the varied ways volunteers and professionals…
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Trump signs order to remove endangered species protection for grey wolves
Donald Trump has signed an executive order stripping federal endangered species protections from grey wolves and the Mexican wolf subspecies, a move that could eventually allow ranchers to kill the animals to protect livestock. The order describes ranchers as playing a “vital role” in the food supply chain and American cultural heritage, but conservation groups…
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Beavers filmed bonding after release in the wild
Two beavers released into the wild on the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate in Exmoor, Somerset, have been filmed grooming each other, a sign conservationists say is encouraging for efforts to restore the species in England. The behaviour suggests the pair have found suitable conditions to establish a shared territory, which could eventually lead them to…
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Two beavers released into the wild on Exmoor appear to have coupled up and may start their own family
Two beavers released into the wild on the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate in Exmoor earlier this year have paired up, raising hopes they will start a family and help re-establish a breeding population in the area. Trail-camera footage captured the pair grooming each other and spending time together, behaviour conservationists say shows they are settling…
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Reform UK suspensions, North Sea gas green light, and rising Russia tensions dominate
Reform UK suspends two senior figures over a foreign-funding probe as ministers move to approve the Jackdaw gas field; Norway seizes a Russian ship near Svalbard and Germany reports fresh grid sabotage attempts amid heightened Russia alert.