Over a 5-year period, 1300 seabirds of four species (Shag, Kittiwake, Razorbill and Guillemot) were tracked to see where they went when foraging from their breeding colonies. These data were then applied to all breeding colonies around the UK to produce predictive maps of marine use by these four species. these predictive maps could be…
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Stephen Tindale 1963-2017
I learned earlier this week of the sad passing of Stephen Tindale. Stephen was one of the most thoughtful environmental thinkers of his generation and a skilled campaigner. Stephen was director of Green Alliance (1996-97), and from there moved to be Special Advisor for Michael Meacher (1997-99) when Michael was an environment minister in the…
Getting antsy about ants
Every year there is ‘flying ant day’ – although it is usually a lot more than a single day. This is when the small black garden ant takes to the air for aerial sex – yes, love is in the air! The video above from the Sussex Wildlife Trust shows some of what is happening….
Białowieża forest update
Yesterday UNESCO called on the Polish government to halt the logging of the World Heritage Site of Białowieża forest. This is good news – but will the Polish government listen? Most governments would be highly embarrassed to be hosting an international summit and be criticised for its actions by its guests. UNESCO’s 41st World Heritage…
Today’s yesterdays
The Today programme, increasingly irritating but still necessary listening on Radio 4 mornings six days a week, will be 60 years old in October. And to celebrate, it’s asking its listeners what have been the major changes in the world in that time and over recent years. As usual, in their pick of issues yesterday…