Hunting for stowaways, ORCA stealthily approaches, searching silently for migrants. Children and adults wait in anticipation as the cold uninvited saline air enshrouds the skin. On the horizon, the recognisable back of a porpoise breaches the water. ORCA wildlife officers are the onboard experts. A marine conservation charity dedicated to forging links between people and […]
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The Monarch Butterfly or Milkweed Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is a rare visitor to the south of the UK, often blown off course from its migratory route from Northern most breeding grounds of Canada to Mexico. When migrating, Monarchs can travel over 1,800 miles often preferring to over winter in California. Soon, this species instead of […]
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After attending a bats and moths education event at the Houses of Parliment run by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Butterfly Conservation and the Bat Conservation Trust, MP Andrew Robathan was enlightened by the plight of Bats and how endangered they have become in the UK. He said “I am particularly fond of bats and […]
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Conservation action for rare breeding UK birds are proving to be a great success according to The State of UKs’ Birds report, published by the RSPB (Royal Soceity for the Protection of Birds) as it celebrates its tenth birthday providing an overview of native breeding birds. It reveals that conservation efforts for rare birds like […]
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The brown sludge lay amidst the dark emerald blades of grass. As the sun shone it warmed up the odour that wafted up the nostrils uninvited. An unwelcomed mystery, its’ victim unaware, lay blissfully sunbathing, belly up. Ground floor tenants of this prestigious, victorian seaside dwelling in Felixstowe, Suffolk said “we have received a surprising […]
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In two days time, the House of Lords will grant the Marine and Coastal Access Bill its final approval, shortly afterwards it will receive the Royal Assent, after nearly ten years of campaigning by MCS (Marine Conservation Soceity) ,RSPB (Royal Soceity for the Protection of Birds), WWF (World Wildlife Fund) and TWT (The Wildlife Trusts) […]
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In 1970 there may have been two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a pear tree in the popular Christmas song but after Defra (Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs) released the statistics on the wild bird population for 2008, the famous song should perhaps be sung as 0.6 turtle doves. “Bird populations are […]
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It lay, barely visible under the autumnal leaf litter surrounded by heady oak trees, hazel and blackberry. The smell of the damp earth rising to meet the days dew. This is the territory of several different mammals and these are the remains of someone’s breakfast. All but one of the discarded hazelnut shells lay hidden […]
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