Chris Packham - Final solutions and ecological cleansing
Chris Packham writes about exterminating invasive species - or not. Perfection is beautiful, but extremely rare, and the ever increasing scrutiny of anything tending to it invariably reveals a flaw.
Latest wildlife news
- Cannibalism in leopards
- Leucistic zebra
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- Chris Packham - Final solutions and ecological cleansing
- WWT Slimbridge Swan Lake frozen
- Cold weather driving unusual birds into UK gardens
- Huge swathe of the Pacific to be protected
- Devon Wildlife Trust’s largest nature reserve increasing in size
- A new species of land iguana found in the Galapagos
Recent wildlife news
- Endangered numbat population gets a boost in Western Australia
- 10 years of bird crime in Scotland – Not a single jail sentence
- Brazil declares whole coastline as a whale and dolphin sanctuary
- RSPB & BTO call for birdwatching break during the freeze
- High numbers of Northern right whales seen in Gulf of Maine
- Sea Shepherd breaks off from Japanese whaling fleet to refuel
- Stranded dugong saved in Philippines
- Tanzania forests yield 17 new species of amphibians and reptiles
- Gamekeepers given suspended jail terms for targeting birds of prey
- Argentina declares new coastal marine park to protect vital wildife areas.
A new species of land iguana found in the Galapagos A species of pink land iguana overlooked by Charles Darwin during his visits to the Galápagos Islands may provide evidence of the ancient animal's diversification in the archipelago.
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Green-blood and turquoise bones. Very unusual new species of frog discovered in CambodiaFour new species of frog discovered in Cambodia
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More than 1000 new species have been discovered in the rivers, jungles, markets and restaurants of the Greater Mekong in the last 10 years11 million year old "Extinct" Rock rat amongst new discoveries now under threat from dams, roads and development.
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7 mountain gorillas die of natural causes.Unbelievably, after all the trauma of the war raging around them, 7 mountain gorillas have died in the last few weeks, all of natural causes.
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New population discovered of one of the world’s rarest primates – The Tonkin snub-nosed monkeyA new population of the extremely rare Tonkin snub-nosed monkey, so-called because of its unusual and distinctive up-turned nose, has recently been discovered in a remote forested area of northern Vietnam.
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WildCare scheme boosting rare birds on UK farmsFigures released by the wildlife habitat scheme, WildCare, show that declining species such as brown hares, yellowhammers and even the humble house sparrow are making a dramatic comeback on participating farms.
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Norwegian beavers arrive in UK for Scottish reintroductionThe Scottish Beaver Trial took a major step when four beaver families arrived in Heathrow
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Leakey speaks about ivory auctions and their disservice to conservationI believe that auctioning the ivory stockpiles would cause poaching to increase particularly in the central, eastern and western African elephant range states.
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'Golden' lion of the South Luangwa National ParkOne of our readers, Egil Dröge, has sent us photos photos of a very unusual young lion that is clearly much lighter than his siblings.
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