Nature
How domestic cats could save the 'Highland tiger'
Steve Connor: Pound for pound, they are as fierce as their full-size counterparts but their dwindling numbers mean "Highland tigers" are also just as endangered
Inside Nature
Sri Lankan government vets go on strike in protest over treatment of wild elephants
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
The entire team of Sri Lanka's government wildlife vets has gone on strike amid mounting controversy over an elephant conservation plan that has led to increased clashes between the animals and villagers.
Injured buffalo kills Zimbabwean conservationist
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
A wounded buffalo gored the veteran Zimbabwean conservationist Steve Kok to death, ending his years of dedication to saving wild animals from poachers' traps, colleagues said yesterday. He was 71.
The Independent Nature Club: The hills are alive
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
From country lanes to bedroom walls, Britain is packed with wonderful wildlife. Here, the members of the Independent's Nature Club share the sights that made their summer
Mysterious 'corkscrew' kills dozens of seals on east coast
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Scientists are baffled by the mutilated carcasses of dozens of seals washing up on the British coast this summer, each bearing near-identical and as yet unexplained "corkscrew" lacerations.
Sexy beast: Why Britain's rare breeds could be the saviours of their species
Sunday, 15 August 2010
There may be only a few hundred Dairy Shorthorn in Britain, but Tulip and other rare breeds of cattle, sheep and pig aren't just genetic dead-ends.
Biggest relocation in China since Three Gorges
Friday, 13 August 2010
China's growing thirst for water is driving one of the world's biggest mass relocations, with 440,000 people leaving their homes to make way for a huge man-made canal project to channel water to drought-prone Beijing.
Flotilla of stinging jellyfish hit Spanish beaches
Thursday, 12 August 2010
At least 700 people have been stung on Spain's holiday beaches this week
Now Britain and Iceland go to war over the mackerel
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
Martin Hickman: The European Union could impose trade sanctions against Iceland or stop its ships from entering EU ports in an emerging "mackerel war"
Come on in, the wildlife's lovely
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
As the Million Ponds Project gains plaudits from the Environment Agency after just 18 months, Gillian Orr dips a toe into the nature sanctuary at the bottom of the garden
National Trust bids for Welsh coastline
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
As holidaying in the UK grows in popularity, the National Trust has stepped in to save a kilometre of Welsh coastline from the growing army of "staycationers".
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