The reintroduction of beavers has shown to reduced flood risks, cleaned rivers and helped wildlife. “THE STUDY, BY A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS OVERSEEN BY PROFESSOR RICHARD BRAZIER FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER, REVEALED “MEASURABLE BENEFITS TO BOTH PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE” AT THE RIVER OTTER, IN EAST DEVON, WHERE A STUDY OF A WILD POPULATION OF BEAVERS …
A fluorescent pink slug, found only on a single mountaintop in northern New South Wales, has survived the bushfires that burnt through much of its alpine habitat. Around 60 of the brightly coloured Mount Kaputar slugs, which can grow to a size longer than a human hand, were spotted by National Parks and Wildlife Service rangers after recent …
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Plans to plant one million trees in the Cairngorms as part of a major wildlife restoration project have been unveiled. The £5.5m project aims to tackle a decline in salmon numbers, by providing shade on tributaries of the Dee in the Balmoral and Invercauld estates. “The main species of trees involved are alder, willow, rowan, …
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