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Sea Eagles in Norfolk

November 2008

Natural England, the RSPB and Anglian Water are undertaking a study to investigate the feasibility of introducing Sea Eagles to the Norfolk coast. Read more from Natural England.

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Britain's Beaches are Rubbish

March 2008

They may not be as bad as the beaches on Hawaii (right), but the Marine Conservation Society say that Britain's beaches are becoming more and more chocked by litter and that Scotland's beaches are now the worst.

Read more on the MCS website

 

Natural England funding to be slashed!?

January 2008

The Guardian newspaper has revealed that the Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) may be about to slash the funding for the UK's leading statutory, independent nature conservation body: Natural England.

Read more from the Guardian

 

Amphibian Concern as Infection Spreads

December 2007

The deadly chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which has pushed many amphibian populations around the world to the brink of extinction has arrived in the UK.

Read more from the BBC

 

Fish Wasted Due to Quotas

November 2007

A BBC reporter has found that boats fishing in the North Sea are dumping vast quantities of fish that they are not targeting and which they are not allowed to keep because of the quota system.

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Scientists Seek Raptor Deal

October 2007          

The Convention on Migratory Species and Scottish Natural Heritage are holding a conference entitled 'Linking Continents – the Migration of Raptors' this week.

Read more from the Telegraph

 

Barn Owl Success Story

October 2007                 

A farmer in Leicestershire is celebrating after his attempts to encourage barn owls onto his farm resulted in a pair raising not one, but two broods this year.

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