Are we failing to protect our most precious wildlife sites?

Vivid red in the dark water, arctic charr have been swimming round Loch Rannoch since the last ice age. But a millionaire property developer wanted to build a seven-storey underwater restaurant for the rich in the middle of their spawning grounds.

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November 13th, 2012 | Category: Uncategorized | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Vulture Numbers in India rise for the first time in 20 years, study shows.

India’s vulture population has increased for the first time in two decades, after a catastrophic decline in their numbers by more than 99%. A research paper by scientists from the Bombay Natural History Society (BHNS) shows that the number of vultures, once found across the country, increased marginally between 2011 and 2012.

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November 13th, 2012 | Category: Diclofenac | Comments are closed