A new study looking at poaching activities in Kenya could and should lead to some rather uncomfortable questions being asked about the way that the Kenya Wildlife Service operates and the way in which local communities are supported in wildlife … Continue reading
Japanese whaling boats set sail yesterday for the Pacific Ocean with their sights set on a target of 260 whales. They are sailing under the scientific research exemption of the whaling ban. Two whaling vessels, the Yushin Maru and Yushin Maru … Continue reading
There’s not too much happening from a wildlife and nature point of view at Westminster next week. There’s a short debate on fracking on Tuesday in Westminster Hall which may be interesting but there’s not a great deal going on. The Wildlife … Continue reading
A new report has just been published by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and their Indonesia partner Telapak makes dismal reading as palm oil companies rip off the tribal people of Papua. In one instance highlighted in the report - Clear-Cut Exploitation … Continue reading
One of the world’s leading pulp and paper producers Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has announced that it is to suspend cutting down natural forests in it pulpwood plantations and concessions from 1st June. The announcement is only for a temporary … Continue reading
It must put any Planet Earth Live viewer into a state of frustration as the annual waterhole wildlife count in Maharashtra, India got under-way. While the BBC flagship wildlife programme has become legendary before even the series has finished for the opening … Continue reading
Field boundaries and bug banks have been promoted as a way to help farmers reduce their reliance on pesticides and insecticides. By providing beneficial plants around – and within – the crops it is hoped that predatory insects like ladybirds … Continue reading
A new session of Parliament is in up and running and the Westminster diary is filling up again. There are a couple of interesting debates ahead next week. The wildlife crime investigation is still running with the Environmental audit Select … Continue reading
A new report by the Policy Exchange think tank has been published and the news headlines are saying that wildlife is under threat from the planning system. But is it? The first thing to remember when reading the actual report … Continue reading
China is stepping up to the mark in its fight against the illegal wildlife trade with coordinated raids by its newly established Forest Police of the National Inter-Agency CITES Enforcement Collaboration Group (NICECG). The effectiveness of the actions undertaken by NICECG … Continue reading
The Indian courts have ruled that the proposed cheetah introduction programme in India can not go ahead. This will please many conservationists who don’t believe that the move is the correct one. The plan was put on hold because no consultation had taken place … Continue reading
Could the Indonesian government be preparing to get tough with the forestry industry in the country? Recent news that the government is to sue 16 logging companies for USD225 Billion seems to indicate that muscles are being flexed. The law suit will be a … Continue reading
There’s very few wildlife documentaries that can stun people into silence but the 2009 film ‘The Cove’ certainly did that. It was a wildlife film about the annual dolphin hunt in the Japanese village of Taiji. Each year hundreds of dolphins are rounded up, … Continue reading
This weekend sees the first of 8 programmes over 3 weeks on BBC which is effectively Springwatch gone global. It’s main presenters will be Julia Bradbury and Richard Hammond. Richard Hammond? The car freak who loves high-speed racing in gas guzzling polluting super cars? … Continue reading
A new study has shown that in the forest all trees are not equal when it comes to contributing to ecosystem services such as carbon capture. The study of trees in the Yosemite National Park demonstrated that the largest trees made … Continue reading
There’s little doubt now, two years into the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government, that the housing situation in the UK has got substantially worse. There’s no indication that this government will do anything to help young people find affordable and secure housing. … Continue reading
It may have been a good news story for British conservationists with the proposed re-introduction of the short-haired bumblebee to Kent. But there is growing anger in Sweden that their population of the species may be put under risk by the project. … Continue reading
News is filtering out about a series of wildlife raids undertaken in China that has seen wildlife markets shut down, High Street stores selling animals parts raided and web sites closed. You can not help but be impressed by the … Continue reading
Three leading international NGO’s have reacted with concerns over news reports that Iceland will be resuming its hunt for endangered fin whales from June. The hunt is expected to last for 3 months. Iceland stopped its fin whale hunt last … Continue reading
A precious cargo will soon be on the way from Sweden to the UK over the next couple of weeks. At the weekend a team of bee specialists are buzzing of to Sweden to collect 100 queen bees of the … Continue reading
