Tag Archives: reintroductions
No cheetahs for India
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 with the National Board for Wildlife (NBW) which is a statutory body for the enforcement of [...]
Anger growing over Swedish bee imports
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. It’s not just locals who are concerned about the British scientists heading out this weekend to start [...]
From Sweden with buzz
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 species Bombus subterraneus as part of plans to re-establish the species in the UK. Bombus [...]
Beavers breed in Scotland for first time in 400 years
There’s celebrations going on north of the border as confirmation comes that beavers which were reintroduced to the UK last year have bred and kits – beaver cubs – appear to be doing well. The best part of the news is that the two kits are from different family groups and that would indicate that [...]
Reestablishing dragonflies
Dragonflies and damselflies are amazing creatures. They can keep me occupied for ages on a hot summer afternoon as they buzz around ponds and wetlands after their prey. If you see a diverse and active pond community then you know the local environment is doing well. The wildlife Trust are currently trying to re-establish a [...]
Butterfly returns home to Hertfordshire
It’s always great to hear news about wildlife returning back to a location that they once inhabited and as National Insect Week comes to a close this is a great story about the returning of a butterfly. For the first time in 8 years the small blue – Britain’s smallest butterfly – has been spotted [...]