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Europe Braced for Drought As Experts Warn Water Supplies Are Drying Up
Europe faces drought as global warming exacerbates heatwaves, wildfires, floods, and snow-free ski slopes
Overpopulation And The Climate Crisis: Is It Selfish To Have Another Baby?
Younger generations are opting not to have children in an attempt to stave off the environmental impact of overpopulation but could that be more of a problem than a solution?
Turtle Power: 5 Ways To Help the UAE’s Hard-Shelled Friends
The Sea Turtle may be slow, but these sea-faring heroes are quickly disappearing and only we can help save them!
Mountain Lion Who Was Emblem For Wildlife Conservation Has Died
Tragic ending for P-22, known as the ‘Brad Pitt of mountain lions’, who was trapped in the City of Angels by a ring of motorways before world’s biggest wildlife conservation bridge could free him
Free At Last: Pangolin Captured By Traffickers Is Released Back Into The Wild
Pangolins are the most trafficked mammals in the world because their scales are prized for traditional Chinese medicine but one has been rescued and taught how to survive in her natural habitat
Hippos Face Extinction As Illegal Ivory Made From Their Teeth Found For Sale Online
Hippos are not currently protected by tough UK laws against the ivory trade which focusses primarily on elephants, international charity Born Free says
Iconic Emperor Penguin to be Officially Protected as Experts Warn of Extinction
The Emperor Penguin has been granted protection status under the Endangered Species Act in the US as vanishing Antarctic sea ice threatens to decimate 99 per cent of their population by the end of the century
Patter of Tiny Bison Hooves Heard in UK for First Time in Millennia
The baby bison is an unexpected bonus for the rewilding programme taking place in Kent, England
Bottoms Up! Could Artificial Whale Poop Be The Answer To Restoring Marine Biodiversity?
The world’s oceans are nutrient-starved, which is bad news for fish and the planet. Could mimicking the fertilising effect of whale poop help revive them?
