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August the cruellest month for bugs
It has been a miserable summer for bugs as well as people, the head of Britain's insect conservation charity has said.
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Komodo dragon under threat
Thursday, 4 September 2008
The legendary Komodo dragon is disappearing from its limited habitat, according to zoologists.
Keep off the grass: One man's mission to save our meadowland and its wildlife
Thursday, 4 September 2008
So you thought looking after your lawn was hard work? Spare a thought for Jon Valters, who tends to 147 acres, leased in Carmel National Nature Reserve in Carmarthenshire.
How birds follow the law of the terraces
Wednesday, 3 September 2008
It's not just Arsenal and Spurs. Rival groups of birds engage in chanting contests like football fans – and even show fan-like behaviour when the conflict is over, new research has shown.
On the hunt for our missing butterflies
Sunday, 31 August 2008
Kieran Falconer joins a Hampshire conservation group trying to reverse crucial habitat damage
Invasion of the aliens: The exotic species that are colonising Britain
Sunday, 31 August 2008
Britain's climate may have been wretched for humans this summer, but foreign spider species are loving it.
Fireflies in decline as natural habitats are destroyed
Sunday, 31 August 2008
Male fireflies attract females with their winking backsides, but despite this innovative mating call numbers of the tiny insects are in decline, thanks to urban sprawl, industrial pollution and artificial lights.
Panda cub dies three days after birth
Saturday, 30 August 2008
A panda cub has died three days after its celebrated birth following a rare success in artificial insemination, a Japanese zoo said today.
The man who is bringing local fish to the capital's tables
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Few Londoners know that cod, plaice, bass and even oysters can all be caught in the River Thames
Wet summers bring flood of truffles
Tuesday, 26 August 2008
The mystical allure of the truffle spans the centuries. Greeks and Romans associated the fungi with sex and power, attributing to it therapeutic and aphrodisiac powers. Brillat Sauvaurin, the 18th-century French gourmet, once remarked that truffles aroused erotic and gastronomic memories.
Butterflies scarce after two wet summers
Monday, 25 August 2008
Britain's butterflies are going through their worst summer for nearly half a century, a leading conservationist believes.
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