Campaigners are concerned that wildfires could ‘devastate local wildlife’, following the most recent blaze in a series of fires that have hit UK nature reserves. On Monday of this week, a 120-acre gorse fire tore through Caer Bran nature…
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A minute lizard discovered in Madagascar may be the smallest reptile found on our planet. Scientists believe that they may have discovered the smallest reptile on earth, a chameleon subspecies that is roughly the size of a sunflower seed. …
African elephants are the first animals to be successfully counted from space while moving through a complicated landscape. Scientists are using images from an Earth-observation satellite to count African elephants from space. The breakthrough could permit up to 5,000 sq km…
Centuries after lynx went extinct in Britain, people in Scotland are being asked whether the big cats should return. Three charities – Scotland: The Big Picture, Trees for Life and Vincent Wildlife Trust, have joined forces to investigate the…