Understanding Exotic Pets: The Cost to Animals and Ecosystems
Imagine being plucked from your home, transported across continents, and finding yourself confined to a glass box on a stranger’s shelf. This strange scenario you…
Category: Conservation
Orangutan Caring Week 2024
Orangutan Caring WeekNovember 10-16, 2024Theme: Orangutans Leading the Way: One Planet, One Future Orangutan Caring Week is here—a time dedicated to celebrating and protecting one…
Threats to Bee Populations: Habitat Loss, Pesticides, Climate Change, and Diseases
Despite their reputation as the bane of picnickers everywhere, bees are incredibly important to our ecosystem, and they’re currently in trouble. As critical workers maintaining…
Grey squirrels in the UK
The grey squirrel was introduced to the UK in the 18th century and their numbers quickly grew. Unfortunately, they carry a virus called squirrelpox, which…
The science that preserves life: biodiversity conservation
Everyone knows that our planet is populated by millions of different organisms, which include animals, plants, bacteria and fungi. They interact and share different habitats…
Hedgerow Heroes
Hedgerows are such a usual part of the British countryside (and plenty of urban areas too) that we usually barely notice them as we pass.…
