Bees are vital pollinators of plants in the UK and around the world and help to pollinate about a third of our food. As a result, bees are estimated to contribute over £200 million to the UK economy every year. Not only do bees play an important part in our own food chain, but they […]
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Conservation success! The WWF predict that there are 100,000,000 different species on Earth and that 10,000 of these species go extinct each year. But is it all bad news? Last January the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the Florida manatee population was up 500% since 1991, a huge comeback that has led to proposals to down-list them from an endangered species to […]
Read moreThe wonderful Gill Lewis shares her thoughts on a matter close to her heart, and central to her fantastic novel White Dolphin: the protection of our oceans and sea life. When was the last time you scrambled over rocks on the beach and probed deep into the pools of water left by the ebbing tide? […]
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