How Ireland’s smallest mammal, the pygmy shrew, is quietly and quickly disappearing from our landscape
The pygmy shrew is disappearing from Ireland because it is being outcompeted for insect food by the recent arrival of the invasive greater white-toothed shrew.
Paying farmers to create woodland and wetland is the most cost-effective way to hit UK environment targets, study suggests
Incentivising farmers to put aside farmland for nature could cut taxpayer costs in half, while delivering for climate, biodiversity, and food production targets.
Warmer temperatures are linked to mismatch among forest plants
In response to warming temperatures, some taller plants are advancing their leafout timing which could lead to declines in native wildflowers as they flower or leaf out later and therefore receive less sunlight for photosynthesis in the spring.
Rhino horns are getting smaller, according to analysis of artwork and photographs
Analysis of artwork and photographs has revealed that rhino horns have been getting smaller and human attitudes towards rhinos have shifted from predation to conservation.
Animals in national parks can be impacted by just a few people
A new People and Nature study has found that even in remote, rarely visited national parks, the presence of even just a few humans impacts the activity of wildlife that live there.
Citizen scientists wanted to help record UK’s mammal activity
Citizen scientists are being urged to help chart UK mammal activity so researchers can better understand how animals are coping with ecological challenges such as climate change.
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