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Government to delay badger cull until next year
Government plans to cull thousands of badgers have been delayed until next summer amid growing concern about the cost and effectiveness of the controversial scheme. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson...
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Rescue bid for seabirds covered by “glue-like wax”
Hundreds of seabirds have been washed up along the south coast of England between Dorset and Cornwall, covered in a waxy, glue-like substance. The RSPB and RSPCA have launched a rescue operation today...
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Struggle to save stricken seabirds continues
The mystery substance found on hundreds of seabirds washed up on the south coast is a “mixture of refined mineral oils”, says the Environment Agency. Wildlife experts have warned many more birds could...
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Campaigners call for ban on seabird killer
This pair of guillemots were casualties of pollution by PIB. Pic: RSPB Three leading wildlife organisations have joined together to call for the ban on the discharge of polyisobutene (PIB), which has...
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Badger cull now under way amid protests
Pic: PA The badger cull is now under way in England despite protests. About 5,000 badgers are expected to be killed in controlled shootings over six weeks in Somerset and Gloucestershire. Farmers and...
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Big Garden Birdwatch results
Pic: RSPCA Almost half a million people took part in this year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch and discovered some interesting changes among our most popular garden birds, with some species creeping up the...
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