University of Cambridge research suggests living collections have collectively reached peak capacity Botanic gardens around the world are failing to conserve the rarest and most threatened species growing in their living collections because they are running out of space,
Greater mouse-eared bat was declared extinct in the UK but ecologists now believe population recovery is possible For 21 long winters, Britain’s loneliest bat hibernated alone in a disused railway tunnel in Sussex. The male greater mouse-eared bat ( Myotis myotis ) was the only
Ethical trade body could ‘offer solutions’ in advising government on protecting workers, says Eleanor Harrison Fairtrade could help tackle exploitation in UK factories and farms – as well as those in developing countries – the incoming boss of the ethical trade body has said.
Gigantic wall of ice moves slowly from Antarctica on potential collision course with wildlife breeding ground The world’s largest iceberg – a behemoth more than twice the size of London – is drifting toward a remote island where scientists say it could run aground and threaten
