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Conservation Chat UK
- Oct 18, 2019
- 2 min
A helping hand for wildlife this autumn
Autumn is here, Halloween is less than two weeks away and Guy Fawkes night follows closely behind. Most of you will be carving pumpkins and building bonfires, a tradition held by many in the UK and around the world, but what happens to the pumpkins once Halloween is over? While we cosy up by the fireplace and enjoy central heating and food in abundance, many species of UK wildlife begin their struggle to make it through the winter. So, what can we do to help them? Once you ha
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Conservation Chat UK
- Jul 7, 2019
- 2 min
Ex-poachers and villagers help to save endangered hornbill species
Hornbill birds in the Khao Yai and Budo-Sungai Pai National Parks (Thailand) have been experiencing higher fledgling rates than before! The reason for this rise in numbers is down to community conservation; the act of involving local communities in the protection of species sharing their environment. Aka, community engagement! Great, wreathed, helmeted, bushy-crested, rhinoceros, white-crowned, and oriental pied hornbills were under great threat from poaching. They were also
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Conservation Chat UK
- Jun 9, 2019
- 2 min
The persecution of an iconic British species
If you ask the person next to you the one thing they associate herring gulls with, what do you think it would be? They will most likely respond by saying that they are pests, dangerous or noisy and cause chaos in public spaces. Many will say “they belong at sea, why don’t they go back to where they came from!?”. The truth is that herring gulls dominate our seafronts and rooftops because we have vastly reduced their food supply. Unsustainable fishing practices have left wild f
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Stuart Collier
- Jun 3, 2019
- 3 min
Rewilding my garden
I really love the ‘Garden watch’ campaign launched by BBC Spring Watch and really believe that we can make a massive difference on our doorstep. Nature is in desperate need of help, and our own lives not only depend on a healthy environment but are enriched by it. This is a personal reflection of how I have rewilded my own garden over the last couple of years. When I bought my house, the long, multi-levelled garden, lined with trees, is what sold it to me, I had always dreame
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Conservation Chat UK
- Apr 13, 2019
- 1 min
Netting nature to net profits.
It’s heart breaking to hear that some developers have taken ridiculous steps to speed up the planning and development process. If you stop birds from entering trees/hedges, then you don’t have to worry about them when it comes to planning. The tweet (pictured) by Jeremy Vine sums up this sad state of affairs. It must stop. #conservationchatuk #ConChatUK #conservation #birds #birding #development #housing #dessimation #denatured #nature #wildlife #ecology #biology #stopthisnow
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