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Water voles bounce back in key areas but distribution across UK declines
Exclusive: Efforts to eradicate American mink help boost population of river-residing mammal in 11 areas of country
Water voles continue to decline in their distribution across Britain but there are signs of recovery in some regions, with populations bouncing back in 11 key areas, according to a report.
The river-residing mammal, which inspired Ratty in the Wind in the Willows, has revived in number in parts of Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and East Anglia thanks to targeted conservation work.
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Weather tracker: Nordic countries set for unseasonably mild Christmas
Temperatures expected to reach about 10C in Copenhagen and highs of 5-6C in Oslo, Stockholm and Helsinki
Nordic countries are often associated with cold, snowy winters and temperatures well below zero celsius. However, this year unseasonably mild weather is forecast to move in across Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland over the Christmas period, with temperatures well above the seasonal average.
A particularly mild air mass is expected to arrive on Christmas Day, with temperatures widely rising above 0C (32F). Oslo, Stockholm and Helsinki will probably have highs of 5-6C on Christmas Day, with a high of about 10C in Copenhagen. These temperatures would be 4-5C above the seasonal average, but the highest anomalies will be found further north across Finland, where temperatures in Rovaniemi – the capital of Lapland – will be up to 8C above average with an expected high of 2C on 25 December.
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Build it and they will come: Transmission is key, but LNP make it harder and costlier
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Leadership reshuffle at Australia’s largest soil carbon project developer
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Snowy Hunter gas project hit by more delays and blowouts, with total cost now more than $2 billion
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Yes, reindeer actually can have red noses – and other fascinating facts about this Christmas icon
Developer launches appeal after judge rules in favour of Indigenous people in case over large Peruvian REDD project
Oslo court quashes NOK 400 mln EU ETS fine against Norwegian Air
On a wing and a prayer: the hidden beauty of insect’s flight – in pictures
For the past decade, the Barcelona-based visual artist Xavi Bou has devoted his work to revealing “the hidden beauty of natural movement”. His initial focus was birds; now he’s moved on to insects. In collaboration with US entomologist Adrian Smith he’s created an eye-popping series that captures – by merging multiple frames into a single image – the rhythmic flutterings of butterflies and chaotic leaps of spittlebugs and treehoppers. As well as their beauty, Bou was struck by the crucial role that insects play in ecosystems, even as their numbers plummet – it’s estimated that the biomass of flying insect species has decreased by 75% over the past 27 years. “We need to move beyond seeing insects as mere nuisances,” says Bou. “They are fascinating, essential creatures, and we owe them a great deal.”
Continue reading...UK to ban bee-killing pesticides but highly toxic type could still be allowed
Ministers set out plans for outlawing neonicotinoids but considering application by farmers to use Cruiser SB
Bee-killing pesticides are to be banned by the UK government, as ministers set out plans to outlaw the use of neonicotinoids.
However, the highly toxic neonicotinoid Cruiser SB could be allowed for use next year, as ministers are considering applications from the National Farmers’ Union and British Sugar.
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