Barn Owl Nestcam Live
Sun, 1 Jun 2008 06:20:27 -0700 (PDT)
The Barn Owl Trust has rigged up its cameras in readiness for this
years Twitawoo-rific show! People around the world can watch the Barn
Owl Nest tucked away in deepest Cornwall on a traditional English
Farm, from the comfort of their own computer desks. The Barn Owl Trust
is the the main UK conservation charity p ...
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Petition by Angus Macmillan
Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:31:05 +0100
Petition by Angus Macmillan calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge
the Scottish Government to amend the National Parks (Scotland) Act
2000 to remove local authority powers from national park authorities
and establish them solely as advisory bodies and to remove such parts
of the act to ensure that residents wi ...
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Angus and immunocontraception
Sat, 31 May 2008 13:31:39 +0100
Three years ago when someone here suggested:
"I read about the development of a contraceptive drug for grey
squirrels, I think it was London University, that would reduce grey
squirrel numbers and allow reds to persist without killing."
Angus responded with:
"I could agree with that."
Yet a few days ...
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Re: The essential Fuckwit David Harrison, stupid cracker
Wed, 28 May 2008 23:40:34 -0700
dh@. wrote:
> "Mike Lyle" <mike_lyle_uk@REMOVETHISyahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:43ffhdF1nij7uU1@individual.net...
>> pearl wrote:
>>> "Nick Maclaren" <nmm1@cus.cam.ac.uk> wrote in message
>> [...]
>>>> Such technologies as basketry leave essentially no fossil record,
>>>> and are extremely efficient for ...
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Loss of tranquility in Hertfordshire.
Mon, 26 May 2008 14:06:59 -0700 (PDT)
My apologies if this outside the scope of this forum.
I would like to bring your attention to proposals that will alter the
way flight paths are controlled around a number of regional airports.
My specific concern is the use of P-RNAV to accurately route all
flights approaching or leaving an airport along a v ...
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Raven nest 'disappears' from park - DID YOU see this or any wildlife crime? If so please report it.
Fri, 23 May 2008 09:34:02 +0100
Raven nest 'disappears' from park
A rare raven's nest has disappeared from a National Trust property, a
police spokesman said.
The nest, first discovered four years ago, was situated in Belton
Park, near Grantham, Lincolnshire.
The nest was believed to be the first raven's nest in the county for
more than ...
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'I'd lost the strength to carry on'Last week, with the resignation of
Marina Silva as Brazil's environment minister, the Amazon lost its greatest
champion. But how did a poor orphan rise to such power, only to walk away from
it? And what is the future for her beloved rainforest? By Tom Phillips
Thu, 22 May 2008 00:53:37 -0700 (PDT)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/22/forests.conservation
quote:
"...this year, the tensions grew, following the release of satellite
images, produced by the government, which showed a sudden spike in
deforestation. Silva called a press conference, at which she blamed
the destruction in part on s ...
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National Vegetarian Week
Fri, 16 May 2008 07:54:13 +0100
National Vegetarian Week
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/news_veggie/ALL/1776//
19th-25th May is National Vegetarian Week - an annual initiative that
encourages people to find out more about the many benefits of a
meat-free diet. With veggie alternatives available in high street
shops and supermarkets, it re ...
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Dumfries Scotland in Springtime
Sun, 11 May 2008 07:51:29 -0700 (PDT)
Southern Scotland in Springtime -The lambs were a springing, the sun
fighting against the clouds to get out and the green landscape is
beginning to come alive after winter.
http://www.gardenandgreen.co.uk/#/dumfriesscotland/4528747221 ...
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Photography Competition - Parks - Enter Now
Sun, 11 May 2008 07:49:08 -0700 (PDT)
WIN ¡ê1,000 in photographic equipment vouchers.
The Victorians left a great legacy of public parks in our great cities
and towns throughout the UK, and some date long before that. When the
industrial revolution brought in countless workers from the
countryside to work in the factories and mills, the parks were gr ...
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