Feast of cat shown on eagle cam scares feline owners: 'Nature isn't pretty'
Footage from a live web camera nest shows bald eagles serving up a cat to eaglets – but the Audubon Society determines dead cat was not preyed upon Cat owners have been warned of the dangers their feline companions face when venturing outdoors after video emerged of bald eagles feasting on the body of a […]
Ethiopia's farmers fight devastating drought with land restoration
Ethiopia has confirmed its commitment to restore its degraded lands to improve food security and biodiversity. Now, it’s looking to the private sector for support Ethiopia is in the midst of the worst drought in 50 years. Famine and malnutrition have now spread to 443 of the country’s 750 districts. Earlier this month, the United […]
EU vote too important to be dominated by Tory politics, says minister
Environment secretary Liz Truss appeals to supporters of other parties to vote for UK to remain in the European Union A Conservative cabinet minister has made a direct plea to supporters of other political parties to vote in favour of Britain’s membership of the EU by warning that Brexit would be a “hugely retrograde step” […]
Lazy Britons are missing out on the joy of walking | Phil Daoust
Half of us are reluctant to get on our feet for more than 20 minutes. Compared to the progress made on cycling, for walkers it’s been pedestrian If you live in Britain, and you’re enjoying day three of the bank holiday weekend, you may already be dreading going back to work – not just the […]
People love Chris Packham because he isn’t afraid to ruffle feathers | Nicholas Milton
As his #wheredovesdie trip to Malta shows, Packham uses his celebrity status to promote good causes, even if it means making a few enemies Love him or loathe him Chris Packham is a hard man to ignore. Recently returned from Malta, where he has been for a second time to highlight the massacre of thousands […]
Peabody coal's contrarian scientist witnesses lose their court case | John Abraham
Peabody Energy brought contrarians Spencer, Happer, and Lindzen to testify on their behalf, but the judge wasn’t convinced by their case In Minnesota, an administrative hearing resulted in a judicial recommendation that will have impacts across the country. It was a case argued mainly between environmental groups (such as Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, and […]
Labor policy could increase power prices by 8% to 25%, economist says
Danny Price, who helped devise the Coalition’s climate policy, says Labor scheme to shut brown-coal generators would lead to higher prices A little-noticed part of Labor’s climate policy could push up retail power prices by between 8% and 25%, economist Danny Price has claimed, with price hikes in Victoria exceeding the impact of the former […]
Armed guards at India's dams as drought grips country
Government says 330 million people are suffering from water shortages after monsoons fail As young boys plunge into a murky dam to escape the blistering afternoon sun, armed guards stand vigil at one of the few remaining water bodies in a state hit hard by India’s crippling drought. Related: Daytime cooking ban in India as […]
Overfishing puts $42bn tuna industry at risk of collapse
Experts make first estimate of the value of tuna fisheries and warn Pacific Islanders have most to lose from declining stocks Overfishing is jeopardising a global tuna industry worth more than $42bn (£29bn), according to the first assessment of its kind. A report produced by the Pew Charitable Trusts has highlighted the significant revenues that […]
Captured! How wild animals really behave – in pictures
A jackal squares up to a lion and a gorilla prepares to fight his own reflection. Motion-sensitive ‘camera traps’ capture some startlingly unguarded animal behaviour Continue reading… Source: Guardian Environment