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‘The river is life’ – a photographer among the Arawete in Brazil

Alice Kohler shares photos and thoughts on her time in the Xingu river basin in the Brazilian Amazon Alice Kohler is a Brazilian photographer who has visited over 20 countries during her career. In Brazil in particular she has travelled into some of the remotest parts of the Amazon basin and spent time with many […]

American badger singlehandedly buries cow – timelapse video

Researchers at Utah University have captured video of an American badger burying a calf carcass in Utah’s Grassy Mountains. The images show the badger digging around the cow’s body, which then sinks into the tunnels below, before covering it with earth. It then returned to feed on it over the coming weeks. This behaviour has […]

Can you dig it? Badger captured on camera burying cow

In an astonishing display of digging prowess, an American badger has been seen completely burying a calf carcass several times bigger than itself An American badger has been captured burying the carcass of a cow – a previously unrecorded behaviour – in an astonishing display of the creature’s digging prowess. The images were taken by […]

Birth of Britain’s first crowned sifaka lemur caught on camera – video report

The birth of Britain’s first crowned sifaka, a type of rare lemur, has been filmed by staff at the Cotswold Wildlife Park. Yousstwo, a male pup, was born to parents Bafana and Tahina in December. The sifaka lemur is critically endangered in Madagascar, so the birth has extra significance Continue reading… Source: Guardian Climate Change

Lismore floods as authorities warn worst is yet to come – video

Lennon Bartlett uses a boat to row to his parents’ house next door in central Lismore after the Wilsons river breached its banks early on Friday morning, flooding the northern New South Wales city. Flood waters caused by the remnants of Cyclone Debbie are still rising and are expected to peak in the early afternoon […]

Climate change: global reshuffle of wildlife will have huge impacts on humanity

Mass migration of species to cooler climes has profound implications for society, pushing disease-carrying insects, crop pests and crucial pollinators into new areas, says international team of scientists Global warming is reshuffling the ranges of animals and plants around the world with profound consequences for humanity, according to a major new analysis. Rising temperatures on […]

Who should direct Donald Trump: the Movie? Step forward, Werner Herzog

With his yen for monomaniacal oddballs and love of an unhappy ending, the German film-maker is surely the perfect person to tackle a Trump biopic As we inch towards day 100 of his ignoble reign, it is becoming increasingly clear that Donald Trump is going to remain president of the United States for a fair […]

El Salvador makes history as first nation to impose blanket ban on metal mining

Campaigners celebrate victory for ‘water over gold’ after country unaninmously ushers through historic bill to end all forms of metal mining El Salvador has made history after becoming the first country in the world to ban metal mining. Lawmakers in the water-parched country passed the ban in a unanimous vote on Wednesday, declaring El Salvador […]

The curious disappearance of climate change, from Brexit to Berlin | Andrew Simms

The word climate does not appear once in the letter triggering the UK’s departure from Europe. But it’s not just in London that the issue seems to be slipping from the political stage The word climate does not appear once in the letter triggering the UK’s departure from Europe. Despite the world experiencing a second, […]

Good news for elephants: China's legal ivory trade is 'dying' as prices fall

Elephant conservationists hopeful that demand for ivory in China is falling amid government clampdown on ivory sellers, but experts remain wary of poaching The wholesale price of raw legal ivory has dropped by almost two thirds since China, the world’s largest ivory importer and trader, announced plans to close down its domestic market, according to […]