16-11-20171. Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae). Once a common sight in gardens, parks and hedgerows, the small tortoiseshell is in…
16-11-2017Hedgehog numbers could have dropped by as much as a half over the past five years, warns University of Sussex…
16-11-2017Ecologists at the University of Stirling in Scotland have found that neonicotinoids reduce the strength and duration of a bumblebee’s…
16-11-2017The decline of pollinators worldwide is of growing concern and has been related to the use of plant protecting chemicals.…
16-11-2017Amphibians, a unique group of vertebrates containing over 7,000 known species, are threatened worldwide. A 2004 global assessment found that…- 13-11-2017Honey bees provide key ecosystem services. To pollinate and to sustain the colony, workers must walk, climb, and use phototaxis…
13-11-2017Birds that travel long distances between their wintering and breeding grounds may be particularly susceptible to neurotoxic insecticides, but the…
13-11-2017Scientists and public health experts are alarmed by the phenomenon, which they suspect to be symptomatic of underlying toxicity in…
11-11-2017Steelhead anglers may have to start looking for another fish to catch. Four groups have released a joint statement sounding…
11-11-2017Some fish stocks in Canada are at risk of collapse. Some estimates put the overall decline of marine populations at…
