The 15th July is a big day for Polar bears and their home, the sea ice. It’s Arctic Sea Ice Day, a chance to discover more about sea ice and why is matters. Polar Bears International have got a live event, and you can take part in their ‘Talk About It’ campaign. And of course, you...
The World Land Trust is an amazing charity. It is based in the UK but it helps conservation partners all over the world. Founded in 1984, it works to "protect the world's most biologically significant and threatened habitats". Since it was founded in 1984, it has funded the protection of...
This is a particularly important year for nature, because of the number of elections taking place around the world. In the UK, of course we have our General Election on the 4th July (don’t we all know it!) and it just so happens that this falls after what will hopefully be a huge march on...
This week, the British Association of Dermatologists have a Sun Awareness Week campaign. The aim of the week is to raise awareness about sun protection and skin cancer. The association actually has a summer long campaign to give people the information they need to be safe in the sun. Sun Awareness...
National Hedgerow Week in 2024 is all about Connectivity. We often see hedgerows perhaps this way driving past them in the car or walking the dog, but how often do we appreciate how important they are to the British countryside and its wildlife. I think of hedgerows as nature's motorways, one...
It's Hedgehog Awareness Week from the 5th to the 11th of May. The week aims to highlights the problems that our beautiful hedgehogs face and how we can all help them. Hedgehogs are a very good indicator species. That means that if they are not coping well their habitat is not sufficient...
This is a BIG day for koalas and a chance for all us koala lovers to find out what is being done to help the koala and how we can all get involved and help these gorgeous animals, even if we live on the other side of the world to Australia. As the koala saying goes, “No tree, no me” and...
The UK has lost almost 97% of meadows rich in flowers since the 1970s. This means that essential food that pollinators need has gone. The habitat loss that pollinators have suffered from has been staggering and it doesn’t help that so many people are in pursuit of a perfect...
One of the important things we can all do for nature is to be her voice. We all need to shout for it and make our voices heard. Nature is vital to our wellbeing, and for the wellbeing of our precious wildlife. On the 22nd June, there is the chance to do just that, to make...
The Green Match Fund aims to support charities that are playing a vital role in tackling environmental issues. For example, charities could be: preserving ecosystems protecting endangered species promoting sustainable living Donations will make double the difference in the...
In Defense of Animals report that there’s a grim fate waiting for too many beavers in Vermont. They face the threat and danger of beaver kits, and the danger of being ensnared by a cruel underwater leg-hold trap. These animals are vital eco-system engineers and there’s...
Last week, it was International Beaver Day (held on the 7th April). I was thinking about beavers last night and when I woke up this morning. They are pretty remarkable rodents, and I was lying in bed thinking about their determination and focus and way of getting things done. They...
Free the Bears do amazing work rescuing and caring for bears who've been held captive in Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. You'll find their website here. Their most recent rescue involved 18 bear cubs, after a wildlife trafficker was arrested. Now the vital work of caring for these...
You may well remember the heart-breaking television footage of the wildfires in Australia back in 2019 to 2020. The fires were horrendous, and wildlife suffered appallingly. One of the appeals that were set up to help raise funds to help the wildlife was the “Help Thirsty Koalas...
Polar Bears International emailed with a report of their activities so far in 2024, thanks to the support of everyone. Their long-term den-monitoring project in Svalbard had one of the most successful field seasons to date! They deployed custom-made den-monitoring cameras at 5 den sites, and...
There’s a new series starting on BBC1 on 31st March 2024 at 7pm – Mammals. Composer Thomas Farnon and The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra rework Coldplay’s track for the BBC Studios Natural History Unit. The new series starts of with Dark, as so many of the world’s...
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." Around the world, there are many groups of committed people who are making sure wildlife have the space they need to survive and thrive. Please find a...
I'm a huge fan of Green People. They are based in West Sussex, and make organic beauty products. I love their gentle cleanser and moisturiser, and I also love the fact they help charities close to my heart as well. As they say, "Nature gives us the inspiration and...
This week, there’s a programme on BBC2 at 4:00 called Born to be Wild. It takes a look at the work at the Scottish SPCA’s Wildlife Centre. Foxes, ravens, a badger, a deer fawn, oystercatcher chicks, house martins, seals and a white tailed eagle are just some of the animals needing the...
Species of bear are…..(and bear in mind that there are subspecies of bear too)... Polar Bear in the Arctic Canada, Greenland, Norway, Russia , Alaska – check out Polar Bears International to find out about polar bear and sea ice conservation Giant Pandas live in China’s rainforests of the...