Animal Survival International (ASI) have emailed about an urgent situation in Botswana. They say that animals are dying in the worst drought in 40 years. And there’s a way to help – to fill two crucial waterholes. Critical water sources are essential for...
The 12th October is a very special day for sloth bears, as it’s World Sloth Bear Day and as such, an opportunity to celebrate the sloth bear and to raise awareness of things being done to conserve and protect them. It’s also an opportunity to show how you can help! The more we know...
Don’t miss: Sunday 6th October 2024 at 8pm on BBC2: Scotland: The New Wild This programme takes a look at the fantastic natural wonders in Scotland – and wow, the first episode focuses on the islands off its coast. There are nearly 800 islands, including the Monach...
Two year old Boki the Bear had live-saving brain surgery on 9th October 2024. It took 5.5 hours and it went well. Just TWO days later, Boki was able to go out into his enclosure for the first time, and he spent the day eating grass in sunshine. He'll be monitored closely and get plenty...
One of the events I look forward to most of all in the year is the World Land Trust's Big Match Fortnight. The anticipation is always so exciting as we wait to find out what the project is! With all the terrible events taking place in the world, it’s a breath of fresh air...
Free the Bears urgently need to rescue a sun bear cub with awful injuries. The cub is in the far south of Laos, and the bear has a snare wound covered in flies, a swollen paw and a leg. The cub can’t put weight on the leg, so may have an infection, a broken leg or...
September is a busy month for cleaning up the world and we can all play a part in it! There are lots of awareness days to get involved in and the great thing about those is that they can give you some very helpful tips and advice on how to get started. There’s nothing like meeting like...
#ZeroWasteWeek is a movement dedicated to reducing waste and promoting sustainable lifestyles. This could mean choosing reusable products, reducing our use of single-use plastic, reducing the amount of food we waste, and cutting out unnecessary use of power. It can also mean...
This is a big weekend for rivers! The Rivers Trust have got their September Big River Watch weekend from the 6th to 12th September, and you can be a part of it. It's a great opportunity to help the Rivers Trust help our rivers. It only takes 15 minutes to do, and you...
On Friday 23rd August at 9pm on BBC2, there’s a programme called Brian May: The Badgers, The Farmers and Me. May’s passion for our wildlife and his scientific background, along with his career as one of the greatest guitarists of all times, have all combined to put him in a...
If you’re concerned about the green spaces near you as the new Labour Government reforms the planning system, you can easily find out about planning laws and wildlife laws, because the RSPB has put packs together for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland to help you...
The Wildlife Trust BCN (that’s Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire) have a very special appeal to everyone to help save Strawberry Hill. About 35 years ago, the previous owner decided to let nature take over the 377 acre site. And the land transformed itself. ...
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...