The river Frome has wound its way inconspicuously beneath the streets of Bristol’s city centre since the 19th century, when it was bricked over for urban development. Despite being once vital to the city’s success in industries like milling and tanning, the hiding of the river from public view has trickled down through the centuries into its absence from the public consciousness.
Read MoreI spoke to the people behind WAWA conservation, a brand new charity that focuses solely on raising funds for the less cute and cuddly animals of the world, to find out why weird and wonderful animals matter
Read MoreA recent study has found that the tropical forested area of the Udzungwa Scarp in Tanzania is suffering from a bad case of the humans
Read Morescientists have been testing out blimps as a way of studying marine wildlife and preventing dangerous human-wildlife interactions. I spoke to one of these scientists, Kye Adams, to find out why they decided to use blimps, and whether they could be a game-changer when it comes to ecological research.
Read MoreThe Greenspace Bird Calculator uses citizen science data to protect wildlife in urban greenspaces by predicting bird diversity. Urban greenspaces are important as they ‘can support relatively high biodiversity compared with natural or rural habitats and may even support threatened species’.
Read MoreAppease mother nature by celebrating earth day 2020 online! Whereas past iterations of Earth Day have involved environmental activism, community clean-ups, and events, this year’s events take place 100% online. It can be harder to feel engaged with nature when you’re stuck indoors, so I’ve put together a few ways you can celebrate Earth Day from home!
Read MoreRamp up the laptop and fill the kettle because it’s time to save the planet! While most wildlife volunteering is associated with expensive flights to far-flung corners of nowhere or stomping around in the rain in your home patch, there are plenty of ways to be an online conservation volunteer for free!
Read MoreI’ve done the research so you don’t have to! 9 of the best wildlife live streams to bring joy into your current existence. Right now, we’re all experiencing varying degrees of isolation and cabin fever thanks to COVID-19, so let’s forget all about that for a while and instead get stuck into the great outdoors from home!
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