Shale gas stirs ecology fears in South Africa's Karoo
Reuters | 08 Apr 2011
South Africa's Karoo, a vast arid wilderness, may contain gas reserves that could solve the country's energy problems -- but only through an extraction process called fracking that has greens seeing red.
 Climate Change | Biodiversity | Economy | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Health | Industry | Policy

Osprey webcam thrills bird lovers as Lady of the Loch awaits mate
Guardian Unlimited | 02 Apr 2011
Thousands log on worldwide to watch oldest breeding osprey keep vigil beside Scottish loch. Inside a wooden hide at the edge of a Perthshire loch, there is a flurry of excitement and a crackling of waterproof clothing. Binoculars are raised and whispered instructions exchanged. But hopes quickly...
 England | Biodiversity | Conservation | Environmental Awareness

Illegal trawlers are Bethune's new target
Guardian Unlimited | 16 Mar 2011
Pete Bethune spent four months in a Japanese jail for action against whalers. Now he has new targets in his sights "Don't make me out to be violent, or some kind of cowboy," says Pete Bethune, as he holds me in his steady, brown-eyed gaze. Seven months on from his release from a Japanese prison, after being convicted for taking direct action against whaling ships and crew, we've met in a south London pub to discuss his new campaign group, Earthrace Conservation.
 England | Biodiversity Conservation | Environmental Awareness | Education

The week in wildlife
Guardian Unlimited | 18 Feb 2011
A cold cabybara has a warm shower, a black bear is disturbed from hibernation and a displaced orangutan explores a fresh clearing for a palm oil plantation.
 Biodiversity | Biodiversity and Trade | Conservation | Environmental Awareness

The world's rarest bird photo competition
Guardian Unlimited | 14 Feb 2011
A flightless parrot and a red-crowned crane are among the winning entries in an international competition to photograph the 566 most threatened birds on Earth
 Biodiversity | Conservation

Why this crane is dancing
Guardian Unlimited | 26 Jan 2011
Cranes are not just beautiful - they could also give the Strictly Come Dancing competitors a run for their money. But this red-crowned crane, captured for a competition to photograph the world's rarest birds, isn't dancing for fun, but to forge bonds with its mate before they settle down to breed. And breed they must, for there are fewer than 2,000 left, due to the draining of wetlands on their breeding grounds in China and wintering areas in Japan.
 Biodiversity | Conservation | Environmental Awareness

Great bustard project gets EU funding boost
Guardian Unlimited | 19 Jan 2011
Scheme to reintroduce the world's heaviest flying bird to the UK has received £1.8m from the European Union. Efforts to reintroduce the world's heaviest flying bird to the UK have received a £1.8m boost from the European Union. The project to bring the great bustard back to Salisbury Plain has been bringing chicks from Russia to the UK for release since 2004.
 United Kingdom | Aviation | Biodiversity | Conservation | Construction and Environment

Biodiversity: Boundless, priceless - and threatened
Guardian Unlimited | 01 Jan 2011
Biodiversity is all we have, so the case for conservation ought to be obvious - but change remains blighted by several obstacles. Continental Europe is home to more than 125,000 known species of terrestrial and freshwater animal, and each year another 700 newly described species join the list. That...
 Biodiversity | Conservation | Environmental Awareness

Over-fished cod get some reprieve in EU quota deal
Reuters | 15 Dec 2010
Europe's conservation-minded fishing chief won a partial victory on Wednesday, convincing fishing nations to forego some short-term profits in 2011 to help rehabilitate over-exploited species such as cod. But Britain appeared to have succeeded in diluting plans to halve the catch of cod in Scottish waters, possibly weakening efforts to protect the main species used in the traditional fish and chips meal.
 Scotland | Biodiversity | Conservation | Fisheries

MP calls for ban on hunting of 'majestic' lions
Epolitix.com | 17 Nov 2010
Andrew Turner MP calls for an international ban on the hunting of lions ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on government policy on lion trophies and the protection of lions.
 Biodiversity and Trade | Biodiversity Conservation | Conservation | Habitat Loss | Wildlife Conflicts