Great tits face extinction threat due to climate change impacting food source

Great tit extinction threat: One of Britain’s most common garden birds could be WIPED OUT by 2100 as climate change causes insect larvae to hatch ‘too early’ leaving no food for chicks Researchers studied the population trends in bird and insect larvae populations They found that warmer climates make the insects come out earlier in … Read more

Britain’s obsession with beef impacting Amazon rainforest wildfires

Britain has an obsession with timber, leather and beef from Brazil, according to wildlife charities, who claim it is ‘having a heavy impact’ on rainforest wildfires.  Brazil, home to two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest, is one of the riskiest countries from which the UK imports key agricultural commodities, say the WWF and RSPB.  In a … Read more