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RSPB NEWS
November 2005
This month, you can find out our position
on avian flu and we also reveal why we are calling for an end to the
wild bird trade.
We report on Feed the Birds Day and with
a hard winter forecast, we reveal what happens to birds when winter
tightens its grip.
Please visit
www.rspb.org.uk
for an online version of this issue.
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
April 2005 eNewsletter.
Good news for the declining Asian
vultures; a fantastic new migration feature from the website; things
for you to do this spring and much more.
Visit
http://www.rspb.org.uk/enews/2005/april.htm
for an online version of this issue.
Safeguard our sea life
The seas around the UK's coasts are increasingly
over-fished, over-trafficked and over-developed - but crucially
under-protected - our precious seas are dying from neglect.
Your support today will help safeguard our sea life.
Please sign our petition.
'New World' link to
Arctic find
An Ice Age site found in Arctic Siberia may have been home to
the first Americans' ancestors, say scientists. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3361925.stm
NZ
seabird returns 150 years on
Two British birdlovers believe they have found a seabird thought to have
become extinct 153 years ago. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3344917.stm
Albatrosses to benefit from pact
The
world's endangered albatrosses should soon be a little safer, with the entry
into force of an international agreement on protecting them. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3276863.stm
Oblivion threat to 12,000 species
A sobering list of species threatened with
extinction by damaging human activities has been published by scientists,
with a warning that some cannot be saved. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3278179.stm
Leap in
bittern numbers
The population of bitterns, one of the UK's rarest birds, has greatly
increased, according to new research. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/england/3170801.stm
Humans
related to humble mud worm
Scientists discover a humble brainless mud worm shares DNA with humans.
Full
story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3170245.stm
Sponge
could improve telecoms
A deep-sea sponge is showing humans a thing or two about superior
fibre-optic technology. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3168353.stm
UK's farmland birds
still declining
Farmland bird numbers in
Britain continue to shrink, scientists say, and there is concern over some
woodland species, too. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3142067.stm
Fiji mounts coral
rescue plan
Fijians
are working to save their coral reefs from the twin ravages of intensive
agriculture and heedless tourism. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3141683.stm
Support your local fungi
UK conservation groups say the country has some of
the world's most important fungi populations and we should do more to
encourage their growth. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3122661.stm
Green tea 'can block cancer'
Green tea's ability to fight cancer is even more potent and varied than
scientists suspected, research suggests. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/3125469.stm
Breakthrough on Ebola vaccine
Scientists develop a fast-acting Ebola vaccine that protects monkeys after a
single shot. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/3126365.stm
Gel 'reverses poor eyesight'
A
revolutionary gel could soon replace the need for reading glasses or laser
eye surgery. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/3128879.stm
Vitamin cuts passive smoke damage
Vitamin C may help to reduce the risks associated with being exposed to
second-hand smoke, suggests a study. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/3128341.stm
EU plans for
dolphin-friendly Baltic
Dolphins
and porpoises in the Baltic and other European Union waters should gain
from fishing method changes proposed by Brussels. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3090415.stm
SE Asia faces
'catastrophic' extinction rate
One
species in five presently found in south-east Asia could be extinct within
a century, scientists believe. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3090071.stm
Breaking through
Greenland's ice cap
Scientists
drill through the central Greenland ice cap to obtain information on how
the climate has changed over the past 120,000 years. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3090279.stm
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British
beaches 'gone within 100 years'
Summers spent building
sandcastles on the beach could be a distant memory by the end of the
century. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3083981.stm
Astronomers count the
stars
Australian scientists say there are 10 times more stars in the
visible universe than all the grains of sand in the world. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3085885.stm
Boost for
off-shore wind power
Thousands of wind turbines off the UK coast are given the go ahead in a
major expansion of renewable energy use.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/uk/3063433.stm
Aids forum
calls for cheap drugs
A major world Aids conference opens with calls for developed countries to
do
more to fight the epidemic.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/3063051.stm
Corncrakes
pioneer English return
Corncrakes should soon be established again in England, after modern
farming
methods drove them out.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3059621.stm
Chainsaws let
rip in Europe's oldest forest
Trees in the last remnant of Europe's primeval forest are being felled,
outraging Polish conservationists.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3059317.stm
Seven new
species found in Bolivia
Seven species new to science have been discovered in the Andean forests of
Bolivia by a student expedition. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3016876.stm
Weird ocean
life surprises
A deep-sea research vessel exploring waters off Australia and New Zealand
discovers exotic species of life new to science. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3017078.stm
Greater protection for whales
agreed
The world whaling body votes for improved conservation amid fierce
opposition from pro-whaling nations. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/2995004.stm
Blue whales
show gradual growth
The number of blue whales
in the Antarctic may have risen threefold in a quarter of a century,
scientists believe. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/2998120.stm
Hopes rise for Europe's sea life
The
creatures that live in Europe's seas should soon enjoy better protection
if an environment ministers' meeting lives up to expectations. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3006680.stm
UK's rare
shingle beaches at risk
The unique plant and insect habitat provided by Britain's shingle beaches
is threatened by mounting pressures, conservationists say.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/2956600.stm
Burma rediscovers vanished
bird
One of the world's rarest birds, Gurney's pitta, has been sighted again in
Burma almost 90 years after it was last seen. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/2950892.stm
Alert sounds
for turtles and tortoises
Two-thirds of the world's tortoises and freshwater turtles are threatened,
and a rescue plan is being launched for those at greatest risk. Full
story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3024643.stm
Large fish
'may follow dinosaurs'
About 90% of large predator fish have been cleared from the seas by
industrial trawlers, a report says. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3028251.stm
Plumbing the Earth's depths
A scientist describes a plan to use a nuclear weapon and millions of
tonnes
of iron to send a science probe to the Earth's core. Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3021255.stm
Some whales,
dolphins and porpoises are now so endangered they could vanish within a
decade
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3024785.stm
Boost for
Britain's bitterns
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/sci/tech/3020139.stm
South Devon Seabird Trust
Now that I'm a country boy who also
lives by the sea, I've become aware of a sickening occurrence that happens
all too often around these parts.
I used to watch oiled birds washed up on beaches on the TV and feel
disgusted, but having seen them in the flesh, the reality is all the more
gruesome.
I'm not saying that I or we can change the world any time soon, but to be
aware of a problem is a good start.
Check out what is happening to the world's wildlife and how some people
spend their lives trying to repair the damage.
South Devon Seabird Trust was founded in 1983 and specialises in the
rehabilitation of oiled seabirds. The aim of the trust is to care for sick
and injured seabirds, with the intention to release back to the wild, but
where release is not viable - to offer sanctuary. Over 70% are
successfully released back to the wild.
http://www.seabirdtrust.co.uk/
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