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A year on from the first ambitious environmental series, Our Changing Planet returns to BBC One this Sunday, to continue to document how Earth’s most vulnerable habitats are responding, year on year, to increasing environmental threats as part of the corporation’s seven-year, natural history project. In the two hour-long episodes, six presenters – Liz Bonnin, Steve Backshall, Chris … Read more
In this short film, Discover Animals’ Geoff Moore visits the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate on Exmoor in Somerset, to discover more about how beavers have been re-introduced. 📸 National Trust Images Nick Upton
Geoff Moore, our roving reporter, speaks with the team at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary about the important work being done to rehabilitate seals found on the southwest coast. We also learn about a typical day at the centre located in Gweek, Cornwall, and what to do if anyone comes across a seal pup on the … Read more
Native to mainland Britain, beavers are herbivores who were hunted to extinction in the 16th century for their fur, meat and scent glands. The loss of beavers led to the loss of the mosaic of lakes, meres, mires, tarns and boggy places that they were instrumental in creating, but they have since been re-introduced to Britain over the last … Read more
Red Squirrel by Austin Thomas The first official Red List for British Mammals has been created highlighting the national species at risk of extinction if urgent action is not taken. Produced by the Mammal Society for Natural England, Natural Resources Wales and Scottish Natural Heritage, the Red List shows that of the 47 mammals native … Read more
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This week the Scottish Government made the landmark decision to introduce legal protection for beavers in Scotland from May 1st. The beaver will now join species such as otters, bats and bottlenose dolphins as a European Protected Species in Scotland. The announcement has been welcomed by the two lead partners in the Scottish Beaver Trial … Read more
The first ever footage of a successful pairing of two captive bred beavers in the wild has been released by Scottish Beavers, a partnership between the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. Part of an ongoing project, the Scottish Beaver Trial is focused on bringing the species back to Scotland … Read more
The Jessops Training Academy has introduced its first ever ‘British Wildlife Experience’, a rewarding course designed to provide wildlife and photography enthusiasts with the opportunity to capture animals in their natural environment. “This new photography experience provides an amazing opportunity to encounter a variety of wild and beautiful creatures that are often too difficult to even catch a … Read more
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