Friday, 8 March 2019

News in brief - Friday 8th March

Ash dieback continues to spread
The deadly tree fungus 'ash dieback' is spreading quickly across the United Kingdom; Wales has been particularly badly affected with 80% of woodland now at risk and trees near buildings, roads and railways having to be cut down

Recycling grapes to make gin
Supermarket giant Tesco has found a way to transform grapes (which would otherwise be discarded) into a new brand of gin; the aim is to cut down on food waste as millions of punnet of grapes are sent to landfill everywhere because they either haven't sold or have gone off during transport to supermarket shelves

Saving America's red wolves
Only around 30 red wolves still live in the wild in North Carolina, USA; numbers have dwindled due to people trapping, poaching and shooting these wild animals, and recent plans by the Trump administration state that protected areas will become smaller and there will be no repercussions for shooting wolves on private land in the future