Banning fires in the Amazon
Brazil has now banned the use of fires as a land clearance technique in a move to minimise any further damage caused by the spreading wildfires across the rainforest; there will be meetings next week to discuss what further actions may be taken
Birds of prey persecuted
The RSPB has reported 87 confirmed incidents of bird crime last year, with only one successful conviction; birds of prey such as buzzards, red kites and owls are sometimes poisoned, shot, trapped or illegally killed
Fracking controversy
A large tremor near a fracking site in Preston has raised tensions again over the controversial practice; the 2.9 magnitude tremor is the largest ever recorded in the UK due to fracking
Brazil has now banned the use of fires as a land clearance technique in a move to minimise any further damage caused by the spreading wildfires across the rainforest; there will be meetings next week to discuss what further actions may be taken
Birds of prey persecuted
The RSPB has reported 87 confirmed incidents of bird crime last year, with only one successful conviction; birds of prey such as buzzards, red kites and owls are sometimes poisoned, shot, trapped or illegally killed
Fracking controversy
A large tremor near a fracking site in Preston has raised tensions again over the controversial practice; the 2.9 magnitude tremor is the largest ever recorded in the UK due to fracking