Friday, 13 September 2019

News in brief - Friday 13th September

A good summer for butterflies
The warm summer weather has helped to boost butterfly populations across the UK; the number of painted lady butterflies recorded exceeded half a million

Pollution in the English Channel harming dolphins
A sample of bottlenose dolphins have been found to have very high levels of toxic chemicals and mercury in them just off the French coast; scientists say that more needs to be done to eradicate these invisible toxins which can be passed from mother to calf

Tree planting telethon begins in Denmark
A TV fundraising event in Denmark is calling for people to donate money to help plant forests in and around Denmark to help fight climate change; 600 ha of land has been identified on the edges of Danish cities and tree planting will happen at official events beginning this Autumn and continuing into next spring, with around 1 million trees expected to be planted