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FEBRUARY 2012 |
| 12th |
Bitterns: the endangered birds whose population is booming at last (The Guardian)
Fears of British super-drought after record low rainfall in winter (The Guardian)
February returns to normal after coldest start in 26 years - but drought still a major threat
(The Telegraph) |
| 10th |
Flamingos die in French cold snap – video (The Guardian) |
| 9th |
Night fliers: how to attract moths to your garden (The Guardian)
Birds of prey as ambassadors of peace in the Middle East (The Guardian)
'Woolly mammoth' caught on video in Siberia
(The Telegraph) |
| 8th |
Shipping causes 'chronic stress' to whales (The Guardian)
Tallest tree in UK declared (The Independent)
Postman uses stick to battle vicious raisin-loving pheasant (The Telegraph)
Record year for National Trust as economic downturn encourages people outdoors in their own country
(The Telegraph) |
| 7th |
Mediterranean seagrass could be hundreds of thousands of years old (The Guardian)
'Black leopard' caught on film in Stroud
(The Telegraph) |
| 6th |
Harlequin ladybirds threaten British species (The Telegraph) |
| 5th |
Conservative minister in local wind farm fight (The Telegraph)
Meat trade emissions equal to half of all Britain's cars (The Independent) |
| 4th |
Chris Huhne's successor faces clash as Tories attack wind farms spending (The Guardian)
Falmouth Bay residents split over dredging plan for giant cruise liners (The Guardian) |
| 3rd |
Planning reforms: sitting pretty – or sitting duck? (The Telegraph)
Chris Huhne: most greens 'think he has done well' (The Guardian)
EU rules 'encouraging farmers to plough up grasslands' (The Guardian)
Solar panel sharks in tariff frenzy (The Guardian)
Big cats in Stroud is better than nothing (The Guardian)
The 'ghost bike' revolt: Families demand action on cyclist deaths (The Independent) |
| 2nd |
DNA tests to solve big cat mystery find a fox (The Telegraph) |
| 1st |
Flood defences are being overwhelmed by a whirlpool of spin (The Guardian)
Look to nature for early signs of spring (The Guardian)
Pythons are squeezing the life out of the Everglades, scientists warn (The Independent) |
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JANUARY 2012 |
| 31st |
Burying electricity power lines 'cheaper than National Grid claims' (The Guardian)
Flood insurance argument could leave millions high and dry (The Guardian)
Barns are our rural cathedrals (The Telegraph)
Sir David Attenborough hits back at Lord Lawson over Frozen Planet climate change row (The Telegraph)
One in six homes at greater risk of flooding because of latest cuts (The Telegraph) |
| 30th |
Tesco drops carbon-label pledge (The Guardian)
Hedgerows direct the flight of the bumblebee (The Guardian)
Sharp rise in sustainable seafood products on sale in UK (The Guardian)
Black squirrels could outnumber reds in England (The Telegraph) |
| 29th |
Pesticides blamed for bee decline (The Independent) |
| 28th |
Thrills and trills in your backyard (The Independent) |
| 27th |
David Cameron's eco-friendly image risks 'retoxification', warns WWF chief (The Guardian) |
| 26th |
Thames super-sewer a 'necessity' to prevent EU fines (The Guardian)
Risk of bird strikes would make Thames Estuary UK's 'most dangerous airport' (The Guardian)
World's giant trees are dying off rapidly, studies show (The Guardian)
Flooding rated as worst climate change threat facing UK (The Guardian) |
| 25th |
Solar subsidies cuts: UK government loses court appeal (The Guardian)
Wildlife of the Thames estuary thrives - thanks to European protectors (The Guardian)
English setter on the brink of extinction (The Independent) |
| 24th |
Secrecy pledge to badger cull farmers in fear of extremists (The Telegraph) |
| 22nd |
Why Britain's garden birds are staying in the country (The Guardian)
Urgent action needed to prevent England's rivers drying up (The Guardian)
Birdwatch: Starling (The Guardian)
Where marsh meets Solent (The Guardian)
Cross-party MPs' group formed to fight wind farm expansion (The Telegraph)
Animals can't keep up with climate change (The Independent) |
| 21st |
Costa Concordia: Storms threaten to shift marooned cruise liner and release oil spill into a wildlife haven (The Guardian) |
| 20th |
It is time for an anti-transport policy (The Guardian)
From forest sell-off to Thames airport plans - this government has a seriously anti-environmental agenda (The Guardian)
Birdwatchers flock to Hampshire village to spot rare Spanish sparrow - big picture (The Guardian)
Will government cuts grind the country bus to a halt? (The Telegraph)
Hunting down Radiohead's King of Limbs, a majestic tree that’s a giant piece of history (The Telegraph) |
| 19th |
Don't dismiss nimbyism – it's the default mode of politics (The Guardian)
Badger cull pilot areas named (The Guardian)
More badgers and fewer hedgehogs. Coincidence? I don't think so (The Independent) |
| 18th |
Mild winter will mean a bad apple harvest (The Telegraph)
Hedgehog hibernation could hold clue to climate change (The Telegraph)
David Attenborough urges business to protect nature from population boom (The Guardian)
How the Boris Island airport would impact Thames estuary wildlife (The Guardian) |
| 17th |
Dartmoor considers parking charges as national parks struggle to survive cuts (The Telegraph)
The Scotsmen who will go up a mountain – and decide if it should be a wind farm (The Independent) |
| 16th |
Managing English woodlands could help rare plants, report finds (The Guardian)
Cotswolds big cat speculation mounts as second dead deer found (The Guardian)
Polluted air 'puts Olympic athletes at risk' (The Independent)
Cuts prompt rush for solar panels (The Telegraph) |
| 15th |
Councils face ban on issuing fines to people who leave bins out on wrong day (The Guardian)
Thousands of horses abandoned by owners last year (The Independent)
Albatross boosted by Climate Change, study suggests (The Telegraph) |
| 14th |
Britain facing summer hosepipe ban as drought risk remains high (The Telegraph) |
| 13th |
Barn owls make a comeback (The Telegraph)
Tobacco brand attacked for using kangaroo image to sell cigarettes (The Telegraph) |
| 12th |
Sleeping beauties: Caring for the winter wildlife garden (The Guardian) |
| 11th |
Trains, trees and Bechstein's bat (The Guardian)
Mild winter turns natural world on its head (The Guardian)
Secret forest sell-off 'shopping lists' drawn up by conservation groups (The Guardian)
Big cat may prowl Gloucestershire wood, says National Trust (The Guardian)
Planting trees now will return England to forest cover of Domesday (The Telegraph)
Birdwatchers flock to suburban crescent to see rare Spanish sparrow (The Telegraph) |
| 10th |
HS2 high-speed rail link gets green light and 'green' tunnels (The Guardian)
'Barbaric' gang jailed for badger baiting (The Guardian)
Japan to release Australian activists who boarded whaling ship (The Guardian)
Yorkshire's rhubarb crop crumbles in mild winter (The Independent)
'Extinct' tortoise found living in the Galapagos (The Independent) |
| 9th |
Farmers must take better care of our countryside (The Telegraph)
Wind power is expensive and ineffective at cutting CO2 say Civitas (The Telegraph)
Councils threaten to revolt over planning laws (The Telegraph)
Harlequin ladybird putting native population at risk (The Telegraph)
End Chinese bear-bile farming, says UK animal rights activist (The Guardian)
Signs of spring arrive early for the UK (The Guardian) |
| 8th |
Next stop, the Olympics: Urban farmers are digging for eco-victory (The Independent) |
| 7th |
Wind turbine blades fly off in storm (The Telegraph) |
| 6th |
We all know what they look like, but have you ever really seen a mole? (The Independent) |
| 5th |
End cruel long-distance livestock journeys, say campaigners (The Guardian)
'Greenest government ever' must do better – but so must green groups, too (The Guardian)
An early spring may be bad news for honey-poor bees (The Guardian)
The biggest screen stars (The Telegraph) |
| 4th |
Judgment imminent on wild birds' eggs, but cat and mouse hunts go on (The Guardian)
Farming needs Adam Smith's invisible hand, not finance capitalism (The Guardian)
Crow intelligence (The Guardian)
Boris Johnson and the 'invisible crisis' of air pollution (The Guardian)
Britain battered as 100mph winds bring trees down on roads and railway lines (The Independent) |
| 3rd |
The challenges facing the British countryside (The Telegraph)
The silent war on the rail passenger (The Telegraph)
Badger baiting has been outlawed since 1835 – so why is it making a comeback? (The Guardian) |
| 1st |
Whaling: campaigners use drones in the fight against Japanese whalers (The Guardian) |
