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Christmas holly shortage caused by UK's cold snap
Britain's cold snap has been blamed for a shortage of holly this Christmas.
07 Dec 2008
Men under threat from 'gender bending' chemicals
Men are at risk of being "feminised" by thousands of "gender bending" chemicals that are changing the behaviour of humans and animals, according to a report.
07 Dec 2008
Nature reserves made more accessible to the disabled
Families with buggies, wheel chair users and the elderly will be able to experience some of England's most beautiful areas thanks to an innovative new plan to make nature reserves more accessible.
07 Dec 2008
Targets to cut carbon emissions 'not enough to stop climate change'
Rich countries will have to help poorer nations develop alternatives to fossil fuels as well as cutting their own emissions if the world is to tackle climate change, according to a new report.
07 Dec 2008
RSPB to build wind farms on its bird reserves
A wildlife charity which has been a vocal opponent of wind farms is to build turbines on its own nature reserves.
06 Dec 2008
Wind farm 'would wreck Lake District views'
Plans to build a wind farm on the edge of the Lake District would have a devastating impact on one of the country's most dramatic landscapes, Sir Chris Bonington, the legendary mountaineer, has claimed.
06 Dec 2008
Wind power targets 'unrealistic'
Claims in a Government-commissioned report that wind power can supply a third of Britain's electricity have been contradicted.
07 Dec 2008
Cheetah in danger
21 new animal species added to the list of those in danger of extinction.
07 Dec 2008
Fears mistletoe will die out because of modern farming methods
Mistletoe is in danger of dying out because modern farming methods are stripping orchards of the plant.
05 Dec 2008
Row over north Wales wild goat cull
A row has broken out between an animal charity and the National Trust over the cull of wild goats which have roamed North Wales for 10,000 years.
05 Dec 2008
Pollution threat equal to climate change
Pollution threatens to kill as many people as climate change in the coming years, Met Office experts will warn at an international conference.
05 Dec 2008
Fears recycling will go to landfill over Christmas
Used wrapping paper and packaging from presents, that households hope to recycle over the Christmas period, could end up in landfill because of the economic downturn.
05 Dec 2008
Christmas kissing at threat because of mistletoe shortage
The future of a traditional kiss under the mistletoe is in doubt, as the plant is in danger of dying out because of modern farming methods.
05 Dec 2008
EDITOR'S CHOICE
So, is this the end of the road?
As the big US car-makers beg for billions, Andrew English gives a warning that this may be only the start of the motor industry’s troubles
Toddler makes a new friend
A toddler struck up an unlikely relationship with an orangutan during a trip to an animal sanctuary.
05 Dec 2008
Bobby the gorilla dies in London Zoo
Bobby the gorilla, who moved to London Zoo from Bristol in 2003, has died.
05 Dec 2008
'King Canute' finally holds back the sea
A retired engineer who earned the nickname King Canute because of his efforts to save his clifftop home from the sea has won a High Court battle to continue maintaining his local tidal defences.
05 Dec 2008
National Trust row over goat cull on Snowdonia
A row has broken out between an animal charity and the National Trust over the cull of wild goats.
05 Dec 2008
First sex in decades ends in disappointment
The conservation icon of the Galapagos islands and last surviving tortoise of his kind, is set to stay lonely – at least for the time being.
06 Dec 2008
Amur leopards playing together
A pair of rare young Amur leopards can be seen playing as if they did not have a "care in the world".
05 Dec 2008
World's oldest animals
Jonathan the tortoise and Mischief the cat may have hit the headlines for their longevity, but there are plenty of other creatures giving them a run for their money in the age stakes.
05 Dec 2008
We should let the US car industry die
A man who sells Vauxhall cars complained to me the other day that nothing is moving off his forecourt except for little runabouts that do 70 miles to the gallon – allegedly.
05 Dec 2008
Record pod of dolphins
A record number of dolphins have been spotted off the Isle of Man.
04 Dec 2008
Recycling sent to China as cheap fuel
Recycling is being shipped to China where it is being burnt as cheap fuel, according to a new report calling for a whole new approach to disposing of waste in the UK.
04 Dec 2008
Rare moths saved by herd of cows
One of the rarest moths in the UK has been saved by a herd of cows in the Lake District .
04 Dec 2008
Twitchers use latest technology to get the bird
As Ian Vince follows a sparrow to Somerset, he admits to an addiction.
04 Dec 2008
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