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Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:35:23 +0000

Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children, about their summer encounters with nature

Once again, the Young Country Diary series is open for submissions! Every three months we ask you to send us an article written by a child aged 8-14.

The article needs to be about a recent encounter they’ve had with nature – whether it’s a nesting bird, a beetle on the move, a field full of flowers.

‘Hold your nerve and trust nature’: birds, bats and butterflies rebound at Somerset rewilding farm

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:55:44 +0000

Letting nature take over at a former dairy farm has resulted in a surge of species in just three years

Three years of rewilding on a former dairy farm in east Somerset have led to the number of recorded bird species soaring from 67 to 94, butterfly species rising from 11 to 24 and small mammals growing in number.

Heal Somerset, the first site acquired by the charity Heal Rewilding, has produced a state of nature report mirroring a national survey by environmental charities that has tracked the decline in nature.

Big gains for little terns: how Lindisfarne reserve is helping a rare bird survive tourism

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:00:13 +0000

Seasonal wardens and netted fences are helping protect the rare ground-nesting birds that arrive each spring on the UK’s shores

On Ross Sands in Northumberland, a little tern has caught sight of a group of people and is sprinting across the beach. “It wants us to follow it,” says Andrew Craggs, senior manager at Lindisfarne national nature reserve. “It’s a diversionary thing – it’s got a scrape and it wants to take us away because it thinks we’re predators.”

Why Sweden’s wolverine conservation success story is unraveling

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:55:53 +0000

A world-famous conservation program that helped save Sweden’s endangered wolverines is now struggling as funding stagnates and local trust erodes. Researchers say the decline offers a cautionary lesson: protecting wildlife requires long-term commitment, not just early success.

Wildfires devastating richer areas but fewer hectares burned globally – study

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:00:09 +0000

‘Megafires’ in California, Canada, South Korea and Europe in 2025, but changes to farming slowed spread in parts of Africa

“Devastating” wildfires ripped across the wealthier parts of the world in 2025, a study has found, even as globally, the area ravaged by flames fell.

The Guardian view on the Aberdeen South byelection: the politics of energy take centre stage | Editorial

admin — Sun, 31 May 2026 16:30:52 +0000

While Westminster’s attention is focused on Andy Burnham and Makerfield, another pivotal byelection is taking place in Scotland’s north-east

Animal welfare violations swarm Miami zoo owned by ex-drug kingpin in Tiger King

admin — Sat, 30 May 2026 13:00:19 +0000

Endangered snow leopard had leg amputated and capybara died at Mario Tabraue’s controversial roadside facility

An endangered clouded leopard had a leg amputated and a capybara died following botched breeding attempts at a controversial Miami roadside zoo owned by a convicted drug trafficker featured in the Netflix documentary Tiger King.

US garbage incinerators are failing to eliminate ‘forever chemical’ air pollution, experts warn

admin — Sat, 30 May 2026 12:00:19 +0000

The virtually indestructible Pfas waste puts largely low-income neighborhoods at risk, public health advocates say

The nation’s garbage incinerators are largely failing to eliminate Pfas “forever chemicals” air pollution, and are putting people in largely low-income neighborhoods at risk, public health advocates and independent experts warn.

Ministers urge City of London to act over swimmers in Hampstead Heath wildlife ponds

admin — Sat, 30 May 2026 09:00:16 +0000

Exclusive: Local authority asked what steps it is taking after hordes of splashing revellers seen disturbing nesting birds

Ministers have written to the City of London demanding it stop people from swimming in a protected pond on Hampstead Heath, after disturbing scenes of cygnets and eggs being disrupted went viral on social media.

On-street EV charging in UK is postcode lottery as drivers face council objections

admin — Sat, 30 May 2026 07:00:12 +0000

Despite government pledges, more than 20 authorities will not allow gullies, citing safety, legal and parking concerns

The energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has said charger gullies to connect electric cars parked on streets will help cut costs for drivers, yet millions of UK households may be unable to use the simple technology because their local councils will still not allow charging cables to cross the pavement.