FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 97 - The Untold Story

US mining company Alcoa hit with ‘unprecedented’ $55m penalty for illegal clearing of WA jarrah forests

Environment minister says Alcoa cleared known habitat of protected species to enable bauxite mining

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18

Rain and snow to cause midweek pain but warmer weather to come

Senior Met Office meteorologist Craig Snell said many will see ‘a very wet and windy morning’ on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Feb 18

Country diary: Persistence and confusion – this is how magpies build their nest

Hitchin, Hertfordshire: It’s not quick, it’s not graceful, but these early nesters are hard at work in preparation for egg-laying in a few weeks

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

‘It’s betrayal’: Shetland’s scallop fishers brace for arrival of UK’s largest salmon farm

Huge project by Norwegian-owned Scottish Sea Farms gets go-ahead amid concerns over the environmental cost of fish farming and threat to traditional way of life

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17

Warning issued as snow expected across parts of England and Wales

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for snow and rain.

Evening Standard · Feb 17

Record jail sentence for attempted reptile smuggler

An Australian man has been hit with a record jail sentence after attempting to smuggle hundreds of live reptiles across the world.

AAP · Feb 17

Gentoo penguins the first birds on Australian territory to contract H5N1 as bird flu spreads

Australian Antarctic Program scientists say virus on Heard Island has spread to new species

The Guardian - AU · Feb 17

Eurasian lynx takes first steps in UK sanctuary after rescue from Ukraine

She was transported to the UK by the sanctuary’s managing director Cam Whitnall and a specialist team, from Crossborder Animal Services.

Evening Standard · Feb 17

Country diary: It’s extraordinary how much our orchards are founded on connection

Buxton, Derbyshire: From those who planted them, to those who pruned them, to the pollinators and the mosses, it’s a long, collective endeavour

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17

‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating

Advisory board member says adapting is ‘not rocket science’ but Europe already paying price for lack of preparation

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16