Common pet flea treatment ‘should be banned’ due to environment concerns www.channel4.com/news/common-...

Common pet flea treatment ‘should be banned’ due to environment concerns

A House of Lords committee is urging the government to ban pet flea and tick treatments from general sale.

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Job Opportunity - Conservation Officer We are looking for a conservation officer to join our team and help to save water voles in Wales. Find out more, and apply here: www.wild.cymru/job-opportun...

Millions of doses of pet flea treatment are being applied unnecessarily each year, potentially causing widespread damage to the environment, peers have warned

Peers call for ban on off-the-shelf pet flea treatments to protect environment

Emily Beament, Press Association Environment Correspondent Millions of doses of pet flea treatment are being applied unnecessarily each year, potentially causing widespread damage to the environment, ...

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Calls to ban ‘toxic’ pet flea treatments that harm UK wildlife and environment

Calls to ban ‘toxic’ pet flea treatments that harm UK wildlife and environment

Over-the-counter treatments for cats and dogs contain chemicals that are banned in pesticides and pollute waterways Over-the-counter flea treatment for cats and dogs should be banned as millions of hazardous chemicals are unnecessarily applied to UK pets each year, a parliamentary report has concluded. Cats and dogs are widely treated with topical, or “spot on”, treatments that include insecticides to prevent fleas. Vets often recommend regular treatments as a preventive measure, even when the animals do not have fleas. It’s Invertebrate of the Year again! Every day from 3-12 August, we will be profiling one of the thousands of amazing invertebrates that our readers have nominated, and when you have heard about all of them, we will open the voting so you can choose your favourites. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with thoughts and ideas. Email us at environment.desk@theguardian.com with Invertebrate in the subject line. Continue reading...

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Recent sightings in this week's @northwaleslive.bsky.social BirdNotes, plus a report on how our bird populations are being reshaped rapidly by the climate - but managing special places for nature is more important than ever 📷 @hcbirding.bsky.social #BirdingWales www.birdnotes.wales/blog/birds-a...

Birds are a litmus test of rapidly changing climate

Wales-wide drought, major moorland and grass fires, unprecedented heatwaves and warnings of food supply impacts should leave no one in doubt about accelerating climate change. A recent report by the.....

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We’re taking care of a new island! The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales is pleased to announce the 20-year lease of Middleholm Island from National Trust Cymru. Middleholm, along with Skomer, Skokholm, Cardigan and St Margaret’s, will become the fifth island in our care.

Shooting interests & the rightwing press want to exploit the wildfires to reinstate moorland burning. But you don't fight fire with fire. You fight it with water. This wildfire in Wales' Elan Valley in May stopped abruptly when it reached re-wetted peat bogs: www.walesfarmer.co.uk/news/2614875...

Biosecurity is business as usual for @skomerisland.bsky.social @wtsww.bsky.social. They, like so many other islands, work tirelessly to protect & monitor seabirds while allowing us all to enjoy them. We've provided seabird islands in Wales with extra surveillance kit to support their brilliant work.

Voor de eerste keer is er een temperatuur gemeten van 100° F / 38° C boven de poolcirkel ...

Good to see the report from @wildcymru.bsky.social, featured in the latest @naturcymru.bsky.social, getting wider coverage. This is a conversation about the Welsh uplands we need to have, and now should be the time that politicians are listening... #ClimateChange #Burning

NationCymru@nation.cymru · 4d ago

When we talk about the causes of wildfires, it can conjure up images of a barbecue that has escalated or a crazed arsonist. Sometimes there are natural causes, like a lightning strike. But a new report suggests that there’s another, less-often-cited cause: illegal grassland burns ✍️ Abby Neve

Little Terns have had a very good breeding season in NE Wales with about 200 young fledged at the Gronant and Point of Ayr colonies. Fantastic work by protection teams at both sites. Many birds gathered at Point of Ayr at high tide today, I estimated 450 of which ~ half were juvs. #birdingWales

Amber LED street lights could save millions of insects. New research shows 1800K amber LEDs cut insect attraction by ~40% compared to standard white LEDs, emitting almost no blue light. The study tracked 71,000 bugs across 6 German railway stations. #LightPollution #Insects #Wildlife #DarkSkies

Researchers may have solved a problem caused by artificial street lights

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Migratory bird numbers fall in Wales as global decline continues nation.cymru/news/migrato...

Migratory bird numbers fall in Wales as global decline continues

Abby Neve A major review is warning that over half of migratory bird species are in decline including those that breed in Wales. The international collaboration involved scientists from multiple organ...

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Love Anthony's t-shirt designs. This seemed an appropriate one to go to a BBQ of birdy people last week Free postage this weekend.

Anthony Roberts@anthony-zed.bsky.social · 6d ago

It's that time again T-shirts, hoodies and caps available to buy at graphic-nature.teemill.com with free shipping this weekend*. *Friday morning 31st July and running until midnight Sunday 2nd August, customers will automatically get free UK shipping on every order placed on a Teemill store....

Biosecurity Beer Mats! We've put our biosecurity checklist on beer mats and distributed them amongst pubs and hotels surrounding seabird island embarkation points for visitors to seabird islands to swot up on biosecurity before heading out, have you seen one out in the wild yet? #NationalMarineWeek

That's just blown my mind. Nature... finding new ways to surprise me every day.

Jeff Groh@jeffgroh.bsky.social · last wk.

Avocados come in 2 varieties - A-types start each day female and switch to male midday. B-types do the reverse. In work just published from the last chapter of my PhD, we show this system evolved 40+million yrs ago and is regulated by alleles of 1 transcription factor www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

A major new project to help reverse the decline of one of Wales' most threatened breeding birds has secured almost £1 million in Welsh Government funding

£1m boost for project to protect Wales' most threatened breeding bird

Nation.Cymru Staff A major new project to help reverse the decline of one of Wales’ most threatened breeding birds has secured almost £1 million in Welsh Government funding. Bannau Brycheiniog Nationa...

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Welcome news about a #seabird whose Welsh population has probably never been higher. This week's @northwaleslive.bsky.social BirdNotes, with some recent sightings on land too. #BirdingWales @rspbcymru.bsky.social @btocymru.bsky.social @smp-seabirds.bsky.social www.birdnotes.wales/blog/black-g...

Black Guillemot: a seabird on the up

At a time when many of Wales’ breeding seabirds are in trouble, meriting the launch of a conservation strategy to which the new Plaid Cymru government committed in its election manifesto, some good...

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Like most birders, I met #BillOddie several times, even appearing on an early series of Birding with Bill Oddie, in a one-hour birdrace around Rutland Water during the original @globalbirdfair.bsky.social. My first contact was age 16 when I asked some celebs to write some encouraging... (1/3)

Paging @alandaviesbirds.bsky.social: still some of your board games left in the wild...

Nina O'Hanlon@ninaohanlon.bsky.social · 2w ago

Good entertainment for a wet and windy weekend 😄 with @rob-hughes-birder.bsky.social

Does summer 2026 in Europe feel unusual so far in terms of heat? Well - that’s because it is. Statistically ridiculous outlier

Met4Cast@met4cast.net · 2w ago

Are things supposed to spill outside of bell curves? The temperature anomaly this summer across Europe is nothing short of exceptional. I still feel that we’ve seen a step change in our climate over the last decade.

Da iawn Scotland. The previous Welsh Government blew the chance to be first despite cross-party support in the Senedd. Can a new Government do better, @plaidcymru.bsky.social @llyrgruffydd.bsky.social?

ANJEC@anjec.bsky.social · 2w ago

Scotland has just done something quietly brilliant for its birds. New buildings across the country will now have to include "swift bricks", hollow bricks built straight into the walls that give birds a safe place to nest. Scotland is the first country in the UK to write this into law.

I get in my time machine in a few minutes... BBC1 Wales now, with the brilliant Nicky who discovered nature at @rspbcymru.bsky.social #Conwy reserve as a way of dealing with her nature sight loss. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC One - Weatherman Walking, The Best Of: Series 2, Route to Recovery

Derek revisits three walks that have changed people’s lives for the better.

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If your new academic year resolution is to improve your statistical knowledge and coding skills in “R” in a friendly and supportive online learning environment, check out our forthcoming courses for autumn and winter 2026-27. #rstats #RStats www.ecoexplore.co.uk/ourcourses

Data Analysis Courses — Eco-Explore

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New research reveals a substantial decline in the number of European Storm-petrels caught by researchers over the course of a 27-year study Read on for a summary Full paper: doi.org/10.1080/0006... @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social @robthomasbirds.bsky.social @kirstyfranklin.bsky.social #seabird 🪶🧪

Da iawn #BirdingWales!

Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS)@bbs-birds.bsky.social · 2w ago

After a record breaking year last year, it looks like the BBS coverage in Wales could be even better this year! Thank you so much to all BBS volunteers across the country. Your time and effort is very much appreciated. Keep up the good work! @btobirds.bsky.social @btocymru.bsky.social

Listen to ‘A is for Auk’ on the BTO podcast, Beyond The Bird Table! Join us as we delve into the world of seabirds with ornithologist, writer & broadcaster, Prof Tim Birkhead & Senior Research Ecologist with BTO Scotland, Dr Nina O’Hanlon #Birds #UKBirding

This week's @northwaleslive.bsky.social BirdNotes rounds up the #seabird season in #NorthWales, thanks to long-hours of dedication by wardens at @northwaleswt.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social and @denbighshirecc.bsky.social sites. 📷 Dave Williams #BirdingWales www.birdnotes.wales/blog/good-ne...

Good news from our seabird colonies – but the coming weeks are critical

The seabird breeding season seems to be over so quickly… Many young auks, gulls and terns have already fledged from their nests and are making their way in the world, somewhat unsteadily and...

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RSPB Cymru has secured a key piece of land in mid Wales that will reconnect the two halves of its Gwenffrwd-Dinas nature reserve, creating a larger, more resilient landscape for wildlife:

RSPB Cymru completes landmark purchase to reconnect Welsh nature reserve

RSPB Cymru has completed the purchase of a 96-ha tract of ancient woodland and upland habitat in Mid Wales, reconnecting the two halves of Gwenffrwd-Dinas nature reserve and creating new opportunities for species including Pied Flycatcher and Hen Harrier.

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Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds

Majority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study finds

Top Democrat says findings show public ‘way ahead of the politicians’ as Trump dismisses global heating as ‘hoax’

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