Tom Fitton
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Never be cruel, never be cowardly…Remember, hate is always foolish and love is always wise. Always try to be nice, but never fail to be kind.
- Doctor Who
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Quiz: How much do you know about the migratory birds?
Migratory birds connect continents and ecosystems. However, their ancient routes are facing many threats. Habitat loss, pollution, climate change, and other human pressures are causing alarming decli...
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QUIZ: Migratory birds connect continents and ecosystems. However, their ancient routes are facing many threats. Habitat loss, pollution, climate change, and other human pressures are causing alarming declines.
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Recommended watch: @newscientist.com interviewed criminal psychologist Julia Shaw about the psychology behind environmental crimes.
Inside the Mind of a Planet Killer
Criminal psychologist Julia Shaw applies the same profiling techniques used in other criminal cases to understand the psychology behind environmental crimes such as the ivory trade, the VW Dieselgate…
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November 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Recommended watch: @newscientist.com interviewed criminal psychologist Julia Shaw about the psychology behind environmental crimes.
Overland and underwater, Armadillos have expanded their range in the past ten years.
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Are expanding armadillos a problem? - The Wildlife Society
Overland and underwater, Armadillos have expanded their range in the past ten years
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November 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Overland and underwater, Armadillos have expanded their range in the past ten years.
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wildlife.org/are-expandin...
A new, purpose-built 150m viewing platform is giving visitors the chance to ‘connect with nature in the city’.
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St Kilda’s little penguin colony to be ‘cherished and protected’ as free public tours return at long last
A new, purpose-built 150m viewing platform is giving visitors the chance to ‘connect with nature in the city’
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November 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM
A new, purpose-built 150m viewing platform is giving visitors the chance to ‘connect with nature in the city’.
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The search for a ginkgo-toothed beaked whale had taken five years, when a thieving albatross nearly ruined it all.
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These rare whales had never been seen alive. Then a team in Mexico sighted two
The search for a ginkgo-toothed beaked whale had taken five years, when a thieving albatross nearly ruined it all
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November 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The search for a ginkgo-toothed beaked whale had taken five years, when a thieving albatross nearly ruined it all.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Seagrass meadows provide critical habitat for marine biodiversity and act as significant carbon sinks, yet they have been in alarming decline since the 1900s and traditional restoration methods have struggled to establish extensive seagrass cover.
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Scotland charity's record survival rates in seagrass transplant trials - Oceanographic
Seawilding, Scotland's first community-led marine conservation charity, has seen a 'major advance' in the restoration of seagrass.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Seagrass meadows provide critical habitat for marine biodiversity and act as significant carbon sinks, yet they have been in alarming decline since the 1900s and traditional restoration methods have struggled to establish extensive seagrass cover.
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/scotlan...
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/scotlan...
American crocodiles are booming in Florida, thanks to a little help from a nuclear power plant.
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The Comeback Croc - bioGraphic
American crocodiles are booming in Florida, thanks to a little help from a nuclear power plant.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
American crocodiles are booming in Florida, thanks to a little help from a nuclear power plant.
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A new initiative sees conservationists and citizen scientists uniting to protect London’s "charming little" German hairy snail.
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Scientists launch search for hairy snail that’s been in UK since the ice age
A new initiative sees conservationists and citizen scientists uniting to protect London’s "charming little" German hairy snail.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:54 AM
A new initiative sees conservationists and citizen scientists uniting to protect London’s "charming little" German hairy snail.
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Conservationists and citizen scientists have joined forces for a project to save London's "charming little" ice-age hairy snail.
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Conservationists unite to save London’s rare 'German' hairy snail
A team is hunting for the finger-sized snail along the River Thames to help recover their numbers.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Conservationists and citizen scientists have joined forces for a project to save London's "charming little" ice-age hairy snail.
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Conchologists, and citizen scientists team up to seek out endangered mollusc species along River Thames.
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Search is on for the German hairy snail in London
Conchologists, and citizen scientists team up to seek out endangered mollusc species along River Thames
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November 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Conchologists, and citizen scientists team up to seek out endangered mollusc species along River Thames.
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A record 39,000 birds are overwintering on Wallasea island wetlands thanks to soil transported from London tunnels.
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‘A win for nature and people’: Elizabeth line soil used to create Essex bird haven
A record 39,000 birds are overwintering on Wallasea island wetlands thanks to soil transported from London tunnels
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November 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
A record 39,000 birds are overwintering on Wallasea island wetlands thanks to soil transported from London tunnels.
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Rare footage captures gripping vision of remora fish clutching on to a humpback whale, where they enjoy a ride and a sumptuous feast of whale skin.
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‘The ultimate free Uber around the sea’: suckerfish find dream solution to transport woes
Not only do remora fish enjoy a sumptuous feast of whale skin by hitching a ride on cetaceans, they even breathe easier
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November 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Rare footage captures gripping vision of remora fish clutching on to a humpback whale, where they enjoy a ride and a sumptuous feast of whale skin.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This finding is the first documented case of colonial behavior between two solitary species of spider.
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This Cave Holds a Spider Web ‘Megacity’ the Size of Half a Tennis Court
This finding is the first documented case of colonial behavior between two solitary species of spider
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November 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
This finding is the first documented case of colonial behavior between two solitary species of spider.
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Humans do it, monkeys do it, even polar bears do it. And now researchers have reconstructed the evolutionary origins of kissing.
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First kiss dates back 21 million years, say scientists
A new study looks at how the mouth-on-mouth smooch came into being, and concludes that Neanderthals also kissed.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Humans do it, monkeys do it, even polar bears do it. And now researchers have reconstructed the evolutionary origins of kissing.
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The Nature inFocus photography competition 2025 announced its winners at the Nature inFocus festival hosted at Jayamahal Palace in Bengaluru, India.
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Nature inFocus photography competition 2025: flamingos, foxes and a chilled out chimp
The Nature inFocus photography competition 2025 announced its winners at the Nature inFocus festival hosted at Jayamahal Palace in Bengaluru, India
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November 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The Nature inFocus photography competition 2025 announced its winners at the Nature inFocus festival hosted at Jayamahal Palace in Bengaluru, India.
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The story behind the award-winning photo of an elusive brown hyena bringing new life to the Namib Desert.
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'They're a very elusive species': The 10-year effort to photograph the rare hyena stalking a diamond mining ghost town
Ten years in the making: The story behind the award-winning photo of an elusive brown hyena stalking Namibia's diamond ghost towns.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The story behind the award-winning photo of an elusive brown hyena bringing new life to the Namib Desert.
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The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world.
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Week in wildlife: a toxic newt, a rescued gibbon and baby flying foxes
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world
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November 30, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world.
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We need to restore nature and rewild the world. But who's going to pay for it? James Fair investigates.
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“People are cynical about making money out of nature.” We desperately need to rewild the world. But who’s going to foot the bill? | Discover Wildlife
We need to restore nature and rewild the world. But who's going to pay for it? James Fair investigates
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November 30, 2025 at 9:46 AM
We need to restore nature and rewild the world. But who's going to pay for it? James Fair investigates.
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Sharing some good news for the future of European Eels from our friends at Thames Rivers Trust and looking forward to contributing to this large-scale conservation project in the months and years to come.
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Thames Rivers Trust gains support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for plans to save the critically endangered European Eel through their Thames Catchment Community Eels Project | Herts and Mid...
Sharing some good news for the future of European Eels from our friends at Thames Rivers Trust and looking forward to contributing to this large-scale conservation project in the months and years to c...
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November 30, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Sharing some good news for the future of European Eels from our friends at Thames Rivers Trust and looking forward to contributing to this large-scale conservation project in the months and years to come.
www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/save-Eu...
www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/news/save-Eu...
A new countryside site has opened at Wild Woodbury in Bere Regis.
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New Bere Regis greenspace to help protect Dorset’s heathlands
A new countryside site has opened at Wild Woodbury in Bere Regis. Just outside the village near the A35, the greenspace offers a welcoming place for people to connect with nature while it helps to pro...
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November 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
A new countryside site has opened at Wild Woodbury in Bere Regis.
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The country’s lost lynx could stalk the forests again – and Kent animal park visitors will have a front-row seat.
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Return of the lynx: Kent park builds home for Britain’s missing predator
The country’s lost lynx could stalk the forests again – and Kent animal park visitors will have a front-row seat.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The country’s lost lynx could stalk the forests again – and Kent animal park visitors will have a front-row seat.
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This sixth round of funding is helping to shape a Wales-wide network of woodlands for local communities to use and enjoy.
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Marking National Tree Week with a £3.9million investment in Welsh woodlands
This sixth round of funding is helping to shape a Wales-wide network of woodlands for local communities to use and enjoy.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This sixth round of funding is helping to shape a Wales-wide network of woodlands for local communities to use and enjoy.
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Conservation action is supporting and restoring the waters, sea life and ecosystem of the Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana.
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New marine protections in the Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana
Conservation action is supporting and restoring the waters, sea life and ecosystem of the Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Conservation action is supporting and restoring the waters, sea life and ecosystem of the Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana.
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As Rewilding Britain marks an exciting first decade championing, accelerating and enabling rewilding since 2015, we celebrate the 10 biggest impacts we’ve seen so far.
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10 years of wild hope
As Rewilding Britain marks an exciting first decade championing, accelerating and enabling rewilding, we celebrate the 10 biggest impacts so far.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:41 AM
As Rewilding Britain marks an exciting first decade championing, accelerating and enabling rewilding since 2015, we celebrate the 10 biggest impacts we’ve seen so far.
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Colossal Foundation Commits $500,000 to Restore the Bolson Tortoise to the American Southwest.
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Colossal Foundation Commits $500,000 to Restore the Bolson Tortoise to the American Southwest
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November 30, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Colossal Foundation Commits $500,000 to Restore the Bolson Tortoise to the American Southwest.
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After a more than 100-year absence from the area, reintroducing wildcats to the South West could help to secure the future of the UK’s most critically endangered mammal.
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New report finds return of wildcats to South West England is feasible | The Wildlife Trusts
After a more than 100-year absence from the area, reintroducing wildcats to the South West could help to secure the future of the UK’s most critically endangered mammal.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:39 AM
After a more than 100-year absence from the area, reintroducing wildcats to the South West could help to secure the future of the UK’s most critically endangered mammal.
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