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Military sonar was being used prior to the Cornwall mass dolphin stranding. Posted on : Saturday 27 September 2008, 9:35am
Responding to a Freedom of Information Request from WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society and other groups the Ministry of Defence has confirmed that military sonar was being used during the South Coast Naval Exercises until the day of the stranding. Up to 31 milita...read more
Fishing fears over Beaver return Posted on : Saturday 27 September 2008, 9:27am
Ministers are facing demands to halt new trial introductions of the European beaver in Scotland.
The Scottish Government has given the go-ahead for up to four beaver families to be released in Argyll next year. Under the scheme, the beavers will be captured in Norw...read more
Mysteries of 'bat discos' probed Posted on : Thursday 11 September 2008, 8:42am
Bat watchers are preparing for a seasonal phenomenon which sees large numbers of the mammals swarm at the entrances to caves and tunnels.
Bat watchers are preparing for a seasonal phenomenon which sees large numbers of the mammals swarm at the entrances to caves an...read more
Rare find for bat research team on Dartmoor Posted on : Saturday 23 August 2008, 6:09am
One of the UK's rarest mammals - a Bechstein's bat - has been discovered by researchers on Dartmoor in Devon.
The team was carrying out a £25,000 research project into a different kind of bat - the Barbastelle - when they discovered the Bechstein's. PhD student fro...read more
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