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INSECT DECLINE UK
Headline: In 2021, 654 volunteers began counting insect splats on cars across the UK; by 2024, the survey recorded a 62.5% drop- Wendell Berry found life’s deepest lessons in the soil and turned them into poetry, prose and a call to care for nature
- This giant animal once vanished from Britain 6,000 years ago. Now it is back as a ‘forest engineer’
- In 2021, researchers found 52% fewer moth caterpillars beneath LED; lit hedgerows than nearby unlit ones, an overlooked cost of brighter nightsNew research indicates whiter LED streetlights significantly reduce insect populations. These lights are more detrimental to moth caterpill...16 Sep, 2026, 07.18 PM IST
- Conservationists spent £29,000 making 20 wildlife ponds in England. Two beavers created twice as many in half the time for freeTwo beavers created numerous ponds at Helman Tor nature reserve. This natural construction occurred much faster than human efforts. Conserv...08 Sep, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
- Britain in the 1920s planted millions of Sitka spruce trees for timber, but scientists now say the country's forests support far fewer birds, plants, and insects than native woodlandsBritain's vast Sitka spruce plantations, while economically vital, host a surprisingly limited number of species compared to native trees. ...02 Jul, 2026, 08.34 PM IST
- International Tiger Day 2025: Theme, why tigers are important, and how India doubled its tiger population in just a decadeGlobal Tiger Day 2025: International Tiger Day 2025 highlights tiger conservation. India, home to Royal Bengal Tigers, plays a key role. Th...29 Jul, 2025, 09.37 AM IST
- UK extracted $64.82 trillion from India during colonial rule. Richest 10% got most of the cashOxfam International's report highlights how the UK extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India during colonial rule, with significant wealth tr...20 Jan, 2025, 03.13 PM IST
- Specially trained dogs on the hunt for resurgent bedbugs in the UKBedbug infestations are on the rise in the UK, leading to an increased demand for specially trained dogs to detect these pests. The COVID-1...16 Oct, 2023, 05.39 PM IST
- Key to butterfly climate survival may be colour codedA butterfly's ability to absorb or reflect heat from the sun with its wings could be a matter of life and death in a warming world, accordi...24 Sep, 2020, 10.45 AM IST
- Humans driving 1 million animal and plant species to extinction: Report07 May, 2019, 09.29 AM IST
- British butterflies in dire straitsThe unnatural downpur during the summer of 2012 has proved ‘catastrophic’ for the insects, with 52 of the 56 monitored species in decline a...28 Mar, 2013, 05.01 AM IST
- Godrej eyes Sara Lee's global unitGodrej Sara Lee may have to battle Reckitt Benckiser and SC Johnson as it plans to bid for the worldwide insecticides business of Sara Lee.14 Dec, 2009, 04.26 AM IST
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