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Country diary: There’s a pecking order to my bird feeder – but should I be feeding them at all? | Gwyneth Lewis

silverguide.site – Cardiff: Robin then blue tit, siskin then goldfinch … I love this ritual, but I’m persuaded that it deserves more careful thought…
Country diary: There’s a pecking order to my bird feeder – but should I be feeding them at all? | Gwyneth Lewis
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Consumers urged to ‘completely avoid’ UK-caught cod as population plunges

silverguide.site – Marine Conservation Society warns that fish numbers have reached dangerous point of decline…
Consumers urged to ‘completely avoid’ UK-caught cod as population plunges
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It's time to burst the party balloon bubble | Letters

silverguide.site – Letters: Readers respond to an article by Leah Harper on the environmental impact of the balloon boom and calls for a ban…
It's time to burst the party balloon bubble | Letters
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One person’s clutter is another’s treasure | Letters

silverguide.site – Letters: Alan Payling and Andrew Risby respond to a column by Adrian Chiles on getting rid of stuff…
One person’s clutter is another’s treasure | Letters
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David Evans obituary

silverguide.site – Other lives: Applied mathematician known for his pioneering work on wave power…
David Evans obituary
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‘Non-survivable’: heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds

silverguide.site – Analysis of six extreme heatwaves found that when temperature and humidity were accounted for, all were potentially deadly for older people…
‘Non-survivable’: heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds
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Say no to pesticides, mix up your lawn – and six more ways to help bees to thrive

silverguide.site – Like so many flying insects, these essential pollinators are suffering because of habitat loss and the overuse of chemicals. Here’s how to give them a healthier, happier home…
Say no to pesticides, mix up your lawn – and six more ways to help bees to thrive
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Birdwatch: Climbing to 4,400 metres to spot a rare rufous-bellied seedsnipe

silverguide.site – Our writer travels to the eastern Andes in search of one of Ecuador’s most elusive birds…
Birdwatch: Climbing to 4,400 metres to spot a rare rufous-bellied seedsnipe
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Country diary: Watching cows, chewing on old memories | Nicola Chester

silverguide.site – Woolton Hill, Hampshire: I visit an old friend in an old haunt, where a small herd of Shetlands has been set to work…
Country diary: Watching cows, chewing on old memories | Nicola Chester
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Oil slick from bombed Iranian ship threatens protected wetland

silverguide.site – Shahid Bagheri leaking fuel towards Hara mangrove forest, home to migrating birds and endangered turtles…
Oil slick from bombed Iranian ship threatens protected wetland
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Country diary: A bum note amid the dawn chorus | Mark Cocker

silverguide.site – Hogshaw, Derbyshire: Our old Buxton tip is an area rich in nature. It’s depressing out local council wants it developed…
Country diary: A bum note amid the dawn chorus | Mark Cocker
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Using AI to prepare and evaluate environmental assessments risks ‘robodebt-style’ failures, scientists say

silverguide.site – Conservationists warn the move could push species closer to extinction and say clearer environmental rules are needed instead…
Using AI to prepare and evaluate environmental assessments risks ‘robodebt-style’ failures, scientists say
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German mayors call for night-time ban on robot lawnmowers to protect hedgehogs

silverguide.site – Leaders say automated mowers’ blades threaten nocturnal animals as studies highlight risks to wildlife…
German mayors call for night-time ban on robot lawnmowers to protect hedgehogs
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‘I escaped death a lot of times’: one man’s lifelong work protecting gorillas and communities in Congo

silverguide.site – As a child, Dominique Bikaba, was displaced by a new national park in the DRC. Now he is helping to secure land for wildlife and Indigenous groups against the backdrop of ongoing fighting…
‘I escaped death a lot of times’: one man’s lifelong work protecting gorillas and communities in Congo
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Country diary: Lambing season is here – how long until white-tailed eagles are overhead? | Andrea Meanwell

silverguide.site – Tebay, Cumbria: A planned reintroduction of these apex predators has got us upland farmers worried. We’re still not convinced they won’t harm our flocks…
Country diary: Lambing season is here – how long until white-tailed eagles are overhead? | Andrea Meanwell
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Used EV prices rise as Australia’s fuel crisis hits: ‘Doesn’t make sense to hold on to a combustion engine’

silverguide.site – Stock runs low as oil crunch increases enthusiasm for electric vehicles…
Used EV prices rise as Australia’s fuel crisis hits: ‘Doesn’t make sense to hold on to a combustion engine’
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Paul Marshall and the truth about net zero | Letters

silverguide.site – Letters: Readers respond to a letter by the GB News co-owner, in which he argued that calling for an end to fossil fuels is impractical…
Paul Marshall and the truth about net zero | Letters
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Braiding knowledge: how Indigenous expertise and western science are converging

silverguide.site – Researchers are weaving Native practices with western methods to revive ecosystems and reclaim food sovereignty…
Braiding knowledge: how Indigenous expertise and western science are converging
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New North Sea drilling would barely reduce UK gas imports at all, data shows

silverguide.site – Exclusive: research finds Jackdaw field would provide only about 2% of current demand, and Rosebank only 1%…
New North Sea drilling would barely reduce UK gas imports at all, data shows
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From early birds to emerging butterflies: UK shows signs of earliest spring on record

silverguide.site – Citizen science data reveals early flowering, nesting and insect activity as global heating accelerate seasonal change…
From early birds to emerging butterflies: UK shows signs of earliest spring on record
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