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A UK inspired world-wide Interpol operation aimed at stopping the illegal trade in traditional medicines containing endangered plant and animal species has been hailed a success.
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The Natural Environment Research Council will form part of a new national research organisation that will work in partnership with the UK marine research community to deliver integrated marine science and technology from the coast to the deep ocean.
The Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT), the largest charity organisation dedicated to the protection of Scottish wildlife, has called for starving deer to be culled across Scotland.
Defra and the Scottish Government are calling on Britain's gardeners to help stop the spread of invasive aquatic plants that damage the natural environment and cost the economy millions with a new campaign to highlight the plight of Britain's waterways.
A draft plan unveiled today proposes to legalise commercial whaling for the first time since a 1986 moratorium made it illegal to hunt whales for commercial purposes.
Red squirrels are beginning to return to areas of Scotland where they have not been seen for several years, reports Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels (SSRS).
