Good News Notes: “Land on top of an old opencast mine is to get a £2m wildlife makeover. The 327-hectare site at Druridge Bay is to be made “wilder” as part of the Northumberland Wildlife Trust’s plan to show how nature can recover from industrialisation. It bought the site in West Chevington, which is wood…
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Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Has Become Haven for Endangered Eagles, Study Finds
Good News Notes : “The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has become a haven for a rare species of endangered eagles, a study has found. The study, published in the journal Restoration Ecology, found that although Greater Spotted Eagles were completely extinct in Western Europe before the nuclear disaster in 1986, they have now colonized the exclusion zone and…
Water voles released in Yorkshire in boost to endangered species
Good News Notes: “ Water voles are being released at a site in Yorkshire, UK, as part of the second phase of a nature scheme to help the endangered mammals. Some 100 water voles will be released in Timble Ings Woods in the Washburn valley, part of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), from…