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With most of the heavy-hitting environment press corps leaving our shores for warmer climes to follow the machinations of the Cancun climate talks, the coverage of how Britain’s current icy blast is affecting birds has been largely left to their regional colleagues. As you would trust, the RSPB...

The accidental or deliberate movement of plants or animals around the world by man has been responsible for the global extinction of many species. The British countryside hasn't escaped as many species from overseas are now on the rampage creating havoc for wildlife and their habitats. And the...

Jellied eels, once the staple of many original Eastenders, should now perhaps be regarded as exclusive a dish as caviar, because in British waters, at least, the fish providing the ingredients for both culinary delights are Critically Endangered. That's one fin away from global extinction. Of the...