restore

The celebrated hippo’s real home has disappeared—will the world restore it?

by
The celebrated hippo’s real home has disappeared—will the world restore it?

The world once had several pygmy hippo species. Only one remains, in West Africa. Credit: IUCN, CC BY-SA The playful and pudgy mammal that went viral from its Thai zoo enclosure has a sad story to tell about her fellow hippos. Moo Deng is the two-month-old pygmy hippo who flicks her ears in joy and … Read more

Money to restore nature to be used to fund wage settlements

by

Money earmarked for nature restoration will fund pay settlements in Scotland's local authorities. BBC Scotland news reports ministers have written to councils to divert the current year's allocation from the Nature Restoration Fund to settle pay deals. Although the money is split between funding councils and the Scottish Government's nature agency Nature Scot, it is … Read more