Terrifying reminder that if you think you can outclimb a bear on a steep cliff, no you can't

A packed, tense, public meeting this evening saw the Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire told the force had let the community down. One farmer described coursers in 4x4s ‘taking over’ his farm - ‘tearing up crops’, killing hares and deer. Another had his vehicle rammed.

Britain’s huge and globally important seabird populations depend entirely upon sandeels. So Britain has banned the hoovering up of sandeels (mostly for factory pig feed) to save the seabirds. Now the EU is suing Britain to lift the ban. Revolting. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Growth ? A forest twice the size of Greater London would need to be planted in the UK to cancel out extra emissions from the expansion of Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports. carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-wo…

Last year one of our seabird ecologists studied human-puffin interactions on Lunga. Her findings: human visitors can benefit puffins by scaring off predatory birds, but may also cause disturbance by getting too close. Our rangers and roped-off areas help to keep the balance.

A pair of macaws flying deep in Amazon 📹 Dan Ng

Why aren’t polar bears covered in ice? Now we know. discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/m…

You can almost see the wolves in the first clip grimacing as they wade through the stream - but in the second bit of footage, the (yes, black!) wolf looks more at home. Great camera trap videos! discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/b…

Plans for a Clean Air Zone in Greater Manchester date back almost two decades, but the government recently approved the authority's plans to change this. Why was this allowed and will the new plans be effective? James Fair reports... ⬇️ endsreport.com/article/190602…

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now 1.6 million km²—twice the size of Texas—with 1.8 trillion plastic pieces, outweighing surface fish 6 to 1.

This must STOP! An incredible Sperm Whale got entangled off Skye just a few weeks after two juvenile Humpback Whales also got entangled. The fishing industry must clean up its act and be held accountable.

Whilst walking back from Gun Hill towards Burnham Overy Staithe yesterday I saw something I'd not witnessed before. This Red Kite dropped into a channel and appeared carrying a large fish. I've read that they will hunt like Ospreys, but never seen it. Isn't wildlife just amazing.

"Stone published findings from a 7-year case study comparing sheep killings in a lethally controlled area to one protected by range riders, turbofladry, guardian dogs & other nonlethal deterrents..." 1/2 smithsonianmag.com/science-nature…

Did you get this right ⁦Jeremy Pound⁩? I didn’t. I assumed it was ⁦BBC Music Magazine⁩. Why don’t you run the “oscars of classical music?!”

Want to know what the chair of Natural England Tony Juniper makes of the government's deregulation agenda, working with the environment secretary, and that £100 million bat tunnel? 🦇 Read ENDS latest interview by James Fair to find out ⬇️ endsreport.com/article/191280…

Loved this interview by James Fair with Tony Juniper chair of Natural England Juniper said the urgency needed to meet the 2030 target to halt wildlife decline isnt always reflected Asked if he means in political circles, he responds, "Everywhere" endsreport.com/article/191280…

Saw 2 cranes flying over the north end of Selsley Common just outside of Stroud at approx 17.30 WWT Slimbridge RSPB @Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust Seemed to be coming from direction of Gloucester travelling south-east-ish.

Around the world, thousands of wild animals are being exploited for profit to entertain holidaymakers. Here BBC Wildlife highlights some of the worst examples of animal attractions so you know what to avoid when travelling. ✍️ James Fair discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/t…