In The News... As of Sunday October 1st the Government has placed bans and restrictions on a range of polluting single-use plastic items. 👏 Read more about the bans and restrictions here: gov.uk/government/new… 📖

The mountain chicken isn’t a chicken – it’s actually one of the world’s largest frogs 🐸 It’s also on the brink of extinction With less than 50 remaining on the Caribbean island of Dominica, conservationists are calling for urgent action 👇 zsl.org/news-and-event…

Trail Cams back out for the winter. It didn't take too long for one of the local Otters to realise something was out of place. This curiosity is usually short lived. Its always a pleasure to see these animals after spending time studying their signs, pop dynamics and behaviour.

Metoecus paradoxus is a curious little beetle, which looks more like a fly. Unusually for a beetle this is a parasite of wasp grubs, which it consumes within their nest cells. Never particularly common, so was nice to find this female along the garden path today. Coleopterists Society of Britain and Ireland

Sobering news: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared 10 bird species extinct yesterday. With 1 in 8 birds in the world today threatened, and many more in decline, we must redouble our efforts to protect species and habitats to ensure they never become as imperiled. fws.gov/press-release/…

Our National Bat Helpline often gets calls from people who have found #bats stuck in sticky traps. If you find a bat in this situation please don't try to unglue it yourself. Get some gloves and place the bat with the sticky trap in a box and call 0345 1300 228 (UK only).

The majority of dozens of Guillemots and Razorbills trapped in a fishing net off the East Yorkshire coast have died, according to a local wildlife rescue charity: bit.ly/3PW2wpX

"What is happening in #Santiagodelestero #Argentina is atrocious. Thousands of animals drowning in the canal that goes from Amama to Quimilí. Sofi, a good Argentine biologist friend, is asking for help on networks to spread what is happening due to the inaction of the authorities

Just another 88,933 signatures needed over the next 132 days. My #hedgehog petition closes on 29 February 2024. Would appreciate a share if you care. Let’s do this once & for hogs. 👉🏻🦔petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6430…

The majority of dozens of Guillemots and Razorbills trapped in a fishing net off the East Yorkshire coast have died, according to a local wildlife rescue charity: bit.ly/3PW2wpX

The only scary thing about bats is imagining a world without them. They pollinate, reforest, control insect populations, and more! They make the world go 'round. 🌍 ⁠ 📷 Hugo Willocx/FotoNatura/Minden Pictures

Bluefin tuna have returned to UK waters so why is the Government so eager to kill them? 'Instead of being cherished and protected, bluefin tuna are being hunted to supply high-end restaurants with luxury meat.' Read @sraytweets article below: 1/2 blueplanetsociety.org/bluefin-tuna-a…

We have submitted all our 2023 bat records to the local data centres and our team have observed 1640 roosting bats at 56 sites. Notable roosts were 419 soprano pipistrelles in York and 219 soprano pipistrelles in Bolton Abbey. Bat Conservation Trust NEYEDC Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership NBN Trust

Our first great crested newts of 2024. 17 males and 1 female were observed last night in two ponds on the edge of Driffield, East Yorkshire. @ARGroupsUK Yorkshire ARG Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Amphibian Sightings NEYEDC NBN Trust Driff Wolds Weekly Yorkshire Wolds BBC Springwatch

As another busy bat activity surveying season approaches, today we have been assessing numerous buildings for the National Trust in Bransdale, North Yorkshire. National Trust NYMoorsTourism North York Moors NP @WhitbyNats Visit Rosedale, North Yorkshire YorksNatureTourism North Yorkshire

We have now completed over 100 bat activity surveys since 1st May and last night was arguably the most spectacular. Over 20 noctule bats were closely observed foraging at a site near Leconfield, E. Yorks. Bat Conservation Trust Mammal Society Mammal Next Door BBC Springwatch East Yorks Bat Group

Blog #74 in our #YorkshireIn100Species series features the impressive Giant Horntail and its parasite, the Sabre Wasp. Their fascinating host-parasite interaction plays out hidden from view in deadwood... Dan Lombard of Wold Ecology introduces us: neyedc.org.uk/100-species/20…

We are pleased to confirm our continued corporate membership of the Bat Conservation Trust. Corporate membership supports the strategic objectives of the Bat Conservation Trust and its overall vision. Bat Conservation Trust Mammal Society Mammal Next Door Yorks Mammal Group NEYEDC