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Conchologists, and citizen scientists team up to seek out endangered mollusc species along River Thames
It is tiny, hairy and “German” – and it could be hiding underneath a piece of driftwood near you. Citizen scientists and expert conchologists are teaming up to conduct the first London-wide search for one of Britain’s most endangered molluscs.
The fingernail-sized German hairy snail (Pseudotrichia rubiginosa) is found in fragmented patches of habitat mostly along the tidal Thames.
United Nations climate talks in Brazil have reached a subdued agreement to deliver more money to countries hit hardest by climate change to help them adapt to the wrath of extreme weather. Source link
The former French president spent three weeks in detention in La Santé prison this autumn. His book will be released on December 10, his publisher announced on Friday. Source link
Feral cats are already caught and killed in some areas but will now be subject to coordinated targeting, with large-scale eradication programs New Zealand aims to eradicate feral cats by 2050, the country’s conservation minister has announced, in plans that a decade ago generated a fierce backlash from environmentalists. The conservation minister, Tama Potaka, announced the addition of feral cats to the world-leading Predator-Free 2050 strategy on Friday, the first time a predator has been added to the list since its inception in 2016. Continue reading… Source link