Puffins, gannets, kittiwakes and cormorants are all busy at this time of year, and visitors may also spot seals, porpoises and whales. Passengers to learn about wildlife threats. Visitors will learn about the quirks of many different species, as well as the threats they face due to human activity. Passengers to learn about wildlife threats. The page is still readable. Pick up a copy to see if your views have been published. PASSENGERS joining cruises on the Firth of Forth are to be told of...

With nine rivers flowing through the city and its suburbs, there should be enough water for its three million residents. Launched in 1999, Nairobi River Basin Project brought together people convinced that the rivers could again flow with clean water to quench the city. People would have enough clean water, diseases would reduce, bringing down health bills, and people would in turn have more money to improve their livelihoods. Now, fresh efforts are being made to adopt the rivers to rescue...

California Fish & Game biologists have been netting and counting fish every three months here since 2003, hoping to better understand how the state's biggest lake is changing as it grows ever saltier. The toothsome sport fish, which can weigh as much as 50 pounds, once lured anglers from around the state and kept marinas in business and bait shops bustling. According to a report prepared by Fish & Game and the California Department of Water Resources, that could happen as early as 2021,...

For wildlife, habitat and water, that's a problem. While a herd of 300 cattle or so grazes 10 acres for two weeks, other pastures, native grasses and plants are allowed to "rest" for at least a month, which keeps vegetation healthy and provides wildlife with thicker cover. McFaddin ranches land state award for preserving their soil, water and wildlife. Preservation provides wild habitat for game animals - deer, quail, turkey - and non-game species like migratory songbirds. Urbanization is...

But for many warmwater species, which many consider down the ladder of game fish, bait makes perfect sense, especially for the anglers who intend on creeling their catch. Live bait is something often forgotten by many and avoided in favor of something some believe takes more expertise and knowledge to fish properly. Ask an angler what they re using to catch these fish, and the. Panfish and crappie fishing are heating up as well, and this past week I talked to four anglers who were all...

The first of the two key reports was by the CBI's Kate Barker and is obsessed with building hundreds of thousands of new houses in the green belt; while Rod Eddington, the former head of British Airways is still smarting from the seven years it took to steer Heathrow's Terminal 5 through a public inquiry. The first of the two key reports was by the CBI's Kate Barker and is obsessed with building hundreds of thousands of new houses in the green belt; while Rod Eddington, the former head of...

Humidity, irritating fumes, air pollution and tobacco fumes are a few things that can make allergy symptoms worse. Unfortunately, the use of steroids never treats the underlying issue and can lead to addiction as well as a weaker immune system as a result of constant suppression. Common treatments such as over-the-counter tablets can block the immune response or if a persons allergies get worse, they might need to try completely suppressing their system with the use of steroids. Thats...

They re creating erosion and runoff that is smothering salmon spawning habitat with sediment and raising water temperatures above levels the fish can tolerate. With the timber harvest on federal lands a trickle of what it was during the peak of the late 1980s, Washington state officials say the logging roads are deteriorating because of Forest Service neglect. WASHINGTON Some 20 years ago, when gear jammers were high balling out of the Cascades with loads of old-growth timber and...

Vehicle Scrappage Scheme Auckland drivers can reduce traffic and clean up their air by trading in their old vehicles for $400 worth of bus and rail passes. The scheme is a trial designed to encourage the public to trade in their old vehicle and exchange it for a period of subsidised public bus and train tickets. It is known that older, poorly maintained vehicles tend to be less fuel efficient and emit more harmful emissions, this is why we want to have them taken off the roads. Minister...