Here are two facts that are rarely put together, but which I think should be much more often. 1) Tropical rainforests today cover around 16% of Earth’s land surface but harbour an estimated 50% of all terrestrial biodiversity. 2) So far, Earth is the only planet in our galaxy that […]
Across Tasmania, farmers are erecting miniature wombat-high electric fences to keep the burrowing marsupials from “making a mess” of their cattle pastures. Ten thousand miles away, in Gloucestershire, the Forestry Commission have built shooting towers to help hunters take out wild boar, who are unpopular for the occasional damage they cause to […]