Do bears fish in the woods? Russian woman’s giant animal companion she rescued from a safari park loves going fishing with her in Russian forest’s lakes Russian Veronika Dichka adopted Archie, a brown bear, from a safari park that was running out of business The pair have been pictured together fishing on a lake in their … Read more
£145m fund for trees as Apple goes green: Tech giant boosts its eco credentials with investment in forests around the world The Restore Fund hopes to remove one million tons of carbon dioxide annually Apple said protecting environment and making money ‘not mutually exclusive’ The Daily Mail’s Be a Tree Angel campaign raised £1.5million to … Read more
Rising sea levels are transforming the once lush woodlands along North Carolina’s coast into grayish-colored, lifeless trunks known as ‘ghost forests.’ The leafless, limbless trees cover about 11 percent of the state’s Alligator National Wildlife Refuge that what was once thriving with healthy forests. The change is caused by massive amounts of seawater creeping inland … Read more
Luxurious white truffles could grow in British forests as French scientists make breakthrough that would free the £2,500-a-lb delicacies from just their Italian homelands The fungus is frequently described as being the finest available on the planet Chalky, wet regions ideal for them to develop, which suits areas of UK and US Saplings brought to … Read more
Lockdown visitors ruin Dartmoor’s ancient forest Wistman’s Wood by holding weddings, leaving litter and stripping moss from trees for their hanging baskets Devon County Council say visitors are ‘ruining’ Wistman’s Wood on Dartmoor People have held weddings, left litter and stripped moss from dwarf oak trees Area likely to be left-over from ancient forest that covered … Read more
Less than half of the world’s forests are still functioning as they should due to human meddling, according to a new study. An international team of 47 scientists reveals 40.5 per cent of the world’s forests have ecosystem integrity – meaning they’re free from human modification. Human modification includes industrial-scale logging, fragmentation by infrastructure, farming, … Read more
Playing among forests and parklands — rather in than concrete and gravel yards — helps children to foster a stronger immune system, a study has concluded. Previous studies have proposed that city-dwellers may be at a greater risk of immune-mediated diseases thanks to a lack of exposure to diverse microbiota. This fails to challenge the … Read more
An alfresco August is on the cards for staycationers thanks to drive-in cinemas, a 100mph zip-wire line, mega-mazes and ‘Dark Sky’ forests Drive-in cinemas are set to be the hit of 2020, says Holiday Hero Neil Simpson The ‘mega maize maze’ at Hirsty’s Family Fun park allows for social distancing Farms across the country are … Read more
Ash dieback disease plaguing forests could be stopped by hedgerows and may NOT be as harmful as previously thought, study finds Study assessed levels of the fungal disease in a 22 square km patch of woodland Found that within two years the disease was found on almost all trees in the area However, trees in … Read more
Italy is best known for its picture-perfect cities, stunning lakes, incredible mountains and beautiful coastline. But its fairy tale-like forests are just as spellbinding- as these jaw-dropping images show. They were all snapped in enchanting woodland areas across Italy throughout the seasons and entered into the 2019 Experience Forests photo contest run by the Italian … Read more