Conservation & Environment News - Week 13/05/08 - 19/05/08

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Natural changes pinned to warming - BBC News 14/05/08

Major changes in the Earth's natural systems are being driven by global warming, according to a vast analysis.

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Putting fleas on the map in Britain and Ireland - Centre for Ecology and Hydrology 15/05/08

A new atlas is published this week mapping the distribution of the 60 species of flea found in Britain and Ireland. The atlas is the result of over 50 years of work by former World War Two fighter pilot and science teacher, Bob George from Bournemouth.

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Wildlife populations 'plummeting' - BBC News 16/05/08

Between a quarter and a third of the world's wildlife has been lost since 1970, according to data compiled by the Zoological Society of London.

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England needs a new approach to conservation, says Natural England - Natural England 19/05/08

Natural England today (Monday 19 May) called for a new approach to managing our natural environment if it is to stand any chance of adapting to the next 50 years of unavoidable climate change and the modern pressures of development.

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English wildlife 'under threat' - BBC News 19/05/08

England is under threat of losing its most precious wildlife to climate change and development, a government advisory body report has warned.

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British island adds two birds to critical list - RSPB Online 19/05/08

Eight species have joined the ranks of the world’s 190 most critically endangered birds, and two of those are from just one tiny island belonging to the UK, following a revision of the Red List today.

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Arctic host to a new 'Cold War' - BBC News 19/05/08

Nowhere on earth provides more dramatic evidence of the earth's changing climate than the Arctic. The sea ice is receding. Glaciers are melting.