are really confused. but it s notjust plants and trees being thrown off by this topsy turvy autumnal weather. wildlife, too, is also being confused. this one we would expect to be hibernating this november december time. hedgehogs are just one species being fooled by the climate. we ve got birds that are not nesting because it is either too hot or too cold. we ve got hedgehogs that are not hibernating because it s too warm, when it is supposed to be nice and cold, and of course it s having a big impact op on our baseline food chain, with insects not being there as part of the food source. so it s having a major impact. when autumn is squashed by summer, wildlife and plants get squeezed too. fragile ecosystems, being caught out by the fickle climate. duncan kennedy, bbc news.
The new office in Buta serves as the logistical base for AWF's community conservation and wildlife conservation activities in the DRC's Bili-Uélé landscape.