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Scotland votes on reintroducing wolves as world s first Rewilding Nation
2 May, 2021 11:59 PM
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Wolves could return to Scotland s wilds after a 300 year absence. Photo / Brianna, Unsplash
NZ Herald
Wolves and other apex predators could soon return to the Scottish highlands, as part of the world s most ambitious rewilding project.
The Scottish Rewilding Alliance (SWA), which is formed of over 20 conservation groups, has called on the Scottish government to support a project that would set aside a third of public land for nature.
This return of public land is one of five environmental pledges that have been proposed by the SWA. Alongside re-introduction of keystone species and marine reserves, it has been called the most ambitious project of its kind. The pledges have caught both the imagination of Scottish naturalists and politicians.
Covid 19 coronavirus: World records as many cases in one week as in first five months of pandemic
3 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Mridula Narayan paints a vivid picture of the humanitarian crisis in India as the COVID-19 pandemic grows.
Video / AP / World Vision
Mridula Narayan paints a vivid picture of the humanitarian crisis in India as the COVID-19 pandemic grows.
Video / AP / World Vision
news.com.au
The pictures tell one side of the world s struggle against Covid-19, with images of patients dying outside hospitals, and crematoriums and graveyards full, with no more room for the dead.
The statistics tell an equally sobering story, more than 16 months on from the first case of coronavirus.