Celtic rainforest facing species extinction crisis - 2025
Temperate rainforest, seen here in the Vale of Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, is found in areas subject to the influence of the sea
An "extinction crisis" is happening in Britain's temperate rainforests where some of the world's rarest mosses, lichens and liverworts are vanishing, ecologists have warned.
Also known as Celtic rainforests, temperate rainforests are found primarily along the UK's western coasts.
South Georgia prepares to cull its invasive reindeer and rats.
South Georgia prepares to cull its invasive reindeer
Reindeer have caused great damage to the fragile South Georgian eco-system, trampling native plants and destroying birds' nests and penguin habitats.
The world's mostly southerly herd of reindeer is to be culled to try to save the environment of the island of South Georgia. The 3,000 reindeer are trampling native plants, causing erosion and endangering king penguins and other local birds by destroying their nests and habitat. A team of Sami herdsmen from Norway have arrived and are preparing to round up and kill the reindeer. The operation is expected to take two southern hemisphere summers.
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