Underwater photographer of the year, a global annual competition based in the UK, celebrates photography beneath the surface of the ocean, lakes, rivers and even
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The plumage of these beautiful waders spangles in the icy late afternoon light A light fall of snow, and our little world is transformed. The
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Sandy, Bedfordshire: Returning to where I used to live, I did not know which garden marked where I last saw a skylark’s ascent, or which
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Huge animals abandoned on Colombian drug lord’s hacienda zoo are loved by locals but their sheer numbers threaten environment Hippos imported illegally into Colombia for
Read moreCounty council to reconsider Cumbria coalmine application
Planning proposal for project near Whitehaven has faced widespread opposition from environmentalists The future of a proposed coalmine in Cumbria has been thrown into doubt
Read more‘It’s an ecological wasteland’: offsets for Sydney toll way were promised but never delivered
The M7 was supposed to be offset by environmental protection 15 years ago. Leaked documents show that never happened Western Sydney has seen some of
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