Balloons are awful things, that cause so much damage. Firstly, the helium silver balloons (and those bouncy balls) never biodegrade. But ‘biodegradable’ balloons (latex) take six months to break down, so by the time this happens, they have floated up to the air, exploded into millions of fragments and fall down to earth. They then…
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calming bedtime stories (on nature & wildlife)
Reading a bedtime story is something that seems to have been lost to the winds. Yet it’s a wonderful way for parents and children to bond and connect before bedtime. Children’s nature campaigner Richard Louv writes that the saddest day of his professional life, was when he asked a young boy where his favourite place…
books on how to help our native wildlife
Reflections is a book on what wildlife needs, and how to provide it. Marc Avery reflects on our relationship with wildlife and conservation, from cats that pass through his garden to decline of farmland wildlife and pasqueflowers he visits each spring. Everything is connected and considered. It’s time to role out conservation on a bigger…
how to help super-fast (quite lazy) greyhounds
Animal Welfare Party Greyhounds are the second-fastest animals on earth (after cheetahs) so this is why they are used for racing. They have higher body temperatures than any other dog breed, which is why it’s dangerous for them to run in hot weather. Although the racing industry (with vested interests) would disagree, there are huge…