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11 awe-inspiring British wildlife-watching moments from #IntotheWild

Posted by Danielle Boobyer — 16 April 2016 at 2:02pm - Comments
Common dolphins leaping from the ocean
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Common dolphins swim in Scotland

We’ve fallen in love with British wildlife all over again this week thanks to the wonderful nature footage on BBC’s Into the Wild.

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Gorillas in their midst

Posted by jamie — 6 June 2007 at 5:23pm - Comments

The BBC have published a gallery of images focusing on the work of the rangers in Virunga National Park. Found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, it's the oldest reserve in Africa and home to the DRC's remaining mountain gorillas.

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Greenpeace urges boycott of Danzer Group

Last edited 1 December 2004 at 9:00am
1 December, 2004

Greenpeace are urging UK timber importers to boycott the Swiss-German Danzer Group. The call follows investigations which found that Danzer are involved in bribery, corruption, illegal logging, suspected forgery of official documents and carrying out business dealings with an arms trafficker, blacklisted by the UN Security Council (UNSC).

Article tagged as: africa, cameroon, congo, danzer group, forests, gorillas, illegal logging, press releases, tropical timber, UNSC

Prestigious Edinburgh arts projects built with rainforest timber

Last edited 9 November 2004 at 9:00am
9 November, 2004

THE PLAYFAIR PROJECT in Edinburgh and the North Edinburgh Arts Centre were today declared 'Forest Crime Scenes' by Greenpeace for using timber from the endangered rainforests of South East Asia and Africa in recent construction work, which was funded with over £10million of National Lottery money.

Article tagged as: central africa, edinburgh, forests, FSC, gorillas, indonesia, merbau, national lottery, press releases, scotland, south east asia

'The Ancient Forests'

Last edited 2 April 2002 at 9:00am
The save or delete campaign launches outside DEFRA

The save or delete campaign launches outside DEFRA

Article tagged as: ancient forests, angelo badalamenti, david attenborough, dead can dance, DEFRA, destructive logging, ewan mcgregor, forests, gorillas, illegal timber, julien temple, UNEP