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Weekend Events – Livingston Daily

5. August 2011

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Weekend Events Livingston Daily Dinner — The Livingston County Wildlife and Conservation Club, 6060 E. M-36 in Hamburg Township, serves all-you-can-eat chicken, ribs and fish dinners with sides and beverages from 5-8 pm Cost is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors or $5 for kids ages 6-12 ... and more

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LISTINGS: Outdoors, Enviroment August 4 – August 11 2011 – Sheffield Telegraph

4. August 2011

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LISTINGS: Outdoors, Enviroment August 4 – August 11 2011 – Sheffield Telegraph

Sheffield Telegraph LISTINGS: Outdoors, Enviroment August 4 - August 11 2011 Sheffield Telegraph Woodland Workout, pilot project by the Forestry Commission to help folk stay in trim and improve wildlife habitats at which volunteers will be taught how to use a range of tools safely to undertake environmental improvement tasks after warming up with ...

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Bid to save black wood gathers pace – South Wales Argus

3. August 2011

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Bid to save black wood gathers pace South Wales Argus But Blackwood Town Council has made giving it a new lease of life its main goal for the next year, setting aside £10000 and looking for match funding so it can spend £20000 on creating a conservation area.

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Red squirrels in danger as deadly squirrel pox virus returns to Merseyside – Liverpool Echo

3. August 2011

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Red squirrels in danger as deadly squirrel pox virus returns to Merseyside Liverpool Echo The Lancashire Wildlife Trust is urging people to be vigilant after evidence of the Parapox Virus was discovered on Sefton's coast. Tests carried out at the University of Liverpool revealed a red squirrel found on Mossgiel Avenue in Ainsdale died of ...

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Sea loch surveys could reveal changing distribution of Scottish marine life – stv.tv

2. August 2011

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Sea loch surveys could reveal changing distribution of Scottish marine life – stv.tv

stv.tv Sea loch surveys could reveal changing distribution of Scottish marine life stv.tv The new study aims to establish the current "distribution and extent of the wildlife and the habitats", and add changes to a wildlife map of the lochs. The new findings will be used to advise the Scottish government and others on conservation and ..

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Local Country Parks Receive National Awards – Yeovil People

2. August 2011

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Local Country Parks Receive National Awards Yeovil People " Conservation of the environment and wildlife is also hugely important and our rangers are out there every day improving the parks and running events that give people a chance to learn about what they do, and why. "We want to continue opening the parks ..

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Why Lord Patton must save the BBC Wildlife Fund – The Guardian (blog)

2. August 2011

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Why Lord Patton must save the BBC Wildlife Fund – The Guardian (blog)

The Guardian (blog) Why Lord Patton must save the BBC Wildlife Fund The Guardian (blog) This will be a tragedy not just for the BBC and its award-winning Natural History Unit in Bristol but more importantly for wildlife conservation across the world. Yet as a legally separate charity, abolishing the fund will not save the BBC any money, ...

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Much needed cash for Vale Countryside Volunteers – Buckingham Today

2. August 2011

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Much needed cash for Vale Countryside Volunteers Buckingham Today Vale Countryside Volunteers is a working party set up to care for and protect wildlife and countryside of Aylesbury Vale. Much of their work is carried out in the north where they undertake conservation work to restore wildlife habitats

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Wildlife crime: Grouse shooting season put in the shade by illegal poisoning – Scotsman

1. August 2011

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Wildlife crime: Grouse shooting season put in the shade by illegal poisoning Scotsman "Last year we launched the Wildlife Estates Scotland initiative with the support of Scottish Natural Heritage, the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust and the Cairngorms National Park Authority. "The key aim of WES is to encourage landowners to sign ...

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Heritage fund to be shared across 11 British areas – The Guardian

1. August 2011

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Heritage fund to be shared across 11 British areas – The Guardian

The Guardian Heritage fund to be shared across 11 British areas The Guardian Photograph: Murdo Macleod Some of the UK's most spectacular and inspiring landscapes, from the windswept shingle beaches of Suffolk to the treacherous beauty of Morecambe Bay, are to share in a potential £18.3m in lottery money for conservation and ... and more

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