Category Archives: alien invasive species

Invasive Plants caused muddled thinking

Posted on March 26, 2015 by

  The BBC picked up a story about “invasive plants” yesterday, but didn’t do a very good job of conveying its messages. The paper just published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is from Chris Thomas’ group at … Continue reading →

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Super-Ridley blats the Bat-people: But will the evil Raccoon win out?

Posted on February 1, 2015 by

        “Escaped pet raccoons are beginning to establish themselves in northern England with potentially devastating consequences for native wildlife.” Viscount Matt Ridley Viscount Matthew White Ridley is many things. He is a very rare beast: a hereditary … Continue reading →

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Clacton blank Banksy and parody themselves in the process

Posted on October 2, 2014 by

It is a great story. Banksy paints this image of plucky British (English) pigeons protesting against an exotic looking migratory bird – a swallow perhaps. Are the pigeons feral? Tendring Council, in the Clacton constituency which will be voting in … Continue reading →

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