The team behind The Natural World, River Monsters with Jeremy Wade and films for The One Show want to solve the weird wildlife stories in your back yard for a major new television series. They are looking for people with untoward happenings in their garden or local area that they can’t explain; pets that disappear with no trace, golf courses dug up and ruined, water … [Read more...] about Icon Films seek animal mysteries
Foxes
Mammals on roads survey
July sees the start of a nationwide survey of mammal sightings along single-carriageway roads. The survey is organised by the People's Trust for Endangered Species. The first survey was in 2001. The survey takes place during July, August and September. To date, over half a million kilometres of road have been surveyed, and changes in counts of species such as … [Read more...] about Mammals on roads survey
Swans in the City
Recent bad weather and frozen waterways have brought animals away from their normal habitats and into the built up areas where we live, in the hunt for food and shelter. Swans from the Lancaster canal have left the waterway and headed inland, rummaging through dustbins and gardens in search of food or for something to do. Dangerous Delays in collecting rubbish … [Read more...] about Swans in the City