Where to see wetlands in the UK
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Science & environment: Ahead of World Wetlands day, Stephen Moss tells you where to see the best wetland habitats in the UK
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By Natalie P. Mcneal, The Miami Herald  Jun. 24--Picture a South Florida rarely seen except on postcards.   Blue herons daintily picking their way through lush foliage. A water lily pond with its own pavilion. An unspoiled dirt path leading to an enchanted forest.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to visit victims of the flooding that has devastated parts of the UK.
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Travel: Rory MacLean: Robert Macfarlane's journey into the wildest corners of Britain and Ireland put the wonder back into familiar landscapes.
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HENNEPIN, Ill. -- As steam rises from flat fingers of water reflecting an iron-gray sky, Donald Hey climbs to the top of an observation tower to watch a flock of American white pelicans huddled among the reeds. These reclaimed wetlands along the Illinois River, a man-made vista of corn and soybeans...
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By BOB HAYWOOD  A QUIET revolution among the birds and the bees is changing the face of wildlife in the Midlands.   This year's blazing hot summer - against a background of global warming - has brought exotic new species to the region which have not been seen for centuries, or ever.
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CONCEPCIÃÂN, Argentina -- From  a flat patch of tree-studded savannah, the gaze stretches for miles: across a small pond where a marsh deer stops to drink, and over swampy wetlands where herons gingerly high-step.
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By Edward Godfrey, The Daily Oklahoman  Sep. 24--After making its first buy with Legacy Permit money in eastern Oklahoma, the state Wildlife Department is now looking in northwest Oklahoma to buy and restore a historic wetlands area.
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CHARLESTOWN - A series of Wednesday night nature talks is under way at the Kettle Pond Visitor Center, operated by the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex.   The talks will be at 7 p.m. each Wednesday night this summer.
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A warm spring has brought about the early arrival of some UK wildlife, the first results of this year's Springwatch survey suggest.
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A study of pre-historic animals reveals the crucial role of the English Channel in shaping  Britain's natural history.
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By Naomi R. Patton, Detroit Free Press  Mar. 4--U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority officials are joining to manage the 780 acres of wetlands and habitats at Lake Erie Metropark.
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Blackbirds and robins are the UK birds most likely to make an early appearance in the garden, a report suggests.
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Environmental officials visit poultry farmers within control zone around Dorset swannery
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Science & environment: Some of Britain's ugliest industrial sites are being transformed into wildlife paradises, providing a haven for plants and animals, reports Stephen Moss.
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Ponds that have provided summertime water in the high arctic for thousands of years are drying up as global warming advances, Canadian researchers say. Falling water levels and changes in chemistry in the ponds first were noticed in the 1990s, and by last July some of the ponds that dot the landscape were dry, according to a report in Tuesday's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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By Jane Bradley  PEOPLE taking a dip along the Lothian coastline enjoy some of cleanest waters in Scotland, it was revealed today.   Beaches in the Lothians have passed stringent clean water tests with flying colours - for the ninth consecutive year.