SHARK CULL -AUSTRALIA PROTESTS

People in  AUSTRALIA are taking  part in protests to kill large sharks,WESTERN AUSTRILIA GOVERNMENT  is to install baited hooks off PERTHS BEACHES in response to 7 fatal shark attacks in 3 years.The cull is not the answer and a danmage to the seas eco system-BBC-RED BUTTON NEWS-4.0.2014

More than three quarters of large carnivores now in decline

A majority now occupy less than half their former ranges according to data published in the journal, Science.
The loss of this habitat and prey and persecution by humans has created global hotspots of decline.
The researchers say the loss of these species could be extremely damaging for ecosystems the world over.
The authors say that in the developed world, most carnivorous animals have already succumbed to extinction.
When they looked at 31 big meat eaters, they found that they were under increasing pressure in the Amazon, South East Asia, southern and East Africa.
"Globally, we are losing our large carnivores," said lead author Prof William Ripple from Oregon State University.
"Their ranges are collapsing. Many of these animals are at risk of extinction, either locally or globally."http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25675002

Honeybee shortage threatens crop pollination in Europe

n more than half of European countries, there are not enough honeybees to pollinate crops, according to new research.
Scientists believe that a boom in biofuels has sparked a massive increase in the need for pollination.
The shortage is particularly acute in Britain which has only a quarter of the honeybees required.
Researchers believe that wild pollinators including bumblebees and hoverflies are making up the shortfall.
The study is published in the journal Plos One.
Food for fuel The number of honeybees in the UK and elsewhere has been in decline in recent years, with both pesticide use and disease being blamed for losses.
Across Europe though, overall numbers of honeybee colonies increased by 7% across 41 countries between 2005 and 2010.read more

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RARE MARSH GEESE VISTOR

A rare ASIAN BAR-HEADED GOOSE  has been spotted on EXMINSTER MARSHES.The BAR-HEADED GEESE breed  in  CENTRAL ASIA  in colonies of thousands near mountian lakes in SOUTH ASIA as far  south as PENINSULAR ,INDIA.The bird has grey plummage,black barred head and black tipped yellow beak and seen regularly on BOWLING GREEN MARSH and DARTS FARM NEAR EXETER.Believed to be an escapee from a private collection.SOURCE -WESTERNMORNING NEWS-PAGE 8-FRIDAY 2/01/2014