Parts of Wales, including north Wales and Upper Severn, are officially in drought due to record-low river flows and heatwaves, with July set to be the driest in nearly 200 years. This follows similar declarations in England and comes amid wider European drought intensified by climate change, impacting wildlife, farming, and prompting water restrictions.
North Wales and the Upper Severn river basin have declared a drought due to successive heatwaves and low rainfall, straining water supplies. Over 20 million people in England and Wales face hosepipe bans, raising concerns about water resource management amid climate change.
Generative AI is creating fake and enhanced wildlife images, threatening the credibility of citizen science platforms like iNaturalist and Macaulay Library. Scientists are urging birdwatchers to limit AI use in image editing, fearing contamination of data crucial for species monitoring and conservation.
A western reef heron, typically found in West Africa to India, has been sighted in North Wales, marking its first known appearance in the UK. Experts attribute the sighting and survival of such tropical birds to changing climate conditions and milder winters, which are altering bird ranges and allowing species previously unable to survive UK winters to establish themselves.
A western reef heron, typically found in Africa and Asia, has been spotted in Caernarfon, North Wales, marking the first-ever sighting in Britain. The rare bird has drawn hundreds of birdwatchers to the seaside town.
North Wales Crusaders lose 134-0 to London Broncos, the largest defeat in 131-year rugby league history, conceding 25 tries in the Championship.
A cancer patient had the wrong part of their bowel removed due to a surgeon mistaking a tattoo for a tumor site. This is one of 10 "never events" reported by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in North Wales, including other "wrong site" procedures and retained objects.
Conservationists in Denbighshire ‘angry and heartbroken’ after Nant-y-Ffrith site emptied during breeding seasonMore than 1,000 toads may have died after a reservoir important to the local ecosystem was drained by a water company, conservationists in north Wales have said.Volunteers at Wrexham Toad Patrols help toads returning to the Nant-y-Ffrith reservoir on the Llandegla moors in breeding season, this year assisting 1,500 of the amphibians to cross busy roads to help protect the declining species. Continue reading...
