By Barbara George, Tellington Ttouch Behaviourist All cats can spray. This is more common in male cats; female cats usually need more motivation to express themselves in this way. Spraying is the equivalent of the cat writing a message in large bold font. We need to ‘read’ that message and address the underlying reason that prompted the message. […]

  In the middle of the last century, mass-produced, disposable plastic waste started washing up on shorelines, and was found in the middle of the oceans. This has since become an increasingly serious problem, spreading globally to even the most remote places on Earth. Just a few decades later, in the 1970s, scientists found the […]

Much of the governance set down by the Antarctic Treaty still dates from when it was first negotiated in the late 1950s, in a very different political, technological, legal and environmental climate. Klaus Dodds, Professor of Geopolitics, Royal Holloway Three decades from now, several crucial elements of the Antarctic Treaty will come up for possible renewal, […]

By Barbara George, Tellington Ttouch Behaviourist Monday morning it was cold and wet after the heavy storm – Ginger Jim pee’ed in my slippers. This behaviour is his way of asking for help – and it works well! He makes sure he has my full attention, then ‘writes’ his message for me to decode. Usually he will […]

 A new study published by scientists at the University of Bristol proves that spiders can sense the Earth’s electric field and use it to fly through the air. The process, known as “ballooning,” allows the arachnids to use strands of silk to float up to three miles above the Earth’s surface and 1,000 miles out to […]

Artificially engineered fertilisation and the management of genes has little value for nature conservation. Jason Gilchrist, Ecologist, Edinburgh Napier University Scientists have for the first time created hybrid embryos with DNA from the nearly-extinct northern white rhinoceros, an advance that could ultimately lead to the first resurrection of a mega-mammal. But while this scientific achievement […]

  Navigating territorial hippos and active minefields, TED Fellow Steve Boyes and a team of scientists have been traveling through the Okavango Delta, Africa’s largest remaining wetland wilderness, to explore and protect this near-pristine habitat against the rising threat of development. In this awe-inspiring talk packed with images, he shares his work doing detailed scientific […]

by Barbara George,Tellington Ttouch Behaviourist Although these are very different conditions, much of the support options are the same; diet, environment, stimulation, and companionship. Diet plays a very important part in all aspects of life. For cats that are in pain or have compromised systems, a high-quality diet that includes the necessary supplements needed to promote a […]

Simon Willcock, Lecturer in Environmental Geography, Bangor University and Phil Platts, Research Fellow, University of York Atop Mount Lico in northern Mozambique is a site that few have had the pleasure of seeing – a hidden rainforest, protected by a steep circle of rock. Though the mountain was known to locals, the forest itself remained […]

Andrea Webster, PhD Candidate Mammal Research Institute Dept. Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria Leopards are versatile predators. These elusive cats can successfully occupy any habitat that supports sufficient numbers of prey species and which provides adequate cover for their ambush-style of hunting. Leopards also adapt well to settled environments near human activity. But this […]