Capuchins at the Zoo

Edinburgh Zoo’s brown capuchin monkeys have had a record breeding season with six new infants joining the two groups. The youngest, born on 29 July 2010, is now just over a month old and was born to first-time mum Penelope.
The capuchins live with common squirrel monkeys in two mixed communities in the East and West [...]

Research at the Botanics

A new study documents waves of forest degradation advancing 120 km across East Africa in just 14 years. Scientists from 12 organisations in Europe, Africa and the USA showed that forest exploitation started with the removal of the most valuable products first, such as timber for export, followed by the extraction of less valuable products [...]

The Dangers of Ship-to-Ship transfers

by Robin Harper MSP
I was not born or educated in Edinburgh, but have lived here for over forty years, and have had the honour and pleasure of representing Edinburgh and the wider Lothians region in the Scottish Parliament since I was elected in its first term over a decade ago.
Over the past decade, I have [...]

Sea eagles reintroduced to Scotland

Nineteen white-tailed sea eagles, gifted to Scotland as part of a reintroduction programme, have been released into the wild from a secret location in Fife.
The magnificent birds of prey, the UK’s largest, arrived from Norway in June for the fourth year of the East Scotland Sea Eagle reintroduction project, a partnership [...]

Photography at The Zoo

A free exhibition featuring 30 spectacular images of Scotland’s wild places and animals, taken by Scotland’s people, takes place from 18 to 30 August at the Edinburgh Zoo Gallery as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The photos are the top images from this spring’s Nature Photography Competition, run as part of [...]

Peat bogs in Edinburgh

Of course there are not really any peatbogs here are there? Well you’re wrong – the photo is of Red Moss at Balerno, a Scottish Wildlife Trust wildlife reserve and an example of a lowland raised bog. The importance of the peatbog is to be the subject of discussion at Edinburgh University later in the [...]

Clear about nuclear?

UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne has been branded ‘brazen and dishonest’ after insisting that he was never an opponent of nuclear energy.
Claiming that he has never changed his stance on atomic power, Mr Huhne said “My views have always been misunderstood…we are on course to make sure that [...]

Crown Estate awards Four Demo Sites for Wind Farms

The Crown Estate has announced that four companies have been awarded offshore wind demonstration sites – and one of these is in the Forth estuary.
The awards follow an application process conducted in response to the UK offshore wind industry’s need to demonstrate new offshore wind turbines and other technologies in the marine environment. These [...]

Green rubbish…

A new green scheme that recycles food waste has been launched.
The Commercial Food Waste Collection Service, run by Keenan Recycling, creates BSI accredited compost from items such as leftover food, coffee grounds, cups and paper towels collected from businesses and restaurants in the North East.
First Minister Alex Salmond officially lanched the scheme. He met staff [...]

Streetcar

Streetcar, now part of Zipcar Inc. the world’s largest car club provides fast, easy access to a network of vehicles parked across Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and the UK. With their 24/7 on demand fleet and simple online management system, they offer to meet your business needs, however big or small. [...]

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