David Attenborough

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Extinction threatens European amphibians

LONDON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- More than half the frogs, toads, newts and other amphibians in Europe could be wiped out in less than 50 years, British scientists said.

British children deaf to call of the wild

LONDON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A poll finds that many British school children are unable to identify common animals or plants, including bluebells, oaks and daddy-long-legs.

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British butterflies need summer boost

LONDON, April 24 (UPI) -- British conservationists said 2007 was the worst summer for butterflies in more than 25 years.

Britain builds biggest butterfly sanctuary

ST. ALBANS, England, March 13 (UPI) -- Two prominent British naturalists collaborated this week to plan the construction of the largest butterfly safe-house in the world, a report said.

BBC cuts wildlife programming budget

BRISTOL, England, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The BBC is shedding a third of the jobs in its Bristol-based Natural History Unit, which produced "Planet Earth" and "Blue Planet," due to budget cuts.

U.K. mulls cull of 10,000 or more badgers

LONDON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- British farmers and landowners are planning to kill thousands of badgers in an effort to curb a tuberculosis epidemic in cattle.