South Korea to up alternative energy spending >>Source: Reuters
South Korea plans to raise its investment in alternative energy development by 60% this year to $193m (£97m), the government said today, as the resource-hungry nation seeks to diversify its energy sources.
UK's marine ecologists start to think big >>Source: The Independent
Environmentalists seeking to highlight the decimation of the UK's larger fish species are to make a symbolic journey from the headwaters of the Trent to the Humber Estuary, once a thriving spawning ground for sturgeon.
Worst killing spree for birds of prey >>Source: Telegraph.co.uk
A record number of birds of prey were killed in Britain last year, with buzzards, peregrine falcons and golden eagles the worst hit. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds received 262 reports of birds of prey being illegally shot, trapped or killed when their nests were destroyed in 2007, compared with 185 reports the previous year - a rise of 40%.
Boost for China panda population >>Source: BBC News
Four giant panda cubs have been born within 14 hours in China, boosting the population of the endangered species. The cubs were born at the Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Centre in south-west Sichuan province, state media reported.
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