A “fighting chance” for red squirrels
In the UK the threatened red squirrel appears to be developing resistance to a virus being spread by invasive grey squirrels, says the Independent.
Did Australia de-rail a whale of a deal?
Environmental groups blame Australia for scuppering an important agreement between pro- and anti-whaling countries, according to ABC News.
Energy analyst William Yeatman blames German environmentalists for the fact Russia has that country over a barrel.