Wildfire in the Cairngorms triggers evacuations as firefighters tackle a night blaze near Ryvoan; the park’s tourism-led economy faces disruption while conservation concerns mount.
A wildfire has taken hold near Ryvoan Bothy in the Cairngorms National Park, triggering evacuations of residents, campsites, and tourist sites. Firefighters are containing the blaze as very high wildfire risk persists across central Highlands, southern and eastern Scotland. No casualties have been reported.
Four decades after the nuclear disaster, wildlife has moved back into the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Wolves, bears, lynx, and Przewalski’s horses are thriving despite persistent radiation. Human activity remains limited, but recent military conflicts have introduced new threats to the recovering ecosystem. Conservation efforts continue to monitor this unique environment.
Conservationists have reported a fresh spate of wolf carcasses in an Italian national park, with authorities suspecting poison as the cause. The killings are part of a broader probe into wildlife crimes amid rising tensions between biodiversity goals and livestock protection.