@phoeb0

Biodiversity reporter at the Guardian.

 London
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Joined September 2014
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Fiona Harvey@fionaharveyJan 9
Great investigation by ⁦@phoeb0⁩ on how demand for falcons in Middle East is ravaging bird of prey populations theguardian.com/environment/…

How demand for elite falcons in the Middle East is driving illegal trade of British birds

Exclusive: data reveals hundreds of UK nests have been raided in the past decade amid growing appetite to own prized birds for racing and breeding

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Helena Horton@horton_officialJan 5
One export which Britain is still dominating the market in - illegally poached falcons, sold to wealthy Emiratis to be driven around in supercars and used for racing. Fascinating piece theguardian.com/environment/…

How demand for elite falcons in the Middle East is driving illegal trade of British birds

Exclusive: data reveals hundreds of UK nests have been raided in the past decade amid growing appetite to own prized birds for racing and breeding

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Simon Evans@DrSimEvans26 Sep 2025
Really thrilled to have been shortlisted for "environmental journalism (national)" by @EditorsUK Media Freedom Awards Up against some fantastic reporters @Ben_Spencer @phoeb0 + i news, @Source_Mat /BBC File on 4, etc societyofeditors.org/events/…
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'Forever chemical' found in dozens of UK rivers, study finds news.sky.com/story/forever-c…

'Forever chemical' found in dozens of UK rivers, study finds

Scientists are increasingly concerned about the impact of "forever chemicals" such as TFA on human health - and said controlling its source should be given priority.

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Hello! What are the best wildlife cams out there? Looking for ones like this bear sanctuary youtube.com/watch?v=V3aTpIxI… or these storks tvsyd.dk/storkereden?season=… Please post links below 👇 If you are a wildlife cam obsessive/ know one, please get in touch - [email protected]
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The world is on track for disastrous global heating – but this will create profits for some air conditioning companies, according to Wall Street theguardian.com/environment/…

US banks predict climate goals will fail – but air conditioning firms will thrive

Reports predict global heating will bring catastrophes and that air conditioning market could grow by 41%

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Turtle doves will be allowed to be shot for sport again across Europe, as the EU lifts a ban on hunting that was credited with the species’ tentative recovery theguardian.com/environment/…

Turtle doves to be shot for sport again across Europe as EU lifts hunting ban

Ban in place since 2021 has increased numbers of globally vulnerable pigeon species that is close to extinction in UK

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Nominations have flown in for Invertebrate of the Year competition and here is the wonderfully gruesome first on the 10-strong shortlist. We'll announce one each day this week and next. The polls open once all 10 are revealed! theguardian.com/environment/…

‘Unique and important’: Tongue-biting louse is wonderfully gruesome

The inventive parasite Cymothoa exigua can survive for years by taking over a fish’s tongue and keeping its host alive

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In the 1960s, the Swiss had some of the dirtiest water in Europe. Now, their cities boast pristine rivers and lakes – and other countries are looking to follow their lead (but not the UK...). My report from Geneva theguardian.com/environment/…

From sewage and scum to swimming in ‘blue gold’: how Switzerland transformed its rivers

In the 1960s, the Swiss had some of the dirtiest water in Europe. Now, their cities boast pristine rivers and lakes – and other countries are looking to follow their lead

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Science girl
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Guard bees protecting the hive entrance from intruders They can use alarm pheromones to call for reinforcements if there is trouble. You can see foragers arriving with full pollen baskets
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RT @paulpowlesland: It is no coincidence that bats & newts are receiving flack for supposedly stopping infrastructure, house building & oth…
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Marina Hyde
@MarinaHyde4 Dec 2024
I will be joining my colleagues at the Guardian and Observer who are on strike for 48 hours over the sale of the Observer. I will be back at work on Friday. For more information please follow @GoNUJ93 and @NUJofficial or visit nuj.org.uk/savetheobserver
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Press Gazette@pressgazette4 Dec 2024
New 'Save The Observer' picket line banner alert:
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Brilliant nuanced piece of reporting by @phoeb0 about the re-introduction of sea eagles in Scotland. No easy answers here as her subjects grapple with how restore a depleted biosphere while supporting struggling farmers theguardian.com/environment/…

‘I’m used to people thinking I’m lying’: are Scotland’s sea eagles killing hundreds of lambs?

Bringing back the long-vanished bird to the UK was hailed as a conservation triumph. Then farmers started finding the corpses of their prized livestock

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Are Scotland’s sea eagles killing hundreds of lambs? I went up to Scotland to find out theguardian.com/environment/…

‘I’m used to people thinking I’m lying’: are Scotland’s sea eagles killing hundreds of lambs?

Bringing back the long-vanished bird to the UK was hailed as a conservation triumph. Then farmers started finding the corpses of their prized livestock

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‘I couldn’t care less if I saw another sunrise’ – what older people who are ‘tired of life’ can tell us about the assisted dying debate bit.ly/3Zr9JEs

‘I couldn’t care less if I saw another sunrise’ – what older people who are ‘tired of life’ can...

In our interviews with older people over the past 15 years, some have described the phenomenon of ‘tiredness of life’ in a matter-of-fact way – as though they are talking about the weather.

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Here's my column this week, about the astonishing moment in which we find ourselves: facing the greatest predicament humankind has ever confronted, and doing sweet FA about it. theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Picture an all-seeing eye scanning the dying Earth – and then lighting on our ‘solutions’ at Cop29...

What would it witness in Azerbaijan? A species that knows it is destroying itself but is too greedy to change course, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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The UK's Labour government has pledged to provide £11.6bn of international climate finance by 2026. But meeting this goal relies on a Conservative-era decision to change what the UK defines as "climate finance". This has added an extra £1.7bn without providing any new money.
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International biodiversity offsetting “doesn’t work”, according to experts aiming to create a nature market that avoids the pitfalls of carbon offsets theguardian.com/environment/…

Global biodiversity offsetting doesn’t work – keep schemes local, say experts

Voluntary standards proposed at Cop16 focus on local like-for-like habitat projects, while critics call the issue a ‘distraction’

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Leading Colombian conservationists tell me about their experiences working in the most dangerous country to fight for wildlife #Cop16 theguardian.com/environment/…

Death threats, bodyguards and a Farc commander called Smurf: living dangerously with Colombia’s...

Leading Colombian conservationists share their experiences working in the most dangerous country to fight for wildlife

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