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Dog rescued after being swept out to sea and surviving 800m swim to remote island
Dog rescued after being swept out to sea and surviving 800m swim to remote island Dog ‘played hide and seek’ as rescuers approached him - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Rescuers in Australia’s New South Wales were called into action after receiving an unusual emergency report: a dog had been swept off the rocks in Batemans Bay and was struggling in the ocean. By the time the rescue team reached the area, the dog had already swum nearly 800m across the bay – a journey estimated to have...
It has the highest levels of toxic Pfas in drinking water in Scotland. But how did this remote island become awash with forever chemicals?
Scientists believe they may now have found the cause of Fair Isle’s pollution – and warn that it should be ringing alarm bells in other coastal areasWhen the wind picks up on Fair Isle, Britain’s most remote inhabited island, puffs of seafoam start to drift across fields like tumbleweed. The pale yellow blobs are ubiquitous enough to hold their own place in the island’s mythology: known as the butter churned by a local troll, Lukki Minni. “When the Atlantic gets going, foam covers the whole...
It has the highest levels of toxic Pfas in drinking water in Scotland. But how did this remote island become awash with forever chemicals?
Scientists believe they may now have found the cause of Fair Isle’s pollution – and warn that it should be ringing alarm bells in other coastal areasWhen the wind picks up on Fair Isle, Britain’s most remote inhabited island, puffs of seafoam start to drift across fields like tumbleweed. The pale yellow blobs are ubiquitous enough to hold their own place in the island’s mythology: known as the butter churned by a local troll, Lukki Minni. “When the Atlantic gets going, foam covers the whole...
Culling feral cats sees birds return to remote Bass Strait island
Birds return to Little Dog Island in Bass Strait after feral cats eradicated Tue 2 Jun 2026 at 5:23am In short: Little Dog Island, which forms part of Bass Strait's Furneaux Group, has been declared free of feral cats after a successful eradication program. The remote island is a traditional 'safe haven' for birdlife. Penguins have been spotted on the island for the first time in decades.
Want to live off-grid? This remote Scottish island with cabin could be yours for €405,000
The rugged private island, complete with a solar-powered cabin, is going under the hammer for less than the average UK house price. Tucked away in Scotland’s remote Summer Isles, it offers a rare chance to own an off-grid escape in one of the country's most spectacular natural settings. If your idea of escaping it all involves switching off your phone, swapping traffic for seabirds and having an entire island to yourself, a rare opportunity has just surfaced off Scotland’s wild northwest coast.
Taiwan targets Beijing’s grey-zone tactics near remote South China Sea islands
Taiwan’s navy will support patrols around the Taipei-controlled Dongsha Islands after mainland Chinese coastguard activity near the South China Sea atoll surged over the past year. The activity has fuelled concerns in Taipei that Beijing is using the remote outpost to test Taiwan’s responses and refine its grey-zone tactics. Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration said mainland Chinese coastguard vessels had appeared around the atoll 39 times since February last year, compared with only...
Scottish wrens may be evolving into new species through island gigantism
Tiny birds on remote Scottish islands are undergoing a dramatic evolutionary transformation. Scientists studying four isolated populations of British Wrens discovered that some island birds have grown astonishingly large — with the biggest St Kilda Wrens weighing more than twice as much as the smallest mainland birds. The research suggests these wrens are evolving independently, developing unique songs, appearances, and genetics that may eventually turn them into entirely new species.
Call to phase out ‘inhumane’ guga hunt by working with Hebridean islanders
Annual killing of infant gannets has been carried out on a remote Scottish island for at least 400 yearsAnimal welfare campaigners have called for talks on phasing out the “inhumane” hunt for infant gannets known as guga, which are killed by hunters on a remote Scottish island once a year. OneKind and the League Against Cruel Sports said it should be slowly phased out in dialogue with the Hebridean islanders who see the hunt, which has been carried out for at least 400 years, as a cultural...
Call to phase out ‘inhumane’ guga hunt by working with Hebridean islanders
Annual killing of infant gannets has been carried out on a remote Scottish island for at least 400 yearsAnimal welfare campaigners have called for talks on phasing out the “inhumane” hunt for infant gannets known as guga, which are killed by hunters on a remote Scottish island once a year. OneKind and the League Against Cruel Sports said it should be slowly phased out in dialogue with the Hebridean islanders who see the hunt, which has been carried out for at least 400 years, as a cultural...