Millions of dead cockles mystery

They say there's no obvious reason why 6,000 tonnes of the shellfish off Gower have died.
Some people think it's because the water is polluted, but although scientists say it's possible, they think there could be other reasons. One scientist, Matt Longshaw, said some infections had been found in the dead cockles, but none of them were harmful to humans.
Dr Ruth Callaway from Swansea University said it was possible the cockles were being affected by pollution.

Llamas guard sheeps

A herd of sheep under attack from foxes are being protected by a team of unusual bodyguards - llamas. the number of fox attacks has nearly halved, even though the llamas don't actually fight them. It's thought just the presence of the big beasts, which come from South America, is enough to scare foxes away.

Man teaches baby bird how to fly!

A man who lives in Cornwall adopted a baby heron, and now he is teaching the baby heron how to fly!
The man's name is Garry Zammit, he started looking after this heron when its parents were lost in a storm.
He named the baby heron 'Dude', according to experts, birds usually learn to fly from their parents but Dude's parent were lost in the storm so he needed to teach Dude himself.
Garry Zammit started by using food but that didn't work out so well, so he started showing Dude how to fly himself. He ran with Dude and flapping his arms at the same time.

Omelette egg hatches into emu

An egg bought to make omelette hatched into a emu. Nothing happened for 52 days but after 52 days the egg hatched and an emu came out.

Recycling in China

More than a third of the waste paper and plastic collected by British authorities, supermarkets and businesses for recycling is being sent 8,000 miles to China without any knowledge of the environmental or social costs.
New government suggest that exports to China are running at 200,000 tonnes of plastic rubbish and 500,000 tonnes of paper and cardboard a year - a huge increase on just three years ago.
Much of the plastic sent to China is packaging but Chinese companies are now buying up and exporting thousands of tonnes of unwashed bottles, containers, and other household waste.
China does the global waste trade, importing more than 3 tonnes of waste plastic and 15 tonnes of paper and board a year. But the trade is being driven equally by EU legislation, forcing local authorities and businesses to recycle more than ever. It is cheaper to send the waste abroad. Major companies have moved in, offering to collect and dispose of large quantities.

For more information please go on http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2004/sep/20/environment.china