Yes, probably winter climate. That and too many deer - even here. I'm not looking forward to Tick-borne encephalitis spreading. Someone apparently caught it from a tick in Dalby Forest (North Yorks M… (View Post)

There seem to be more ticks in the environment these days. Don't know why. Climate? They seem to be bad on the Scottish west coast in spring but the offending tick in this case was picked up in North… (View Post)

There's quite number of parasites and infections that are persistent. "Mad Cat Lady" is almost certainly a thing and of course the Toxoplasma parasite also modifies mouse behaviour to make … (View Post)

It is a big field. I knew about this but there's plenty of other disasters that I probably don't know about. Ivermectin given to cattle was probably where these problems were first seen in the enviro… (View Post)

This Kursk invasion must be causing worries in Moscow, and not just due to the "normal" grabbing of territory. There's now no border infrastructure. Lots of Russians are fleeing. Surely it … (View Post)