{"id":23477,"date":"2023-01-11T10:14:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T09:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/?post_type=purple_issue&#038;p=23477"},"modified":"2023-01-12T10:43:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T09:43:59","slug":"news-up-down-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/2023\/01\/11\/news-up-down-6\/","title":{"rendered":"News: Up &#8211; Down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/Blue-Ground-Beetle-Carabus-intricatus-2-\u00a9-Steven-Falk-b_cmyk_preview-1024x933.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-24034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/Blue-Ground-Beetle-Carabus-intricatus-2-\u00a9-Steven-Falk-b_cmyk_preview-1024x933.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/Blue-Ground-Beetle-Carabus-intricatus-2-\u00a9-Steven-Falk-b_cmyk_preview-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/Blue-Ground-Beetle-Carabus-intricatus-2-\u00a9-Steven-Falk-b_cmyk_preview-768x700.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/Blue-Ground-Beetle-Carabus-intricatus-2-\u00a9-Steven-Falk-b_cmyk_preview-1536x1400.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/Blue-Ground-Beetle-Carabus-intricatus-2-\u00a9-Steven-Falk-b_cmyk_preview-2048x1866.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center sans-serif article-full-subhead\"><strong>Blue gem<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">Two new populations of one of Britain\u2019s rarest beetles have been discovered in Devon. The blue ground beetle, <em>Carabus <\/em><em>intricatus, <\/em>has been found at two new sites on Dartmoor. Buglife\u2019s Laura Larkin says, \u201cPreviously, the blue ground beetle was only known from 13 sites in Devon, Cornwall and South Wales, so these new sightings are significant.\u201d <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/Layer-0.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-24037\" width=\"228\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/Layer-0.png 455w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/Layer-0-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01684150_cmyk_preview-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-24035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01684150_cmyk_preview-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01684150_cmyk_preview-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01684150_cmyk_preview-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01684150_cmyk_preview-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01684150_cmyk_preview-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center sans-serif article-full-subhead\"><strong>Mix and match<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">A long-term study by Cardiff University\u2019s Otter Project has revealed that otter populations have yet to reconnect at the genetic level, despite strong recovery in population size. \u201cUnderstanding why this has happened and what limitations may affect genetic mixing is crucial,\u201d says lead author Nia Thomas. A lack of genetic diversity in the UK population leaves otters vulnerable to disease. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"footer\">PHOTOS: OTTER: ANDY ROUSE\/NPL (CONTROLLED CONDITIONS); BEETLE: STEVEN FALK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blue gem Two new populations of one of Britain\u2019s rarest beetles have been discovered in Devon. The blue ground beetle, Carabus intricatus, has been found at two new sites on Dartmoor. Buglife\u2019s Laura Larkin says, \u201cPreviously, the blue ground beetle was only known from 13 sites in Devon, Cornwall and South Wales, so these new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":24156,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","purple_page_number":"29","purple_custom_meta_purple_page_number":"29","purple_seq_number":"2","purple_custom_meta_purple_seq_number":"2","purple_source_article":"article_29-2.xml","purple_custom_meta_purple_source_article":"article_29-2.xml","purple_source_issue":"February-2023","purple_custom_meta_purple_source_issue":"February-2023","purple_external_id":"February-2023-29-2","purple_custom_meta_purple_external_id":"February-2023-29-2","purple_issue_code":"|0000087240||","purple_custom_meta_purple_issue_code":"|0000087240||","purple_android_product":"com.im.wildlife.500","purple_custom_meta_purple_android_product":"com.im.wildlife.500","purple_ios_product":"com.im.wildlife.500","purple_custom_meta_purple_ios_product":"com.im.wildlife.500","purple_web_product":"","purple_custom_meta_purple_web_product":"","purple_publication_id":"58d61955-0ac4-406c-83f1-ab6f21d86b70","purple_migrated":"","kt_blocks_editor_width":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"2023-01-12T09:43:08Z","apple_news_article-theme":"","apple_news_api_id":"ca9f9ab9-1a22-4d9b-9f5a-e1a73000726f","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2023-01-12T09:44:06Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQ==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/Ayp-auRoiTZufWuGnMABybw","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":true,"apple_news_is_preview":true,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_article_theme":"","apple_news_sections":"[]"},"categories":[25],"tags":[14],"apple_news_notices":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01684150_cmyk_preview-1024x768-1.jpeg","author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"< 1","apple_news_title":""},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01684150_cmyk_preview-1024x768-1.jpeg",907,649,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01684150_cmyk_preview-1024x768-1-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01684150_cmyk_preview-1024x768-1-300x215.jpeg",300,215,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01684150_cmyk_preview-1024x768-1-768x550.jpeg",768,550,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01684150_cmyk_preview-1024x768-1.jpeg",800,572,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01684150_cmyk_preview-1024x768-1.jpeg",907,649,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/naturepl_01684150_cmyk_preview-1024x768-1.jpeg",907,649,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Blue gem Two new populations of one of Britain\u2019s rarest beetles have been discovered in Devon. 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