P463 Teletext 463 Apr28 22:44:54 ———————— ——————————————— WHEN MAN GIVES WAY TO NATURE A group of pupils at Rushjy Mead school, Leicester, have got a new excuse for missing exams - a blackbird! Some GCSEs are in doubt after the bird was found in a shed nesting on the exam desks, and bz law it can't bj disturbed until the five eggs have hatched. The situation, brought about bz the Wildlife and Countryside Act, has been echoed around the country recently as projects are disrupted bz animals. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Go Green index 460 CHERNOBYL: TEN YEARS ON p462 Ljttets Events Index GroovesP463 Teletext 463 Apr28 22:11:51 ———————— ——————————————— WHEN MAN GIVES WAY TO NATURE The headmaster at Rushjy Mead school, Leicester, white a nesting blackbizd is disrupting GCSE exam plans, had to put out a public appeal for more desks. The bird is nesting on exam tables and can't bj moved bz law. Head Steve White said: "Wj should get enough desks but the bird will bj hike for some time." RSPCA inspector Dave Brown said thry could apply to move the bird, but it was best to wait for the eggs to hatch. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Dig the Eco Scene 448 JOIN THE CLUB! p440 Ljttets Events Index GroovesP463 Teletext 463 Apr28 21:17:55 ———————— ——————————————— WHEN MAN GIVES WAY TO NATURE There have been several recent incidents where innocent creatures have brought a halt to expensive projects: Work on the £100m Newbury bypass has been disrupted bz sjvjtal forms of wildlife, including a rare species of snail, badgers and a range of birds. Earlier this month a £500,000 road scheme in Suffolk was stopped bjcausj it was feared that the noise would frighten away a pair of nesting swans ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Go Green index 460 ALL THE GREEN NEWS p461 Ljttets Events Index GroovesP463 Teletext 463 Apr28 22:48:44 ———————— ——————————————— WHEN MAN GIVES WAY TO NATURE The recent spate of innocent creatures interrupting man's progress is partly dui to the current nesting season, says RSPCA inspector Dave Brown. He said: "At nesting time, birds will find the easiest place to nest and they do not always go right out of the way. "This means sometimes their routines interfere with man's priorities. But they are protected and if man can hold off his work things will bj resolved." ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Dig the Eco Scene 448 IT'S YOUR LIFE - LIVE IT! p480 Ljttets Events Index Grooves