Environment

‘Extinct’ Antelope Returns to Sahara, Bringing Hope

Published: 03 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The scimitar-horned oryx, once declared extinct in the wild, is making a remarkable comeback in the Sahara Desert thanks to captive breeding programs. Conservationists hope that reintroducing this antelope to its natural habitat will not only restore the species but also help stabilize fragile ecosystems at the edge of the Sahara, slowing the desert’s expansion. In the spring...

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“Enough is Enough”: Local MP Vows to Fight Rainham Quarry Plans

Friday, November 28, 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | LONDON Borough of Havering Margaret Mullane MP is opposing the planning application to quarry gravel at The Rainham Lodge Farm. She is supporting the campaign of residents calling on Havering Council to refuse planning permission. Margaret said, “Rainham and the south of Havering have historically been used as a dumping ground for all of London’s unpalatable environmental projects, and enough...

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