UPDATE: Wow! The power of the internet wins again, as Habitat editor David Brear elects to continue the website he'd decided to close down following a chorus of piteous wailing from former users. David announced on his email list last night:

I've had so many emails - I'd no idea that you all loved Habitat so much (why didn't you say?)...
I decided to stop doing it because it was taking up too much time - I think I have rearranged things so that I can do it more quickly, so HABITAT IS BACK!

It's not quite the earth-shattering news of the famous user-prompted Digg u-turn on encryption but to us British wildlife web users, it's welcome news indeed. Welcome back, Habitat - long may you continue!

ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
It's with great sadness that The Ranger passes on the news that as of today long-standing wildlife news website Habitat is no longer to be updated.

Habitat editor David Brear has posted on the news page an announcement:

My apologies and thanks to all who have supported and enjoyed Habitat for the last eight years, but I shall no longer be updating it.
David Brear

Anyone with less to apologise for would be hard to imagine: Habitat has been a stalwart news round-up for many years, reliably giving inspiration, support and information to Naturenet and its readers through daily updates; simple layout and perceptive editorial input making the day's wildlife news easily digestible. So many times The Ranger has found a breaking story on Habitat first. It's a shame that this great service has come to an end: but also, it's worth celebrating what a great website Habitat was, and saying thanks to David for all his work over the years.