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Great Barrier Reef on the brink as politicians bicker
by Oliver Milman
Environment minister Tony Burke says the government has done its best to stop downgrading of UN heritage status more...
Lions bred to be shot in South Africa's 'canned hunting' industry
Patrick Barkham
This video explores the shocking and lucrative industry of canned hunting, which astonishingly remains legal..... more...
Moments To Conserve
by Chris Lloyd
Chris Lloyd reflects on the patient and respectful approach to photographing the ever-changing natural world more...
Rivers and Natural Ecosystems as Rights Bearing Subjects
by Robin R Milam
Robin Millam from the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature is encouraged to by the progress being made by those countries and communities small and large who are seeking to give legal rights to nature..... more...
On The Verge Of Destruction: wildflowers threatened by poor roadside management
June 3rd, 2013
By Lorna Howarth
Lorna Howarth reports on how councils throughout Britain are accused of destroying vital wildlife habitat…… more...
Ivory Wars or Ivory Peace? Is there a way forward?
Dr. Mike Norton-Griffiths
Dr. Mike Norton-Griffiths asks whether the Ivory Wars can only end with species extinction, or whether a peace agreement could actually be reached........ more...
UK species continue to decline - does it matter & what can we do?
by Tony Whitbread
Dr Tony Whitbread tells the Ecologist why, despite serious declines in much of Britain's wildlife, he remains optimistic that nature conservation can provide the tools to reverse these negative trends...... more...
My Green Life: An interview with Chris Packham
by Sharon Garfinkel
Sharon Garfinkel quizzes the TV naturalist on his diet, political views, and being fodder for mosquitos........ more...
The State of Nature: new report shows most UK species in decline
May 22nd, 2013
by Martin Harper
Martin Harper, the RSPB's Conservation Director tells us why the launch of a new report should be a serious wake up call for all of us - a call that we simply can't ignore....... more...
Stocktake of UK wildlife reveals very worrying trends
May 22nd, 2013
by Damien Carrington
A huge scale analysis of the state of the UK's wildlife shows that many animals, birds, insects, fish and plants are in serious trouble...... more...
Fishing the Gulf of Maine: Tradition at a Crossroads
May 20th, 2013
By Michael Sanders
Lobster fishing remains big business off the coast of Maine but even with new regulations and new gadgets can it ever be sustainable? Michael Sanders investigates the real costs of the crustacean on your plate more...
Eco-design at Chelsea Flower Show 2013
by Hazel Sillver
This is the centenary year for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and eco-sound landscaping is taking centre stage.more...
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Science proves what we all know: Nature is Good for your Health!
by Richard J Dolesh
Richard Dolesh reports on a recently published study, the findings of which support what most of us know intuitively - that nature is good for us. more...
Cooking with Gorse: Foraging for the Kitchen
April 30th, 2013
by Susan Clark
How would you capture the wafting coconut-like scent of a coastal gorse bush? By turning the flowers into a stunningly delicious ice cream says Susan Clarkmore...
Cooking with Wild Garlic: Foraging for the Kitchen
April 19th, 2013
by Susan Clark
If there's one plant you don't need to be a botanist to safely identify it's wild garlic. Just follow your nose ... and head straight back to your kitchen says Susan Clark more...
Shades of gray: America's wolf dilemma
11tth March, 2013
Jim Wickens
Reviled by ranchers and fawned over by conservationists, the Gray wolf is highly controversial in the US. Jim Wickens travels to Montana and Wyoming to unravel the complex arguments surrounding plans to cull the animalsmore...
Shades of gray: celebrity killing, Yellowstone wolves in the firing line
7th March 2013
Jim Wickens
In the lead up to broadcast of the next Link TV/Ecologist film, Shades of Gray, Jim Wickens continues to look at the thorny issues surrounding wolf culling in the US more...
Shades of gray: shedding new light on the Rocky Mountain wolf wars
5th March, 2013
Jim Wickens
In the lead up to broadcast of the next Link TV/Ecologist film, Shades of Gray, Jim Wickens introduces the thorny issues surrounding wolf culling in the US more...
COMMENT: Does the Cayman Islands really need 'cramped, dirty and overcrowded' turtle farm?
10th January, 2013
Rachel Alcock
If local people had the choice between eating a bowl of turtle stew, or having access to a new hospital, school or lower tax it’s hard to imagine they’d pick turtle stew, says Rachel Alcock more...
Why we all need to worry about the decline in native butterflies
Faye Dobson
2nd August, 2012
Butterfly populations are an important gauge of the health of local habitats and wider climate change. Faye Dobson explains what population changes mean, and how you can get involved in helping monitor them. more...
Revealed: how our shoes are linked to deforestation and slavery in the Amazon
Ida Dalgaard Steffensen, DanWatch
26th October, 2012
Europe is the world's largest importer of leather shoes but much of the leather itself comes from cattle farms deep in the Brazilian Amazon, where farms use slave labourers and where slaughterhouses do not respect workers' safety. Ida Dalgaard Steffensen reports more...
Toxic chemicals used for leather production poisoning India’s tannery workers
Pter Bengsten,Danwatch
26th October, 2012
India’s tanning industry has started tackling environmental issues but its progress on worker safety is woeful. As Peter Bengtsen found out, illness and deaths linked to toxic tanning chemicals appear worryingly commonmore...
Cruelty and animal suffering blight India’s booming leather industry
Peter Bengtsen, DanWatch
26th October, 2012
Cattle crammed into trucks, calves hurled on their backs and other serious animal welfare abuses happen daily in India. Despite ambitious legislation, animal welfare is a concept the leather industry are yet to embrace. Peter Bengtsen reports more...
Get a grip! Population growth impacts biodiversity
Jonathon Porritt
17th September, 2012
Tackling the population explosion is critical to avoiding environmental disastermore...
Indonesia's Sumatran tiger threatened by development of last jungle strongholds
Dr. Julian Bloomer
4th September, 2012
As politicians encourage development around the Kerinci Seblat National Park, Dr. Julian Bloomer explores how the area's endangered species can be protected more...Members
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