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Shot, face hacked off, tusks stolen... horror of the elephants butchered for their ivory
Mary Rice
26th September, 2011
More than 3000 elephants may have been slaughtered in 2011 so far - and that's just those we know about. In Kenya, Mary Rice from the Environmental Investigation Agency witnesses the bloody reality of the global ivory trade more...
Ugandans mobilise to save Mabira forest from sugarcane plantation
Esther Nakkazi
20th September, 2011
One of Africa's last remaining tropical forests, Mabira is home to precious wildlife and is an eco tourist attraction. But it is now under threat from sugarcane production. Esther Nakkazi reports more...
Earth in 100 Groundbreaking Discoveries
Hannah Corr
22nd September, 2011
Packing 4.5 billion years of history into 416 pages is a truly Herculean task, but it's one, says Hannah Corr, that Douglas Palmer has managed to do in style more...
Best Expedition in the World: the final days
Ben Southall
16th September, 2011
In the last installment of his ‘Best Expedition in the World’ diary, Ben Southall looks back at his encounters with the eco-heroes working hard to conserve the magnificent Great Barrier Reef more...
Surfing: a greener way to get fit?
Phoebe Doyle
14th September, 2011
Bidding farewell to summer doesn’t mean turning your back on outdoor sports, says Phoebe Doyle. When it comes to surfing, autumn’s where it’s at more...
Kazakhstan fights to save its corner of a divided Aral Sea
Matilda Lee
9th September, 2011
On the Kazakh side of the Aral Sea, water levels are rising, and fishing communities are being rebuilt. The future of the South Aral Sea, bordering on Uzbekistan, is still in doubt. Matilda Lee reports from Aral City more...
Best of British: the three spots you have to swim in
Daniel Start
8th September, 2011
In an exclusive extract from Wild Swimming, author Daniel Start looks back at his best-ever wild dips more...
The A to Z of beekeeping
Gervase Poulden
6th September, 2011
From zoning to killer bees and lovely honey: Gervase Poulden explains the essentials of beekeeping more...
Red squirrels under siege as conservation groups suffer financial squeeze
Sam Campbell
2nd September, 2011
In the second of our 'wildlife at risk' series, Sam Campbell reports how habitat loss, disease and funding cuts leave the iconic red squirrel facing a bleak future more...
PHOTO GALLERY: Species on the Edge of Survival
Ruth Styles
1st September, 2011
From the tiger to the bumblebee, the list of endangered birds, animals and insects is a growing one. Now a new book based on the IUCN Red List is providing an insight into the species under threat more...
China exports its environmental problems as consumer culture booms
Gervase Poulden
6th September, 2011
China is attempting to pursue the same impossible path as the rest of the world: generating consumer demand and wealth without destroying its natural resources and the planet more...
St Kilda: exploring Scotland’s most westerly point
Jonny Muir
31st August, 2011
Remote, beautiful and totally uninhabited, St Kilda is a wild paradise just off the Scottish coast. In an extract from his book, Isles on the Edge of the Sea, author Jonny Muir explains why it was love at first sight more...
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Q&A: Jean-Christophe Vié of the IUCN
Henry Gass
30th August, 2011
Conservation isn’t just for NGOs and governments says IUCN Deputy Director of Global Species, Jean-Christophe Vié: it’s something we all need to work on. Henry Gass met him to find out more more...
North Sea oil spill: polluters should pay but can we make them?
Susie Wilks
17th August, 2011
Shell’s oil spill in the North Sea this week is the worst in a decade, but compensation for any environmental damage could be in short supply says Susie Wilks from ClientEarth more...
Illegal ivory openly on sale in Chinese cities
Rosie Spinks
17th August, 2011
Activists question allowing China to participate in ivory trade, with estimates that as much as 90 per cent of retail items in the country are illegal more...
What looting has to do with trashing the planet
Harriet Williams
15th August, 2011
Recent riots and looting across the streets of England is a mini-tragedy of the commons, says Harriet Williams. If only some of the evironmental damage we cause everyday was as immediately visible and socially unacceptable more...
Why the BBC is wrong to scrap its Wildlife Fund
Rob St John
3rd August, 2011
The planned closure of the BBC Wildlife Fund represents the premature end of a model for how wildlife film-making can support conservation of the very environments it documents, says Rob St John more...
Ten of the best...European national parks
Ruth Styles
29th July, 2011
From the volcanic caldera of Mount Teide to the craggy tors of Dartmoor, Europe’s national parks combine stunning scenery with wonderful flora and fauna. Ruth Styles rounds up ten of the best more...
The Ecologist October 1971: The extinction of whales?
The Ecologist
17th October, 2011
Forty years ago this month, Scott McVay predicted the impending extinction of many species of whales. Does the threat remain today, or has the battle been won? more...
How the boom in climbing, biking and sailing is costing the earth
Isabella Kaminski
28th July, 2011
In the first of a two-part sport and environment special, Isabella Kaminski reports on how habitat damage, waste, nanotechnology and persistent organic pollutants are increasingly linked to our favourite outdoor pursuits more...
UK government announces plan to cull badgers
Fiona Harvey, guardian environment correspondent
19th July, 2011
Environment secretary says farmers will be allowed to kill badgers if pilot schemes confirm shooting is humane and effectivemore...
Experts hail world's first 'sustainable industrial fishery' for tuna
Chris Pala
16th July, 2011
Support from UK supermarkets to phase out tuna caught with damaging fishing gear could make the Western Pacific tuna the world's first sustainable industrial fishery more...
Revealed: UK fish and chips linked to Icelandic whale slaughter
Tom Levitt
11th July, 2011
British diners could unwittingly be supporting Iceland's whale hunt as a major UK fish wholesaler continues to source seafood from an Icelandic company linked to the killing of endangered fin whales more...
CAMPAIGN HERO: Richard Scott of Landlife
Matilda Lee
12th July, 2011
The senior project manager at Landlife, the charity working to bring people and wildlife closer together, on 'principled' dealings with corporations and why it's important to make politicians jealous more...
Five of the best…British wildflowers
Jeff Holman
1st July, 2011
From Viper’s Bugloss to Field Scabious, a scattering of wildflowers can help turn your garden into a haven for wildlife, says Jeff Holman more...Members
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