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TAKE ACTION to save the red squirrel
Ecologist
29th September, 2011
The Red Squirrel Appeal aims to raise money to develop a vaccine for a deadly disease that is quickly destroying the remaining population more...
The eco travel guide to Scotland
Ruth Styles and Vanessa Jones
22nd September, 2011
Jagged peaks, cerulean lochs, plentiful wildlife and wonderful historical treasures have made Scotland a truly magical place to go, say Ruth Styles and Vanessa Jones 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...
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...
Species on the Edge of Survival
Ruth Styles
1st August, 2011
Based on the IUCN’s Red List, Species on the Edge of Survival is a glossy tome with an important raison d’etre – to raise awareness of the plants, birds and animals we stand to lose forever, says Ruth Styles 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...
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...
The Secret Garden nursery: a unique daycare where children spend all day outdoors
Phoebe Doyle
26th July, 2011
When the classroom is the outdoors the possibilities are endless. Phoebe Doyle explores the practicalities, the realities and the huge potentials of the outdoor nursery concept more...
Organic movement fights 'supermarket takeover' of ideals
Tom Levitt
21st July, 2011
The founding ideals of the organic movement are being eroded by the drive for mass-production. The dilemma its supporters now face, is how to spread the organic message without losing its principles 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...
Can the palm oil we eat ever be wildlife-friendly?
Tom Levitt
12th July, 2011
Conservationists battling to save Indonesia's rainforests are locked in a dispute over moves to make oil palm plantations more wildlife-friendly. Tom Levitt reports more...
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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...
TAKE ACTION to protect Britain's bees
Matilda Lee
5th July, 2011
Sign the petition to ban neonicotinoids in the UK and help safeguard Britain's threatened bee population more...
Dr. Wallace J. Nichols: conservation travel can help save endangered wildlife
Deborah Bassett
29th June, 2011
Marine biologist, lecturer, ocean ambassador and founder of several conservation initiatives, Dr. Wallace J. Nichols speaks to Deborah Bassett about the benefits of wildlife tourism, saving baby turtle eggs and an 112 day trek along the US west coast more...
Top 10...garden wildlife
Katie Fuller
28th June, 2011
From hedgehogs to house sparrows, British gardens are havens for native fauna. The RSPB’s Katie Fuller rounds up her favourites more...
TAKE ACTION to save the UK's peat bogs
Matilda Lee
28th June, 2011
Be an eco-friendly gardener and make a promise to be peat-free more...
How to…turn your home into a wildlife haven
Paul Miles
14th June, 2011
Habitat loss doesn’t just affect rainforest dwellers, says Paul Miles. New builds and carbon reducing measures have been tough on the species that share our homes. Here's how to bring them back more...
Seagrass meadows remain 'forgotten' in conservation debate
Ecologist
13th June, 2011
Every hour, an area of seagrass the size of two football pitches is lost. The rate of loss is equal to that occurring in tropical rainforests and on coral reefs yet it receives a fraction of the attention more...
Top 10...environmentally friendly travel companies
Valentina Jovanovski
3rd June, 2011
Eschewing mass tourism for small groups, conservation and community involvement, Valentina Jovanovski has the lowdown on the green travel companies making a positive difference more...
The Death and Life of Monterey Bay: A Story of Revival
Mark Newton
2nd June, 2011
From natural paradise to environmental catastrophe and back again, the story of Monterey Bay is a compelling one. Lucky then, says Mark Newton, that marine biologists Stephen R. Palumbi and Carolyn Sotka do it justice more...
Nature isn't a commodity that should be bought, sold and traded
1st May, 2011
Dr Kate Rawles
Defra's attempt to put a price tag on nature with its National Ecosystem Assessment may reinforce the dangerous conceit that our own place in ecosystems is more important than any other, argues Dr Kate Rawles more...
Raoul du Toit: Saving Zimbabwe's black rhino
Matilda Lee
31st May, 2011
Despite increased poaching threats, a difficult political situation, drought and climate change, Goldman Prize Winner Raoul du Toit has pioneered a new approach in community stakeholding to save the black rhino more...
Why our testing of antibiotics and other drugs may not be safe
Kathy Archibald
23rd May, 2011
The current testing protocol for new medicines is proven to be inadaquate. It's time for a radical new approach, argues Kathy Archibald, director of the Safer Medicines Campaign more...Members
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