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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...
Resurgence Peace Garden

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.

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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 Clark
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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...
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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 animals

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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...
Cattle in a deforested area of the Amazon

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 common
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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...

How the smartphone boom could damage your health and the environment

Ecologist

3rd December, 2012

Behind the rise of smartphones and tablets, microwave pollution is a serious assault on our health reports Lynne Wycherley, whilst a new Ecologist Film Unit investigation uncovers the hidden cost of tin used in many phones more...
Sumatran tiger

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...

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