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Q&A: Wildlife documentary filmmaker, Kim Wolhuter
Ruth Styles
30th November, 2011
Playing with hyenas, hunting with cheetahs and running with wild dogs is all in a day's work for Kim Wolhuter. He tells Ruth Styles why he does it more...
The conservation quandary: can wildlife NGOs save Africa's animals?
Ian Michler
21st November, 2011
Conservation is a huge industry in Africa but wildlife populations across the continent are declining. So why isn't it working? more...
PHOTO GALLERY: Landscape Photographer of the Year
Ben Hudson
17th November, 2011
From haunting seascapes to craggy moors and emerald hills; the Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards show Britain at its best more...
Tsunami stalls Japan's Dall’s porpoise slaughter, but for how long?
Clare Perry
17th November, 2011
The Japanese tsunami appears to have temporarily halted the annual Dall's porpoise hunt. Pity the Taiji dolphins haven't been spared too, says the Environmental Investigation Agency's Clare Perry more...
TAKE ACTION: Don't let the government back-track on UK marine protected areas
Ben Hudson
16th November, 2011
Show the government you support the creation of a marine conservation network to protect the UK's threatened sea life more...
PHOTO GALLERY: Dartmoor National Park
Ruth Styles
3rd November, 2011
Andrew Cooper’s latest tome offers a fascinating insight into the life of Britain’s best-known national park more...
The Exultant Ark: A Pictorial Tour of Animal Pleasure
Robert Phillips
28th October, 2011
Packed with wonderful photos, Jonathan Balcombe’s book is a captivating look at animal pleasure, says Robert Phillips more...
Can Asia’s large mammals be saved from extinction?
A. Christy Williams
28th October, 2011
The Javan rhino isn’t the only south east Asian mammal whose future looks bleak, says the WWF’s A. Christy Williams more...
Ten of the best... British volunteering holidays
Christine Ottery
21st October, 2011
Volunteering holidays aren't just for bored teenagers. As Christine Ottery found out, there are plenty of ways to see the UK and do your bit at the same time more...
PHOTO GALLERY: The British Wildlife Photography Awards
Ruth Styles
20th October, 2011
From robins to red deer; the British Wildlife Photography Awards showcases the best of Britain’s biodiversitymore...
Why Arctic Ocean oil drilling is a risky choice
Rick Steiner
19th October, 2011
It's not a question of ‘if' a major spill will occur in the Arctic, but ‘when and where', says conservation biologist and oil industry expert Rick Steiner more...
Tourism has a negative impact on Laos' wildlife
Dawn Starin
14th October,2011
Tourists eager to try exotic meat and buy wildlife souvenirs in Laos are helping destroy the country's natural heritage. The consequences for both people and environment are worrying, reports Dawn Starinmore...
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Davos: taking back the banker’s paradise
Ruth Styles
5th October, 2011
It’s better known for the yearly financial knees-up that is the World Economic Forum but when the bankers have gone, Davos is a family-friendly town with oodles of quiet charm, as Ruth Styles found out more...
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...Members
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