The Labour Party has launched a new manifesto for wildlife protection, writes Angus Nurse - and a good thing too! But turning the tide for nature will take more than stricter laws and penalties. Ultimately it's about enforcement. And that means prioritising wildlife crime, committing expert officers, and providing resources.
… Wildlife protection depends on enforcement … | 10th March 2015 Comment Natural World Law Wildlife Crime Politics UK foxhunt-cut.jpg The … Labour Party has launched a new manifesto for wildlife protection, writes Angus Nurse - and …
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
… Why the BBC is wrong to scrap its Wildlife Fund Rob St John | 3rd August 2011 Comment Conservation BBC Natural World Wildlife Broadcasting Comment langurmonkey.jpg … The planned closure of the BBC Wildlife Fund represents the premature end of …
Simon Pope, Director of Campaigns and Communications for the World Society for the Protection of Animals, questions why the UK government is so far behind other global powers when it comes to tackling the illegal wildlife trade.
… UK Government fails to take wildlife crime seriously Simon Pope | 24th April 2013 News Traffic Wildlife Crime WSPA Poaching Wildlife Police wspa exhibition 051.jpg Simon …
Chinese citizens are responsible for much of the wildlife crime taking place in Namibia, inflicting immense damage to the country's environment, and undermining community based conservation, writes the Namibian Chamber of Environment in this Open Letter to China's Ambassador Xin Shunkang. China must act to stop its citizens' criminal activities, and invest in making good the damage caused.
… must take responsibility for its citizens' wildlife crimes in Africa Namibian Chamber of … January 2017 Activism Namibia China Africa Wildlife Trade Bushmeat white-rhino-cut.jpg … citizens are responsible for much of the wildlife crime taking place in Namibia, …
The Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy is empowering a new generation of Kenyans to reclaim the conservationist narrative. HUMPRHEY KARIUKI, a patron of the society, explores how wildlife conservation in Africa is harmed by a Western dominated approach.
… Wildlife conservation should not be a Western … Humphrey Kariuki | 20th December 2017 Comment Wildlife Conservation Colonialism Baby Bongos The Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy is empowering a new …
Consuming endangered wildlife is illegal in China, but it continues on a large scale in the country’s south. Walter Parham reports on a habit that locals just cannot kick – even after the SARS crisis.
… South China’s taste for wildlife Walter Parham | 2nd August 2008 News China Wildlife SARS Endangered China Animal Rights … Society mouselg.jpg Consuming endangered wildlife is illegal in China, but it continues …
Aerial surveillance is a proven and effective technique in tackling wildlife crime, writes Elizabeth Claire Alberts - so the arrival on the scene of a new wildlife organization dedicated to providing air reconnaissance services to frontline environmental defenders couldn't come too soon.
… Wildlife Air Service spreads its wings … a proven and effective technique in tackling wildlife crime, writes Elizabeth Claire … - so the arrival on the scene of a new wildlife organization dedicated to providing …
From joining campaigns groups to making your garden more wildlife friendly, there are many ways to get involved with saving the natural world. Read on for inspiration...
… How to get involved in wildlife conservation Laura Sevier | 27th May 2010 Activism Natural World Conservation Wildlife Campaign Green Living WWF Endangered … campaigns groups to making your garden more wildlife friendly, there are many ways to get …
Rural policing is overstretched and under-resoursed, and the countryside's wildlife could be suffering as a result. LESLEY DOCKSEY reports
… Dorset leads the way in wildlife policing Lesley Docksey | 11th September 2018 Comment Wildlife Countryside Police … and under-resoursed, and the countryside's wildlife could be suffering as a result. …
Trophy hunting puts South Africa’s tourism industry in peril, charity claims.
… to see an end to trophy hunting, in favour of wildlife-friendly experiences, new research … South Africa, and South African citizens. Wildlife-friendly The survey suggests there is … finance the protection of the nation’s iconic wildlife through non-lethal alternatives such …
The National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) will be able to tackle wildlife crime for a further two years after the UK government announced more than £500,000 funding until 2016.
… UK's Wildlife Crime Unit secures two years' funding … | 6th February 2014 News Natural World Wildlife Trade tiger-skin.png The National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) will be able to …
The Wildlife Trusts and the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) are calling on people to put in a pond.
… | 12th March 2019 News Wild About Gardens The Wildlife Trusts Royal Horticultural Society Change Makers zqyb7nv9.jpeg The Wildlife Trusts and the Royal Horticultural … year’s Wild About Gardens challenge, from The Wildlife Trusts and the Royal Horticultural …
Faced with a worldwide 52% decline in wildlife numbers over 40 years, Paul Jepson calls for action, not despondency. A new, inclusive vision of how to conserve and rebuild biodiversity is needed - that embraces diverse solutions, engages new technologies, inspires a new generation of leaders, and echoes the call of the wild.
… Five ways to stop the world's wildlife vanishing Paul Jepson | 1st October … Faced with a worldwide 52% decline in wildlife numbers over 40 years, Paul Jepson … wild. Full marks to colleagues at the World Wildlife Fund and the Zoological Society of …
A review of the UK's marine environment in 2019 reveals thousands of people volunteered to help the seas.
… News Seas Bottlenose Dolphins Commuting Seal Wildlife Trusts Change Makers 22745403-1.jpg A … moments at the UK's coasts during 2019, the Wildlife Trusts said. A review of the UK's … to help the seas, amid growing concern over wildlife, climate change and pollution. The …
Secretary Jewell decides: no road through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, following a broad based campaign to save this wildlife jewel.
… No 'road to ruin' at Izembek Wildlife Refuge, Alaska Isabel Ricker Courtney … decides: no road through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, following a broad based campaign to save this wildlife jewel. Since August, we at Defenders …
How poaching for the illegal wildlife trade, intensive farming, climate change and population growth all threaten Africa's unique wildlife
… Is there room for wildlife as Africa grapples with development? … Curtis Abraham | 1st December 2011 News Wildlife Poaching Natural World Rhinos … modernises How poaching for the illegal wildlife trade, intensive farming, climate …
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
… Q&A: Wildlife documentary filmmaker, Kim Wolhuter … Styles | 30th November 2011 Ethical Living Wildlife Natural World Zimbabwe Malilangwe … pull his punches but he's passionate about wildlife. From running with cheetahs to …
WildAid's Steve Trent on why only robust anti-poaching operations, undercover investigations and high profile prosecutions can save the remaining wild rhinos, elephants, tigers and sharks
… WildAid: How to end the illegal wildlife trade Matilda Lee | 1st December 2011 … & Economics Endangered Animals Rhino Tiger Wildlife Conservation Wildaid 1steve trent.jpg … the demand and the market for endangered wildlife products, the key message to people …
A proposed redesign of the Natural History Museum's grounds in London would cause some unfortunate collateral damage, writes Gary Grant - the destruction of the Museum's 21 year-old wildlife garden, an ecological jewel in the heart of London which features over 3,000 species of plant and animal in just one lovingly tended acre. The Museum must think again!
… Natural History Museum must not destroy its Wildlife Garden Gary Grant | 2nd June 2016 … - the destruction of the Museum's 21 year-old wildlife garden, an ecological jewel in the … (ref PP/16/02942) show that the museum's Wildlife Garden would be largely replaced by …
Despite hard economic times, a recent survey shows that two thirds of UK homebuyers would consider paying more for a house with a wildlife-friendly garden ...
… willing to pay more for proximity to wildlife Andrea Gear | 25th November 2013 Ethical Living Property Wildlife Gardening shutterstock_104348210.jpg … would consider paying more for a house with a wildlife-friendly garden ... We're familiar …
Chris Packham called the People's Walk for Wildlife in Central London after growing frustrated with environmental charities and despairing at the loss of biodiversity. And he has only just begun. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports
… a hedgehog' warning after People's Walk for Wildlife Brendan Montague | 24th September 2018 News Lush Chris Packham Wildlife People's Manifesto For Wildlife dntku4hxsaah4w6_1.jpg Chris Packham …
The success in UK wetland conservation owes much to pioneering environmental charities who have painstakingly restored these unique and beautiful ecosystems.
… dramatic, beautiful, biologically diverse and wildlife-rich marshland ecosystems. Also to … to a future where freshwater wetlands full of wildlife are found across the UK’s urban and … introduced people to the wonders of wetland wildlife and the habitats they live in via …
Coronavirus has finally made us recognise the illegal wildlife trade is a public health issue.
… Biosecurity, public health and the wildlife trade Simon Evans | 25th March 2020 News Coronavirus Covid-19 Wildlife Trade China Animals Public Health … has finally made us recognise the illegal wildlife trade is a public health issue. There …
Across Africa, the traditional idea of safari parks is getting an overhaul - and where once locals were excluded, models with community involvement are finding long-term success
… face of conservation: bringing community and wildlife together Ruth Styles | 1st December … 2011 Activism Conservation Natural World Wildlife Lions Make A Difference Cheetah … park, with devastating repercussions for the wildlife. National parks and safari …