Scotland's native forest remains in only a few fragments, but Trees For Life is working to restore it, and almost all of the work is done by volunteers. Philip Mason joined their newly expanded long-term volunteer programme for two months last autumn.
One tree at a time: restoring the forest of Caledon Philip Mason | 3rd February 2014 Ethical Living Forests Scotland Natural World tfl-river.png Scotland's native forest remains in only a few …
Phillip Manbridge, CEO of Care for the Wild International, introduces the 'No Photos, Please!' campaign, which forces us to look beyond the adorable faces of captive animals we encounter abroad and ask - what is the real story here?
Smile - You've Just Killed My Mum Philip Mansbridge | 8th November 2013 Activism Natural World Pet Trade Tourism …
On the first-ever World Giraffe Day, the world's tallest land mammal is threatened by conflict with humans, habitat loss, war, and disease. One subspecies, the West African giraffe, is down to 400 individuals.
Only 80,000 giraffes left in Africa The Ecologist | 21st June 2014 News Natural World Africa west african giraffe_awf_john butler-cut.jpg On the first-ever World Giraffe Day, the world's tallest land …
While the world gears up for Jungle Book fever, something sinister is afoot in the forests of India, writes Tom Linton. No, not Shere Khan, but zealous officials illegally evicting indigenous communities from their ancestral forests in the name of 'conservation' - and to make way for tiger tourism. And it's happening across India putting millions of people under threat.
India's indigenous evictions - the dark side of the Jungle Book Tom Linton | 6th February 2015 News Indigenous Peoples India Natural World Tigers Forests si-mowgli-poster-cut.jpg While the world …