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 …
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 …
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. …
Prohibition - of alcohol, drugs and prostitution - has not worked. So, Paul Jepson asks, why did the London Conference insist it's the answer to saving rhinos, elephants and other endangered species targetted by the global trade in wildlife products?
… Prince William - we need new ideas to tackle wildlife crisis! Paul Jepson | 22nd February 2014 Comment Natural World Hunting Wildlife Trade prince-william.png Prohibition … species targetted by the global trade in wildlife products? Addressing the conference …
It's high time for an independent Wildlife Protection Agency, argues Dominic Dyer. The botched badger cull shows we can no longer trust DEFRA, Natural England or the JNCC to carry out their duty to protect our wildlife.
… Badger fiasco shows England needs new wildlife governance Dominic Dyer | 3rd … It's high time for an independent Wildlife Protection Agency, argues Dominic … JNCC to carry out their duty to protect our wildlife. As the last gunshots rang out across …
MPs will be lobbied today by wildlife supporters desperately concerned at the declining state of Britain's nature, writes Martin Harper. Despite clear warnings that both 'protected' sites and threatened species are faring badly, politicians find it all too easy to look the other way. Hence the need for a Nature and Wellbeing Act.
… Rallying for wildlife - we need a Nature and Wellbeing Act … MPs will be lobbied today by wildlife supporters desperately concerned at … Act. 400 people who love and care about wildlife are (with a squirrel called Bob ) …
As we celebrate 'World Wildlife Day' today, there's little for nature's best defenders to be glad of, says human rights lawyer Gordon Bennett. Indigenous Peoples around the world are routinely attacked, starved and cut off from the lands and wildlife they have protected for millennia under a flawed and brutal model of 'conservation'.
… As we celebrate 'World Wildlife Day' today, there's little for … starved and cut off from the lands and wildlife they have protected for millennia … a flawed and brutal model of 'conservation'. Wildlife law enforcement almost always has a …
Why wildlife corridors are the new reserves - and why colourful elephants are cropping up on London streets
… Wildlife corridors are the Asian elephant's … Species Asian Elephant usemarkshand.jpg Why wildlife corridors are the new reserves - and … well as governments and major corporations. Wildlife reserves that compete with other …
With the conference of the CITES convention limiting international trade in endangered species taking place in South Africa this weekend, Chris Newman & Zhaomin Zhou highlight China's problem of out-of-date species names in its national laws. If they are not updated, it's only a matter of time before illegal wildlife traders escape conviction under under this legal loophole.
… What's in a name? To control China's wildlife trade, law must keep up with science … Zhaomin Zhou | 20th September 2016 Comment Wildlife Trade China Law … it's only a matter of time before illegal wildlife traders escape conviction under under …
The Illegal Wildlife Trade conference this week highlighted the scope and severity of illegal ivory dealing online.
… elephant-2860292_960_720.jpg The Illegal Wildlife Trade conference this week … (IFAW) is calling for urgent action to stop wildlife trafficking and increase protection … opening of the UK Government-hosted Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) conference. Elephant …
The Wildlife Trusts has today launched a new report which sets a challenge to the government to bring back living seas, and shows a way forward. JOAN EDWARDS wades in to the debate.
… Joan Edwards | 25th October 2017 Comment Wildlife Trust David Attenborough Living Seas 405602.jpg The Wildlife Trusts has today launched a new … EDWARDS wades in to the debate. Watching The Wildlife Trusts' president Sir David …
Europe's most important laws for wildlife, the EU's Nature Directives, are under threat in from a recently launched 'review', writes Martin Harper. The official purpose is to make the laws more effective, but in reality it's all part of the Commission's agenda to strip away regulations that impede business in its pursuit of profit.
… We must defend Europe's wildlife laws! Martin Harper | 12th May 2015 … Europe's most important laws for wildlife, the EU's Nature Directives, are … coast managed realignment project. It's a wildlife site in West Sussex that I last …
British Adventure Ecologists Katharine and David Lowrie ask whether there is an alternative to this silent massacre......
… Fencing plan in South America threatens wildlife Katharine David Lowrie | 16th April … fences would have on our daily lives and the wildlife and wild places that we’re running … them to make a camp by the roadside. But for wildlife and the wild lands through which they …
If the Soil Association joined those opposing the cull it would be able to brand its organic milk and dairy products 'badger friendly'- no doubt leading to a much needed boost in sales, says Dominic Dyer
… and that organic farms are havens for wildlife, by encouraging a diverse ecosystem … in 2005, which concluded that on average wildlife is 50% more abundant on organic … organic farms to be kinder to livestock and wildlife. However the wildlife friendly image …
Hunting in Britain has come under renewed scrutiny. This is an opportunity to further protect our wildlife.
… End the war on wildlife Andrew Taylor-Dawson | 3rd November 2021 | Comment Wildlife Fox Hunting Grouse Shooting … This is an opportunity to further protect our wildlife. We have a rare opportunity to …
Protestors will gather on Saturday at the Chinese Embassy in London to call for an end to the global ivory trade, writes Dominic Dyer. But it's not just China - the UK must also pay its part to save Africa's elephants.
… 2014 Comment Elephants Poaching Africa Ivory Wildlife Trade ivory-carvings.png Protestors … in Africa . According to the international wildlife charity Wildaid in a report published … to the ivory trade and trafficking of illegal wildlife products. The demonstration at the …
Wildlife artist Rachel Lockwood is in creative lockdown preparing for her new exhibition called Wilding. Ecologist Arts Editor, GARY COOK went to her North Norfolk studio to talk paint, animals and other environmental matters
… The Ecologist Arts Interview: UK Wildlife Artist Rachel Lockwood Gary Cook | … 2016 Comment Rachel Lockwood Arts Artist Wildlife Flora Fauna Conservation Wildlife Artist rachel lockwood studio .jpg …
Disregarding African people in favour of their wildlife will only defeat our conservation objectives because the future of the continent’s protected areas is entirely in their hands, warns gorilla conservationist, Greg Cummings
… African people in favour of their wildlife will only defeat our conservation … community was quick to help police and the wildlife authority with their enquiries, which … to the arrests. After the trial the Uganda Wildlife Authority posted the following on …
The new Vision for Nature report highlights what young people want to see politicians doing to protect the environment. And there is nobody better qualified to make these demands than the generation that will inherit the future, writes MATT WILLIAMS
… Millennials call for a future rich in wildlife Matt Williams | 11th August 2016 Comment Nature Wildlife Environment Sir David Attenborough … work drew new attention to the decline of wildlife in our country. At the time, I wrote …
Buying organic food is an important choice for everyone concerned about animal welfare, wildlife and conservation. It would not make sense for consumers to stop buying organic if they disagree with badger culling, says Helen Browning
… for everyone concerned about animal welfare, wildlife and conservation. It would not make … develop vaccines that will protect cattle and wildlife from this disease. We also believe … place around the role of people in managing wildlife. We need to give serious …
The EU's farming policy is being touted as 'greener than ever' - but it's no such thing, write Lynn Dicks & Tim Benton. The 'green reforms' pay farmers for actions (and often inactions) that do not benefit wildlife, and contain no real or effective measures to help.
… (and often inactions) that do not benefit wildlife, and contain no real or effective … environment that is better able to support wildlife and plants are failing. In fact, our … (CAP) suggests they neither encourage greater wildlife abundance nor provide adequate …
Data shows that 47 percent of sites of special scientific interest have not been monitored in the last six years, as is required by national guidelines. EMMA HOWARD investigates
… Nearly half of England’s ‘most important wildlife sites’ at risk Emma Howard | 11th … almost half of England’s “most important wildlife sites”, putting them at risk of fly … to the UK’s most significant areas for wildlife, plants, geological and physical …
Government promises of 'leaving our environment better than we found it' are melting away in the heat of Brexit, writes Jeremy Robson. Ministers have said that a third of all EU environmental laws may never be transposed into UK statute, while many Tory MPs are anxious to rip away the 'red tape' that prevents building on precious nature sites. We must make British nature great again!
… EU wildlife laws must be celebrated and retained! … again! When asked to name one of the great wildlife habitats of the world it is unlikely … making it one of the most significant wildlife habitats in southern England. …