I didn’t know the full extent of salmon farming problems and you, too, might be under the misconception that farmed salmon is a good idea to protect wild salmon stocks. It is and it isn’t. In Norway, the number of wild salmon has halved since …
NEWS AND COMMENT: This has been an ongoing discussion for a long time and many people know about it. It’s about the destruction of the Amazon rainforest a place which is the habitat of perhaps millions of different species and millions of animals and plant …
England and Wales, UK: A sign of the modern times when pollution and other human-made pressures on nature generally and wildlife are at a peak and worsening despite an increased awareness of the problems. The succinct infographic provides the essential, disturbing information for those concerned …
It is very hard to find a nice balance between competing interests in respect of wolf conservation in Europe and it is getting harder as the human population in general climbs. In the more densely populated European countries such as The Netherlands there is arguably …
GUINEA, NEWS AND OPINION: my thanks to The Times newspaper for this story which, for me, highlights many problems with respect to wildlife conservation on this planet. This story is an example of a dysfunctionality between humankind and nature which we all know about now …
According to a girl who was walking her 12-year-old dog, Bruno, in a beautiful woodland area in The Netherlands (the Strokelbos), her country is too small for the wolf. What she means is that The Netherlands has a high human density because it’s a small …
Captain Paul Watson is a hero to animal advocates and a thorn in the flesh to Japan. He is the protector of whales. He will risk his life to protect whales. He feels that it is necessary to take extreme measures; direct physical measures in …
NEWS AND OPINION: Britain is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world according to the present government’s environment minister, Steve Reed. The Labour government is freshly in place and they have promised to take a fresh look at the wildlife blueprint for the …
This is a disturbing development in what is now quite a long-running story of orcas (killer whales) attacking small boats in the Mediterranean Sea. To an outsider like me it appears very deliberate and it also appears that they are defending their territory. That’s a …
