Giles Coren, The Times columnist, makes a very good point in his usual highly amusing way in his article today Saturday, May 9, 2020. He wants an arts graduate on the committee advising the UK government on how to deal with the coronavirus crisis because …
It is reported in The Times newspaper that the African Penguin is under a genuine threat of extinction because of a lack of food. Their numbers have declined by 20% in five years, the South African government says. It is affecting other seabirds and marine …
Lewis Hamilton is a good person. This is self-evident to anybody with a modicum of observational talent. He also likes animals. He likes to post statements on social media about fundamental issues such as climate change and sometimes he gets flak for it because he’s …
Graham Boynton has written a piece in The Times newspaper on Friday 18 in which he said that it would be a mistake to ban the importation of wildlife trophies from Africa to the UK. The Queen’s Speech included the announcement that the importation of …
The Times reports that antique dealers want to reverse the law banning ivory trading 10 months after it was passed. The law is so new that it has not even taken effect yet. They’ve taken their case to the High Court and it will be …
The Royal Parks is a charity and they manage eight parks in London. They have decided that they need to trap and kill grey squirrels in order to stop damage to ornamental trees, horticultural displays and nesting birds. Natalia Doran runs a squirrel rescue centre …
There is a catastrophe occurring as you read this concerning the population of rhinos in Africa and in this instance I want to write about Botswana where it is predicted that the rhino population will be reduced to zero within two years because of a …
An almost three-year drought over much of northern New South Wales has left the land tinder-dry leading to bushfires over nearly 230,000 acres causing birds to fall dead out of the sky and many homes to be razed to the ground. The intensity of the …
Someone in Rome has hung an effigy of the well-known teenage climate activists, Greta Thunberg, from a noose under a bridge in Rome. On it is a sign saying “Greta is your God”. This is another more direct and unpleasant reaction to Greta Thunberg’s climate …
