In the UK, the water vole population has declined over the past hundred years from about 8 million to only 132,000. This small mammal has disappeared from 94% of the areas where …
Water vole conservation in the Lake District 2023 Read More »
“Don’t talk the talk unless you can walk the walk” is the well-used phrase. For the sake of clarity is means that people should do what they say they are going to …
Unlike politicians Greta Thunberg walks the walk on climate change Read More »
It seems that if you want to carry out a successful conservation programme to protect elephants on the African continent you’ve got to commit to and declare war on poachers. It also …
Gabon: declaring war on elephant poachers has been highly successful Read More »
Housing estate developers are in competition with conservationists and at the centre of this battle in the state of Texas, USA is the golden-cheeked warbler. This is a paradigm case of the …
Recently it’s been reported that five park rangers and a driver have been ambushed and killed while they were protecting endangered mountain gorillas in Africa’s oldest national park, Virunga National Park. This …
Protecting Congo’s mountain gorillas has cost the lives of 180 park rangers Read More »
India’s Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Environment, Forests and Climate Change (wow, what a title!), Ashwini Kumar Choubey, wants to change the name of the well-known …
NEWS AND COMMENT: This story from Australia highlights the battle between the conservation of native wild species on that continent and commerce which often wants to destroy the habitat of the species …
Packham and Botham appear to be on opposite sides of the fence when it comes to wildlife conservation. Botham likes to shoot animals for fun white Packham is a high-profile conservationist and …
