Category: environment and the natural world

Megadeath

The destruction of some of the last of the huge animals that shaped us inflicts a great wound in our lives.

The astonishing, multiple crises caused by chicken farming.

The return of Britain’s otters offers a glimpse of rewilding’s great rewards

The destruction of cultural treasures by ISIS has parallels in ecological cleansing around the world.

Is the killing of trees the link between this great rail disaster and 2014’s floods?

A new form of marine mass destruction is outrageously being justified by the EU and its member states in the name of “scientific research”.

How to eradicate grey squirrels without firing a shot – an astonishing tale of ecological restoration.

Why, in this age of freedom, are we so confined? And what can we do to reclaim our lives?

The interactions between wildlife and the physical planet are more complex and fascinating than we could ever have imagined.

We are pre-tuned to the natural world; wired to respond to nature.

As governments tear down the rules that defend our wildlife from extinction, here’s a positive attempt to stop the wreckage.

The mythical tiger pursued by helicopters and armed gendarmes speaks volumes about what is missing from our lives.

Only 0.01% of our seas are protected, and even the top conservation sites are up for grabs.

Pointless, joyless consumption is destroying our world of wonders.

If the ozone hole had been discovered ten years later, governments are likely to have done nothing.

And the case for reintroducing big cats. A weird and wonderful tale.

The Natural Capital Agenda looks like an answer to the environmental crisis. But it’s a delusion.

Get ready for a radical rightwing insurgency that could be stirring within the Conservative Party.

As soon as an animal becomes extinct, a new bill proposes, it will be classified as “non-native”.

Neonicotinoids appear to have devastating effects across the natural world: we need a global moratorium.