The Seabird’s Cry by Adam Nicolson review – gritty, poetic and soaring
A beautiful exploration of 10 species of seabirds – and the threats they face Adam Nicolson says this “paean to the beauty of life on the wing” began when he read a Seamus Heaney lecture exploring French philosopher Simone Weil’s aphorism: “Obedience to the force of gravity. The greatest sin.” It says everything about this […]
The eco guide to performance wear
You’d expect mountain climbers to be great champions of the environment, but their high-performance clothing is a chemical nightmare There’s a long-standing rivalry between surfers and climbers as to who is the greenest. For my money, surfers have the edge. They’ve influenced environmentalism at large, making their issues – sewage and plastic – ours. Greenpeace […]
Crisis in Britain’s coastal villages as local fishing communities fight for survival
As tourists pour in, global forces push local fishermen out It is hard to think of a more faithful depiction of the English fishing village than the scene that greets the visitor to Porthleven in Cornwall: the early summer sun glints off the water, holidaymakers throng the quayside restaurants, enjoying the fresh fish unloaded by […]
'Rewilding' Australia: not only do we need the outback, the outback needs us
Even in vast natural ecosystems, the fate and condition of nature lies in the hands of the people who live on, know, respect and manage that land Only a small number of vast natural landscapes remain on Earth – wild regions where ecological processes function normally and movements of wildlife remain largely unfettered by the […]
Anti-poaching drive brings Siberia’s tigers back from brink
A WWF appeal aims to highlight the threat of habitat destruction and climate change on wild populations In February, Pavel Fomenko was told that the body of a young female tiger had been discovered underneath a car parked outside the town of Luchegorsk, in eastern Russia. Fomenko – head of rare species conservation for WWF […]
The Siberian tiger protector – in pictures
Photographer Antonio Olmos travelled to the Russian far east to document the work of Pavel Fomenko, a man of the wilderness and tiger protector with the World Wildlife Fund You can become a tiger protector with the WWF here Continue reading… Source: Guardian Climate Change
New Orleans mayor: US climate change policy cannot wait for Trump
Mitch Landrieu says cities will lead as federal government is ‘paralysed’ NYC’s de Blasio backs push as Miami Beach shows anti-sea rise work US cities will lead national policy on climate change after the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accords, working to reduce emissions and become more resilient to rising sea levels, Mitch […]
Fatal attraction – writers' and artists' obsession with the sea
From Shakespeare to Woolf, Turner to Gormley, Philip Hoare explores the eternal allure of the ocean ‘The sea has many voices / Many gods and many voices,” TS Eliot wrote. “We cannot think of a time that is oceanless.” “In civilisations without boats,” Michel Foucault observed, “dreams dry up.” It is, plainly, a fluid state, a […]
Quarter of England’s rivers at risk of running dry, finds WWF
Freedom-of-information data reveals threat of drought that would devastate wildlife, with government slow to act on water management A quarter of England’s rivers are at risk of running dry, with devastating consequences for wildlife, according to data obtained by WWF under freedom of information rules. Fish are most obviously affected when rivers slow to a […]
Steve Irwin to be honoured with Hollywood Walk of Fame star
The late ‘Crocodile Hunter’ is being recognised for his contribution to the entertainment industry through wildlife documentaries The late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin will be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to the entertainment industry through wildlife documentaries. Irwin, who died in September 2006, after being struck multiple […]