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Mackerel shoal

Healthy seas store more carbon than forests – so why is marine rewilding far less common?

"Never has it been so important to save our seabeds", says author Kate Bradbury
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Oak tree seedling

Ancient folklore is being rewritten by climate change. We need to restore balance to the seasons

In ancient folklore, the changing seasons are personified by the battle between the Oak King and Holly King
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Nature protest UK

Opinion: “Stupid eco-nutters and clowns – why are environmentalists treated with such little respect?”

Environmentalists are often given a bad name, says Mark Carwardine. But why?
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London skyline

Opinion: “Britain could become an island laboratory for nature’s recovery”

Gillian Burke on how post-industrial Britain could become a beacon for nature's recovery
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Red grouse in Scotland

Opinion: “Why should wildlife lose to businesses underpinned by criminal activity?” Mark Carwardine on driven grouse shooting

Mark Carwardine takes a look at driven grouse shooting in the UK.
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Eurasian lynx

Opinion: “Why are we always so nervous?” Why the lynx should be returned to Scotland, explains Mark Carwardine

Despite many years of campaigning, people are still against lynx reintroduction in Scotland. But why, asks Mark Carwardine.
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Brown bear

Opinion: “Europe seems hellbent on creating the most hostile environment for bears.” Why can't Europeans live with predators?

Mark Carwardine on the rising tide of hostility towards Europe's largest predators.
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Fox hunting

Opinion: “Hunts up and down the country will be sticking two fingers up at the law”. Mark Carwardine on the UK’s fox hunts

It's been over 20 years since The Hunting Act banned hunting wild mammals in England and Wales – but evidence suggests that fox hunting never stopped.
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Polar bear Norway tourism

Opinion: 'So much for protecting Arctic wildlife' – new Norwegian cruise restrictions are hypocritical, says Mark Carwardine

In a bid to curb overtourism, the Norwegian government has announced new regulations. But as Mark Carwardine says, they miss an important point
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Goldfinch

Opinion: "It's illegal to kill most songbirds in the EU, but the legislation is hardly worth the paper it's written on... It’s scandalous on every level"

It’s utterly ridiculous that EU funds spent on expensive bird conservation programmes in some countries are completely wasted because the very same birds are later killed, illegally, in other countries, says Mark Carwardine.
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Fin whale

Opinion: “This appalling brutality and cruelty is blatantly in contravention of Iceland’s own Animal Welfare Act”, says Mark Carwardine

What I find truly disgraceful and indefensible is that, in 2024, we are still talking about declaring quotas for whalers, says Mark Carwardine
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Bornean orangutan mother with young son

Opinion: Orangutans to be given as gifts to countries that buy large quantities of palm oil in a move that defies logic, says Mark Carwardine

The Malaysian government has announced it will give orangutans to its trading partners such as the EU, the USA and China, in return for buying large amounts pf palm oil
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Extinction Rebellion Action Against Insurance Companies, London

Opinion: “Any environmental campaigner who does protest risks imprisonment,” says Mark Carwardine, after UK toughens up its protest laws

Two new laws give British authorities nearly total discretion as to which protests and marches should be subject to restrictions says Mark Carwardine
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solar panels gillian burke

“Solar farms help fight the climate crisis, but what about the nature crisis?” asks Gillian Burke

Springwatch presenter, Gillian Burke, takes a closer look at the impact of solar farms on our environment
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Crowds of tourists gathered at the Old Town Square in Prague to listen to the bells of Astronomical Clock

"People still believe there’s a ticking human population time-bomb," says Gillian Burke

Springwatch presenter, Gillian Burke, explores the complex issue of our planet's population growth
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Oxygen symbol

The forgotten element: Why oxygen should receive more airtime in the climate change conversation

“Climate change has narrowed our attention to carbon, but oxygen has a story to tell too,” says biologist Gillian Burke.
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King's Guard © Getty/Carnegie42

Do the King's Guards wear real bearskin hats?

Yes - those tall caps are made of real bear fur. And it's causing controversy.
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Insulate Britain Block M25 Carriageways Ockham

Opinion: "Supergluing your face to the road doesn’t make the rest of the country care more about climate change"

Does direct action still have a place in the fight for climate change when the most urgent conservation battles are being fought in boardrooms?
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Feral cat

Opinion: Cat-killing competition aimed at schoolchildren scrapped after backlash

You might expect it from the hunting, shooting and fishing fraternity in the American Midwest. But you wouldn’t expect it in New Zealand says Mark Carwardine
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Bird Flu Virus. © 	Matthias Kulka/Getty

Opinion: Why China is the source of the disastrous avian flu (bird flu) outbreak

Chinese intensive poultry farming is responsible for the current global outbreak of avian flu (bird flu) – the worst ever known
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Fig tree and three Maasai men silhouetted

Opinion: We must end human-rights violations carried out in the name of conservation

Conservationist Mark Carwardine says we need to include indigenous people in global conservation efforts and acknowledge that they are an intrinsic part of nature
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