Opinion

Coconut on tropical beach

Gillian Burke: why seeds hold the secret to life

Africa, Uganda, Fort Portal, Elizabeth National Park, lions lying on a tree. © Westend61/Getty

Mark Carwardine: we need to learn to live alongside dangerous animals

European Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) in ploughed field. © Ian Sherriffs/Getty

Mark Carwardine: hare coursing is a serious problem in many rural areas

Trees Shed Their Leaves Early In London

Gillian Burke: trees losing their leaves in August is an emergency

An Icelandic whaling ship transports a fin whale to a processing plant in June 2022. © Halldor Kolbeins/AFP/Getty

Mark Carwardine: we may yet be a step closer to a permanent end to Icelandic whaling

Nuthatch Sitta europaea and Blue Tit, Parus caeruleus, adults climbing on peanut feeder, Norfolk UK

Gillian Burke: scientific knowledge alone can’t save the natural world

An octopus in the ocean

Mark Carwardine: the world’s first commercial octopus farm is a disaster waiting to happen

Portrait of Gillian Burke

Gillian Burke: slow travel is about taking your time rather than packing things in