Next month, the Norwegian government is planning to capture up to a dozen Minke Whales and one by one, place them into a cage, sedate them and begin tests to …
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Why are Long-tailed Ducks important?
Whenever I see a wildlife spectacle, I’m always asking myself this question … or I often get asked the same: what is this animal doing here? This isn’t the hardest …
This book review of Wilding by Isabella Tree is about one of the most important books I’ve ever read. Why? Because it is a wonderful feel good story for anyone …
After I posted my piece about deer culling the other day, I received quite a few comments including these from /r/Billiesjeans (thank you). Here is some of my response to …
Ecosystems aren’t built by exerting power, instead they settle into patterns based on an outside force – a force that is yielding. This force doesn’t attack ecosystems or use its …
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Is calling deer an invasive pest, a self-defeating strategy?
What we call invasive species are often animals taking advantage of free energy in a system we’ve broken. The longer we don’t have any animals to suppress that free energy, …
Summary How many years will it take to restore the planet’s ecosystems? To restore the planet’s ecosystems, we need to rebuild wildlife populations. This is discussed extensively in this blog. …
Do you enjoy the surprise of experimenting with ingredients and sitting down to eat a new meal? Do you like to take photos, or paint and draw? Do you get …
Yesterday I was asked – what do koalas do? How are they important? After all, how can something that just sits in a tree all day be much use to …
‘The original budget of $30 million ballooned to $200 million. In April, Bass’s bankers, accompanied by armed federal marshals and sheriff’s deputies, issued a restraining order against management … In …