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 …
Animal ImpactBiodiversity processesChaos reductionForestsNature-based SolutionsPest / disease reductionRewilding
Is calling deer an invasive pest, a self-defeating strategy?
What we call invasive species are often animals taking advantage of free energyThe energy of a system that is emitted as waste and is not part of ecosystem processes. There …
Koala ConservationWhy is animal conservation important? Animal conservation is important, because animals are the only mechanism to create biodiversity, which is the mechanism that creates a habitable planet for humans. …
A paper just published in the journal Nature [1] has reviewed hundreds of studies on the impact of humans on the movement of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish and arthropods. …
AmplificationBiodiversity processesChaos reductionClimate stabilityFishFood pyramidsFood securityNature-based SolutionsNutrient transferOceansRewildingSustainability
Animals control the health of the sea: it’s why tuna are much better off in the sea
I’ve been asked, is the ocean more important than land? This really depends on your context (as I discussed in this previous blog “Is the Ocean or Land more Important?“). …
AustraliaBiodiversity processesFood securityMegafaunaNature-based SolutionsPest / disease reductionRewildingWhy animals are important
Killing kangaroos destroys Australia’s environment. It makes no sense!
At a time when much of the world is busy rewilding, some Australia’s conservationists want to kill millions of kangaroos including Red Kangaroo, the country’s largest remaining megafaunaThe largest animals …
AmplificationBiodiversity processesChaos reductionClimate stabilityComplex systems dilemmaExtinctionNature-based SolutionsNutrient transferRewildingSustainabilityWhy animals are important
Plants don’t support animals, it’s the other way around
It’s certainly exciting times to be writing on this topic. First off, a big shout out to the /r/ecology /r/nature and /r/megafaunarewilding threads on Reddit. The discussions and content are …
Biodiversity processesChaos reductionFarmlandNature-based SolutionsRewildingWhy animals are important
There is no field of dreams without animals to begin with
Science Daily recently published a piece titled “Study challenges ecology’s ‘Field of Dreams’ hypothesis”. The hypothesis, put simply, is if you build a habitat, the animals will come. The article …
AmplificationAnimal ImpactAustraliaBiodiversity processesBirdsFarmlandFood securityInvertebratesNature-based SolutionsPest / disease reductionRewilding
Pesticide use on Australia wildlife makes Plague Locust risk worse!
The ABC’s Landline program published an article last week on the rise of Plague Locusts in Australia. This forecast the possibility of the worst plagues since the 1970s. There was …
For obvious reasons, there is a lot of talk at the moment about the risk of getting diseases from animals. We degrade habitatsWhat is habitat for animals and people? Habitat, …
