A paper published this week in Current Biology describes some of the ideal mechanisms behind soil restoration. However, like many academic studies, it is questionably too complex and theoretical to …
This is a bit of a departure from my normal blogs but this came up in conversation twice yesterday. I thought it useful to link to a few of the …
It’s always a thrill to be leading another Raja Ampat Snorkel-Dive Trip. It amazes me how much we can see in a single day. We’ve already seen Bottlenose Dolphins, Spinner …
A new study on whale voice boxes shows how they can produce such complex sounds. But naturally, there are limitations to how loudly they can sing and the implications of …
Introduction Colorado State University chose to begin the review of an important article on apex predators with this erroneous statement: ‘removal of apex predators from an ecosystem can create lasting …
After recent mouse plagues in Australia the state and federal governments allowed widespread use of second-generation rodenticides. However, everything we know about farm pest management tells us this solution isn’t …
You may not have heard of Budj Bim (pronounced ‘Boodgie Bim’) as it was only declared a World Heritage Area in 2019. So, what is Budji Bim? What am I …
This week, 320 global companies, prepare to embark on accounting for nature in their annual reports. Accounting for nature, wildlife and climate, is soon to become a mainstay of corporate …
Keggie Carew’s Beastly is a book so important that everyone should read it. Not just because its great fun. It’s also a vibrant reminder of our animality. But it taught …
As Europe resumes the ill-gotten idea of killing wolves, Indeera Menon of WWF-India says ‘This is what happens when you forget the tradition of co-existence’. I am currently reading Keggie …
