23 May ‘Apocalyptic’ global food crisis is being exacerbated by factory farming of grain-fed animals
These are deeply chilling times with the war in Ukraine and the enormous impact it is having on all affected....
09 May Farming intensification has hit barn owls hard, but it doesn’t have to be this way
High above a hilltop woodland, shapes were dancing in the darkening sky, like giant butterflies. There were about 40 of them, a silent flurry of swirling wings and tails....
25 Apr Worried about the rainforest? Woodlands much closer to home are being trashed
“You did what? And when we can’t even afford meat?!” exclaimed my mother when my dad told her he had been given too much change – 50p – after a shopping trip. ...
11 Apr Why isn’t decent food a basic right for everyone?
“You did what? And when we can’t even afford meat?!” exclaimed my mother when my dad told her he had been given too much change – 50p – after a shopping trip. ...
28 Mar Pet food: We love our animal companions, but what are we feeding them?
Whichever way we look at it, we love our pets, and rightly so. They provide us with companionship, affection, a reason to go for that walk....
14 Mar England’s babbling chalk streams are witnessing a staggering decline in water voles
Some of the best things in nature are understated. Take the chalk-streams of England, for example. These fragile river systems meander quietly through undulating countryside before disappearing into the sea....
28 Feb Horrific polar bear attack on hiker in Canada should be cause for concern much closer to home
Matt Dyer, a 49-year-old legal attorney from Maine, had been asleep in his tent when the polar bear attacked. He opened his eyes to see the bear’s forelegs looming over him, silhouetted against the light of the bright moon....
14 Feb What my dog taught me about life can help Britain regain its status as a nation of true animal lovers
Sometimes I think my dog knows me better than I know myself....
31 Jan Wolves and rewilding: Reactions to the reintroduction of this ‘apex predator’ speak volumes
A crowd of 100 people or more had gathered in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park, USA....
17 Jan Puffins face extinction in Scotland with overfishing of their main source of food
Muckle Flugga lighthouse, Shetland, and waves crashed dramatically against the rocks on this, Britain’s most northerly point....