It’s time to look beyond the moral debate of whether trophy hunting should exist, and instead look ahead to the viable alternative ways to bring
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Top 5 ways to attract butterflies to your garden
Did you know that half of all British butterflies are now on the Red List, which means they’re either threatened or ‘near threatened’ with extinction? In this guest blog Wildlife expert Sean McMenemy director at Ark Wildlife shares his tips for attracting butterflies for this year’s ‘Big Butterfly Count’, which runs until August 7…
Elephants Need Space – and realistically, zoos simply can’t provide it.
Many of us will have only seen elephants in zoos, or so-called safari parks, and likely felt confused by the joy being brought by seeing them up close, and the reality of the lack of space and enrichment they have in captivity…
Black-Tailed Godwits need our help. This is why.
Black-tailed godwits are categorised as near threatened in the IUCN Red List. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust and RSPB have been pioneering conservation efforts to save them.
Everything you need to know to take part in 30 Days Wild
You may have heard of 30 Days Wild through social media; you may even follow the hashtag: #30DaysWild, but if you’ve yet to get involved, or you’d like some fresh ideas for how to take part this year, here’s all you need to know…
How to help baby birds survive this spring
It’s the ideal time to support our nesting bird species. For this guest blog post, Sean McMenemy from Ark Wildlife explains how we can help our feathered friends
Speaking up for pangolins through art and technology
This World Pangolin Day, I’m pleased to be exploring the role of creative storytelling through design, fashion and technology.
Top 10 reasons to love vultures
I’ve teamed up with wildlife photographer and blogger Margaret Weiss to collate our personal top 10 reasons to love this ‘unlovable’ rogue of the bird world; the vulture. It’s time we recognised these birds as the important ecosystem balancers that they are. It’s time we valued vultures.
The Mystery Of The Okapi’s Black Tongue
One of the okapi’s most unusual features is its black tongue. In this guest post, David Crespo shares his theory on why the okapi’s tongue is this unusual colour…
World’s rarest wolves: ghosts of the mountains
Meet the world’s rarest wolves. Found in the highlands of Ethiopia, in a handful of mountain ranges at altitudes between 3,000m and 4,700m, the Ethiopian wolves number just 500 in global population.