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| Snow falling, May 3 |
Some more of my online reading, covering the last month, mostly on rewilding and conservation. To break up the long list I've added some recent photographs
The John o’ Groats Trail – Filling the Gap north of Inverness
An interesting new trail described by its ranger and creator. I might go and have a look at this.
Death of a Glacier
The story and significance of the Lyell Glacier in Yosemite National Park
Parakeets, "pests", and the problem of ethical wildlife control
Conservationist Hugh Webster on the problem of the knee-jerk killing anything that might cause a problem without considering other options.
Restoring biodiversity through rewilding
A positive piece by Mark Avery on the need for rewilding.
Two-thirds of glacier ice in the Alps 'will melt by 2100'
Damian Carrington looks at the worrying and sad disappearance of ice in the Alps.
Are we loving our wild landscapes to death?
Susan Flockhart on the rise in visitor numbers in Scotland the effect on wild places.
It's wrong-headed to protect nature with human-style rights
Law professor Anna Grear explains why she thinks it's unwise to apply human rights to nature
Why do we feed wild birds?
An interesting investigation by ornithologist Dave Clark
Joining the dots between the Clearances, colonialism, land reform and climate change
Land reform is important in combating climate change says
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| Findhorn Beach, May 1 |
Some lessons from Glen Etive
David Lintern was one of the people behind the Save Glen Etive campaign. Here he looks at the lessons that can be taken from this defeat for conservation.
A Diet of Worms
A fascinating beautifully illustrated look at the importance of marine worms by biologist Paul Sterry.
Climate change, fires and why we need to rewild grouse moors – starting with our National Parks
Nick Kempe of Parkswatch Scotland on muirburn, rewilding and climate change.
Into thin air: Carol Ann Duffy presents poems about our vanishing insect world
Powerful and moving poetry.
Hunting for the Wild
Ben MacDonald, author of the new book Rebirding, which I'm looking forward to reading, demolishes the case for driven grouse shooting.
What lies beneath: Robert Macfarlane travels 'Underland'
Robert Macfarlane writes about the world underground, the subject of his latest book, another I'm looking forward to reading.
The stories behind the notebooks that documented Rob Macfarlane's travels underground
Here Robert Macfarlane looks at the notebooks he kept during the journeys that led to his latest book.
Why Green Pledges Will Not Create the Natural Forests We Need
To combat climate change new forests need to be natural not monoculture plantations says Fred Pearce.
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| Lesser celandine, April 29 |
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