Richard Brock says “The next three months are probably the most crucial for the survival of the planet…”
SIR DAVID and ME
Once upon a time, long ago, there was a youthful person called David Attenborough (no “Sir” then). He could be found on the sixth...
Don’t blame it on a virus…
Typical, commercial wildlife TV programmes relentlessly tell us about "Deadly Killers of the Amazon" or "shark fury, ruthless predators" (Nat Geo, etc). Yes, they...
PLANET CRUNCH Book/Film
“Planet Crunch" One year in the Life (or Death) of a Planet. Ours. The only one we’ve got. The Earth.
In the autumn of 2019 a...
Pygmy three-toed sloth – naming its only home is more of...
Whilst I appreciate Lucy Cooke's concern for the pygmy three-toed sloth (Viewpoint, December 2019 issue), it is surely a mistake to name, exactly, it's...
Amazon: “Where does this stuff go?”…
As with soya and cattle from the burned Amazon rainforest the question is: “Where does this stuff go?”…The same applies to hardwood timber.
Are other...
What Britain buys and sells in a day
At 9pm on Monday, 7th October, BBC 2 showed a one hour programme called “What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day”, which featured...
Wildlife Winners and Losers – Japan, typhoon, 13 October 2019
October 13th 2019 was actually a very unlucky day for Japan. Some say they deserve it. Typhoon Hagibis came in and smashed the country....
Telling The Wildlife Truth. Or Not?
There I was, walking across the doughnut – (yes) shaped BBC Television Centre at Shepherds Bush, London. I was carrying a basic plastic shopping...