Author: James Common
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I have found myself discussing fox hunting quite a bit of late: with my family, friends and even as part of my Masters course – an…
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Autumn is a season like no other: one of colour, action and perpetual movement. A season which I cherish above all others, which marks the…
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A change of pace this week as fellow Wildlife Articles blogger Eleanor Daisy Upstill-Goddard writes on the subject of raptor persecution. An issue close to…
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Last week I wrote of the subtle passage of migrants along the Northumbrian coast – of large flocks of swallows, meadow pipits and skylarks all…
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Ever since I first picked up a copy of George Monbiot’s Feral during my time as an undergraduate, I have been a firm disciple of…
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Sometimes it is necessary to simply sit back and wait for wildlife to come to you. To forsake the tendency to travel, far and wide,…
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This week, Chris Packham, no doubt feeling rather chipper following his exoneration by the BBC Trust over claims of bias put forth by the Countryside…
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As soon as I ride out of town on my bike, I am surrounded by meadows and canals. There are no elevations in the landscape,…
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Cats have featured heavily in the media this week, though not for the usual reasons. Indeed, following the publication of Cat Wars, a new book by…
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One of the most common questions raised whenever someone stumbles across this blog, particularly from those of a non-environmental background is: why bother? Surely it takes…
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The latest State of Nature report was released this week to widespread debate on social media, and widespread coverage in national media. Though not all chose…
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Trees: where I live in northwestern Europe, we all encounter at least a few of them each day. We walk past them or we walk…
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The sight of a dead tree, denuded and stripped of its prior glory, appears to be a worrisome one to some. Those who view such…
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Wilder, the new grassroots activism group, is gaining momentum at present, largely due to the hard work and determination of the passionate young people at…