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Pelicans part two! Is England ecologically equipped to host pelicans again? www.inkcap.co.uk/a-pelican-ro...
A pelican road trip
Part 2: Benedict Macdonald believes Britain is ready for pelicans again. But will the pelican experts agree?
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Pelicans: a magnificent freshwater bird, once native to England, now lost. Today's feature examines when and, crucially, why these birds went extinct – and what it would take to bring them back to our wetlands. By @aukwardlucia.bsky.social. www.inkcap.co.uk/the-bones-of...
The bones of pelicans past
Part 1: England once had pelicans. When they vanished—and why—is a mystery that Lucia Snyderman is trying to solve.
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Having had a similar reaction to Helen, I interviewed Dr Lucy Hawkes, who researches tuna in the northeast, to ask why scientists were celebrating these deaths. Our conversation is in this week's edition of Ground Cover. Read it here: www.inkcap.co.uk/the-fall-and...
The fall and rise of bluefin tuna
Everything that happened in British nature this week.
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Helen Czerski@helenczerski.bsky.social · 3w agoI cannot see a dead fish as a "conservation success". Bluefin tuna are still rare - they only avoid being technically endangered cos they stabilised at a tiny number. That's not a healthy population, just a stable one. Let them breed and really do well before you fish for them if you have to.
This week's newsletter covers the Dartmoor Pony controversy, the death of the Major Oak, a stygofauna discovery, the push to recognise animal culture, and much more. www.inkcap.co.uk/pony-uproar-...
Pony Uproar & Stygofauna Discovery
The latest news on nature and conservation in Britain.
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Appreciate that fake culls of Dartmoor ponies are now yesterday’s news, but thanks to @inkcapjournal.bsky.social for correcting the record on this! -
I find it absolutely shocking that it's legally permissable to cut down an ancient tree. Yet it is. A new long read on @inkcapjournal.bsky.social explores this extraordinary legislative failure. www.inkcap.co.uk/why-isnt-bri...
Why isn’t Britain protecting its ancient trees?
Britain's ancient trees are uniquely vulnerable to vandalism, neglect and sanctioned destruction. It's time to protect them.
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Britain is failing its ancient trees. Our latest long read explores the reasons. www.inkcap.co.uk/why-isnt-bri...
Why isn’t Britain protecting its ancient trees?
Britain's ancient trees are uniquely vulnerable to vandalism, neglect and sanctioned destruction. It's time to protect them.
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The importance of plants on balconies. Why chalk streams need protection. Start eating invasive species. Environmental attitudes in the Church of England. DAVID ATTENBOROUGH IS 100. And lots more news in this week's edition of GROUND COVER.
Chalk Streams & Sky Gardens
The latest news on nature and conservation in Britain.
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Today, we have published an essay by @jon-moses.bsky.social on why it's time to reclaim rewilding in Wales. Come for the Edwardian naturalist being astonished by massive snakes, stay for the assessment of why rural Wales needs nature restoration. www.inkcap.co.uk/the-welsh-ar...
The Welsh are reclaiming rewilding
Rewilding has been a dirty word in Wales. It's time to embrace it, writes Jon Moses of the Welsh Rewilding Alliance.
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A (quite personal) essay from me about reclaiming rewilding in Wales, out in @inkcapjournal.bsky.social today. I was born, raised and still live in rural Wales. My ancestral farmhouse is a ruin surrounded by conifer trees. I understand the fears. But it's the loss of nature I fear far more.
The Welsh are reclaiming rewilding
Rewilding has been a dirty word in Wales. It's time to embrace it, writes Jon Moses of the Welsh Rewilding Alliance.
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We have introduced a new regular feature on Inkcap today. Enter CONTINENTAL DRIFT: a monthly roundup of ecological research from across Europe. This month we have: - Bird nests in Białowieża - Medicinal leeches in Spain - Rewilding lessons from Ukraine - And more. www.inkcap.co.uk/bird-nests-i...
Bird nests in Białowieża Forest
Plus: The unwitnessed loss of leeches, bryophytes in an industrial zoo, an accidental experiment in rewilding, & more.
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Today is an exciting day: I have relaunched Inkcap! New website, new branding, lots of in-depth reporting on nature in Britain coming your way. Please share & help me get this thing off the ground. www.inkcap.co.uk/inkcap-is-ba...
Inkcap is back. Hello.
We are relaunching – and we have big plans.
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The weekly digest is out now! Catch up on the week's nature news here: www.inkcapjournal.co.uk/rights-of-na...
The weekly digest is out! Featuring: @linesmartin.bsky.social @uksquirrelaccord.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social and more.
Here is this week's digest! It is free to read & features a Black Friday discount. www.inkcapjournal.co.uk/farming-prot...
Farming Protest & Arctic Terns – plus a Black Friday discount
The latest news on nature and conservation in Britain.
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