ECOS Feature Articles

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ECOS 40(6): Return of the wolf in Northwestern Europe – A case of spontaneous rewilding

There are few cases of the striking return of a species once eradicated, particularly a [...]

ECOS 38 (1): Book Review: The Eurasian Beaver Handbook

THE EURASIAN BEAVER HANDBOOK Ecology and Management of Castor fiber Róisín Campbell-Palmer, Derek Gow, Gerhard [...]

ECOS 33 (1) Spring 2012. Letting the cat out of the bag: Eurasian lynx reintroduction in Scotland. James Thomson

Abstract: Conservation, game and land owning bodies have recently been discussing the conditions for any [...]

ECOS 34 (1) Spring 2013. New entrepreneurs in conservation – lessons from South Yorkshire’s Dearne Valley. Ian Rotherham

Abstract: The separation of nature from economy leads to ‘cultural severance’ and loss of species. [...]

ECOS 35 (1) Spring 2014 What future for Bears in Western Europe? Charles J. Wilson

Abstract: The brown bear has been pushed to the remotest forests and mountains in western [...]

ECOS 46 (4) UCL NATURE AND CONSERVATION SOCIETY CONFERENCE 2026

Conservation in a Connected World: It’s Challenging and Interdisciplinary Despite the somewhat ominous date and [...]

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The Chagos:  conservation catastrophe averted?

How have we come so close to allowing destruction of the best coral reef ecosystem [...]

Pigs and Rare Pollinators

Pigs showing promise for wildlife conservation Pollinators are desperately in need of assistance. With the [...]

Advancing theory of change models for rewilding: an ecological recovery perspective

Abstract Rewilding has emerged rapidly as a response to accelerating ecological degradation, prompting the development [...]

ECOS 46 (3) – Conservation and sustainability: UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum 2025 Online Conference

Conference report article JANET MACKINNON Introduction: ‘Think Global, Act Local’ The full title of this [...]