ECOS Feature Articles

Welcome to the ECOS Archive - a compendium of 40 years of commentary and challenging writing on nature conservation in Britain.

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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 [...]

ECOS 46 (2) – UCL Nature & Conservation Society Conference 2025 – Challenging perspectives on contexts for conservation

Conference report article JANET MACKINNON The British Association of Nature Conservationists and ECOS welcomed another [...]

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ECOS 46 (1) – Illegal lynx releases signal discontent — a wake-up call for rewilding advocates

HANNAH L. TIMMINS · In early January 2025, four lynx, extinct in the UK, were [...]

ECOS 45 (6) – The spirit of rewilding

Releasing our grip on nature & rediscovering our own wildness PETER TAYLOR Rewilding has caught [...]

ECOS 45 (5) – Voices of the wild

A review of rewilding podcasts EDWARD GRIERSON Podcasts are an unlikely media success story. At [...]

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ECOS 45 (4) – Grass roots action meets high-level nature policy

UCL Nature & Conservation Society conference supported by ECOS JANET MACKINNON Following a five year [...]

ECOS 45 (3) – How modern management erases ‘Ancient Woods’

IAN D. ROTHERHAM A rich resource for people, wildlife, and heritage Ancient woodland is, in [...]