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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ECOS 33 (1) Spring 2012. Bee conservation: A call for coherence, cohesion and co-operation. Emily Adams, Philip Donkersley and Alistair Campbell

Abstract: Conservation actions for different groups of bees would be improved if a more coherent, [...]

ECOS 33 (1) Spring 2012. Ups and downs for the Badger. Ian Rotherham

Abstract: Two six-week badger cull trials are scheduled to take place from August 2012 and [...]

ECOS 33 (1) Spring 2012. Tolerating the Tay beavers. Derek Gow

Abstract: The Tay beavers will be monitored between now and the end of the Knapdale [...]

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 33 (1) Spring 2012. Scottish and reform: A lost opportunity for community landownership? Alexandra Henderson

Abstract: Land reform in Scotland raises huge opportunities for remote areas of the Highlands and [...]

ECOS 33 (1) Spring 2012. Heartlands and wildwoods. Sophie Wynne Jones

Abstract: This article considers the potential for native woodland restoration in the Welsh Uplands. It [...]

ECOS 33 (1) Spring 2012. A lifeless living Wales? Mick Green

Abstract: Consultations on green reforms in Wales, including a single environmental delivery body, have set [...]

ECOS 33 (1) Spring 2012. Wildlife fallback – are we prepared? David West

Abstract: Despite the recent advances in nature conservation are we about to see a rapid [...]

ECOS 33 (1) Spring 2012. For Nature’s sake. Mark Avery

Abstract: British nature needs a strong campaigning voice. Public bodies charged with defending wildlife are [...]

ECOS 33 (1) Spring 2012. Cometh the hour? Peter Shirley

Abstract: This article discusses the current forces affecting the role and the influence of wildlife [...]