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 1980 1 (1) Blue moves at Blean? Christine Bradley

Abstract: Now that the large blue butterfly is almost certainly extinct as a British breeding [...]

ECOS 1980 1 (1) F.O.E. Habitat Campaign – Tim Clarke

Abstract: Loss of a rare butterfly species reflects a wider loss of habitats. This has [...]

ECOS 26 (3/4) Winter 2005 Eradicating non-native mammals from islands: facts and perceptions

Abstract: Can science alone determine when eradication of a non-native species is required?   And should [...]

Oliver Gilbert: A Life in Ecology

A Celebration of the Work and Inspiration of Dr Oliver Gilbert Pioneer Ecologist & Sheffield [...]

Plotting in the Woods: BANC AGM and event, September 2015

Plotting in the Woods: Revitalising conservation at the BANC annual event and AGM The BANC [...]

ECOS 36 (2) Book reviews

Books reviewed in this issue: The New Wild: Why Invasive Species will be Nature’s Salvation. [...]

ECOS 36 (2) Does conservation need an exit strategy? The case for minimal management. Joe Gray and Patrick Curry

Abstract: The spectrum of potential conservation philosophies contains the ideals of preservationists towards one end [...]

ECOS 36 (1) Spring 2015. The expensive education of Britain’s nature conservation community. Alistair Crowle

Abstract: There seems little unified thinking amongst UK wildlife groups, resulting in a lack of [...]

ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. Book reviews

Books and play reviewed in this issue: – Mangroves and man-eaters and other wildlife encounters. [...]

ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. Deer management and biodiversity in England: the efficacy and ethics of culling. Simon Leadbeater

Abstract: This article examines the issues associated with controlling deer numbers in order to protect [...]