ECOS Feature Articles

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Ex-situ conservation of amphibians

Amphibians are the most threatened species of vertebrates but are we doing enough to conserve [...]

ECOS 38 (3): Brexit landscapes of the Welsh hinterland

The character and the wildlife potential of the Mid Wales landscape remains uncertain and deeply [...]

ECOS 38 (3): All At Sea?

Marine nature conservation is not going well in Wales where designated marine protected areas have [...]

ECOS 38 (2): The Nature question

The sample of meanings of Nature in this article shows something of the diversity of [...]

ECOS 38 (2): The nitrogen narrative

Excessive nitrogen in air pollution is having a devastating on fungi and plants, soils and [...]

ECOS 38 (2): Bats and wind turbines – what do we really know?

Large wind turbines are often blamed for mortality and declines in bats, whilst developers claim [...]

ECOS 38 (2): Pevensey Levels – a booming future?

New agri-environment payments and policies will hopefully deliver a vision of restored habitats and iconic [...]

ECOS 38 (1): Champions of grassroots conservation: A future for local authority countryside services?

This article discusses key messages in the author’s 2015 book, The Rise and Fall of [...]

ECOS 38 (1): Planet Earth III? For nature’s sake, no thanks

With so much wildlife sliding into oblivion, we now need a rethink about BBC’s flagship [...]

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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 [...]