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 39(6): The people’s manifesto for wildlife – solid ideas or flaky ideals?

The wildlife manifesto launched by Chris Packham is a lengthy wish list in need of [...]

ECOS 39(6): ‘Own Transport Preferred’: Potential problems with long-term volunteering and internships

Conservation organisations rely heavily on volunteers, and many also offer paid and unpaid internships. Gaining [...]

ECOS 39(6): Medicine for contemporary ills: a ‘Dose of Nature’?

Human health and nature find common cause in ‘green prescribing’. What is the case for [...]

ECOS 39(5): Book Review: MRS PANKHURST’S PURPLE FEATHER

MRS PANKHURST’S PURPLE FEATHER Tessa Boase Aurum 2018 336 pages Hardback £20 ISBN: 978 1 78131 [...]

ECOS 39(5): Book Review: WILDING

WILDING The return of nature to a British farm Isabella Tree Picador2018238 pagesHardback £20ISBN: 978-1-5098-0509-9 Review [...]

ECOS 39 (4): Book Review: THE LONG SPRING

THE LONG SPRING Tracking the Arrival of Spring Through Europe Laurence Rose Bloomsbury Natural History2018272 [...]

ECOS 39(4): Undergraduate highly commended: Marine noise pollution – A (quiet) call to action

Many marine animals like fish and whales rely on acoustic signals to communicate and to [...]

ECOS 39 (4): Undergraduate winner: And I whale always love you

Looking at sonic performances that utilise whale song are there possibilities for inter-species collaboration and [...]

ECOS 39 (2): Safety in Numbers

People with a love of nature belong to many different tribes, distanced by culture, language [...]

ECOS 39 (2): A Tribe of Dreamers

A voice from the wilderness guides network reflects on her work, and on whether it [...]