Over the last century, Earth’s wild places have seen startling declines in biodiversity. According to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), around one million species are currently at risk of extinction The main cause? Human activity. Habitat loss and fragmentation, climate change, over-consumption, human-wildlife conflict and […]
Month: March 2025
Why Do Tigers Have Stripes?
Tigers are one of the easiest of the big cats to identify because of their dramatic striped coats. Jaguars and leopards have their rosette spots, lions have their golden fur and male lions their mane, but tigers are unique as they strut around jungles and grasslands with their vertical-striped markings, […]
Why the Cotswolds Is an English Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Daydreaming of a trip to England quickly conjures up the image of sheep grazing in rolling green hills, villages with quiet lanes dotted with thatched cottages and local cozy pubs, medieval churches, and lazy, winding rivers. Nowhere does the word “bucolic” apply more than in the Cotswolds. The largest Area […]