Women in Conservation (and on Twitter)
The only way we will tackle conservation issues successfully is with a diverse range of people from all walks of life, both men and women, from many different countries with many different skills...
How to.. Set Up A Conservation Blog
Conservation is a great thing to write about, and for this reason I'm frequently get emails from people thinking of starting their own websites and blogs. To help answer their questions, I thought I'd share a few of the things I learn't from setting up my own site.
Top 100 Conservation Twitter Accounts to Follow in 2014
Interested in conservation? Here's 100 of the best conservation related Twitter accounts, including official organisations, scientists, campaigners, journalists, photographers and news sites.
My Year in 13 Photographs
Scotland, Lapland, Fieldwork, Walking the Tube, Liquid nitrogen and other adventures from 2013.
My Favourite Book This Year
One-third of the world's wild nature has been lost since I was a child and first heard the word 'conservation'. That's what keeps me awake at night.
How to… Have a citizen science microadventure
Science and adventure go hand in hand. In the same way that you don't need to fly to the other side of the world, climb mountains or row oceans to have an adventure. You don't need to lead an expedition to the depths of the unexplored amazon to do science.
On Graduating and The Real World (it’s OK to do something different)
When you graduate, a lot of people tell you that you need to join the real world. That you can’t necessarily expect to enjoy work because it’s work.
Citizen Science Challenge #7: Big Butterfly Count
I'll be the first to admit that it can be tough to persuade people to assess the health of trees or fish around in ponds for amphibians, but butterflies really sell themselves.
How to… Crowdfund Conservation
If ever there was an opportunity for the conservation community to leap on, then this is it.
Advice To Young Scientists: The World Needs You, Badly.
“Consider the nematode roundworm, the most abundant of all animals. Four out of five animals on Earth are nematode worms — if all solid materials except nematode worms..
A Conservation Success Story
Most people probably don't know that Spain (and a little bit of Portugal) are home simultaneously the worlds rarest cat and one of conservations biggest success stories - the Iberian Lynx.
Fieldwork in the Scottish Highlands
It's remarkably easy to sit in a centrally heated office, cosily hatching plans through the Winter. Distances look shorter, methods seem simpler and the prospect of a summer of fieldwork in the hills sounds positively straight forward.