Above all I think it illustrates what a profusion of wildlife we must once have had. Hard not to compare our history with the Amazon region, where riches of nature and biodiversity supporting indigenous communities are sacrificed in order to make a small number of landowners very rich at the expense of the entire planet.
A tragic dwindling of life - the dwindling of elvers in the Severn, like in the sperm count of modern man, as Roger Deaken wrote in his 'Wildwood, a journey through trees' book. What will arouse us to each do all we can to support Life in ourselves and our world? We need a culture with Nature, not wars, before it's too late!
An amazingly informative piece Richard… so much I did not know. The last line says it all.
Thank you. Jennie and Andrew
Above all I think it illustrates what a profusion of wildlife we must once have had. Hard not to compare our history with the Amazon region, where riches of nature and biodiversity supporting indigenous communities are sacrificed in order to make a small number of landowners very rich at the expense of the entire planet.
A tragic dwindling of life - the dwindling of elvers in the Severn, like in the sperm count of modern man, as Roger Deaken wrote in his 'Wildwood, a journey through trees' book. What will arouse us to each do all we can to support Life in ourselves and our world? We need a culture with Nature, not wars, before it's too late!
Many thanks for this article Richard.
I am always informed and entertained by your writing, even when the subject matter is disturbing. Thank you for your erudite writing