How climate change is bringing more whales to British waters

Orcas like these, seen from the Shetland Islands, are increasingly frequent visitors to our waters – BRYDON THOMASON/LORNE GILL/NATURESCOT Centuries of hunting, habitat loss and persecution have made Britain and Ireland among the most wildlife-scarce countries in the world. But while we have lost our bears and wolves, great auks and Irish elk, the British … Read more

East Timor is maturing and has learned from Sri Lanka’s mistakes

East Timor, formerly East Timor, is one of the largest ocean destinations in the world Looking out from Wata Bo’o Beach, I saw a calm blue sea, the water calm and only occasionally disturbed by the splash of a leaping silver fish. This serene tropical outpost, a thousand miles east of Bali, felt like it … Read more