I’ll see your numbered pebble and raise you a numbered butterfly!
Ranger regular Dave Larkin noticed the article on the numbered pebble, and typically, manages to knock that into a cocked
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The butterfly that stamped… Buglife sees off Royal Mail at West Thurrock?
The most ironic marketing gaffe ever, and then an apparent u-turn by Royal Mail: did plucky little conservation charity Buglife
Read moreEndangered fly rediscovered on unusual ‘crabitat’
In 1966, 21 specimens of a new type of fly were collected from an unusual habitat in the Caribbean by
Read moreGiving conservation a bad name
Remember the Euro-banana? Every tabloid in the land screamed rage at Brussels for the unimaginable insult to that very British
Read moreInvisible squirrels
Once more the allegedly deadly grey squirrel rears its cute little head in the media, with a rather desperate article
Read moreLock up your bees!
Sometimes, the name of a species isn’t really very informative. Oonops pulcher, for example (a spider), means ‘beautiful egg-eyes’. Not
Read moreSmall game hunting
The biggest prize of all on The Ranger’s holiday in Dorset would be a sighting of the elusive sand lizard
Read moreBraving the rare carnivores
The Ranger has recently returned from a few days house-sitting for a friend on the mainland, in Dorset. By happy
Read moreScotsmen will need a sporran licence. No, seriously.
As from 21 August this year, European Protected Species are getting extra protection in England. It would be nice to
Read moreHelp save the Thames rainforest
It’s corny but it’s true. We sometimes spend so much effort looking at all the environmental trouble in far-flung parts
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