Tick Troubles: A Rural Perspective on a Growing Issue
A once-rare pest is becoming horribly widespread. Where have they come from, and what on earth can be done? The options seem very limited.
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Home-kill and the madness of the ruling classes
Somewhere in this process, thinking has to change.
Why DEFRA hates Feargal Sharkey
Since water was privatised by Mrs Thatcher, there has never been any actual competition within the market.
We need a clear strategy for delivering predator control
How many foxes do we need to kill in order to raise the productivity of the species we’re conserving?
The HuelBros and AI cultists need to get their boots dirty
In a world obsessed with optimisation, perhaps the countryside has something to teach us about the value of friction, inefficiency and taking the long way round.