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Zoologist turned science communicator, policy wonk and environmental leader. I wear a lot of hats. I'm an environmental spokesperson available for interview on radio and TV, as well as for print media. Specialist in climate, forestry, nature, agriculture, carbon and biodiversity.

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Polar bears are invading a town in Russia-and that's a symptom of climate change that's going to ...

Polar bears are invading a town in Russia-and that's a symptom of climate change that's going to ...

The ten hottest years on record were all during the past two decades and the hottest global ocean temperature…

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Commentary: Lessons learnt when polar bears invaded one town in Russia

Commentary: Lessons learnt when polar bears invaded one town in Russia

Polar bears 'invading' a Russian village have renewed concern over climate change in the Arctic, but human-wi…

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Polar bear 'invasion': climate change increasing human-wildlife conflicts

Polar bear 'invasion': climate change increasing human-wildlife conflicts

The 10 hottest years on record were all during the past two decades and the hottest global ocean temperatures…

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Conservationists work with shepherds to reduce dog attacks

Conservationists work with shepherds to reduce dog attacks

One innovative project has used dog collars to help change the minds of locals when it comes to protecting Ba…

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Lions have adapted to hunt seals and seabirds in Namibia, study finds

Lions have adapted to hunt seals and seabirds in Namibia, study finds

Desert lions learning to hunt marine life to survive Skeleton Coast's harsh conditions

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Banning trophy hunting imports won't save the world's wildlife

Banning trophy hunting imports won't save the world's wildlife

Well-meaning celebrities and MPs recently published a letter in the Guardian, calling for a ban on trophy hun…

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Disability in ecology and evolution

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By Abdel Halloway, Niki Rust, Caroline Deimel, Cliodhna Quickley
| Cell Press Verified
In this TrendsTalk series ‘Disability in ecology and evolution’ in, we hear from people about their experiences being disabled in ecology and evolution. We are asking ecologists and evolutionary biologists with disabilities what the community could do to make our field more inclusive – these changes can be very practical things (e.g., large fonts), they could be institutional, or involve people’s attitudes and beliefs.
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How should the British countryside look post-Brexit? We asked the public

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By Niki Rust
| The Conversation Verified
Whatever your stance on Brexit, the UK’s departure from the EU has given the country a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reimagine how its land is managed. When it was still part of the EU, the UK abided by the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which provided subsidies to landowners and farmers based on how much food they produced. Earlier versions of the CAP contributed to the destruction of large swaths of the EU’s forest and wildlife habitat.
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Our UK heroes tackling wildlife crime

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By Wwf Uk, Niki Rust
| wwf.org.uk
Each year, wildlife crime enforcers from around the UK descend upon Leamington Spa to share insights and experiences on tackling wildlife crime in this country and abroad. This weekend I’ve been at the National Wildlife Crime Enforcers Conference to present awards on behalf of WWF to the law enforcers who have gone above and beyond to tackle wildlife crime in the UK. And the winners are….
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