Great point about the charismatic species bias in modern conservation John. I think it is a great shame that the declines in the nondescript farmland birds e.g. Tree Sparrow and Corn Bunting don't get more air time. But perhaps the mote charismatic Turtle Dove and Cuckoo are functioning as "umbrella species" in conservation narratives.
A really fascinating piece, there is much I hadn't appreciated about this fascinating species. I do agree on the focus on the more "popular" species. We need to focus on getting all of nature back on track.
Fascinating how this story highlights the fragility of ecosystems and the importance of nature's unsung heroes. I hadn't appreciated how much adversity eels face in their life cycle. It's so important to remember, and conserve, the modest yeomen of the natural world which keep the planet's ecology functioning. Eels very much seem the 'poor bloody infantry' of aquatic life.
Great point about the charismatic species bias in modern conservation John. I think it is a great shame that the declines in the nondescript farmland birds e.g. Tree Sparrow and Corn Bunting don't get more air time. But perhaps the mote charismatic Turtle Dove and Cuckoo are functioning as "umbrella species" in conservation narratives.
A really fascinating piece, there is much I hadn't appreciated about this fascinating species. I do agree on the focus on the more "popular" species. We need to focus on getting all of nature back on track.
Fascinating how this story highlights the fragility of ecosystems and the importance of nature's unsung heroes. I hadn't appreciated how much adversity eels face in their life cycle. It's so important to remember, and conserve, the modest yeomen of the natural world which keep the planet's ecology functioning. Eels very much seem the 'poor bloody infantry' of aquatic life.