by Tim Mackrill | May 5, 2020 | Week 8 (May-July 2020)
This week Barry is talking about the concept of ‘getting the right people on the bus’. When you’re early in your conservation career you might wonder if this is really relevant. Let’s face it, you’re more likely to be the one being recruited, than vice versa; but I...
by Tim Mackrill | May 5, 2020 | BCL Week 9 (May-July 2020)
When you look back over the last century there are many people who could be regarded as conservation visionaries. One who really stands out for me, is George Waterston. Born in Edinburgh in 1911 to a wealthy family of printers and stationers, Waterston’s main passion...
by Tim Mackrill | May 5, 2020 | BCL Week 11 (May-July 2020)
I consider myself very lucky to have always wanted to work in conservation. I remember my class mates discussing a whole host of jobs in our career advice sessions at school, but I always had my heart firmly set on conservation. I just knew it was what I wanted to do....
by Tim Mackrill | May 5, 2020 | BCL Week 7 (May-July 2020)
It is clear that we are in the midst of an ecological crisis. The recent State of Nature report made for difficult reading if you’re a conservationist. Despite our supposed love of nature, Britain is now regarded as one of the most biologically impoverished countries...
by Tim Mackrill | May 5, 2020 | BCL Week 10 (May-July 2020)
Here’s a question: when people ask you how work is going, how many times do you answer, “It’s really busy”. I have to put my hand up here; over the years I must be one of the worst offenders. The problem is that in today’s word it’s almost as if we can only be...
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