Wild encounters

When nature fights back

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Perspective Media
August 03, 2025

THIS WEEK’S DEEP DIVE
Swimming with puffins
BY NICK HUNT

Atlantic puffin, Haverfordwest, Wales, UK - Photo by Tim Morgan/Pexels

Nick Hunt journeys to a remote Welsh island where thousands of puffins create a scene of natural abundance that feels almost prehistoric in our age of ecological loss. But swimming among these “clowns of the sea” reveals both the fragility of island ecosystems and the ongoing battle to protect them from invasive species, where a single pair of rats could spell disaster for an entire colony.

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The more we learn about these birds the more extraordinary they become, and the more miraculous their presence around us

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Time for a revamp

Cultural entomologist Bridget Nicholls argues it's time to rehabilitate the reputation of one of the most demonised creatures on Earth. From Dracula's villain to Covid scapegoat, bats have been unfairly maligned – but these remarkable flying mammals, with 65 million years of evolution behind them, might just hold keys to human survival that we’re only beginning to understand.

www.perspectivemedia.com/time-for-a-revamp

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We share 95.8–97.4% of their DNA

The promise of rewilding

Millie Kerr embarked on writing a book about rewilding thinking she understood the concept, only to discover a global movement far more ambitious and complex than she imagined. From war-torn African parks being restored with reintroduced carnivores to New Zealand's controversial species eradications, she uncovers the passionate conservationists behind eleven remarkable projects, and the surprising risks that come with trying to bring wilderness back.

www.perspectivemedia.com/the-promise-of-rewilding

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Passion is more contagious than science. It’s what opens the door

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