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Ecologist, nature photographer and inspirational speaker. Founder of the award-winning charity Trees for Life.

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As an apex predator, the jaguar is an indicator of the health of tropical rainforests in South America. It needs large areas of natural habitat & prey to survive. Oil exploration has no place in the Ecuadorian Amazon & should be stopped immediately. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/11/ecuadors-vanishing-jaguars-the-big-cat-vital-to-rainforest-survival

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It's always welcome when a species thought to have been lost to extinction is re-dsiscovered. This one is particularly special, as it's the world's smallest ungulate. Its survival now will depend on the protection of its forest habitat & no snares. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/11/mouse-deer-not-seen-nearly-30-years-found-alive-vietnam

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The sand dunes here at Findhorn are nationally important for their rare lichens, but they also have some interesting fungi. I photographed this one today. It's the sandy earthtongue fungus (Sabuloglossum arenarium) - there are only a handful of records for it in Scotland.

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