From the rainforests of Costa Rica to the Balkans and Scotland, Karen Lloyd explores the hidden life of habitats and species including sloths, the rockpool shrimp and the world's only truly wild horse.
She studies the biodiversity of urban wildflower meadows and the contested spaces of landscape recovery, including in northern England's Lake District, where she lives, assessing our human impact on the lives of creatures and ecosystems whose survival is deeply intertwined with our own.
In an era marked by escalating environmental crisis, this luminous collection challenges us to understand that preserving our planet demands recognizing the intrinsic rights of our fellow species; that social and environmental justice are inseverable. Lloyd's essays blend lyrical observation with urgency and philosophical depth, arguing for new directions for conservation. This collection is a rallying call-a celebration of renewal and resilience-for all who care about Earth's future.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
On Bewilderment: on our conflicting attitudes to the natural world
The Fortingall Yew: on an ancient yew tree, considered one of the oldest living trees in Europe
Sloth City: on sloths and biodiversity in a Costa Rican rainforest
Levelling Up: on balancing social justice and environmental projects in a primarily working-class town
Shooting Horses with the Hungarians: on the world's only truly wild horse species
Inside the Rockpool Shrimp there Is a Dying Star: on the impact of microplastics on coastal fauna
I'm Blue: You're Yellow: on restoration of wildflowers in urban settings
Rights of Nature: on the arguments for non-human species rights, at the MOTH (More than Human) festival of ideas conference
Prospect and Refuge: on balancing wildlife and agriculture in a national park
The Convex View: on cultural considerations vs biodiversity and ecological restoration
Everything Trembles: on art as "truth to nature"
Eighty Fragments on the Pelican: on pelicans, from fossil records to observing pelicans in Greece
To Receive the Wolf: on rewilding the wolf and other apex predators
Coda
The Bear, the Taxi Driver and the Custard Cream: on bears in Romania
Incoming: on seabirds
The Helsfell Wolf: on preserving our natural heritage in museum collections
The Gift: on a winter sighting of the Northern Lights
