Reflections of a Curlew: Amazon

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Friday, 6 July 2012

The Future of the Amazon

Here is the interview I did with a Brazilian Bishop on the future of the Amazon. he was a sincere man who obviously has a great feeling for the greatest rainforest on earth. However there is an error - the new forest code is trying to reduce protection, not increase it! I've asked The Tablet to correct this next week.Voice of the Forest

Tuesday, 5 May 2009

Radio 4 - Nature Programme

Just broadcast today - NATURE on Radio 4, a programme I made on the Future of the Amazon

It is repeated tomorrow on Wednesday evening at 9.00 pm.

Another one on Seabirds - Canaries on the Cliffs will be broadcast on June 2nd. Go to my radio page on my website for more details about radio programmes.

Why a Curlew?

I love curlew, they have the most beautiful, haunting call, inhabit that wild hinterland between land and sea and manage to look comical and lovely at the same time. They are also associated with an ancient celtic saint. Legend has it that St Beuno was sailing off the coast of Wales and dropped his book of sermons into the water. A curlew flew down, scooped up the book and took it to the shore to keep it safe. From then on St Beuno blessed all curlew and said they should be protected for ever, hence their nests are really difficult to find.

I wrote an article for The Tablet called Call of the Curlew, it was published in 2006.

Reflections of a Curlew

Friday, 6 July 2012

The Future of the Amazon

Tuesday, 5 May 2009

Radio 4 - Nature Programme

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