True conservation is as impossible as…
…trying to produce a “balance of nature”. The best we can hope for, therefore, is our best attempt at nature conservation – to help the maximum number of desirable species…
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Was Maxwell Knight Ian Fleming’s “M”?
To many, “M” might seem like a random letter plucked from thin air by Ian Fleming during a spell of writer’s block; a fictional character. It was, of course, anything…
Global wildlife populations have halved in just 40 years” – WWF’s Living Planet Report 2014.
“Wildlife’s continued decline highlights the urgent need for sustainable solutions to humanity’s increasing demand on our natural resources,” reports WWF and ZSL in the Living Planet Report. Professor Ken Norris,…
Why didn’t Maxwell Knight publish The Frightened Face of Nature?
Maxwell Knight was aware of the furore and criticism from chemical companies and others when Rachel Carson published her book Silent Spring in 1962. Indeed, he credits her work in…
BIRD GARDENING – HOW DID IT START?
Knight the pioneer: How did ‘bird gardening’ become established in British life? Simon King reveals its origins in the ideas and writing of the famous WW2 spy catcher – none…
Camberley Natural History Society’s Exhibition at Surrey Heath Museum – Photo blog
Maxwell Knight was amongst the original founders of the Camberley Natural History Society in 1946. Source: Camberley Natural History Society’s Exhibition at Surrey Heath Museum – Photo blog
Maxwell Knight’s cabinet featured in Cage & Aviary Birds publication:
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New Statesman: Cuckoos, le Carré, and conservation: the forgotten files of the real-life “M”
Read Anoosh Chakelian’s article on the New Statesman website Copyright: see acknowledgements
