Natural history is not about producing fables.

Instead of controlling the environment for the benefit of the population, perhaps we should control the population to ensure the survival of our environment

I'm luckier than my grandfather, who didn't move more than five miles from the village in which he was born.

Now, I find that very difficult to reconcile with notions about a merciful God.

Humanity is facing a very big, slow, long, drawn-out threat, and that is to do with the way the weather is changing and the size of the population.

I don't run a car, have never run a car. I could say that this is because I have this extremely tender environmentalist conscience, but the fact is I hate driving.

Being in touch with the natural world is crucial.