Category: Blog posts

Grouse moors are not land for food production, purely for sport, and 1.4% of the entire land of Britain is given over to ecologically damaging practices such as burning peat and ‘predator control’.

Deer-stalking and rewilding are more closely intertwined than many may think, with arguable positives and negatives. Deer-stalking, more than any other kind of hunting, highlights some of the key issues that rewilding faces.

Over the past 1000 years the Royal Family has built up a vast and intricate network of land holdings, via an esoteric set of semi-feudal legal entities that have survived, and for the most part thrived, during the various political upheavals of Britain’s history as a monarchy.

When we think of rainforest, we stereotypically think of South America, Madagascar or Borneo. But guess what? We have small fragments of rainforest right here in the UK…

Hunting is a contentious subject and can raise a lot of emotions on both sides. But moving aside from the morality of hunting, what is the effect on the environment of releasing captive-bred gamebirds like pheasants and red-legged partridges?

Dartmoor is dying, its wildlife is declining and disappearing, and the time to do something is now. Will you be a voice for nature?

Following our 100,000 signature petition, the Crown Estate has made its first tentative steps towards rewilding! But, as the nature crisis worsens, there is still a long, long way to go…

Wild Card staged a protest at Kensington Palace this morning in response to the Duchy of Cornwall’s announcement earlier this month regarding the expansion of Wistman’s Wood on Dartmoor.

Hi, I’m Elena and I’ve just joined the Wild Card team, and I’m proud to now call myself a Wild Cardigan! I’m a writer and an artist, and currently retraining as an ecologist after years spent working in international events.