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Author: Ian Whyte

Ian is an amateur field naturalist, an ecocentrist, and an Associate Editor of The Ecological Citizen. He is retired
Natural history

The ethics of mothing

One night years ago, in a park in Florida, I met a wonderful couple, Carol Wolf and her husband, Herb. They introduced me to the joys of mothing, the practice of attracting moths to suspended sheets with ultraviolet lights at night, and photographing them. This can get quite exciting, especially when a new, or unusually beautiful, species turns up. Continue reading The ethics of mothing

Ian Whyte27 August 202027 August 2020
Green living

Making my decisions – do least harm

It seems obvious to me that my first principle should be to try to consider the effect of my every decision on all other life forms at both the individual and species levels. Continue reading Making my decisions – do least harm

Ian Whyte13 August 202019 August 20201 Comment
Direct action

What are you doing about the ecological crisis?

What am I doing? Am I doing enough? Why am I, and are we, not doing more? Continue reading What are you doing about the ecological crisis?

Ian Whyte22 April 202022 April 2020

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