Today’s the Chinese new year, the first day of the Year of the Dragon. But the recent vogue for marking this and other events with flying lanterns has caused concern that is spreading across Europe. The UK Government remains under pressure to ban so-called ‘Chinese’ lanterns, or sky lanterns after Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Planning application rejected by fairies
Perhaps there’s hope. The Ranger spends an uncomfortable amount of time these days delving into the murky depths of the planning process – and the rights and wrongs of Permitted Development, Unitary Development Plans, and Strategic Environmental Assessment fill more of his working hours than do roaming the fields and Read more »
Nick Baker breaks the fourth wall with ‘Beautiful Freaks’
The first time the Virtual Ranger met Nick Baker he was presenting prizes at the British Wildlife Photography Awards. Stricken with a streaming cold, he manfully posed for photos and shook hands with sponsors before pulling out of his hat a masterful extemporised address to the assembled photographic dignitaries. And Read more »
An Australian snake eats a goanna
We heard you like to see pictures of large invertebrates. Well, so do we, but this isn’t one of them. Join us for a dramatic photographic journey that’s not very long, but is guaranteed to make your eyes water. The album comes from Reddit, where commenters suggest the snake is Read more »
