Emily is a conservation and sustainability journalist. She feels passionately about endangered species. You can see her latest work on her blog, Conservation Folks, or follow her on Twitter. As human populations have progressed, industrialised and grown, they have trodden upon areas of the planet once reserved solely for wildlife and the natural ecosystems in which they had peacefully lived. This has lead to local and global extinctions and overall declines in biodiversity. S

Nick's interest in conservation stemmed from a childhood spent outdoors and reading books by his hero, Gerald Durrell. Having completed a degree in Zoology at the University of Cambridge, he is currently studying for a Masters in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management at the University of Oxford. Next year he begins a PhD in Manchester which will explore why populations of Easter black rhinos are not breeding well in Kenya. Young people often have a natural tendency to be

Lucas Bainbridge, a Sixth Form student from London, shares his thoughts on rewilding and why it is an invigorating, exciting and important approach to restoring landscapes. Lucas has an interest in conservation and is planning to study geography at University; he is volunteering for Action for Conservation. “Lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh, my!” – these were certainly a concern for Dorothy and her crew in the Wizard of Oz, but how would local residents in much of the industr