In a special two-part takeover by colleagues from the age of extinction project, Patrick Greenfield and Phoebe Weston investigate whether national parks actually benefit the environment and biodiversity, or if there might be a better way of doing things
- Kate Jennings works for the RSPB, which you can read more about here
- Christy Brigham works at Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks, which you can find out more about here
- Julian Glover’s review of UK national landscapes can be read in full here
- You can read Patrick Greenfield’s article on the death of sequoia trees here
- If you’d like to learn more about John Muir, here’s an article about his history
- Further reporting on problems facing the US National Park Service can be found here
- National Parks UK have outlined their biodiversity plans in detail here
- Let us know what you think of the episode, and any stories you’d like us to cover in the future. Leave a comment below or send us an email at: scienceweekly@theguardian.com
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