About Joe Gray
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One-sentence biography
I am a nature lover and field naturalist who lives on a large island in the North Atlantic Ocean that an infinitesimal proportion of the Earth's beings call Great Britain.
Current volunteer roles
► Volunteer Ranger for a national park
► Regional Champion – Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey (Butterfly Conservation)
► Founding Editor – The Ecological Citizen, including Rewilding Successes and Earth Tongues
Joe's writing
► Find my posts on the Earth Tongues blog [HERE]
► Find details of my non-fiction relating to ecocentrism and conservation [HERE]
► Find details of my non-fiction relating to natural history [HERE]
► Find details of my fiction [HERE]
Most recent book
"Cohabiting Earth is a courageous book, both in the blunt assessment of the multiple cascading ecological/social crises we face and in the refusal to give up on efforts to make a better future. This eclectic collection of writers provides a roadmap of how we got here and where we need to go." — Robert Jensen, School of Journalism and Media, University of Texas at Austin
Joe obscuring a view of more interesting beings
Past roles and activities
Ecocentrism and conservation
► Knowledge Advisor – United Nations' Harmony with Nature programme
► Transcriber – John Muir Trancription Project (University of the Pacific)
► Researcher – Animals in the Room
► Writer – Global Rewilding Alliance
► Co-chair – St Albans Environmental Action Group
Natural history
► Trustee (Chair of Park Management Committee) – Highfield Park Trust
► Trustee – British Naturalists' Association
► County recorder – Hertfordshire (land bugs)
► Referee – Highland Biological Recording Group (land bugs)
► Associate Tutor – Field Studies Council
► Co-organizer – Herts Invertebrate Group
► Editor-in-Chief – The Hertfordshire Naturalist
Fellowships
I have previously held fellowships of the British Naturalists' Association, the Linnean Society, the Royal Entomological Society, and the Zoological Society of London. While all of these organizations do much good work, I made a decision to redirect my annual membership fees to charities that more directly support conservation initiatives.
Great green bush-cricket, France
Education
MSc in Forestry, Bangor University
MA gratis and BA Hons in Zoology, Christ's College, University of Cambridge
Secondary school education, Newent Community School
