Any deaths by drowning are tragic, but it does seem from the media’s output about the sinking of the yacht Bayesian that some deaths are worthy of more coverage than others. This summer in northern France, where I am volunteering with Care4Calais, there have been nine deaths associated with those seeking asylum in the UK, but very little media coverage.
Simon Shaw
London
• “Overpopulations” of predators, supported by wildlife protection laws, do not threaten the return of other species (Letters, 19 August). Many scientific studies have proved that predators do not cause these declines. Instead, the loss of our precious butterflies, bats, bees and birds is the result of a broken system of intensive food production that allows little or no room for wildlife.
Stephen Moss
Mark, Somerset
