Eight Osprey chicks from Scotland have safely arrived in Poole Harbour as part of a five-year translocation project, aimed at re-establishing this species on its former breeding grounds on the south coast of England. The project which is being run by Birds of Poole Harbour, The Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation and local wildlife technology…
Year: 2017
Peak District snares on the regional news this evening
Following this morning’s blog about snares in the Peak District, the Hunt Investigation team’s film was used on the BBC regional news, and the footage shown includes a masked man shooting into a deep pit and then further footage of what seems to be the same masked man dragging off a dead badger. Click here…
Please support FoE, RSPB and Client Earth in this legal case
Dear Mark If our government breaks the law, it’s essential that people can hold it to account. This is especially important when it comes to the environment where a decision, say to demolish a wood unlawfully, can cause damage that can never be undone. In February 2017, the government changed the rules. As a result…
Snaring in the Peak District National Park
A group called the Hunt Investigation Team (whose previous investigations include the South Herefordshire Hunt) have been investigating land identified by them as the Moscar Estate, in the Peak District National Park, owned, it is claimed by the Duke of Rutland. They have published footage of animals caught in snares including Badgers, Foxes and Mountain…
BASC doesn’t want us to see this film
This is a bit odd. Almost a year ago a filmmaker approached me (and others) to be filmed about the campaign against driven grouse shooting. I agreed to be filmed and I thought that the film might appear after the Westminster Hall debate. I’d almost forgotten all about it by now. I was sent the…