Author: Mark

Born Bristol, UK Educated: Cleeve House School Bristol, Bristol Grammar School and Downing College Cambridge Ph.D. University of Aberdeen, Winter activity of pipistrelle bats. NERC post-doctoral Research Fellow, Edward Grey Institute, Oxford University Former Conservation Director of the RSPB, 1989-2011

87 Beavers memorial calendar

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Thank you to the friend who sent me this calendar – it’s very attractive and proceeds go to support the Scottish Beaver Group.

This doesn’t look good.

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I guess the only question really is whether the Prime Minister is lying to business leaders, or to the EU, or to the British public but the likely answer is that he is lying to everyone.

Quite a surprise…

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This popped up yesterday – completely out of the blue! If you’d like toencourage your MP to attend this debate and make some points on your behalf, then sign up to the Wild Justice free newsletter to get advice and updates https://wildjustice.org.uk/contact/

You probably read it here first…

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The blog that appeared here on 27 December, ‘Brexit deal: ten words that spell environmental damage‘ pointed out that the non-regression (otherwise known as non-backsliding on environmental protection) clause in our cooperation deal with the EU was very carefully worded, apparently to circumscribe the extent of that non-regression. On the same day (but I think,…

Press release – Trees for Life

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Trees for Life crowdfunder to protect Scotland’s beavers raises £60,000 A crowdfunding appeal by Trees for Life to help protect Scotland’s endangered wild beavers has raised almost £60,000 – setting the scene for a court challenge to the Scottish Government’s beaver policy, which the charity says is causing needless loss of beavers’ lives. Trees for…