Caitlin Moran (2010 columnist of the year) had an interesting piece in The Times at the weekend. It’s about tradition and mentions the Duke of Westminster (traditionally not paying inheritance tax on his late father’s estate worth £9bn – it’s a tradition, you know, for the very rich not to pay much in taxes). I…
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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
Writing competition – not many entries so far
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I haven’t had many entries yet for this blog’s writing competition – but then, if you are like me, you never submit anything until the last moment. Closing date: 10 September Length: 400-1200 words Categories: invertebrates international wildlife wildlife and the arts wildlife and politics Plus a prize for the best 18 years or younger…
Good for the Wildlife Trusts!
This new e-petition is trending at over 1000 signatures an hour at the moment. I signed it when it was at about 1500 signatures but it is flying. Now, it is a very sensible e-petition, but interestingly its proposer is Simon King, the Wildlife Trusts’ President Emeritus (!) and is supported by the Wildlife Trusts….
More wearisome science
Remember according to the not-so-talented Viscount Ridley ‘Hen harriers, which are ground-nesting birds vulnerable to foxes, are thriving in Scotland … in places where gamekeepers control fox numbers.‘ and grouse-shooter Charles Moore, ‘…most such accusations about the killing of hen harriers are false’ and ‘hen harriers do better on kept moors than on unkept ones…‘. Well,…
World Birding TV launches
A new international internet birding magazine, World Birding TV, has just launched. Guess what? Episode 1 includes coverage of our campaign to ban driven grouse shooting and we get the chance to see and hear Amanda Anderson looking unconvinced and sounding unconvincing. Henry is filmed at the Bird Fair and a gamekeeper finds evidence of…