‘A powerful indictment of the grouse-shooting industry‘ – The Guardian ‘No other book this year put the cat among the pigeons (or rather, the game birds) like Avery’s impassioned investigation into driven grouse shooting and its impact on moorland ecology‘ – The Times ‘This book pulls no punches…This is a book you must read whether…
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
Animal Aid video on grouse shooting
Here’s another organisation’s take on grouse shooting. This seems a pretty rational take on it too. If this video moves you – then please sign this e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting.
Images from WOMAD
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Thanks to everyone at WOMAD for a great time. Thanks to Ecotricity for the chance to attend. Thanks to the wonderful Wildes for most of these images, leafletting and beer – but no skittles. Thanks to everyone who took away leaflets and promised to sign the e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting which…
70,000 signatures
We have momentum! Thank you to everyone for your help and support. 70,000! The number of signatures already logged begins with a ‘7’ – which means that the number needed now begins with a ‘2’. That is achievable but not easy. We are going for it. Because 154 by 20 September is an important number…
Did you see the latest Chris Packham video? Traps!
The latest Chris Packham video refers to the pole trap incident on the Mossdale Estate near Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales National Park as well as to the legal use of such traps to kill stoats Remember that family of stoats on Springwatch from Minsmere? They are regarded as vermin on a grouse moor –…