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

Almost forgot

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We passed 26,000 signatures on our e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting a few days ago. It is now much closer to 27,000 than 26,000. If we banned driven grouse shooting we would: have lower water bills have less climate change have less flooding have more wildlife have better blanket bogs have more Hen Harriers…

All in a name

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It was almost bound to happen, and of course I had noticed the name of the winner of the 2:30 at Cheltenham before the race began. Although horses don’t know their names (or do they?), and you can call your horse Pegasus and it won’t necessarily fly home ahead of the others, it’s difficult not…

New Year’s resolutions? Try these to help wildlife.

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Here are a few New Year resolutions for you to consider. You can pick and choose or ignore them altogether! Be proud of the fact that you love wildlife – it’s everyone else who is odd – and talk to people on buses, in queues, in the pub etc about wildlife.  You can be a…