Disclaimer (March 2020) – This was not written by anyone connected to the tourism company ‘Nature Scotland’ and was done by an external person who decided to title it ‘Nature Scotland’. A view from someone in an industry that suffers because of driven grouse shooting; I work in the Wildlife Tourism industry and I can…
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Gems from the written evidence 18 – Jim Welford
I found this account, from someone who knows Walshaw Moor and the North York Moors, very strong. here are some excerpts: I’ve been a birdwatcher as long as I can remember, covering many locations, mainly in Yorkshire. Taking a job in Halifax in 2003 gave me easy after work access to the surrounding moorland, there’s…
Gems from the written evidence 17 – retired policeman Neil MacDonald
This is the evidence from someone with plentiful experience of investigating wildlife crime. Here are some excerpts from his expert testimony; I was a senior crime investigator with the police but found investigating wildlife crime a very frustrating part of my work as a police officer. Of the many wildlife crimes I was tasked to…
Gems from the written evidence 16 – taxidermists stuffed to bits!
Please read the evidence from Yvonne Corbet – bird stuffers of the world unite to defend driven grouse shooting (no matter the floods, the loss of wildlife, the greenhouse gases). Woohoo!
Gems from the written evidence 15 – Dr Ian Mclean
There is rather too much talk about birds and too little about everything else in the discussions about the harm caused by driven grouse shooting. So have a look at the evidence submitted by a distinguished entomologist with many years experience (can you spot anyone remotely similar speaking up for the unsustainable management of our…