Standing up for Nature
Oscar writes: After our week in Yellowstone, we spent a few days staying near Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park. One of my favourite birds there was the Clark’s Nutcracker, and in fact I saw several in the pine trees just outside the hotel rooms. One morning I spent an hour photographing this bird…
On Friday we heard that High Court judge, Justice Oueseley, upheld a judicial review against Natural England over its refusal to issue licences to kill Buzzards that were allegedly causing damage to a Pheasant shoot by eating too many Pheasants. Reports by Raptorpersecutionscotland and National Gamekeepers’ Organisation. There has been an outcry by raptor lovers…
I spent Thursday evening and Friday and Saturday at the New Networks for Nature meeting – it was great in an inspiring, relaxing, challenging and humorous mixture. But the best bit, the very best bit, the very very best bit, was on Friday morning when George Monbiot and Tony Juniper debated, in a very friendly,…
It doesn’t appear that this winter will be a Waxwing winter. If it is going to be one of those years when Tesco car parks are flooded with Rowan-eating visitors from Scandinavia then large numbers have usually been seen on the east coast and Fair Isle by now. But you can keep track of sightings…