No doubt, shooting organisations will seek to rubbish and delay the implementation of the findings of the Lead Ammunition Group. There will be a long list of attacks on ‘antis’ and ‘townies’ and attempts to cast doubt on the science. They may even say things like ‘We need to consider these findings carefully, once peer-reviewed,…
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These children want to grow up to see Hen Harriers (2)
Abbie Harrison-Evans is pretty clear that she would like us all to Save the Hen Harrier! This is the second poster design by children from the Wollaton Park Wildlife Watch group, whose leader Helen Mitchem, was present at, and inspired by, Hen Harrier Day in the Goyt Valley (click here for Benjamin’s poster from…
RSPB speaks out for Chris Packham (ICYMI)
In case you missed it, do read this very sensible response from RSPB Chief Exec Mike Clarke, to calls from the Countryside Alliance for Chris Packham to be sacked from the BBC. Despite Chris’s thoughtful and fairly mild criticism of the RSPB, Wildlife Trusts, Hawk and Owl Trust and National Trust (yep – pretty much…
M&S – good decision (badly worded)
M&S decided last year not to sell grouse because it could not be assured of the sustainability of its sources of game meat. This year, M&S found an excuse to continue that position because it was a poor year for grouse supplies. With the findings of the Lead Ammunition Group now published it would be…
Lead and gamekeepers and their families
Another quote from the findings of the Lead Ammunition Group: Lead shot and bullet fragments can be present in game meat at levels sufficient to cause significant health risks to children and adult consumers, depending on the amount of game they consume. Almost certainly some 10,000 children are growing up in households where they…