Guest blog – WMPUK

Wild Mammal Persecution UK: What we do and why we do it. Wild Mammal Persecution UK (WMPUK) is a blog set up by a number of individuals to monitor and document the persecution of wild mammals in the UK. It is intended to make people aware of our diverse and wonderful wild mammal population and…

Gone for a Burton

The failure of the Arcadia group has been no innocent rural idyll. Sir Philip Green is a great poster boy for both capitalism and the Honours System having received his knighthood in 2006 for services to the retail industry. It’s a pity that these things don’t have to be renewed every few years (and it’s…

Sunday book review – Mammals of Ethiopia by Trevor Jenner

Reviewed by Tim Melling Ethiopia has a remarkably rich mammal fauna including a number of iconic endemics like Ethiopian Wolf, Mountain Nyala, Bale Monkey and Gelada. This new guide is exactly what visitors to this region need to find and identify the mammals of this region. It is attractively laid out and brimming with useful…

Tim Melling – Brown Hare leveret

Tim writes: I spotted this young leveret crouching low in the grass near Holmfirth in late July.  It was in a field next to a road, and I stayed on the road with the 420mm lens so as not to disturb it.  Brown Hares give birth to about three litters each year, producing one to…