Standing up for Nature
If Spring ends on 19 May, as I think it does for me, then Summer is about to morph into Autumn. I know there is the whole of July and August that many people would regard as Summer, but the birds are telling me that Autumn is fast approaching. Sitting in my garden the other…
After studying zoology at university Jonathan was involved in ornithological research and conservation for a number of years in France, Scotland and West Africa. Subsequently he has spent most of his career as an environmental consultant, assisting industry in managing its environmental impacts. Wildlife, particularly insects, remain his first love however and he is a…
BASC obviously feels that it is in a corner and simply resorts to nastiness. Apparently crowdfunding for a legal case to challenge government’s inaction on environmental protection is ‘extremism’ in BASC’s view. Really? Using the law of the land is extremism? I don’t know whether we in Wild Justice will win or lose, but it’s…
It’s easy to find lots of views and images of Red Foxes on the internet: some people love them and others loathe them. But I’m surprised that there isn’t more discussion about their status. I posted this graph (from the recent excellent BBS report) a while ago wondering whether this population trend was real or…
I miss You Forgot the Birds – remember them? They were set up by grouse shooters, notably old Harrovian city trader Crispin Odey (see here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here), to have a go at the RSPB because the RSPB was occasionally mentioning the problems associated with driven grouse shooting. At least…
Today Wild Justice heard that it had been granted permission for judicial review of the release of 47 million non-native Pheasants and 10 million non-native Red-legged Partridges into the countryside for shooting. Wild Justice says that these unlimited, unregulated releases need to be assessed for their impacts on sites of nature conservation importance. This does…
Tomorrow, Wednesday 24 June at 7pm, David Lindo (The Urban Birder) is in conversation with Caroline Lucas MP (the greenest MP in Westminster? by miles?). Join their conversation about making a change, diversity and our future relationship with nature. The event is free, open to all and is hosted online at theurbanbirderworld.com/live-webinars in partnership with…
Helen Kirk is passionate about environmental conservation and wildlife. She is a peatland campaigner and field naturalist. Growing up on a farm on the periphery of Hatfield Moors, and attending school in the 1970s where visits to Thorne Moors were frequent, saw Helen cut her teeth in terms of natural history interest and later campaigning…
More about Hen Harrier Day Online 2020: things to get involved with Here’s an update about Hen Harrier Day 2020. Since Covid-19 first struck, the folk at Hen Harrier Action have been planning an online event, and it’s going to be fantastic. Sadly, nearly all of the planned events on the ground have had to…
RSPB Scotland welcomes expert advisory group’s recommendation to invest in nature Today, the Scottish Government’s Economic Advisory Group published its initial advice to the Government on a green recovery after Covid-19. RSPB Scotland, Scotland’s largest nature conservation organisation, welcomes the general direction of the report and recommendations. Given the ongoing nature and climate emergency the…