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Incredible turn around on Badger cull.
The government will also begin an exit strategy from the intensive culling of badgers, while ensuring that wildlife control remains a tool that can be deployed where the epidemiological evidence supports it. As soon as possible, we intend to pilot badger vaccination in at least one area where the four-year cull cycle has concluded, with…
Bird song (5) – Dunnock
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I guess there is usually a Dunnock in my garden, but I certainly don’t see them all the time. Even when they are picking up scraps under the bird feeders, and are in plain view, they seem to be more inconspicuous than other birds. Dunnocks don’t draw attention to themselves and are often described as…
Crispin Odey and the Cerrado – a tale of three governments?
There are some people whose names crop up now and again; one of these is Crispin Odey (for previous mentions of old Harrovian, city trader, Crispin Odey in this blog see here, here, here, here, here, here and here!). Yesterday Mr Odey was mentioned in the Guardian under the headline ‘Tory donor invested in firm…
RSPB press release – HS2
The RSPB accuses HS2Ltd of “holding nature in contempt” The RSPB has reacted angrily following an exclusive report by Channel 4 News about HS2Ltd contractors attempting to empty woodlands of birds before tree clearance. The report showed two contractors using a hawk to try and scare birds and prevent them from nesting. Emma Marsh, Director RSPB England…
Response from Natural England
That was quick!
Burning questions in Parliament, again
The Government has always been clear on the need to phase out burning of protected blanket bog to conserve these vulnerable habitats, and we are looking at how legislation could achieve this. https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-02-24/19781/
RSPB press release
NEW RESEARCH SHOWS OVERALL BENEFITS FOR BIRDS FROM RESTORING NATIVE WOODLAND BUT SOME MOORLAND SPECIES MAY LOSE OUT RSPB research in Scotland suggests that native woodland plantations could have overall benefits for some breeding birds – but care should be taken not to squeeze out important species of open ground. The study, published in the…
New Petitions Committee
The new House of Commons Petitions Committee has been formed. One piece of unfinished business is a certain highly-supported petition on banning driven grouse shooting. If (when, surely?) debated this petition will give a DEFRA minister the opportunity to respond to the issue of burning of peatlands and in particular the recommendation by the Committee…