Over the last couple of weeks or so I’ve given four talks; to biology sixth formers at a local school, to an RSPB members’ group in Hertfordshire, to a rewilding group in Bristol and to university students in Northampton. All have been fun to do and all have been different. I say that they all…
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RSPB press release
A rare, protected bird of prey has been illegally poisoned near Drumconrath in County Meath, Ireland. Mary hatched in the summer of 2019 from a nest on the Isle of Man. Before she left her nest, she was fitted with a lightweight satellite tracking device as part of the EU Hen Harrier LIFE project, allowing…
Joke response to new gull licensing regime from Moorland Association
Following their joke response to the Committee on Climate Change’s report on land use the Moorland Association has issued another joke response today – this time to the new licensing regime of lethal control of gulls from Natural England. Even the thickest of journalists surely won’t quote the Moorland Association’s contention that their members, notably…
NE roll out new gull cull regime
Today Natural England has announced a new licensing system for the culling of Herring Gulls and Lesser Black-backed Gulls – and it’s pretty good. These two species were removed from the general licences last year, and rightly so given that they are both declining in numbers. Natural England reveal that their analysis suggests that the…
Countryside Alliance pokes at environmental protections post-Brexit
The charming Tim Bonner was interviewed in an incredibly friendly manner on Farming Today this morning. He said he didn’t like wildlife crime, but there were reasons why people killed raptors, and that’s because raptors conflicted with people’s interests. The example he came up with was that Hen Harriers can cause declines in the numbers…
Guest blog – Planting Trees (3) by Ian Parsons
Ian Parsons spent twenty years working as a Ranger with the Forestry Commission, where he not only worked with birds of prey and dormice, but where he developed his passion for trees. Now a freelance writer, Ian runs his own specialist bird tour company leading tours to Extremadura. For more details see www.griffonholidays.com This is…
RSPB position on Environment Bill
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Martin Harper, the RSPB’s director for conservation said: The importance of this landmark legislation cannot be overstated – it should underpin our efforts to restore nature in a generation. It must set the right ambition, establish the right legal protections backed up by the right enforcement powers and introduce new tools to drive nature’s recovery….
Wild Justice puts DEFRA on notice
Yesterday, Wild Justice’s lawyers sent this letter to DEFRA. Paragraphs 16, 17 and 18 sum it all up pretty well. The choice is DEFRA’s – and with the choice comes the responsibility for the consequences. Essentially, WIld Justice has got what we asked for almost a year ago – an admission of unlawfulness from Natural…
Get rid of lead ammunition from deer culling – Deer Working Group
The Working Group recommends that the Scottish Government should make a clear commitment to end the use of lead bullets to shoot deer in Scotland, carry out the necessary research and promotion to enable that change to be made after a transition period and, as a part of that, amend The Deer (Firearms, etc.) (Scotland)…