Standing up for Nature
Mark writes: there is a big contrast between this… … this … …these images from the Extinction Rebellion London protests … … and this … MPs debate climate after school strike – but only a handful turn up. Government benches mostly empty for debate inspired by schoolchildren’s climate strike. Photo: parliamentlive.tv
The Times reports today that Eurotunnel is the last remaining route into the UK for millions of French-bred Pheasant chicks after ferry companies boycotted the imports. From The Times report (by Will Humphries) it appears that Eurotunnel was unaware of the numbers of live birds being imported on 3.5 tonne trucks and that animals are…
Mark writes: did you see the Attenborough programme on climate change on Thursday evening? I saw lots of it but was distracted by other things. I’ll watch it again soon.
Sometimes the Easter break comes at the right time for Pasqueflowers, and sometimes the weather is perfect. This is one such year. Make the most of the glorious weather this Bank Holiday weekend. Mostly these county flowers of Cambridgeshire are fenced in but occasionally one does a runner, like the one below, and can be…
Ben Macdonald is a conservation writer, field director in wildlife television, and a lifelong naturalist; passionate about restoring Britain’s wildlife, pelicans included, in his lifetime. He has been the conservation columnist for Birdwatching magazine, as well as a contributor to the RSPB Nature’s Home and BBC Wildlife. He has worked on a range of TV series, including for the…
Those Europeans coming over here rebuilding our habitats and our wildlife… See here Interesting, isn’t it (I think it is) that it isn’t our governments, it isn’t our millionnaires, it isn’t our NGOs, who are leading on rewilding our knackered uplands on a massive scale… Why not?
Paul Sterry has an academic background in freshwater biology and is a passionate conservationist. He has been writing about natural history and photographing wildlife for the last 40 years, with an emphasis on the British scene. Vermin. One way and another, it’s a familiar word these days but one where meaning and interpretation have morphed…
Natural England has not announced its review of the General Licences yet… I think they are in a corner and don’t know how to get out – but I may be wrong.
Gamekeepers are asking themselves whether they are wonderful and are expected to say ‘Yes, we are!’. It’s a fairly obvious point but – wouldn’t it be more impressive if gamekeepers could get others to say how wonderful they are? And I don’t mean their employers! If the RSPB, Wildlife Trusts and other real conservation organisations…
Dave Clark is an ornithologist with an MSc in Ornithology from the University of Birmingham and environmental campaigner with a particular interest in the interactions between birds and humans. Dave is keen to spread the word about the importance of urban areas for wildlife and improving our engagement with nature. He can be reached at dave@mailbox.co.uk. Why…