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…
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The Red Fox – a species of conservation concern?
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…
The fox that predated the wrong nest…
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…
Gamebirds challenge takes a step forward
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…
David Lindo and Caroline Lucas in conversation
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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…