Ralph Underhill – Saturday cartoon
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Another, new-ish, paper on the impacts of lead ammunition
This paper came out in the autumn, Lead content in wild game shot with lead or non-lead ammunition – Does “state of the art consumer health protection” require non-lead ammunition? Here is the abstract, the highlighted words were my choice of highlight, The toxicity of lead has been known for a long time, and no…
You don’t see this very often…
I went back to check on a paper on heather burning which was published a few years ago and found that something had been added to it. 10 January 2019In the version of this Article originally published, the authors neglected to include information on Competing Interests; this has now been included in all versions of…
Getting close
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The crowdfunder by The Seahorse Trust (see Guest blog here) has passed £10,000 and is heading towards its target of £12,000 with 8 days to go to raise the balance. I wish them success!
A new paper on lead impacts
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This paper is interesting, Wildlife, human and environmental costs of using lead ammunition: An economic review and analysis Here is the abstract, with my choice of highlighted words, A proposed European Union (EU)-wide restriction on the use of lead gunshot for shooting in and over wetlands estimated that the societal benefits of a restriction outweighed…
Guest blog – Hunting Crimes in Devon (3) by Ian Carter
Traditional pack of hounds and riders on Dartmoor 2014. There is no suggestion intended that the individuals who appear in this image were, are, or ever have been engaged in illegal activities. I’ve been meaning to write this for a while but was inspired to finish it by watching Chris Packham’s video, filmed at a…
Wild Justice becomes member of Wildlife and Countryside Link
Wild Justice has, today, become the 51st member of Wildlife and Countryside Link.
Two mornings of Sand Martins
I haven’t been out much recently but yesterday morning I had a walk around my local patch of Stanwick Lakes and the star bird was the Sand Martin – there were hundreds of them! Sand Martin – in flight meal. Photo: Tim Melling In fact, a local birder who gets out earlier than I, said…
Therese Coffey – unsuited for her job
The latest in a series of fumbling performances by the biodiversity minister. Would Therese Coffey ever have got her job if there had been an interview which explored the candidate’s knowledge and suitability for the role? It’s a relief that as a Parliamentary Under Secretary we only pay her £96,375 for such consistently sparkling performances….
Big flock of Goshawks in Northants
On my walk around Stanwick Lakes this morning, in a cold northeasterly wind, I saw a pair of Sparrowhawks do a bit of half-hearted display, and a Red Kite cruised past, and Kestrel and Peregrine are always possibilities, but if I had see five Goshawks I would have been very surprised. Gos is on my…