Standing up for Nature
Reviewed by Ian Carter This book is aimed, I imagine, primarily at older children, perhaps in their early teens or a little younger for more advanced readers. That being so, when asked to read it I thought I’d have a look at a chapter or two to get a flavour of the writing and write…
Paul writes: I can’t resist watching insects feeding on dandelions, so when I saw this Green-veined White last weekend I stopped to have a closer look. This butterfly probably suffers from being so widespread and common that it is dismissed as “just another white”. However, once seen close up they are subtly attractive with their…
I’ve been looking forward to reading this book and it hasn’t disappointed me – I recommend it. I went to the book launch on Tuesday and drank red wine, met some friends and we all sang The Manchester Rambler which was fun. But I was keen to discover what Guy had found out and how….
Tim writes: These are Magellanic Penguins braying next to their offspring. They are closely related and very similar to the African Penguin, which is often known as the Jackass Penguin, because of its donkey-like braying call. And Magellanic Penguins make a similar donkey call, which these were both making when I took the photograph. All…
This general licence was published yesterday evening by Natural England – the next ones look as though they will be published by Defra. I’ve had a quick look at it. Noticeable is this passage; This appears to be a recognition of the point raised on this blog last week (and raised in the Wild Justice…
Defra want to know what everyone thinks about everything by 5pm a week on Monday. That gives the world 5 working days to get their thoughts together. I”m pretty sure that Wild Justice will be submitting something.
See the exchange of letters between the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Natural England, published today. Getting notice of this in an email from Defra seems to mean that Wild Justice is now a Defra stakeholder. Gosh! Michael Gove is now in charge of pigeon shooting and crow control, as…
The BTO website has had an overhaul and it looks very attractive. In a blog on the spanking new and attractive website, the BTO CEO Andy Clements (also a Board member of Natural England) writes about the scientific challenges for the new general licensing regime that Natural England is introducing. The blog is well worth…