Yesterday, the Wild Justice directors (Ruth Tingay, Chris Packham (‘fresh’ back from Baja California) and I) met Chief Inspector Louise Hubble and Deputy Chief Constable Craig Naylor for a chat about wildlife crime. We covered a wide range of topics which included hare coursing, raptor persecution, poaching and how the law operates. Very useful for…
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Thinking of subscribing…
The current Shooting Times magazine is so full of interesting and puzzling articles I am seriously considering taking out a subscription. And it’s nearly time for the next weekly offering. Lindsay Waddell, retired gamekeeper from the Raby estate, writes about the new rules governing heather without actually telling us what they are. I assume he…
Guest blog – Please help protect seahorses by Neil Garrick-Maidment
I am the founder and executive Director of The Seahorse Trust and have worked with seahorses from around the world for 42 years and I have concentrated on British seahorses since the early 1990s. Prior to my research, seahorses were not considered to be a native species but just an accidental visitor, however having an…
White-tailed Eagles to come back to lowland England
White-tailed Eagle. Photo: Mike Crutch Natural England has issued a licence to allow the release of White-tailed Eagles on the Isle of Wight. For details see here. This is excellent news and the first releases are scheduled for summer this year. Woohoo! More information from the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation – click here and the…
What will Glover review make of our environmental glories?
Our uplands are one of our environmental glories Michael Gove, Hansard 28 March In contrast, RSPB Chair, Kevin Cox, said National parks are not delivering for wildlife and are often in worse condition than areas outside the park . They aren’t being monitored, lack funding and have no clear purpose. Farming – plus grouse shooting…
Garden birds in March 2019
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This year I am keeping a list of birds seen in or from my garden. The Snowdrops are gone but the Forsythia is now in full bloom. Well, I’m on a respectable but not very impressive 34 species so far in 2019, with March bumping up the number by 4 species: Robin House Sparrow Jackdaw…
Wild Justice legal challenge in Shooting Times
Wild Justice’s fully-funded legal challenge of the General Licences features on pages 6 and 7 of this week’s Shooting Times. The piece isn’t too bad (although it does contain errors) but notably, as in a piece in Farmers Weekly, neither team of journalists (!) has managed to get a quote from Natural England or Defra…
Bird Fair in decline?
I shall be at the 2019 Bird Fair on all three days – at least that is my intention. The Bird Fair has been a part of my life for decades and it is a great, although imperfect, part of the year. I rashly predicted that the Bird Fair would raise less money in 2018…
Scottish Wildlife Trust new CEO is Jo Pike.
Press release from SWT: The Scottish Wildlife Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Jo Pike as Chief Executive with immediate effect. Jo has been a member of the Trust’s Senior Management Team since 2010, most recently as Director of Public Affairs and Deputy Chief Executive since 2014. She takes over from Jonny Hughes,…
Guest blog – Citizen Science by Olaf Lipor (and Ian Parsons)
Olaf Lipor is a well-known Scandinavian naturalist with a long track record of engagement in citizen science projects. His previous Guest Blog here, about a year ago, was on the subject of a Fat Tax. Olaf is not yet found on Twitter. Citizen Science by Olaf Lipor These are exciting times for us wildlife lovers,…