Standing up for Nature
John Ranson is the Environment Editor of The Canary and says: ‘As environment editor on a mostly political website, I’m always looking for topics that cross the boundaries of nature, politics and social justice. I was already a Hen Harrier Day regular and of course the issue of driven grouse shooting is completely tied up…
My binoculars are 42 years old today and I happened to get them on my eighteenth birthday so… My binoculars say ‘Ban driven grouse shooting’. To give my binoculars a birthday present that they will love, please sign Gavin Gamble’s e-petition which calls for a ban of driven grouse shooting. Signature count – 42,540, 42,541…
It was with sadness that I learned on Monday of the passing of David Cobham, author, film-maker and conservationist. My sympathies are with his wife Liza Goddard. David was an enthusiast on birds of prey and wrote two good books on the subject, A Sparrowhawk’s Lament (2014) and Bowland Beth (2017). I will miss the…
Ian Parsons of Griffon Holidays says: ‘The killing of raptors and other wildlife, not to mention the huge amount of environmental harm that driven grouse shooting does, has to stop. Griffon Holidays exists to show people the brilliant raptors etc of Extremadura in Spain, these brilliant birds generate money for ourselves and for the local…
I posted a short update on the Crowd Justice website earlier today – see here. And I’ve spent most of the day sending emails to our lawyers giving them more juicy information tom help our case. That’s all I can say for now.
Chris Hind says; ‘I live near the Geltsdale Nature Reserve and every spring we are out on the uplands looking for potential breeding Hen Harriers. Driven grouse shooting takes place on two blocks of moorland adjacent to the reserve where we hope Hen Harriers will breed. I would love to see these fantastic birds…
Former RSPB regional officer John Armitage, who has years of experience of Bowland and the north of England generally, was the person who, back in 2013, started an e-petition calling for licensing of driven grouse shooting. That e-petition received the usual casual brush off from Defra (and unfortunately only luke warm support from the RSPB)…
Bill Oddie, comedian and birder says: ‘Driven Grouse!? You mean they have chauffeurs? If only. They are being driven to their deaths. Blasted by the guns of those who might well have chauffeurs!. The very definition of a Cruel Sport. It should be banned.‘ To join Bill Oddie, please sign Gavin Gamble’s e-petition which calls…
Many congratulatons to Gavin Gamble, whatever happens in the next eight days; your e-petition has topped 40,000 signatures, and passed 41,000, and that makes it a highly-supported, highly-popular and highly-successful one. Well done! Gavin’s e-petition added 3,000 signatures in the last week. In contrast, the Jane Griggs ‘support’ grouse shooting e-petition has almost ground to…
Paul writes: This is an early spring fly, which I’m hoping to see in the next week or so, however the recent cold weather may put things back a week or more. This one I found last year, on 30 March, at Burton Riggs Nature Reserve, near Scarborough. The Dark-edged Bee-fly (Bombylius major) occurs throughout…