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Something in the air at North Glenbuchat?
A tagged Golden Eagle has ‘disappeared’ near Strathdon and its status has attracted comment from Scottish Land and Estate and from the estate itself (the North Glenbuchat Estate). Whilst the estate acknowledges a previous incident six years ago when a poisoned eagle was found on its land the RSPB press release lists four other cases…
Statement from Glenbuchat Estate – and a video too
In response to an RSPB press release the small North Glenbuchat Estate has issued the following statement through Media House International (a leading public relations consultancy providing a range of communication services combined with issues, crisis management and public affairs): And here is the link to the video.
Scottish Land and Estates statement on North Glenbuchat eagle
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Scottish Land and Estates which represents rural businesses across Scotland has issued a lame statement ‘supporting’ the appeal for information after the disappearance on yet another tagged eagle in a very small area near Strathdon in the Cairngorms National Park. Here is their statement: ‘Scottish Land & Estates, which represents rural businesses across Scotland, today…
Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill
Missing eagle 338 – RSPB Press Release
Starts: The RSPB has today issued an appeal for information following the disappearance of a satellite tagged golden eagle near Strathdon in Aberdeenshire. The young male eagle was fitted with a transmitter by a licensed raptor study group member, before it fledged from a nest in Deeside in the summer of 2016 (see image…
Various
About this blog: innovation #1 – I’m pleased to say that this blog will be featuring some work from famous cartoonist Paul Thomas over the next few weeks to give it a wider airing. Paul is an author (see review of his book here), a witty presence on Twitter (@paulthomas992) and his work has appeared…
Dick Potts
I was saddened to hear yesterday that Dr GR (Dick) Potts had passed away earlier that morning, aged 78 years. Although it was a sunny day, the clouds rolled in on my mood and were only dispelled by a few phone calls with others who knew Dick, as we exchanged stories and remembrances of a…
Badgers and grouse shooting
Just for interest, here are the MPs who spoke in Monday’s badger debate, annotated with the number of their constituents who signed the anti-badger-cull petition and those who signed the ban-grouse shooting petition: Paul Flynn, Newport West 119 badgers, 113 grouse shooting Stephen Doughty, Cardiff South & Penarth 141 badgers, 185 grouse Richard Drax,…
Badger debate
I listened to all of Monday’s badger cull debate. It was a far better discussion than the previous one on badgers and infinitely better than the one on banning driven grouse shooting. Better though it was, it is interesting to see and listen to politicians debating science as those involved in the debate could not…