I keep an eye on the UK Parliament petition site and this one caught my eye. I think it is a very good idea. No, really, a very good idea. But very good ideas can wither through lack of promotion. There is practically no chance that any of our wildlife NGOs will take up this…
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Save the date – 7-9 December BTO Conference
Details of the BTO conference can be found here. I can’t make it this year – but it does look like a conference with plenty of high points.
Southern Arizona remembered
I was in southern Arizona at the end of May, for a couple of days. Both days were with the excellent bird guide Richard Fray – see two previous blogs from 2013 where I also was shown loads of birds by Richard (here and here). The second day this year was rather similar to my…
Minister – do your job!
Dear Dr Coffey, Each week seems to bring news of another Hen Harrier disappearing on or near a driven grouse moor. You must have been briefed on the findings of the study presented in Vancouver back in August on the analysis of NE’s Hen Harrier data. You do know that the science suggests that there…