Standing up for Nature
Cartoonist Paul Thomas says: ‘I’m against driven grouse shoots because of the grotesque cruelty that is being dished out in the name of ‘sport’. Anyone defending it is talking out of their butts.’ To join Paul Thomas, please sign Gavin Gamble’s e-petition which calls for a ban on driven grouse shooting.
Nick Miles, actor, says: ‘I want driven grouse shooting to be banned because I see its impacts in the area where I live. This picture was taken a short walk from where I live in Wensleydale, surrounded by grouse moors, within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. I can, and do, walk for hours, days, weeks, without…
Another missing Hen Harrier. Read what the RSPB says about it here. A bird from the Isle of Man which lived for nearly two years, and whose tag worked for nearly two years as she travelled widely in the Isle of Man, northern England, Shropshire and north Wales but failed (quite a while ago, 7…
Author, Gill Lewis says: ‘Driven grouse shooting is underpinned by wildlife crime. An archaic vestige from the Victorian era, it belongs firmly in the past. It has perpetuated the persecution of birds of prey and has prevented the restoration of natural ecosystems through intensive land management. The Hen Harrier is an iconic symbol for the…
Alan Stewart, former police officer and current author, says; ‘I used to help with grouse beating and occasionally shoot grouse. The wildlife crime I encountered on driven grouse moors while a police wildlife crime officer, especially on those intensive moors managed by sporting agents, and the almost impossibility of obtaining a conviction, convinced me…