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.