The RSPB has pulled out of the failed Peak District Bird of Prey Initiative – well done, a bit slow, but good for them. It’s interesting that this closely followed the publication on the RPUK blog of the intended press release about the failure of the project over recent years and the publication of an…
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RSPB members signing up for licensing
The RSPB has used its campaign email to encourage signatures for Ed Hutchings’s e-petition in favour of licensing of grouse shooting. This is good to see. This has pushed the signature total over 4000 so it’s heading upwards at a reasonable pace and looks set to double its numbers of yesterday morning by close of…
When will Jeremy Corbyn make an environment speech?
We’ve had Theresa May’s environment speech – I’m looking forward to Jeremy Corbyn’s now (please). There are some great advantages that a left-leaning philosophy has over a right-leaning one when it comes to the environment at all times and at these times: you can attack the market for failing (which it does) to deliver for…
We are 11,400 ahead
Here is an update on three e-petitions about grouse shooting: Gavin Gamble’s e-petition in favour of banning driven grouse shooting – c26,115 signatures Jane Griggs’s e-petition supporting grouse shooting – c14,714 signatures Ed Hutchings’s e-petition in favour of licensing grouse shooting – c2,390 signatures Last week saw the ‘Gamble-ban’ e-petition adding another 570 signatures and…
Young people in Birdwatch
The post came early enough this morning for me to grab the latest Birdwatch magazine (February) on my way out to the station. And I always first turn to my column to remind myself of what I wrote over a month ago – and so, by now, I’ve written another column (March) and am thinking…