Gavin Gamble’s e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting is still waiting for a response from Defra. It now stands at 11,154 signatures. Here are the leading constituencies so far – many of them are old friends (all with 50+ signatures): Inverness, Badenoch and Strathspey, Drew Hendry MP, 85 signatures Skipton and Ripon, Julian Smith MP,…
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Blue Planet 2 – programme 3
Coral reefs – you can’t go wrong with coral reefs and I enjoyed this programme more than the two preceding ones. Why was that? I’m really not sure. Manta rays, spawning groupers, another grouper working with an octopus to catch their prey and saddleback clown fish. All terrific. And all potentially to be lost from…
Oscar Dewhurst – Bald Eagle
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Oscar writes: One of my housemates at university last year lives in Canada, so as a post-graduation trip a few of us went out to see him for a couple of weeks. For part of this trip we spent a few days at their cabin, where a pair of Bald Eagles happened to have a…
Other blogs (7)
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In this occasional series of links to other interesting blog posts, here are some more blogs that have caught my eye: Findlay Wilde – those thought-provoking hen harriers (2) Raptor Persecution UK – Interesting bedfellows 4 Martin Harper, RSPB – first captive-reared vultures released Trevor Dines, Plantlife – how do fairy rings form? Alice Roberts…
The Well-Read Naturalist (2)
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I have to admit that John (Johannes) Riutta’s excellent website, The Well-Read Naturalist, first came to my attention when he wrote a very kind review of my A Message from Martha, but I have been dipping into it regularly ever since. I like the ethos of the site ‘The Well-read Naturalist publishes reviews and news…