Tim writes: I used to catch Bullheads (Cottus gobio) in a small stream near my home as a child, but I haven’t seen one for maybe 50 years. That is until two days ago when I watched this Little Grebe emerge from the water with one. These fish are also known as Miller’s Thumb and…
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Happy birthday Wild Justice!
Wild Justice is a toddler – two years ago today it was launched to the public. See the Wild Justice blog – click here.
Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill
Bird/poultry/gamebird flu update
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The Scottish government announced today a case of bird flu in captive gamebirds near Glenrothes. in an email to stakeholders the Scottish government say: These gamebirds have never been wild and so can only have caught avian influenza on the establishment. and In light of evidence from the continent and ongoing high numbers of findings…
An opportunity – closing date 1 March
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This job is pretty well hidden on the WWT website – it took me a while to find even though I’d been told it was there.
Guest blog – National Parks, Beauty & Riches by Lee Schofield
Lee Schofield is senior site manager at RSPB Haweswater, where partnership work with landowner United Utilities is aiming to find a balance between large-scale ecological restoration and hill farming in the Lake District National Park. He is also a nature writer, working on his first book which will be published by Penguin/Transworld in 2022. Lee…
Wild Justice writes to DEFRA
See the Wild Justice blog for a copy of the letter giving DEFRA a prod.
RSPB press release – where those 2 billion trees should go
New maps reveal how the UK could deliver the 2 billion trees recommended by government advisors New research analysing soil types in the UK can be used to determine where woodland expansion could be focused in the future as the UK plans for 2bn new trees The analysis warns that planting the wrong type of…
Woodland Trust hacking
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This comment was posted today on my post of 27 January about the Woodland Trust website being hacked and I reproduce it here because I think it’s interesting (and sounds plausible); It’s the same virus that hit SEPA (see https://www.sepa.org.uk/about-us/cyber-attack/), who to be honest are being a lot more forthcoming with informing the public about…
Craig Bennet of Wildlife Trusts digs into peat failings of government
Ten minutes into Farming Today Craig Bennet is talking about the government’s failure to publish its Peat Strategy for England. It’s well worth a listen. He says the right things, and says them well. Top marks overall. He ended on a bit of a low note though when Anna Hill asked whether conservationists and farmers…