Apologies for the non-appearance of yesterday’s blog – I wrote it and then pushed the wrong button (and then spent a lot of time driving on snowy roads). Is it snowy enough for you? Imagine its impact on wildlife. A week tomorrow it is Big Garden Birdwatch – time to get those bird feeders filled…
Category: THE CARTOONS: by Ralph Underhill, Paul Thomas, Mr Carbo
Wet enough for you? Ralph Underhill cartoon
Ralph Underhill cartoon
The end of the rhino? US military drones have been responsible for a large number of civilian deaths for every terrorist target. This should be worrying the rhinos in the Kruger National Park.
Ralph Underhill cartoons
Since it’s Christmas, nearly, here are two cartoons for the price of one for today.
Ralph Underhill cartoon
The bluffer’s guide to fracking: Hydraulic fracturing -Wikipedia Daily Telegraph Guardian BBC
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Hedgehogs – you couldn’t dream them up really could you? If you hadn’t seen one (you have seen one haven’t you?) then would they seem any more likely than the unicorn? Hedgehogs seem to be getting rarer for a variety of reasons here, here and here) – one of which might well be that…
Guest Blog – Why we need to change if we really care… by Ralph Underhill
Ralph Underhill worked on planning casework and water policy at the RSPB for seven years, before joining the Public Interest Research Centre where he is working on the Common Cause for Nature project. He would like to hear your thoughts on this piece and would like anyone interested in the project to get in touch….
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Buglife’s Matt Shardlow gave evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee on Wednesday and said: “The economic case for neonicotinoids is marginal at best the environmental cost is a price too high to pay. The use of these indiscriminate pesticides must be suspended before it is too late to halt the alarming decline in…
Ralph Underhill cartoon – without a murmur
This week has seen the publication of the latest State of the UK’s Birds report by a whole bunch of UK conservation organisations. The media coverage (here, here, here) highlighted the fact that 44 million birds have disappeared from our lives since 1966. But this loss passed by without much of a murmur, let alone…
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