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…
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…
Chris Hind says; ‘I live near the Geltsdale Nature Reserve and every spring we are out on the uplands looking for potential breeding Hen Harriers. Driven grouse shooting takes place on two blocks of moorland adjacent to the reserve where we hope Hen Harriers will breed. I would love to see these fantastic birds…
Former RSPB regional officer John Armitage, who has years of experience of Bowland and the north of England generally, was the person who, back in 2013, started an e-petition calling for licensing of driven grouse shooting. That e-petition received the usual casual brush off from Defra (and unfortunately only luke warm support from the RSPB)…