A comment from a regular

This comment was posted earlier today on this blog by ‘jbc’. It’s so well written that it deserves a wider airing. Thank you all for your comments – they help make this blog what it is – whatever it is!   I don’t work for an NGO now and have never worked for RSPB –…

Thank you Steve.

It was kind of the Chair of the RSPB Council, Prof Steve Ormerod to make a rapid, initial, response to my blog of yesterday (and it is clear that he has read your comments there too). In case you missed it as a comment (posted this morning) here it is in full.   Mark, I…

This man was not breaking the law

This man was spotted and filmed on a Peak District grouse moor, owned by The National Trust, in late February. The full story is on the Raptor Persecution Scotland website (NB guys – the Peak District is not in Scotland – when are you going to get around to changing your name?) and the guys…

RSPB Council – think again

It’s quite some time since I asked the Chair of RSPB Council about the RSPB position on driven grouse shooting – it’s almost 100 weeks ago. And Prof Ormerod was kind enough to reply too (see here). Before launching the current, third, e-petition on driven grouse shooting I went to talk to the RSPB about…