The most remarkable aspect of the preliminary results of the 2014 national Peregrine survey (organised by the BTO but I read about it here) is that the UK population of this species has hardly changed in 12 years – a 3% increase since 2002. The last Peregrine I saw was a couple of weeks ago…
Category: e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting
22,000
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And another milestone is passed. Thank you everyone! The next milestone is pretty close too: last year we reached 22,399 signatures in 10.5 months and that total is within reach inside three months. Please sign the e-petition to get a debate on driven grouse shooting and please join the Thunderclap to help spread the word…
21,000
It was last Sunday that our e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting – or at least to get a debate on the subject in the Westminster parliament – passed 20,000 signatures. Yesterday, Saturday it romped past 21,000 and today, it is within a couple of score of 22,000. Please note – we are not even…
Two AGMs – RSPB
Ahead of today’s RSPB AGM, Martin Harper posted a very robust blog about the RSPB’s position on driven grouse shooting (click here). Just as I did yesterday, Martin asked the question whether there are any grouse moors out there that do all the right things. He clearly doesn’t know of any (which makes licensing a…
Why licensing won’t work for grouse moors.
Our e-petition asking the Westminster government to ban driven grouse shooting passed 20,000 signatures recently. The momentum is growing all the time. I wonder how many signatures we will have amassed by 21 January? We’re not even half way there yet. I’m often asked why the RSPB doesn’t support a ban on driven grouse shooting…