The UK is missing around 2000 pairs of Hen Harriers according to a survey carried out in 2016 whose results were released today. We know that the main cause of this harrier-deficit is deliberate, intensive and illegal killing of Hen Harriers by those who wish to shoot Red Grouse for fun. The lack of Hen…
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UK Hen Harrier Survey results
2016 saw a UK-wide Hen Harrier survey and the results are now out. The 2016 estimate of the Hen Harrier population for the UK is 545 pairs which is quite a lot less than the 2010 survey’s estimate (633 pairs) and an awful lot less than that for 2004 (749 pairs). However, it is worth…
A Hen Harrier poem by Anneliese Emmans Dean
A poem by Anneliese Emmans Dean from her new book – see review tomorrow Endangered Silver shimmer Heather skimmer Ring tailer Air sailor Grouse catcher Pipit snatcher Big dipper Trip flipper Sky dancer Slim chancer Hope carrier Hen Harrier
A good petition to sign
‘Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to sponsor a comprehensive and independent study into the full economic impacts of driven grouse shooting.’ This petition in Scotland is pushing at an open door – but it is certainly still worth showing that you support it. Please sign it and get your friends…
A thunderclap for the Inglorious 12th
Findlay Wilde has set up this thunderclap to go out on the Inglorious 12th. Please support it if you can.
Thank you M&S – that was quick!
Well, that was quick. Well done M&S!
M&S and grouse meat
There are various ways of contacting M&S which in theory might elucidate their plans for selling Red Grouse meat this coming year. The easiest is probably their live chat service which is where I started – and helpfully they send you an email of what was ‘said’. Here’s the transcript: [12:03:27] Mark Avery has joined…
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Dear M&S We do this every year… (2016, 2015, 2014) Please can you tell me whether you have any plans to sell grouse meat in your stores this year? I do hope not. Thank you.
And after High Peak? Calder Valley and Carmarthen West
I was very pleased to see that High Peak returned to Labour on Friday. The seat looked winnable, although a bit of a stretch, and clearly it was. The former Conservative MP, Andrew Bingham, had consistently voted for increasing restrictions on campaigning, against benefit improvements, for cuts in welfare spending, against gay rights, against measures…
Our Yorkshire Dales
You can have your say in the future of one of our wildlife crime hotspots – otherwise known as the Yorkshire Dales National Park. This consultation is very much to be welcomed and it’s very quick to complete; if you can remember your gender, age and postcode then you can fill in 3 of the…