Mark my words, there will be some more coming soon too. But here is another e-petition about Hen Harriers and grouse moors. I’ve signed it (even though there are a couple of mistakes in it). You could too.
Category: BAN DRIVEN GROUSE SHOOTING
Worth waiting for
This is a press release from the Yorkshire Dales NP in response (a slightly slow response) to the pole trap incident of last week. A bit late thought it may be, it is well worth reading. Birds of prey traps condemned by National Park Authority Grassington, June 7, 2016. Illegal persecution of birds of…
The alternative Countryfile interview.
On Sunday Countryfile sank lower than even I thought was possible with a hopeless piece about grouse moors. Here is the link and the piece starts at about 22 minutes into the programme. Presumably, in the interests of BBC balance, Springwatch will be showing this image of how Mountain Hares are looked after on grouse…
Henry says ‘Save the date’ – 25 June on a Yorkshire grouse moor.
HANDS OFF OUR HEN HARRIERS Following this morning’s news (see here and here), Henry invites you to save this date: Saturday 25th June For a midday picnic and rally on a Yorkshire grouse moor. Further details available towards the end of this week.
RSPB speaking softly and left its stick at home.
The RSPB continues to talk up the hopeless Defra Hen Harrier plan even though it shows no sign of making a difference on the ground. In a rather unspecific update Martin Harper says that there is only ‘a tiny handful’ of Hen Harrier nesting attempts in England to date. Tiny handful? Attempts? This long-heralded update…
Intransigence
Today we should hear news about the status of Hen Harriers in England in the first year of the Defra Hen Harrier recovery project. See here for the only real Hen Harrier recovery plan. There should be 330+ pairs of Hen Harrier nesting in the English uplands and last year there were 12 pairs (from…
Cartoon delayed
Due to circumstances beyond Ralph’s control, and my control, his cartoon will appear later this evening. I was out for most of yesterday afternoon, all evening and into the early hours of today. I was at the Ricoh arena in Coventry at a Bruce Springsteen concert – and very good it was too. I was…
Poletrap updates
From Rob Cooke, Natural England’s Director of Terrestrial Biodiversity: ‘Natural England is extremely disappointed to hear of the recent case in Yorkshire in which three pole traps were set. We strongly condemn the use of these barbaric, indiscriminate traps, which have been outlawed for more than a century, and urge anyone who has evidence of…
Someone mentioned the pole traps but I think they got away with it…
This appeared on the website of the former newspaper The Independent yesterday evening. Well done Guy Shorrock for some excellent quotes which I hope will be carried forward into the RSPB statement on Monday. The GWCT now take over from the Moorland Association in having given the most fatuous quote of the year on raptor…
Shhhhh! Don’t mention the poletraps…
It’s all very quiet isn’t it? Considering how many organisations are falling over themselves to spout their enormous concern about wildlife crime against birds of prey on grouse moors when it comes to providing a solution for the grouse moor managers (poor things!) there is very little discussion of this admission of guilt by a…