Volunteers isolate at Highlands ‘lost world’ to save thousands of young trees A team of six people from Trees for Life have been voluntarily isolating themselves at the charity’s flagship Dundreggan rewilding estate in Glenmoriston, near Loch Ness in the Highlands since 23 March – to save more than 100,000 native young trees from being…
Category: THE WILDLIFE NGOs – RSPB, Wildlife Trusts Wild Justice, BSBI etc
RSPB press release – International Dawn Chorus Day
Comments Off on RSPB press release – International Dawn Chorus Day
This weekend, wake up to the symphony of the Dawn Chorus! Sunday 3rd May is International Dawn Chorus Day – a day to celebrate the early morning swell of birdsong! In this unprecedented time when many of us have limited access to the outdoors, you only need to open your window to enjoy this natural…
National Trust press release – Endangered bee gets a foothold in Somerset
Endangered bee gets a foothold in Somerset Lytes Cary designated as one of only two exemplary sites for the Shrill carder bee in England Bee is a priority species due to the huge losses of flower rich habitats since the 1950s National Trust volunteers, staff and farm tenants have worked together to make a safe…
NEWS: Andy Clements to step down as BTO CEO at end of 2020
Comments Off on NEWS: Andy Clements to step down as BTO CEO at end of 2020
Andy Clements has announced that he is stepping down at the end of 2020. He says that it was his intention to step down in October, probably on St Crispin’s day I guess, but coronavirus has pushed that date back a bit. Andy has been and for a few months will continue to be, a…
From World Land Trust
‘World Land Trust and partners would like to say a massive ‘thank you’ to everyone who continues to help us save threatened habitats and species around the world. Stay safe.’
BTO press release – A Cuckoo called Carlton II
Comments Off on BTO press release – A Cuckoo called Carlton II
A Cuckoo called Carlton II has just arrived back in England having spent the last ten months travelling to and from the Congo rainforest, becoming the first of the BTO’s satellite tracked cuckoos to return to this country in 2020. Aided by favourable southerly winds, he completed the last leg of his mammoth journey in…
RSPB press release – Lots of Cranes
UK Crane population reaches its highest level for over 400 years Latest common crane survey reveals a record-breaking 56 pairs of cranes in 2019, bringing the total population to an estimated 200 birds. Cranes became extinct in the UK around four hundred years ago but following the natural recolonisation of a few birds and extensive…
BASC press release and Wild Justice response
BASC issued a press release a while ago and the three Wild Justice directors have been chortling over it ever since. We were asked by a journalist to comment and sent them this: Our legal challenge is a strong one. Defra can be as robust as it wishes but these matters will be settled by…
Helena Horton – maybe you thought I didn’t mean it?
I received an email from Helena Horton of the Daily Telegraph yesterday afternoon asking for a quote and a chat about NE’s licensing of taking Peregrines from the wild. I, and Wild Justice, have recent experience with the Telegraph and Ms Horton (see here, here) and so back in February, after another lapse on the…
World Land Trust
I think I mentioned that I am the Chair of the World Land Trust? It’s a difficult time for all organisations including charities of all kinds and including environmental ones (see recent blogs here and here). I was glancing at my bank account the other day and noticed that there is a bit more money…