Warm Saharan breeze brings swallows and martins home weeks early Travelling ahead of the ‘Saharan plume’ many birds usually seen in spring are starting to arrive back in the UK after spending a warm winter in Africa. The RSPB is already receiving reports of swallows and house martins being spotted in Cornwall, Devon and…
Category: THE WILDLIFE NGOs – RSPB, Wildlife Trusts Wild Justice, BSBI etc
Scottish Wildlife Trust press release
The Scottish Wildlife Trust is calling for the urgent introduction of legal protection for Scotland’s beavers following the discovery of a dead beaver on a wildlife reserve in Tayside. Examination of the female beaver shows that it is likely to have died from an infection after being shot in the chest. Jonny Hughes, Chief Executive,…
National Trust press release
Puffin. Photo: ©National Trust Images/Paul Kingston Farnes puffin numbers rally after initial concern in five-yearly survey results Results from a five-yearly survey reveal puffin numbers are stable on the remote Northumberland Farne Islands, cared for by the National Trust. Last May concerned rangers speculated that the initial low numbers from the outlying islands of this…
Well done BBOWT and friends!
Yesterday I was in London so I had the opportunity to pass by the Royal Courts of Justice and wish these campaigners the best of luck. Last month the High Court refused permission for Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust’s (BBOWT) claim against the government regarding the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway – the story is…
Please support the World Land Trust appeal
I’ll be in London tomorrow for a workshop of World Land Trust trustees and supporters so I thought I ought to urge you to support this appeal please. World Land Trust does a great job (I am slightly biased as a trustee, but also well-informed) and occupies a unique niche in raising money for land…
Wild Justice some more thank yous
We’re thrilled by the reception that the launch of Wild Justice has received. One aspect that has amazed us is how generous people have been in donating money to Wild Justice. Thank you! Much of our fundraising for individual projects will be using crowdfunding platforms such as Crowd Justice. Such platforms are trusted, well-known and…
Wild Justice – thank you for clicking!
I’ve spent time in the garden, some time birdwatching and some time in front of the TV today. But I’ve also been watching the number of subscribers to the Wild Justice newsletter steadily mounting through the day. I’ve also been sending emails to folk who are still in the ‘Confirmation Pending’ category in our records…
Wild Justice website up and running again
After a day and a bit of being off-line the Wild Justice website came back to life again yesterday. You can access the site at wildjustice.org.uk . Thank you for your patience. The best way to keep in touch with Wild Justice is to subscribe to our newletter. You can do this through the orange…
Wild Justice first case…
Chris Packham should be on Good Morning Britain talking about Wild Justice at 06:50 this morning. He tells me he apologises for sniffling – he’s got a bug. And the Wild Justice website is temporarily down too – it has a few glitches and needs a bit of technical fiddling. Maybe it caught something from…
Chris Packham talks about Wild Justice on Farming Today
Chris Packham was interviewed on BBC Radio 4 Farming Today this morning – listen here, 9mins in to programme. Wild Justice’s website is live – click here. Wild Justice has a Twitter handle: @wildjustice_org Wild Justice’s first press release – click here.