And here, after minutes of playing around with maps, are the counties in which there have been records of wild birds with positive H5N8 records (pink) and the rough locations (blue sprayed areas) of outbreaks in captive poultry/birds. I reckon there are more pink-shaded counties to come and quite possibly a lot more blue splodges.
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RSPB/Suffolk Wildlife Trust press release – Sizewell
Government talks with EDF over Sizewell in stark contrast to PM’s environment pledge Boris Johnson will fail in his first major domestic test over its declared commitment to the environment if talks with EDF to build the Sizewell C power station go ahead. If allowed to go ahead Sizewell C could have devastating consequences for nature. The build could destroy…
Never, ever, trust the NFU
I think it is over 20 years since I stopped trusting the NFU at all. I have quite liked some of the leading NFU characters over that time but I haven’t respected the organisation and its grip on the truth in that time. On Friday George Monbiot exposed an example that shows you the type…
I’m interested in guest blogs for the Christmas break
Over the Christmas/New Year period there is less news around and I like to have a break too. So if you’ve been wondering whether to write a guest blog for this site then now’s your chance. This blog is called ‘Standing up for Nature’ and anything well-written and non-libellous that fits into that category would…
Tim Melling – Roe Deer
Tim writes: I spend lots of time trying to capture birds in flight but it isn’t often I manage to capture an airborne mammal, in this case a Roe buck. Though I suspect that right front hoof may be touching so not really airborne. I took this on 1st May not far from my house. …