sad news from Malta – the great Joe Sultana passed away on Tuesday, aged 78. Joe was a passionate campaigner and advocate for birds on Malta and in the Mediterranean in general. He led BirdLife Malta for many years and his son, Mark, is now BirdLife Malta’s CEO. Campaigning against bird killing (much of it…
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Then and now in Private Eye
This is from the 1990s (a reader believes)… And this is from the latest issue…
Defra doesn’t have a clue
Defra doesn’t have a clue about who the Secretary of State has met recently. That’s the most charitable interpretation of their behaviour. In March this year (Defra have the date wrong in their response) I asked Defra the following questions: What meetings has Michael Gove had with Ian Coghill (GWCT) and/or The Ninth Marquess of…
Iceland and the whales
Photo: The Whaling Station, Hvalfjörður It’s a beautiful setting for some less than beautiful deeds. Hvalfjörður means Whale Fjord and the group of white buildings at the foot of the pier into the fjord are where Iceland’s catch of Fin Whales are flensed and butchered under the eyes of a Japanese inspector – for all…
Who will be walking beside you on 22 September?
Who might you see in Hyde Park on 22 September taking a Walk for Wildlife? Prominent politicians? TV personalities? Staff of your favourite wildlife NGO? Your friends? I’m looking forward to seeing you.
Free food but no drink
On Saturday a few minutes in my favourite blackberrying patch provided an easy couple of ice cream containers of free food. Thee are plenty left and I must get out again before the weekend to harvest some more. The plan was to have a celebratory pub lunch afterwards, but the local pub, I found, is…
NE response to an FoI request
Fair enough – I thought that might be the response. Is it reasonable to take all 20 working days to answer an enquiry whose answer was always going to be this? The 20 working day period for response is supposed to be the maximum available in order for the relevant enquiries to be made. NE…
The future of grouse shooting?
Have a look at this machine that lobs clays towards grouse butts in ways that somewhat match the flight of Red Grouse packs over the shooters. I’d be interested to hear how similar the shooting experience is from those who blast grouse out of the air. Could this replace ‘real’ grouse shooting? I somehow doubt…
22 September
Three things you can do: 1. Please come to Hyde Park on Saturday 22 September and walk for wildlife. 2. If you can’t come, then show your support on this virtual wall (an idea suggested by a reader of this blog). 3. Chip in to help fund the costs of this event.
Celebrating Peter Melchett
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This website, Celebrating Peter, has been set up so that people can share their memories of the late Peter Melchett. There are already some poignant and touching tributes to him there.