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Defra’s third draft on grouse shooting: wholly inadequate

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The e-petition of Ed Hutchings, which calls for licensing of grouse shooting, has received a government response.I know that Ed is travelling at the moment but before he headed off he said he would write a guest blog here on his return in which he was expecting to comment on the government response which he…

Peak Park Mismanagement – who introduced the Ostriches?

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In a consultation document similar to the one above, the Peak District National Park introduces the Ostrich into the uplands of England.  Rarely has a public body been seen to stick its head into the peat, but that’s what the Peak District NP is doing. Last year the PDNPA consulted on its draft plans for…

Good news from Cyprus

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Press release from RSPB and BirdLife Cyprus:   Number of songbirds illegally trapped on UK military base in Cyprus falls more than 70% Latest report estimates a fall of 70% in the number birds illegally killed on British military base in Cyprus last autumn. The reduction is due in large part to work by RSPB…