Today 17 conservation and countryside organisations, coordinated by Wildlife and Countryside Link, wrote to DEFRA’s George Eustice to call for proper measures to limit burning on peat soils instead of the government’s weak proposals. The organisations comprise: RSPB, Wildlife Trusts, National Trust, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, Plantlife, Butterfly Conservation, Rewilding Britain, Open Spaces Society,…
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The Scottish Rewilding Alliance
An online event, tomorrow Wednesday 17 February, 7pm-8pm – register here.
Norfolk eagles
Last Thursday I attended an online webinar about the prospects of a reintroduction of White-tailed Eagles in Norfolk. It was very professionally done by Dominic Buscall from Wild Ken Hill (see here). Everyone’s questions were answered pretty thoroughly and the whole idea seems to have been well thought through. For more details – click here.
Tim Melling – Little Grebe eating a Bullhead
Tim writes: I used to catch Bullheads (Cottus gobio) in a small stream near my home as a child, but I haven’t seen one for maybe 50 years. That is until two days ago when I watched this Little Grebe emerge from the water with one. These fish are also known as Miller’s Thumb and…
Happy birthday Wild Justice!
Wild Justice is a toddler – two years ago today it was launched to the public. See the Wild Justice blog – click here.