#helpingithappen

The subject of yesterday’s blog, mass killing of Mountain Hares in the Cairngorms National Park at a time when landowners have been asked to show restraint, was also covered in the Glasgow Herald and on the Raptor Persecution Scotland blog (but this blog was the first place to publish the photo above). The Herald‘s Rob…

Oscar Dewhurst – Moose

Oscar writes: On our last evening in the Tetons, we spent a couple of hours at a spot where in the previous two days we had seen Elk, Otters, Beavers, Grizzly Bears, Bald Eagles, Kingfishers and Moose. Parking up and getting out we saw that there were a few people standing on the river bank…

GWCT burningbloggate

For a spin doctor, Andrew Gilruth has led the GWCT into a terrible place. This is an organisation that claims it is great at science – it used to be, but its best days are long gone. But if you are going to trade on your past scientific reputation then you have to play by…

Have you been keeping track?

Have you been keeping track of the Raptor Persecution Scotland blog over the last few days? On Wednesday they posted this blog Mass raptor poisoning in Wales: police cover-up? and then followed up yesterday with this Mass raptor poisoning in Wales: police respond but questions remain. Fascinating and important stuff – hat-tip to them!