The GWCT, YFTB, The Times and the Shooting Times are all making hay over an embargoed scientific paper which the rest of us can’t access. It’s pretty shoddy behaviour really. They should all remove their online articles and wait for the publication of the paper in May. I contacted the authors of the paper today….
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Murky
When having a go at others it is best to be sure that you are on the moral high ground and not to sink into the depths. Please note, GWCT, YFTB and The Times. Yesterday the GWCT published a blog on their website. It refers to a paper which has not yet been published, and…
National Parks – have your say
The Campaign for National Parks wants us to have a big conversation about the future of our National Parks – what a good idea. It’s a pretty good survey and doesn’t take very long to complete. The survey has useful questions such as: Q What, if any, changes would you like to see to National…
Martin Warren to flit off in the autumn
Dr Martin Warren, one of the wisest and most knowledgeable conservationists on the scene during my lifetime, is to retire from the role of CEO of Butterfly Conservation in the autumn. He will be missed not only because he knows a lot and has never been known to say anything daft, but also because he…
Common?
I like Common Gulls – otherwise known as Mew Gulls. When people ask me how to recognise them I say they are the gulls with friendly faces (there is no feature more diagnostic of a Herring Gull than its annoyed expression). But Common is a misnomer most of the time – in these parts, Common…