The Icelandic media are reporting that the single whaling firm on Iceland plans to resume hunts for Fin Whales this year. Government has announced that the quota would be 150 Fin Whales this year (less than last year, but then none of it was used last year). A new conservation/welfare NGO, Friends of the Whales,…
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Newsblast readers’ poll
I asked the readers of my monthly newsblast six questions on 21 November. Two were about their age and sex, one was about how they felt about the future of wildlife in the UK, and three were about politics. Here are the responses of 464 people up until I closed the poll yesterday at 6pm…
Ban driven grouse shooting will be debated on 30 June
My response to the consultation on heather and grass burning in England
This is how I responded to the consultation on heather and grass burning in England. If you’d like to respond too then you have until 25 May, five days, to do so. It’s pretty quick and it is a way to support the campaign to ban driven grouse shooting, or at the very least to…
No whaling for Fin Whales in Iceland this summer
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There will be no whaling for Fin Whales this summer by the sole Icelandic whaling company, Hvalur hf. Kristján Loftsson, CEO of Hvalur hf told Icelandic newspaper Morgunblaðið “As the situation appears to us, Hvalur hf. sees no other situation than to wait for better times, but the situation will be taken up again in…
Dear Mr Reed, 2 – Badgers
Dear Steve Reed, in just over three weeks time you may well be Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. If so, that will give you great opportunities to make the world a better place and that must be an exciting prospect. However, one hot potato will be firmly on your desk –…
Iceland issues whaling licence
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Sad to say that the Iceland government has issued a one-year licence for whaling today – click here. It’s clear that the government has not gone as far as whaling interests would like, having taken a long time to make a decision, only issuing a one-year licence and limiting the number of Fin Whales…
Moorland Ass
It’s difficult to tell whether the Moorland Association is still alive, it had shown few signs of life during the last years of Amanda Anderson’s reign and the patient still seems to be in intensive care under Andrew Gilruth’s tenure. It appears that the brains of the Moorland Association have decided that a ‘let’s kill…
Guest blog – Badger killing: is there a better way? Alick Simmons
Alick Simmons is a veterinarian, naturalist and photographer. He lives in Somerset. He has written seven previous guest blogs here – click here. His Twitter handle: @alicksimmons One element of the government’s 2013-2038 strategy – click here – to eliminate bovine tuberculosis (bTB) from the cattle herd (in England) is widespread, officially-sanctioned, privately-funded badger killing….
Anglian Water respond
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I wrote to Anglian Water – see below in blue – and they responded very quickly. How do you think I should reply? Good morning Mr Avery Thank you for your contact and your request for information regarding sewage discharges into watercourses. Our Manager of Quality Regulation and Enforcement has advised that Storm overflows…