Ah, the EU – remember the EU? All EU member states are breaking EU laws on some environmental issue. But there is vastly more coherence to pretty good standards within the disparate countries from Finland to Portugal and from Ireland to Romania than in the absence of the EU. Just watch what happens in the…
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Updates and news
The National Trust is making up to 1,200 staff redundant as part of £100m/yr savings plans Nidderdale Cocktail of bendiocarb, chloralose, isofenphos and carbofuran kills dog. Same local cocktail responsible for raptor deaths. Insp Matt Hagen, from North Yorkshire Police, said: “The fact we have seen this same combination of chemicals, the ‘Nidderdale cocktail‘ as…
News round up
Here are a few things that caught my eye recently, and I will be writing more about some of them next week: Wild Justice forces DEFRA to act on non-native gamebirds – see DEFRA announcement. I wouldn’t say that this was too little too late, but it is late and it isn’t clear whether it…
Quick update
At the Bird Fair yesterday: it rained a bit the paths were muddy in places (the going was soft, heavy in places) the people were lovely the food was good the beer was good the talks were good – even though I only went to one of them! the Wild Justice e-petition passed several more…
Various
I went to the pictures last night – to see Mary Queen of Scots. Good film! I recommend it. She had her head lopped off down the road from here at Fotheringhay. The anniversary comes up on 8 February. It’s impossible for me to watch a film without noticing the bird noises. There were some…
Some updates
Just a few updates: no response from NE on this (Bowland gull cull) – but they did only promise it by the end of July so we’ll have to be patient sadly, the Arne HHDay event has bitten the dust – which is a great shame. Other events are available – see here. on Saturday…
This week
This week I am giving a talk at a local (fairly local) school about being a biologist on Wednesday and talking to the Bucks Bird Club in Wendover on Thursday evening. I am meeting various friends in London on Friday and am expecting to have recovered from that experience in time to attend the RSPB’s…
Peak District update
I’m grateful to the NT in the Peak District who have forwarded my contact details to their shooting tenants in the Peak District just in case any of them would like to have their grouse shooting filmed over the next few weeks. I’ll let you know if I hear from any of them. The NT…
Updates
I’m told the National Trust has had to pull out of receiving the Peak District petition today – that’s quite last minute! But these things happen and I guess it’s for a good, although I’m told unspecified, reason. The reason that I guess it’s a good reason is that backing out of anything at the…
Campaign updates
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Les Wallace’s petition asking for a review of the economics of grouse shooting in Scotland closed last night with a rush of late signatures (total 1256). The Scottish government is moving in this direction already and so this petition was pushing against an open door but it will have reinforced the need for independent information…