And so 2019 draws to an end. How was it for you? Here on this blog, December 2019 was a record December. Previous Decembers had never got into the 80,000s in pageviews, with December 2015 (at 79,000 pageviews) being the best December on record until this year when, as of yesterday, the pageviews already surpassed…
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Looking back at 2019 – April – July
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The end of April for me, and on this blog, was somewhat dominated by Wild Justice winning its case against Natural England on general licences. Here are just a few blogs on the subject Wild Justice wins its first legal challenge, Statement by Wild Justice, Wild Justice’s legal challenge – how the case progressed, Nice…
Wild hacking – what we learn from an FOI request (4)
This post continues to explore the licensing of wild hacking of non-native falcons in the UK and uses information received from SNH about wild hacking licensed by them in Moray in 2019. To catch up on the story enter wild hacking into the search facility on this blog (top right) and all posts on this…
Wild hacking – what we learn from an FOI request (3)
This post continues to explore the licensing of wild hacking of non-native falcons in the UK and uses information received from SNH about wild hacking licensed by them in Moray in 2019. To catch up on the story enter wild hacking into the search facility on this blog (top right) and all posts on this…
Wild hacking – what we learn from an FOI request (2)
This post continues to explore the licensing of wild hacking of non-native falcons in the UK and uses information received from SNH about wild hacking licensed by them in Moray in 2019. The licence to cover wild hacking of 150 Gyr Falcons was issued on 9 May and came into effect on 1 June. It…
Wild hacking – what we learn from FOI request (1)
Not many people can get a Gyr Falcon on their garden list… This is the first of several blog posts this week on what has been learned from an information request to SNH about their licensing procedure for wild hacking of falcons in Moray this summer. To catch up on the story enter wild hacking…
Guest blog – Licensed Badger Killing; Ethical Considerations by Alick Simmons
Alick Simmons is a veterinarian, naturalist and photographer. He lives in Somerset. He has written several guest blogs here: The Ethics of Animal Exploitation 1, 2, 3, 4 and UK Guardians of Animal Welfare. His Twitter handle: @alicksimmons Licensed badger killing is an integral part of the Government’s strategy to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB) from…
A bit more on wild hacking
This whole business of wild hacking is an opening book for me. I’m finding out more and more as time goes on. It’s not just Scotland, here is a long Youtube video from a site near Tamworth; And here is their website and some prices for wild-hacked pure falcons, just in case you have a…
Flocks of Gyrs
I know that there are some readers of this blog who are finding it difficult to get their heads around the idea that there really were lots of Gyr Falcons released under SNH licence in a small part of Scotland this summer (with the intention that they should be taken back into captivity after a…
Wild hacking
Tuesday’s blog about the licensing, by SNH, of wild hacking of Gyr Falcons attracted a lot of comments and not a little amazement from people. Imagine driving along a quiet road and finding this falcon. Falcon racing is sometimes the motivation for captive breeding of falcons and their wild hacking (see also here). When you…