This petition is flying – Decathlon

For more information see the petition itself and this article from The Ferret. To see what Decathlon themselves say, here is their Twitter account on this subject; Decathlon look as though they are generally a force for quite a lot of good in the world – see here – and so I was inclined to…

Goshawk at Goathland

The Yorkshire Post reports that three gamekeepers on the Goathland grouse moor owned by the Duchy of Lancaster (HM the Queen) and managed by BH Sporting were interviewed under caution by police officers from North Yorks police back in May. It is reported that all three ‘keepers were suspended from their duties and one has…

Jay to drop out of general licensing says BTO

The BTO website has had an overhaul and it looks very attractive. In a blog on the spanking new and attractive website, the BTO CEO Andy Clements (also a Board member of Natural England) writes about the scientific challenges for the new general licensing regime that Natural England is introducing. The blog is well worth…

More fall-out from RSPB AGM

Martin Harper’s blog carries a rapid account of the AGM but it has attracted more comments than usual. In Martin’s answers to comments he confirms that the RSPB is moving towards there being 200-300 fewer staff in three years’ time than now. This was not a figure that was revealed to the membership at the…

RSPB AGM

If this were a rating on TripAdvisor or similar then this year’s RSPB AGM would score quite highly. It was a bit less slick than usual – whoever was working the images didn’t quite get them right all the time for example. But it was still an inspirational event – and the AGM itself is…