Nish Kumar backs rewilding as calls for 30% nature restoration grow Comedian and writer speaks out as Rewilding Britain celebrates decade of “wild hope” and calls for upscaled investment and political support for rewilding Comedian, writer, and activist Nish Kumar has added his voice to calls for major rewilding of Britain’s land and seas. The…
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Trees for Life launch Missing Species project
Rewilding charity to launch Missing Species Programme for Scottish Highlands Returning four ‘architects of the wild’ – lynx, beavers, red squirrels and modern-day aurochs – will benefit landscapes, climate and communities, says Trees for Life Trees for Life is to launch a pioneering Missing Species Programme to bring back four of Scotland’s lost keystone animals…
Beavers released in Glen Affric 400 years after extinction in Scotland
Beavers released in Glen Affric 400 years after extinction in Scotland A family of five beavers and a beaver pair have been released at two sites on Loch Beinn a Mheadhoin in the Glen Affric National Nature Reserve in the northwest Highlands. The beavers were relocated under licence from agricultural land in Tayside to an…
Defra press release – a move forward on burning on deep peat soils
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Burning banned on England’s deep peat to protect wildlife Ban on burning heather and grass on deep peat extended to improve air quality for local communities, reduce flood risk and protect wildlife. Local communities are set to benefit from improved air quality, following an announcement that the government will extend the ban on burning vegetation on deep…
Guest blog – Reintroductions by Alick Simmons
Alick Simmons spent most of his career in public service serving as the UK Food Standards Agency’s Veterinary Director (2004-2007) and the UK Government’s Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer (2007-2015). He is the current chair of the Zoological Society of London’s Ethics Committee on Animal Research and a member of the Wild Animal Welfare Committee. He…
Guest blog – The Great Beaver Betrayal by Tom Bowser
Tom Bowser is the owner of Argaty, a working farm based on the Braes of Doune in central Scotland, which aims to produce food in an environmentally sensitive manner and to make a home for nature. Tom is author of A Sky Full of Kites: a rewilding story (reviewed on this blog) and the forthcoming…
Sunday book review – Waters of Life by Tom Bowser
The European Beaver is a Marmite species – people do seem either to love it or hate it. And by ‘hate’ I am not exaggerating ‘mildly dislike’; some people really do hate it. Considering this is a species that has been absent from the UK for centuries and is still found only in relatively few…
Press release – Trees for Life
NatureScot accused of ‘great beaver betrayal’ ‘Mystifying’ decision by Scotland’s nature agency comes despite huge public support for return of native species and ‘exemplary’ local consultations Scottish government agency NatureScot has unexpectedly delayed its decision to grant a licence application for the historic official release of beavers in Glen Affric citing ‘concern among the local…
Press release Scottish Rewilding Alliance – Three-quarters of Scots want more beaver reintroductions
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Three-quarters of Scots want more beaver reintroductions – but government agencies ‘go slow’ despite beaver deaths Three-quarters of Scots want Scotland’s public bodies to step up action on beaver reintroductions, shows research conducted for the Scottish Rewilding Alliance. But government agencies are not delivering on a Scottish Government call on them to lead in…
Sunday book review – Hunt for the Shadow Wolf by Derek Gow
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I have reviewed two of Derek Gow’s earlier books (Bringing Back the Beaver, September 2020; Birds, Beasts and Bedlam, July 2022) and both were very good books, but this is by some way a better book than either of those, which, to me, makes it an excellent book. You don’t have to be mad keen…