Given the scale of illegal killing of raptors associated with driven grouse shooting it would be fair enough, in my opinion, for conservation organisations to campaign for the abolition of grouse shooting – but none of them yet does. Instead, conservationists are putting their members’ money into trying to find a legal way out for…
Tag: grouse moor
How glorious? The illegality at the heart of grouse shooting.
Today is the traditional start of the grouse shooting season – the Glorious 12th. Few red grouse will be shot today, but between now and the 10 December the season will be on, and guns will be willing to pay upwards of £1500 a day for shooting their share of 200,000 red grouse shot in…
Badgers and newsblast
Since comments were still being added to yesterday’s blog at 1030 last night I won’t post again until tomorrow. Yesterday’s new visitors took the number of unique visitors to this blog over the last 10 days to well over 1100. Do have a look at the comments on yesterday’s badger post – and thank you…