Emma Marsh, RSPB Director England, said: The construction of this railway will destroy wildlife and HS2Ltd does not have a viable plan for how it is going to mitigate or compensate for these losses. Giving HS2 the go-ahead, without a plan that benefits nature, in the current ecological emergency, is the wrong decision. We must…
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RSPB press release
Oxford-Cambridge rail scheme’s “net gain” commitment shows HS2 failing nature Transport Secretary’s announcement of preferred route for East West Rail timely reminder of HS2’s failure to protect environment Responding to the Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapp’s announcement on 30 January of the preferred route for the proposed East West Rail connection between Oxford…
RSPB press release
A rare, protected bird of prey has been illegally poisoned near Drumconrath in County Meath, Ireland. Mary hatched in the summer of 2019 from a nest on the Isle of Man. Before she left her nest, she was fitted with a lightweight satellite tracking device as part of the EU Hen Harrier LIFE project, allowing…
RSPB position on Environment Bill
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Martin Harper, the RSPB’s director for conservation said: The importance of this landmark legislation cannot be overstated – it should underpin our efforts to restore nature in a generation. It must set the right ambition, establish the right legal protections backed up by the right enforcement powers and introduce new tools to drive nature’s recovery….
RSPB press release – Werritty report
Independent Grouse Moor Review does not go far or fast enough to tackle raptor crimes ‘Werritty’ Review Group publishes findings RSPB Scotland has given a cautious welcome to the publication today of the long-anticipated report by the Scottish Government’s Independent Grouse Moor Review Group, chaired by Professor Alan Werritty. We support the recommendations relating to…
RSPB press release – Hen Harrier found dead and two others missing
Hen harrier found dead while two others disappear in suspicious circumstances RSPB Scotland is appealing for information following the discovery of the body of a hen harrier found to have been shot and the sudden disappearances of two young satellite tagged hen harriers. A member of the public found the dead female bird on a…
RSPB press release – Mice attacking adult albatrosses
House mice seen attacking adult albatrosses for the first time Introduced house mice on the UK Overseas Territory of Gough Island in the South Atlantic have been seen attacking adult albatrosses for the first time Without action, the Tristan albatross is likely to become extinct Plans are underway to save this and other species. The…
NEWS: Another Hen Harrier ‘disappears, this one is called Ada – from the RSPB
The RSPB say: Today, Northumbria Police and the RSPB have issued an appeal for information following the sudden disappearance of yet another satellite tagged hen harrier, a female bird known as Ada. Ada hatched on a nest on the Scottish borders this summer (2019). She was fitted with a lightweight satellite tag as part of the…
RSPB on bird statistics
Following yesterday’s publication of the latest figures on some UK bird populations the RSPB has published a blog. Here’s a quote: As you would expect, these indicators confirm the dire warnings about Britain’s nature reported in the State of Nature report published on 3rd October this year.The small decline in the combined index disguises substantial…
Farming Today on RSPB and game shooting
Martin Harper was interviewed on Farming Today this morning. Martin did well but it was one of those unsatisfactory interviews where Anna Hill simply got lots of things wrong – listen here from about 9 minutes into the programme through until the end. In the introduction (which Martin won’t have heard until today) Hill says…