The 'disappearing' hen harriers reflect a broken monitoring system
Hen harrier populations have been increasing rapidly in range and numbers in recent years, largely due to the success of the brood...
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- 5 days ago
Rural businesses bounce back for start of shooting season
Image: Moorland Association The Moorland Association report that rural communities and businesses were today celebrating the Glorious...
- 7 days ago
Grouse shooting ‘better for moors’ than rewilding
With just two days to go until the 'Glorious 12th' there has been a flurry of positive press coverage in recent days on the social,...
- Aug 9
Wildlife Presenters at War as Packham launches extraordinary attack on Countryfile host
Last year Wild Justice’s Mark Avery produced what was widely considered to be one of the most chauvinistic, bitter and vitriolic attacks...
- Aug 9
Refreshingly honest appraisal of driven grouse shooting in The Times
In yesterday's Times, an article ran titled: 'Dismissing the role of grouse shooting is pure snobbery' written by the former Director of...
- Aug 8
Upcoming grouse season set to bring welcome financial boost to remote rural areas
Positive forecast after two poor years in which many areas were forced to abandon the sport because of bad weather and the pandemic, as...
- Aug 2
Why the multi-million pound conservation charities are drawing the wrath of local communities
Last month this website passed 12 million views, which is a tremendous milestone given we only started three years ago. Many of our...
- Jul 26
Wild Justice’s “Hen Harrier Fest" proves to be a total washout
Wild Justice’s “Hen Harrier Fest” turned out to be, once again, nothing but a damp squib, with Chris Packham and various RSPB...
- Jul 25
Power without responsibility – the prerogative of the harlot
It was Stanley Baldwin who made the first public use of the unforgettable remark, “Power without responsibility – the prerogative of the...
- Jul 20
Wildfire in Yosemite National Park highlights the benefits of prescribed burning
With temperatures reaching record highs across the UK, wildfires have been breaking out all over the UK; almost everywhere, from moorland...
- Jul 19
Hen Harriers dying from avian flu
Avian flu has decimated wild birds across the country since the beginning of the year, but birds of prey have suffered particularly...
- Jul 14
BBC's Chris Packham publicly hopes for Scottish Gamekeepers' Association to close down
BBC presenter Chris Packham is not, shall we say, famed for his diplomacy skills. Far from it, you might say. There are numerous examples...
- Jul 12
North Yorkshire Moors Railway reduces its services due to wildfire concerns
The news has come in from the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, the heritage steam line which is a favourite with visitors to the area, has...
- Jul 12
Wild Campers cause forest blaze on Queen's Balmoral estate
A forest blaze close to the Queen's Balmoral Castle and Estate was started by an abandoned camp fire from Wild Campers. As pressure...
- Jul 11
Schoolchildren learn about protection of communities, carbon, and wildlife in 'Let's Learn Moor'
Schoolchildren from across the UK's uplands got to learn about the special features of the stunning moorland landscape, the environmental...
- Jul 4
Some lessons in wildfire prevention, as demonstrated on a Calderdale moor
In June 2010, a wildfire started by a group of youngsters with a campfire took out all of the heather on a piece of moorland near...
- Jun 29
Wild Moors' Luke Steele and friends found 'tampering' with legal traps
If you go down to the woods today you're sure for a big surprise. Well, that was certainly what happened with one keeper recently when he...
- Jun 29
This new windfarm predicts it will kill a long list of birds – so where's the uproar?
Wind turbines are one of the angels of green energy. They have their detractors of course; they’re ugly eyesores, some people moan....
- Jun 21
The responses to this RSPB Facebook campaign might be a surprising lesson for the charity
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds have recently launched a new campaign on social media, including on Facebook. Alongside a...
- Jun 20
Conservation groups blamed after forced removal of local communities
Across social media human rights organisations have been condemning the evictions and violence against Maasai tribes in Tanzania who are...