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Scottish licensing system part of a "salami-slicing operation... aimed at ending all shooting throughout Britain."
In an article for The Telegraph, Alan Cochrane argues that the Scottish licensing system for grouse shooting is "the first of what’s...
Aug 14, 2024


Confusion and disingenuity reigns at the National Wildlife Crime Unit
'Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive', so said Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It seems the head of...
Aug 2, 2024


Chris Packham vandalises posters which warned visitors about feeding gulls
Mr Packham, it would seem, is off on his holidays. This week, he has been visiting Cowny in North Wales. Chris makes no secret of his...
Jul 31, 2024


Black Grouse 3: In which the RSPB admit what will really save black grouse...
As was explained in the two previous posts (see Exhibit A and Exhibit B) RSPB has received yet another huge grant from the Heritage...
Jul 25, 2024


Why won't Chris Packham make the ultimate sacrifice for climate activism?
The news that five members of the protest group Just Stop Oil have been sentenced to up to five years imprisonment has gone down like a...
Jul 23, 2024


Black grouse and the RSPB – Part Two
Once we had recovered from the stunning news that RSPB had once again extracted a huge sum of money (£244,000) from the Heritage Lottery...
Jul 18, 2024


If RSPB knows how to save black grouse from extinction, why won't they do it unless someone else pays?
Great news: the RSPB are going to save the black grouse in Wales. To be fair, they obviously aren't – but that is what they say they can...
Jul 15, 2024


Publicly funded environmental vandalism ripe across the Scottish Uplands
Credit: Stobo Residents Action Group So much of what is taking place in the Scottish Uplands is no more than publicly funded...
Jul 12, 2024


New badger video highlights ineffectiveness of RSPB's electric 'predator fences'
A new video has emerged of a badger climbing a fence, reinforcing the ineffectiveness of the RSPB's electric predator fences. The charity...
Jul 8, 2024


With rural policing in crisis, is it right that so much budget is given to bogus bird of prey investigations?
Rural policing is in crisis, a report commissioned by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has shown. Freedom of Information...
Jun 28, 2024


Is everything in disarray at the League Against Cruel Sports?
According to a report in The Telegraph, the League Against Cruel Sports are in disorder after their CEO, Andy Knott, quit “over Labour’s...
Jun 25, 2024


Peak District conservation failures highlight why nature recover funding must be tied to results
The UK is facing a countrywide nature-loss crisis. Many of our most precious animals and plants are still falling in numbers, despite...
Jun 14, 2024


Have the charity conservation sector given up on waders?
We are not given to hysteria. We generally leave the shroud-waving to the likes of the RSPB. They have the resources to do it at scale....
Jun 12, 2024


Moorland bird safaris underway in the Yorkshire Dales with over 60 bird species recorded in a single visit
The Yorkshire Dales Moorland Group (YDMG), in partnership with Keld Resource Centre and Gunnerside Estate, have began this year's series...
Jun 3, 2024


Will Chris Packham defend the RSPCA's seal culling stance?
Many people will be unhappy about the return of wet and cold weather at just the wrong time for fledging ground nesting birds. This is a...
May 24, 2024


Avocet colony at Burton Mere Wetlands is decimated after RSPB’s electric fences fail
The RSPB’s electric fences have failed to prevent an avocet colony at Burton Mere Wetlands being decimated by predation. Despite having...
May 20, 2024


Off-roaders causing devastation on our moors – can nothing be done?
We have received a report from Rooley Moor and Rossendale of egregious, illegal off road activities occurring on the moorland hillsides....
May 17, 2024


To sheep or not to sheep... that is the question
Geltsdale, in Cumbria, has been run as an RSPB site since 2001; before then it was managed as a grouse moor. Today, it is still...
May 2, 2024


United Utilities try to shut down critics with empty legal threats
It has been a bad few weeks for United Utilities, the country's top polluter. Every Monday protests against the company have been taking...
May 1, 2024


£400,000 of taxpayer’s money allocated to compensate Scottish sheep farmers after sea eagle reintroductions kill lambs
CREDIT: Douglas Currie/Deadline News Following the reintroduction of sea eagles into Scotland their numbers have increased significantly...
Apr 30, 2024
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