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New study highlights how the use of controlled burning can help save human lives
A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health has revealed that annually, more than 33,500 deaths around the globe are ‘directly...
Sep 9, 2021


Chris Packham wastes yet more taxpayers' money on pointless challenges against DEFRA
Earlier this week Chris Packham – yes he of both Wild Justice and BBC fame – tweeted a picture of a letter he had ‘just posted’ to DEFRA....
Sep 3, 2021


Scientists’ harsh words for Wild Justice, Packham, politicians and the RSPB
This excellent piece by Steve Grant, on the recent University of Northampton report into driven grouse shooting was recently published in...
Sep 1, 2021


National Gamekeepers Organisation asks North Yorkshire Police to enforce the law on shoot disruptors
The National Gamekeepers Organisation (NGO) have written to North Yorkshire Police over concerns that anti-shooting activists have been...
Aug 26, 2021


Is Driven Grouse Shooting Sustainable?
Is driven grouse shooting sustainable? That was the question researched by Prof. James Crabbe from the University of Oxford, and the...
Aug 12, 2021


Based on IUCN targets, grouse shooting offers the most sustainable form or moorland management
In their final video trailer prior to the release of the full documentary tomorrow, the University of Northampton focus on ICUN targets...
Aug 11, 2021


Yes, satellite tags can fail – that doesn't mean their failure is always "suspicious"
In July 2019, a hen harrier named Colin was tagged with a satellite transmitter at his nest in Northumberland. A year later, in August...
Aug 10, 2021


The Local Economics of Driven Grouse Shooting
Despite the Wild Justice team of Chris Packham, Mark Avery and Ruth Tingay trying to dismiss the economic impact brought by driven grouse...
Aug 10, 2021


The environmental benefits of moorland management explained in less than 2mins
Today the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report into climate change and the devastating impact wildfires...
Aug 9, 2021


Benefits of grouse shooting to mental health
1 in 4 adults experience mental health illness in the UK, particularly in upland communities where people can feel socially isolated....
Aug 9, 2021


Grouse shooting part of the big picture on conservation By Prof James Crabbe, University of Oxford
Grouse shooting part of the big picture on conservation By James Crabbe, emeritus professor and supernumerary fellow at Wolfson College,...
Aug 7, 2021


Grouse shooting gives glorious boost to rural economies and the environment, says university study
As reported in The Telegraph, grouse shooting has positive “ecological, economic and social” impacts, including increasing tourism and...
Aug 7, 2021


Another record breaking year for hen harriers on grouse moors expected
The prospect of another record-breaking year for Hen Harrier breeding rose today after reports of successful nests from several parts of...
Aug 5, 2021


Gamekeepers’ Welfare Trust launches bursary to address wellbeing concerns
A new bursary has been launched by the Gamekeepers’ Welfare Trust (GWT) – the Sir John Scott Bursary. The £5000 bursary fund will support...
Aug 2, 2021


Game Fair Diary
The Game Fair has today been used to launch two things: firstly a new shooting partnership between nine leading rural organisations -...
Jul 23, 2021


The future of shooting is looking bright as new 'Aim to Sustain' partnership is launched
At the Game Fair at Ragley Hall today nine rural organisations will be launching a sustainable game shooting alliance called Aim to...
Jul 23, 2021


What Bob Berzins says vs reality: The fantasist Moorland Monitor's 22 lies in a single presentation
Bob Berzin, the activist and serial fantasist from the Peak District, has been up to his normal tricks again. This time writing a...
Jul 19, 2021


Reports emerging of multiple hen harrier nests failing due to predation across unmanaged uplands
(© shutterstock) Reports are emerging that multiple hen harrier nests have failed this year on moorland not managed for driven grouse...
Jul 13, 2021


A letter to Chris Packham
This is a direct appeal to Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery; their lawyers, Carol Day and Tessa Gregory, and the Natural England...
Jul 6, 2021


How can we protect moorland SSSIs from the increasing population of gulls?
The sheer carnage and devastation that gulls can cause to the populations of ground-nesting birds is a topic which we have visited...
Jul 5, 2021
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