Wildfire warning after North York Moors nature reserve gutted by fire
The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has issued an urgent wildfire warning ahead of the bank holiday weekend after a nationally important nature...
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- May 22
Scientists argue that anti-shooting agendas have helped shape a false picture of prescribed burning
A paper which examines the relationship between carbon storage in peatlands and prescribed burning has recently been released by...
- May 18
Can lessons from Finland help the plight of British curlew?
Our attention was piqued this week by a post on the Curlew Action blog. The group, fronted by Mary Colville, was established in order to...
- May 9
Activist trespasser Guy Shrubsole sabotages legal trap on biodiversity rich estate
Activist trespasser, Guy Shrubsole, has been boasting about his sabotage of a legal larsen trap on a recent trip on the South Downs....
- May 6
BBC's Chris Packham launches extraordinary attack on Natural England head, in now deleted Tweet
BBC celebrity presenter last night launched an extraordinary attack on the head of Natural England, Tony Juniper, before swiftly deleting...
- May 3
Wild Justice’s supermarket research shows dramatic 23% fall in lead use in game
It was reported today in the Shooting Times that research carried out by Wild Justice shows a significant fall in the use of non-toxic...
- May 2
DGS a 'silver economic lining' for rural communities suffering from 'cost-of-living premium'
A new report by a cross-party group of MPs has warned that government neglect has created a 'cost of living rural premium'. The All Party...
- Apr 24
Misguided RSPB-instigated case and police lies force a keeper to wait 2 1/2 years to clear his name
Last week, it was reported in the Scottish press that a gamekeeper was cleared by the Sheriff after "police lied during the course of the...
- Apr 20
How the curlew became 'the cash cow' for the conservation industry
There is something about curlew that seems to bring out the worst in some people. As the number one conservation priority amongst our...
- Apr 17
'Eco-zealots' risk destroying delicate balance of nature in rural Britain through reintroductions
In last week's Telegraph an article appeared referencing the new favoured technique of some eco-zealots - 'beaver-bombing', referring to...
- Apr 11
Nature at risk from limits to muirburn
Proposed conservation measures for peatland may have vast unplanned consequences…that's the message from a range of countryside groups...
- Apr 4
Stay out of politics, charities warned by Charity Commission as they overstep the mark
Charities have been warned once again by their regulator to stay out of politics and not to allow the personal views of their leaders to...
- Mar 24
Ruth Tingay launches crowd funding site to raise £20,000 for Chris Packham's legal fees
Something very strange is going on with Chris Packham and his various legal cases. Despite reportedly being worth at least $4million BBC...
- Mar 23
Wild Isles golden eagles scenes filmed on private sporting estate, but the RSPB won't tell you that
When it became known that the RSPB had financed David Attenborough's latest wildlife programme, Wild Isles, there was widespread...
- Mar 22
Time to change your tune, BASC warns RSPB
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation is warning of “disastrous consequences” unless the RSPB reassesses its evidence...
- Mar 20
The lessons to be learned from the trophy hunting bill debacle
On Friday, a proposed Bill to ban trophy hunting imports cleared the Commons. The Bill will now progress to the Lords and, if it passes...
- Mar 13
The mystery of the 'extra' BBC Wild Isles episode and the RSPB's funding
What, then, is the ‘truth’ about the BBC’s latest David Attenborough series, Wild Isles, and the RSPB? We will probably never know, but...
- Mar 6
The National Trust's burning problem
On August 12 last year a devastating wildfire took place on the National Trust’s Studland Bay reserve, close to Swanage, caused by a...
- Feb 27
Vegan groups turn sights on RSPB for wildlife killings, as charity adopts 'diversionary tactics'
It has been reported that one of Britain’s biggest vegan events has become embroiled in a bitter row between animal rights’ extremists...
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