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May 2, 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 1, 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...
Apr 30, 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 24, 2024
Fire-fighters around the world are laughing at plans to manage England’s vast moorlands by re-wilding rather than traditional management methods
In an interview with the Yorkshire Post, Moorland Association Director, Andrew Gilruth, warns that planting more trees on farm land won't...
Apr 17, 2024
Ashden risk losing credibility after Haweswater nominated for award despite the United Utilities owned reserve being labelled 'environmental disaster' in new report
Last month a new report was published highlighting the extent of the environmental damage and community conflict that has taken place...
Apr 11, 2024
Hen Harriers, and some unfortunate truths
Statement of fact Number One (1): Hen Harriers are in serious decline. They have declined precipitously over the last seven years and...
Apr 7, 2024
RSPB at odds with…..well, everyone, on hen harriers
Hen harriers across the UK are at their highest numbers for over 200 years. The latest hen harrier survey shows that in some parts of...
Apr 5, 2024
Why can't the RSPB look after their own reserves properly?
Over the Easter holidays, many members of the public have taken the opportunity to visit one of the RSPB’s reserves around the country....
Mar 14, 2024
In a couple of decades people will look back with revulsion at what is taking place in the uplands, and wonder at the irreparable damage it caused
A great deal is talked about biodiversity depletion, the species crisis, and the climate crisis. The exact extent of these phenomena, and...
Mar 11, 2024
We need to talk about intraguild predation
The tale of how Winnie, Winchester Cathedral’s resident peregrine falcon, died after falling victim to an ‘encounter’ with a newly...
Mar 6, 2024
Chris Packham's double standards
Talking to Times Radio this weekend, activist and BBC presenter Chris Packham offered up his views on public protests outside MPs’ homes....
Mar 1, 2024
RSPB warden filmed 'torturing' bird by stepping on its tail before beating it to death with a rock
This is the shocking moment a psycho RSPB warden stepped on the tail of a helpless seabird for up to 'four minutes' before eventually...
Feb 29, 2024
BTO cracks down on celebrities who disturb nests for photo opps
The British Trust for Ornithology [BTO] today announced it was making urgent changes to the requirements for a new Schedule 1 permit,...
Feb 14, 2024
Olivia Blake MP joins forces with violent criminal at Sheffield smoke summit charade but Sustainable Air Quality Officer rubbishes her claims
Last week the Labour Mayor for South Yorkshire, Oliver Coppard, organised a ‘smoke summit’, purporting to provide an objective forum for...
Feb 5, 2024
BBC Countryfile gives 'guerrilla rewilders' an easy ride on species reintroduction
On Sunday night’s episode of Countryfile, the BBC programme visited Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. While Matt Baker visited a farm where a...
Jan 30, 2024
"Stop conservation groups persecuting indigenous people", demand Survival International
'Stop conservation groups persecuting indigenous people', is the demand of international human rights organisation, Survival...
Jan 17, 2024
Why are Hen Harriers failing to thrive in Ireland, when their numbers are on the rise in England?
This week, the Irish Minister for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, launched a public consultation on their draft...
Jan 16, 2024
Scotland’s richest man loses almost £9.3m on Highland eco-tourism business
Scotland’s richest man has announced a loss of almost £9.3 million on his Highland hospitality and estates business, reinforcing the...
Jan 10, 2024
New research finds 70% of UK adults support grouse shooting on United Utilities land causing further embarrassment for the RSPB
70% of Britons believe that United Utilities, the water company which services Northwest England, should continue to allow grouse...
Jan 3, 2024
Mark Avery launches latest online attack on NFU President...but fails to answer questions on his own record at the RSPB in preventing biodiversity loss
© Sarah Farnsworth Mark Avery is no stranger to social media attacks, often with the consequence of inciting a digital ‘pile-on’ to the...
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