Grouse moors deny Packham raptor allegations
Managing Britain’s uplands is more about managing media attacks these days. Bewildered grousemoor keepers and other estate staff are reeling from attacks by Chris Packham and other bird campaigners after he uncovered a surprisingly large number of birds he alleges the estates have killed. All the estates say they are not responsible for the birds’ […]
Wild Justice plans fabulous waste of taxpayers’ money
DEFRA’s most vexatious litigant is at it again. Wild Justice is crowdfunding a £40,000 legal bill that will allow its solicitor to write a letter aiming to force DEFRA to ‘assess’ the impact of pheasant and partridge release in the UK. Wild Justice says that the 43 million captive-reared pheasants and 9 million red-legged partridges […]
NRA removes signposts to tenant it wants to run out of town
New visitors to Bisley Shooting Ground at the top end of Bisley Camp will now have to find it using their satnavs. The NRA has removed all of the shooting ground’s signs from Bisley. The action is believed to be connected with a dispute over renewal of the shooting ground’s lease. “We simply cannot understand […]
