This is a shocking and disgraceful story. NGOs that exist to defend the living world now talk and walk like its destroyers. It breaks my heart to see them surrendering like this, in the midst of our ecological emergency. My column. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Statement on hen #harriers in the #Cairngorms #NationalPark below. @CNPnature Cairngorms National Park @MairiGougeon Former NatureScot account

I've been filming hen harrier chicks having (very expensive) GPS transmitters fitted. It's a process that is hugely stressful to the birds. So why bother? Well, if these birds didn't keep getting killed once they leave their natal territories, we wouldn't need to.Roseanna Cunningham 🦣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇺🇦🖖

Sickening sight of a Merlin killed, all be it accidentally, in an illegally set trap. Yet somehow the Gamekeeper responsible is let off with caution!!!! Makes the blood boil. End Driven Grouse Shooting now.

Great news: pine martens translocated to the Forest of Dean last year have bred this spring! Excellent work by @Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, Forestry England and Vincent Wildlife (and very pleased to have helped in catching the martens in Scotland!) 🐾

Another huge penalty for raptor poisoning in Spain. Compare & contrast with silence from senior Scottish Ministers on recent sea eagle poisoning. It's quite telling. …ptorpersecutionscotland.wordpress.com/2020/08/02/ano… Nicola Sturgeon Roseanna Cunningham 🦣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇺🇦🖖 Mairi Gougeon scotgovnetzero

Difficult to meet in other places just now, so can't really blame them.

The hard truth is that 100% of people who confuse correlation with causation will die.

The Mammal Society is extremely concerned at the news that vital protections for nature may be weakened. We are in a climate & biodiversity emergency and urgent action is needed to reverse biodiversity loss in Britain - not regressive action to remove that protection 1/2

We stand with The Wildlife Trusts and other nature allies in defending the laws that protect our most important wetland sites. We need to protect and restore our wetlands for people and wildlife, not damage them further. We are working with Wildlife and Countryside Link to oppose these changes.

The entire BirdLife family joins RSPB England in their outrage at this misguided shortsighted betrayal of England's nature and people. With the stakes in play as we fight the climate and biodiversity crises, this #AttackOnNature must not stand.

I’m absolutely sick of endless talk about whether the Prime Minister has lost the confidence of her party. BOTH SHE AND HER PARTY HAVE LOST THE CONFIDENCE OF THE COUNTRY. A General Election is now the ONLY way forward. When will they understand that?

BREAKING: The Government.

It's not just a general election we need. It's a complete democratic makeover. It should begin with getting the money out of politics, and full financial transparency for everyone in public life.

Suffrage “Advice On Marriage To Young Ladies” from 1911.

New! The Kunts vs Cassetteboy - F*ck the Tories We can't have a General Election, but we can take over the Christmas charts. Stream and download now, details at theconservatives.info #AnyoneButThem

New paper from our #EUROWILDCAT consortium! 🐱 European wildcat (Felis silvestris) living in agri landscapes must increase their home-range size to reach resources somewhere else🐾 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…