A big thank you to @emmaroddicksnp.bsky.social for tabling a debate on wildfires in @parliament.scot today. Wildfire concern is growing in Scotland, with degraded habitats & monocultures a high risk. We believe restored, resilient ecosystems are our best ally against wildfires. (1/3)

@rspbcymru.bsky.social calls on Ministers to act on advice received from NRW 2 years ago (!) for proper controls & oversight of gamebird releases. They don't even know how many are released, other than 'millions'. Find out how you can help 🔽 #BirdingWales raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/18/w...

NB: Comments are turned off as criminal proceedings are live ⚖️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/17/c...

What a phenomenal waste of time and money this project was. @naturalengland.bsky.social you should be ashamed of yourself! 🤬🤬

Ian Carter and myself argued this point here www.whittlespublishing.com/Great_Miscon... - species with high dispersal capacity can typically naturally recolonise suitable habitats IF the original drivers of declines have been remediated.

Excellent news.

🧪 BEARDED VULTURE stomach acid is so strong (pH ~1) that it dissolves bone completely, extracting fat and calcium. This adaptation allows them to survive on resources inaccessible to almost any other animal. www.projectvulture.org.za #AfricanOrnithology #beardedvulturerecoveryprogramme

Škrábal et al. Red kite (Milvus milvus) collision risk is higher at wind turbines with larger rotors and lower clearance, evidenced by GPS tracking www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #ornithology #raptorresearch

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Simultaneously Modulated the Use of Roadways by Golden Eagles During Winter | doi.org/10.1002/ece3... | Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology #RaptorResearch 🪶

Very sad news about Teesmouth seals @teesbirds.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Met with Agriculture Minister @jimfairlielogie this morning to discuss the management scheme for sea eagles. We need a proper evidence base on their diet rather than scare stories of ‘horse eating eagles’ @skyeandfrisa 🦅🐴 news.stv.tv/highlands-is...

“They’re perfectly capable of breeding & recolonising their former range, over a relatively short space of time, IF, and only IF, their survival isn’t curtailed by grouse moor gamekeepers shooting, trapping and poisoning them, pulling off their heads and legs, or stamping on their eggs and chicks.”

This was a massive distraction project, intended to draw attention away from the ongoing illegal killing on northern UK grouse moors. Maybe now NE & Defra will put their (our!) money where it really needs to go - on ramped up enforcement. #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/16/g...

The WINNER of the 2025 Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing... The Lie of the Land, @guyshrubsole.bsky.social (@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social) #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

The WINNER of the 2025 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing is... Raising Hare, @chloedalton.bsky.social (@canongate.co.uk) #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

Scientists fear this ‘cute’ and ‘chonky’ flying fox could be one cyclone away from extinction

Country diary: Sometimes only the most rotten fruit will do | Mark Cocker

Labour MPs today call for new legislation to extend a right of responsible access to more English landscapes, and for the right to swim and wild camp to be enshrined in law @righttoroam.bsky.social inputted to this new report from the APPG for access to nature: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Misleading: BBC website users reading this headline would worry that the UK's native woods were under threat. In fact the Spruce Bark Beetle feeds on different kinds of Spruce, as the name suggests. There are no native species of Spruce in the UK. Headline should read UK's spruce plantations.

It's not even the proper flag. More like a cypher, in the same way Nazi's daubed "Juden", or the Star of David on buildings. Code for Attack Here.

Tracking illegal wildlife trade in Papua, Indonesia: An initial investigation | www.sciencedirect.co... | Global Ecology and Conservation | #ornithology 🪶

Revealed: sewage overflow in English and Welsh national parks twice outside rate

Rare bat crashes into car after '1,000-mile trip' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Very humbled today to receive the Peter Scott Memorial Award from the #BritishNaturalistsAssociation for having made an ‘outstanding contribution to our understanding of natural history and conservation’ I don’t feel worthy but do feel very honoured #TeamFlies @nhm-london.bsky.social

Community Apple Juicing Service will visit community halls across Pembrokeshire this month, helping to turn surplus apples from gardens, allotments, and orchards into fresh juice. All proceeds go to charity. www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/2545662...

"And are the NGOs prepared to look their membership in the eye and say, this is what needs to be done?" is an odd rhetorical question when most conservation NGOs already do exactly this, undertaking targeted culls and telling their members why they're doing it.

The Honey Buzzards keep on coming! With another 50K+ counted today, we’ve now passed half a million HBs this season! Rising numbers of Black Kites — as their peak is still ahead — pushed our overall total past 700K! And it’s not just the bulk species 👇 #ornithology 📸Eduardo C. Wals 1/2

Thank you to everyone who dropped by our stand at #WildSummitUK yesterday....we hardly had time to take a breather and have been overwhelmed with the level of support for our work. Our Phabulous Pheasant (shit)Show caused quite a buzz! Thank you 🙏

Thank you to everyone who came to our Phabulous Pheasant (shit) Show at #WildSummitUK yesterday! We've had so much lovely feedback & support, thank you!

Mary Colwell asks whether it's time to talk about a fox cull. I argue it's time to talk about the absurd annual release of 60 Million non-native gamebirds that undoubtedly supports the over-abundance of foxes & other mesopredators. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Phabulous Pheasant Show @wildsummituk.bsky.social by @wildjustice.bsky.social @ruthtingay.bsky.social @bobelliot.bsky.social @lucylapwing.bsky.social @mrhenrymorris.substack.com Let hope the absurd and grotesque becomes the illegal @markavery.bsky.social @derbyswildlife.bsky.social

Brilliant to meet & chat with the incredible @wildjustice.bsky.social team @wildsummituk.bsky.social @ruthtingay.bsky.social & bump into so many others there. A magnet for action for wildlife (& good news that the Pheasant Show theatrical will at some point be online!) Thank you for all you do 💚

American billionaire Stephen Schwarzman, founder of Blackstone & owner of the 2,500-acre Conholt Park shooting estate in Wiltshire, has been tankering in huge quantities of water from drought-struck Hampshire to fill up his lake (legally, but outrageously): www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Dress rehearsal completed, all set for tomorrow’s Phabulous Pheasant (shit)Show at #WildSummitUK

Random owl mosaic on a street wall in York.

"Until we break this interconnected system of destruction, Scotland's uplands will continue to serve private interests" and "our wildlife will continue to pay the price" Op-ed in The Herald by the Director of League Against Cruel Sports (Scotland) www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2538...

The Scottish Government will back my bill to end greyhound racing for good 🎉 Just the best news for the dogs who suffer injuries and are killed while racing 🐾 www.msn.com/en-gb/politi...

Scotland's richest 2% now have more wealth than half the population combined. We asked the First Minister why shooting estates owned by billionaires still pay no business rates. We’re losing millions of pounds that could go towards our schools, libraries, and hospitals.

The first week of September is barely behind us and already the impressive volunteer crew of @batumiraptorcount.org has tallied over half a million raptors making their way south along the eastern Black Sea coast. #ornithology

Fantastic result in court today! Case now moves to trial. NB: Comments turned off as criminal proceedings are still live ⚖️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/09/j...

Fantastic news! Defra Ministers listened to the science rather than the hysteria & rhetoric of the grouse shooting industry. Ban comes in to force 30 Sept 2025. raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/09/m...

Expecting to hear legal arguments in court today about admissibility of RSPB covert footage. NB: Comments turned off as criminal proceedings are live ⚖️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/09/g...

Join us at #WildSummitUK on Thurs 9 Sept for our Phabulous Pheasant Show, where we'll be ridiculing the absurd annual release of 50 Million non-native Pheasants & exploring the environmental impacts of this grotesque 'sport'. Our show runs 1pm - 1.45pm, Lantern Hall. + All-day stall, ground floor.

"Regarding the relationship between burning and wildfire, there is evidence that out-of-control burns are a cause of wildfire in the UK, particularly in the uplands". raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/08/c...

Good news - we won our challenge in Wales! Judge rules planning permission for outdoor adventure centre in Pembrokeshire is unlawful because of environmental concerns. Read our press release: wildjustice.org.uk/general/judg...

Well done RSPB, raptor fieldworkers and everyone else involved with protecting breeding Hen Harriers on United Utilities land in Bowland. Elsewhere, HH breeding results on privately-owned grouse moors are down for another year. #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/05/r...

Good insight here from NERF about why these so-called 'partnerships' to tackle the illegal killing of birds of prey repeatedly fail in the UK (spoiler alert - don't include reps from the industry responsible for doing the killing). #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/04/s...

Join Wild Justice at the inaugural Wild Summit for an interactive and visual dive into the past, present and future of what George Monbiot describes as the ‘bronze plague’. Bristol Beacon, 11 Sept, all day! wildjustice.org.uk/general/join...

This November, join us at our National Conference to hear the results of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, debate next steps and take action to help unlock a better future for Scotland's people, wildlife and environment. Book your tickets here ⬇️ www.perththeatreandconcerthall.com/whats-on/rev...

I'm surprised the eagles could fit in five ponies after all the schoolchildren they've been scoffing. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...