This is a good explanation of the new Endangered Species Act ruling that overturned regulatory changes from the first Trump era – and a good peek into how regulations can be skirted through slippery definitions

Really excited for the Student Conference on Conservation Science. It starts this morning! www.sccs-cam.org

The government’s public consultation on hunting is now open. The more of us who respond, the stronger the signal to decision makers that wildlife deserves real protection, outnumbering those who want this cruelty to continue. Have your say: https://leagueacs.co.uk/1yV0i

Always a pleasure to read @themarshtit.bsky.social in the world's longest-running newspaper column, the Guardian country diary. Especially when he's writing about geese! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Bit by bit, every little helps. If we keep this up, year on year, we will be over the next valley, then over the next valley." Lovely piece in the Guardian this weekend about the heroic work to restore Dartmoor's peatlands. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Welsh Government inches towards gamebird licensing, with another 'evidence review'. This is welcome news, but they really just need to get on with it. NRW recommended a licensing scheme 2.5 yrs ago!! New blog ⬇️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/30/w...

Bold as a Stoat I've done a fair bit of Stoat watching over the yrs - they often catch you off-guard. Looking out the window & I saw this stoat catch & kill 2 kit rabbits. I couldn't lay my hands on a camera. As I watched the Stoat began to construct a nest in the drain where it had taken it's prey.

Press release associated with our new paper on the decline of many species of raptors in central South Africa, revealed by road transects phys.org/news/2026-03... paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... photo by @megmurg.bsky.social

Government to consider licensing for all gamebird shooting & releases in England. I don't think licensing is the answer but it's a good start. Now, about those 60 million non-native Pheasants & Red-legged Partridges released each year... #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/27/g...

Kenya's queen ants fuel booming global wildlife black market. Environmental consequences: ants are both keystone species and ecosystem engineers.... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'm thrilled to report that I'll be launching the paperback of Wildly Different at @darkpeakbooks.bsky.social next month. If you live near Glossop, come and listen to how one woman helped the Peak District become the UK's first National Park 75 years ago this April share.google/7UrJEoSMwt8D...

Tim Mackrill - an authority in our lifetime - always a must watch. youtu.be/wlJoNyKapfc?...

Good news! Amended Scottish legislation provides for licence suspension/revocation where 'relevant offences' (wildlife crime & animal welfare) are committed outside the licensed area, if they're connected to grouse moor management. #RaptorResearch raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/26/l...

We've loaded the latest sewage discharge figures for England onto our Watershed Pollution Map so you can investigate how your local water company is doing - because, here at Watershed, we know how to spoil you: share.google/rQ5Ah2FRv5Pt... 2/2

022 delivering a huge bass to CJ7 on first arriving at the nest this morning! @careyssecretgarden.bsky.social

The government has finally opened its public consultation, which should close the loopholes that have let hunting with hounds continue despite being banned. We’re urging everyone to take part: https://leagueacs.co.uk/2cFyW

Another bat caught on fly-paper yesterday. The 2nd brought to me in 2 weeks. Dead on arrival: horrible lingering death. This stuff is not environmentally friendly (the manufacturer's photo of it hung from apple blossom is baffling). @davegoulson.bsky.social @batconservation.bsky.social #bats #nature

Applications for the Living Alongside Bats in Churches Grant is still open ⛪️🦇👥 If your church would benefit from a small grant to help manage bat roost-related issues, please apply! Find out more about the grant and how to apply here: shorturl.at/ArALw Applications close: 10am, 27th April 2026.

🦇 Booking has now opened for the South West of England Bat Conference 2026, which is being held on the 25 of April at North Devon College (Petroc). An opportunity for anyone interested in bats to spend time together. For more information and to book visit: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/con...

The first-ever Land Use Framework for England has been published. I think it is the most far-sighted plan for England's land since the Second World War. Here's my thoughts on what it does (& doesn't) do: 1/ www.gov.uk/government/p...

Convicted Scottish gamekeeper Russell Mason - more disturbing details about this case. Crikey! How on earth was he ever considered suitable to hold shotgun/firearms certificates? New blog ⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/18/c...

Sentences for hare coursing. A good operation to convict these criminals. CBOs are effective though disq from driving and keeping dogs would have been good additional penalties for these low-life coursers. www.lincs.police.uk/news/lincoln...

Great opportunity to join BTO as Director of Country Operations! Apply online ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 📝 £68,199 📆 Full time, Permanent. 📍 Stirling, Scotland, but we would consider BTO Cymru or Northern Ireland offices for the right candidate. 🖥️ Hybrid. Closing date: Tuesday 14 April. #Ornithology

They’re back 💪💪 After CJ7’s arrival last night at 18:29, her mate, male 022 just arrived back this morning at 06:40. Brilliant news. Let the 2026 season commence 🎉🎉🎉 @careyssecretgarden.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Brilliant news, Our breeding female Osprey ‘CJ7’ has just landed at 18:29. Blimey, she must have had a tough days migrating today!!! One down, one to go, just need male 022 to arrive tomorrow and alls well. Watch our live Osprey Webcam here: www.birdsofpooleharbour.co.uk/osprey-news/...

We would prefer no Woodcock are shot for so-called 'sport' - it's a red listed species! But we do welcome this long-awaited (4 yrs!) review as a first step & fully expect the shooting season to be shortened. We'll provide consultation guidance shortly. wildjustice.org.uk/woodcock/wil...

BLOG - following Alan Brown's guest blog on Craiganour Estate, I investigate what we know about who really controls the ownership of North Glenbuchat Estate. The answer is not forthcoming from our so-called transparency registers. andywightman.scot/2026/03/who-...

I’m sure @visit-scotland.bsky.social gets many requests about the whereabouts of this prestigious viewpoint in Fife.

I paused my PhD for 11 years to help save Madagascar’s seas Marine scientist Ando Rabearisoa creates sustainable, community-managed fisheries. 🌎 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

“Any idea that this is part of some time-honoured English tradition is absolute rubbish. This is an almost wholly unregulated industry. I am glad to see it being licensed.” I spoke to the Times on why we shouldn’t let landowners release 50million pheasants per year: www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

A lynx took the place of the missing Conservative panelist at tonight’s rewilding hustings. They were very good. @markruskell.bsky.social

The shooting bodies have decided that "a head in the sand" policy is the best response they can offer. Not good enough! More and more of the public are becoming aware of the abhorrent behaviour of gamekeepers. @raptorpersuk.bsky.social

NEW PAPER: Using almost 400,000 km of road transects, conducted over 16 years, we reveal declines in 13 species of raptor and other large terrestrial bird species across central South Africa #ornithology #AfricanOrnithology #RaptorResearch www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Maybe not the best idea to have a reminder of the woman who paid hush money to a woman her sweaty nonce son apparently never met or raped.

Game-shooting industry's response to the recent conviction of Perthshire gamekeeper Russell Mason ⚖️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime #BirdingScotland 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/23/g...

And we're live! Our 2026 Osprey nest cam is up & streaming. What will this season bring? Hopefully more breeding success for our nesting pair CJ7 & 022, and not too much drama. Follow the story with us & our partners @careyssecretgarden.bsky.social www.birdsofpooleharbour.co.uk/osprey-news/...

This man had a conviction for public indecency after being caught masturbating in his car in view of vulnerable adults & children. Not sure why the police considered him suitable to be entrusted with shotgun/firearms certificates!

Scottish gamekeeper Russell Mason pleads guilty to battering a Goshawk to death on a shooting estate in Perthshire ⚖️ Excellent partnership investigation & prosecution by Police Scotland, RSPB, SSPCA, & COPFS 👏 New blog ⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/17/s...

Brilliant result from our legal challenge about overgrazing on Dartmoor ⚖️ Now the Dartmoor Commoners' Council must fulfil its statutory duty & urgently make appropriate assessments of stocking densities & reduce the number of sheep where overgrazing is apparent. wildjustice.org.uk/dartmoor/wil...

Good news - High Court rules parts of Dartmoor have been mismanaged! Overgrazing has been damaging protected sites on Dartmoor. Read the Press Release about our latest legal challenge: wildjustice.org.uk?p=52680&prev...

Trial due to begin tomorrow for a Scottish gamekeeper accused of killing a Goshawk on a Perthshire shooting estate. NB: Comments turned off as criminal proceedings are live ⚖️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/03/16/t...

"A perfect storm for the health of Northern Ireland’s people and environment” Sewage, slurry & antibiotic resistant genes in the lough that supplies drinking water to 40% of NI. Watershed's @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social reports: share.google/UPhtlSbsGgye...

Major oil spill in Poole Harbour costs company £6m... www.govwire.co.uk/news/environ...

REVEALED: Nearly three-quarters of England's woods are inaccessible to the public, according to official stats @righttoroam.bsky.social local groups are organising upcoming trespasses to woods to show how pheasant shoots & private logging firms prevent access: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Hen Harrier hunting above a cow! Isle of Man 😂

The most unsurprising thing about this? That the author dressed as a Toad for her book launch. Fabulously creative, hope this book does well.

🔊 JOB VACANCY Would you like to work at the heart of a global ornithological membership society? BOU are seeking a Journal and Engagement Manager to play a central role in delivering our mission ⏰ Apply by 14 April bou.org.uk/vacancy-j... #ornithology 🪶

Ravens have a mental heat map of where #wolf kills occur in a landscape and regularly sample these areas to update their beliefs, instead of continuously following the wolves. Amazing 🦊🐺 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...