Ruth Tingay and the RSPB Hit Squad

BY BEN O’ROURKE The raptor propagandist Ruth Tingay hates me. I know this, as she blocked me on every social media platform not long after the case against me and Fieldsports Channel was brought by one of her best mates, Chris Packham. But in York on Thursday 29th January, she may have crossed a line from distance-hatred to in-your-face harassment. I was standing outside the … Continue reading Ruth Tingay and the RSPB Hit Squad

Chris Packham, the BBC Extremist: ‘Stick Your Head in a Bucket of Fuel and Set Fire to it’

BY BEN O’ROURKE BBC Presenter Chris Packham used to be known for his peroxide hair and quirky kids programmes then graduated to BBC’s ‘Springwatch‘ and all the spin-off series. As he grew older, so did his audience and the series gained him a new generation of young viewers interested in wildlife. Few people in the UK under 50 don’t know who he is. For the … Continue reading Chris Packham, the BBC Extremist: ‘Stick Your Head in a Bucket of Fuel and Set Fire to it’

Raptor Persecraption: Heavens to Murgatroyd

BY BEN O’ROURKE Heavens to Murgatroyd! How did a botched bird report become the seminal study on raptor persecution? Most of the tags attached to the birds of prey failed and less than a handful were confirmed illegally killed, yet researchers fiddled the figures to support an agenda. Ruth Tingay sat in her office one morning in March, 2019, clutching a wad of freshly-printed paper, … Continue reading Raptor Persecraption: Heavens to Murgatroyd

The Wildlife Charities Scamming Millions

CSM EDITORIAL The great rescue and relocation swindle: how wildlife charities steal animals and exploit them for cash Are wildlife charities lying to donors and exploiting the animals they claim to be saving? That seems to be the gist of an article on Fieldsports Channel, which has catalogued lies told by animal activists, rescue centres and the media to try to justify confiscating lions and … Continue reading The Wildlife Charities Scamming Millions