Tag: birds

editorial

Unreasonable Hurdles for Farmers: Licence to Kill, Take or Disturb Chaos

CSM EDITORIAL In the complex world of UK farming, managing land, livestock, and crops is an already Herculean task. Yet, as if these responsibilities weren’t challenging enough, farmers now face an additional layer of bureaucracy with the latest updates to the licence to kill, take or disturb by Natural England. This licence, which permits the control of wild birds for essential purposes like preventing agricultural … Continue reading Unreasonable Hurdles for Farmers: Licence to Kill, Take or Disturb Chaos

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Rewilding

Isle of Wight Sea Eagles

BY ALENA WILDE Many parts of southern England are capable of supporting, breeding and wintering White-tailed Eagles, but the Isle of Wight was considered the most suitable location for their reintroduction. It is the last known breeding site of the species in southern England, located close to highly suitable foraging areas in the Solent and surrounding estuaries, with numerous potential nesting sites in woods and … Continue reading Isle of Wight Sea Eagles

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Letters

The Dangers of Bird Trackers

BY DR DANIEL HOLDSWORTH Dear Editor, Regarding the article on the tracking of various birds using tags, there is a steadily accumulating body of evidence that shows that this practice isn’t very good for the birds thus tagged, and that the deleterious effects range from mild impairment to severely handicapping birds. The main effects of tags are to cause aerodynamic drag (this is especially the … Continue reading The Dangers of Bird Trackers

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Conservation

RSPB Might As Well Be Run By Foxes

BY BERT BURNETT How much wildlife have we lost through conservation charities like RSPB due to their management choices? RSPB have managed Abernethy estate for capercaillie for over 25 years and have succeeded in reducing the capercaillie population by 75% minimum. They also inherited with the purchase a healthy population of mountain hare and upland waders etc., the hares have all but gone and the … Continue reading RSPB Might As Well Be Run By Foxes

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