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The next post office scandal? How flawed science justifies the slaughter of a "protected" species
Imagine this: for decades, an entire government policy causing mass death is founded on evidence that many scientists now say is deeply flawed.
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Billionaire duke's vast estate no haven for wildlife
Duke of Westminster urged to treat "nature as a friend, not as a pest."
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Tracy Keeling
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Grouse Moor Licencing: the legal mess we always thought it would be
NatureScot caves in to the demands of the shooting industry
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Charlie Moores
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Hypocrite: Prince William issues 'urgent call' to 'make peace with nature'
Royals one of the UK's most wealthy and well-known shooting families
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Eliza Egret
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As the pheasant shooting season begins we reflect on how normalised shooting has become
Without any of the ludicrous fanfare surrounding the ‘Inglorious 12th’ but with 100 times the number of birds involved, today sees the opening shots…
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Charlie Moores
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Labour Conference met with defiant message to END THE CULL
On Thursday 4th July the UK General Election was held and the public voted for Keir Starmer’s Labour Party to form the next Government.
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I ran a marathon for wildlife!
Thank you for your incredible support :)
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'New' badger cull policy: still not good for badgers
Policy is entirely industry-driven as usual...
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Charlie Moores
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Guest blog: Trail Liars, Recklessness and Observation and Flushing for Fun.
The bastardisation of the Hunting Act by the Staghounds.
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EXCLUSIVE: Labour set to wage war on Badgers?
A new Daniel Zeichner message to Protect the Wild suggests Labour will implement Sunak’s ‘kill all the badgers’ plan.
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Nothing glorious about the 'Inglorious 12th'
Grouse shooting is all about making as much money as possible
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Charlie Moores
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URGENT: We need your help to end the badger cull!
We're handing in our petition to DEFRA this Thursday, please add your name!
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