Snared by their prejudice
We have a real problem when policy makers avoid peer reviewed science because it might clash with their prejudices. This appears to be what has happened in Wales over the Governments recent ban on snares/ HCRs.
We have a real problem when policy makers avoid peer reviewed science because it might clash with their prejudices. This appears to be what has happened in Wales over the Governments recent ban on snares/ HCRs.
How many foxes do we need to kill in order to raise the productivity of the species we’re conserving?
In a world obsessed with optimisation, perhaps the countryside has something to teach us about the value of friction, inefficiency and taking the long way round.
Scottish wildlife is disappearing and it looks like it’s NatureScot’s fault. Deer manager and crofter Niall Rowantree offers advice for a sound future for the Highlands that works both for politicians and voters
We will only protect and restore nature across our island if farmers are seen as leaders of the solution, rather than purveyors of the decline.