The ‘Green Laird’ takeover. The question here is are the people who work and live in rural areas benefitting from it ? Will wildlife be affected by the withdrawal of traditional effective land management ? This is happening all over the UK. Link to Scottish Gamekeepers Post on Facebook
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The Game for Restoration Competition Time !
Only a couple days to go to enter this photo competition the CIC are running to promote Conservation work. What a great way to showcase the great efforts that UK Farmers and Land Custodians have been doing. CIC Wildlife Photo Prize Competition Go on and get your submissions in and best of luck to anybody …
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Debunking Misinformation Around Trophy Hunting
Over the last few months there has been heated debate around the subject of the proposed ban on imports of hunting trophies into the UK. The proposed Private Members Bill is here Importing of hunting trophies banned to protect world’s threatened species – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Controversy around how the evidence has been gathered remains a …
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New Welsh General License Changes to come in Force from 1st July 2022
Changes to Welsh General Licences come into force from the 1st July 2022, details can be found below: Countryside Alliance – New General Licences set to launch in Wales – Have Natural Resources Wales bowed to outside pressures? (countryside-alliance.org) This extract from the article below clearly shows how Wild Justice have influenced the Consultation. ‘The …
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Pest Control
The management and ethics of pest control, best practice, methods etc. For example, rats are the main problem around the stables, they spread disease, eat into any feed sacks they can get to and freak the horses out. Poison is not favoured though due to the high risk of secondary poisoning should a bird of …
Hunting
What are the benefits of hunting in the broader sense, rather than those emotive areas that attract the most attention at home and abroad. How can we better promote the benefits of hunting, particularly when done properly i.e. ethical and sustainable practices? Advantages/disadvantages? How do we take into account the rights and welfare of local …
Fundraising Events
We have been working hard in the background and are pleased to announce we are now ready to help support anybody who wishes to host a fundraising event for The Packham 3. We will be able to advertise the events on here, design posters and also set up the events on the Countryside Fightback Facebook …
Disneyfication
What do people think of Disneyfication, the modern-day tendency to apply safe or human-like characteristics to wildlife and/or livestock? Described as Disneyfication, if ‘safe’ characteristics are applied, or anthropomorhism where human characteristics are suggested. This can lead to people doing stupid and/or dangerous things. For example, the current trend towards picking up lambs for a …
Rebutting Misinformation
How can we get better at identifying, checking and rebutting misinformation that is often shared to the detriment of rural communities? For example, it has often been stated that livestock farming is major contributor to CO² and Methane emissions; that eating meat is harmful to health and UK farming is cruel. None of these statements …
Promotion
How do you think we can improve the promotion of the positive work and stories showing the benefits of conservation work in the UK?