Good morning!
Once again, we’ve had quite a lot going on, so here’s a roundup of various happenings (or not-happenings) from this week.
We’ll be covering a few topics; including Woodcock and Badgers, but firstly… we have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!
Hen Harrier Fest 2022:
Here is your official Save the Date for our slightly different event this year – Hen Harrier Fest will take place onSunday 24th of July, in a yet-to-be-revealed location in Cheshire, England. We’d love you to join us, Chris, Ruth and Mark, for a day celebrating upland wildlife, and speaking out against raptor persecution. It’ll be family-friendly, celebratory and fingers crossed a great day out.
Please put the date in your calendar, and spread the word. We’ll be back with more information, the venue announcement and full line up very soon.
Woodcock
We’re still awaiting a response following our correspondence with both DEFRA and DAERA regarding Woodcocks last week. In our letters, Wild Justice asked George Eustice (DEFRA) and Edwin Poots (DAERA) to exercise their powers to change the seasons for Woodcock shooting across the UK.
As of this morning, we’ve not yet received a response. There has been, however, a statement issued by GWCT in response to our letter. In it, they stated that it wasn’t clear how Wild Justice’s proposals would ‘enhance the population status of our resident woodcock’. A statement which seems to ignore that their own policy, listed on their website, recommends shooters operate in the very same way we’re requesting be changed in law.
Northern Ireland General Licences
This will be a short and sweet update – as there’s nothing to update on! We’re still waiting for DAERA to announce their public consultation on General Licences in Northern Ireland. This was originally due in early February and the last promise was for March 21, but there’s still no sign of it…
Badgers in Northern Ireland
At the end of March, we also heard news of the proposed cull of Badgers in Northern Ireland being formally announced. This could commence as early as July this year, so we need to act fast in challenging the cull.
Thank you to each and every one of you for supporting our fundraiser to date – we’ve been blown away and have so far raised over £38,000 towards our challenge. Now’s the time to act, so please do consider donating if you’ve not already.
That’s it for today – we’ll be back in touch soon.
Thank you!
Wild Justice (Directors: Mark Avery, Chris Packham and Ruth Tingay).
Wild Justice newsletter 105.
No comments:
Post a Comment