Exotic pets are popular in the UK. The word “exotic” means wild animal in this context. Under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act licences were issued… Read More »UK law on keeping wild animals needs to be overhauled
NEWS AND COMMENT: Defra is planning to cull wild parakeets in Britain. They are an invasive species but I don’t see the need to cull… Read More »Plans to cull Britain’s parakeets is unnecessary at this time
The UK is going through the last phases of Brexit negotiations. On 1 January 2021 the country leaves the European Union. It’s a complex process… Read More »European Union refuses to grant Part 1 listed status for pet travel after UK leaves EU
Recently it was in the news that the UK would ban the keeping of primates as exotic pets which is great news although long overdue.… Read More »Time to ban all exotic pets in the UK
NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENT): Shortly after taking office in 1933 the then US president, Franklin Roosevelt, set up the Civilian Conservation Corps with the intention… Read More »Boris Johnson wants to copy Franklin Roosevelt and plant billions of trees
NEWS AND VIEWS: Although £40 million is nowhere near enough to be pledged by Boris Johnson for green spaces and conservation jobs in England, it… Read More »Boris Johnson pledges millions to improve conservation in England
Trees are a home to wildlife. Ancient oak trees planted in the reign of George I, 300 years ago, are being cut down to make… Read More »300-year-old oak trees cut down for HS2
In the UK, rivers are becoming more polluted from farms and water company sewer overflows; 84% of rivers have failed to meet government targets concerning… Read More »Farmers will lose subsidies if they pollute rivers
The UK government pledged to move away from culling badgers to vaccinating them against TB. It is believed that badgers transmit tuberculosis to cattle. Controversially… Read More »UK government wants to kill 70,000 more badgers and undermine their pledge