Melanius Mullarkey Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 All farmers are essentially Farmer Palmer at heart. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I'm looking forward to you all being eaten by bears. Spoiler Not the Bennett or Kincardine kind either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, MixuFixit said: Interesting window into how parts of rural Scotland operate: "In October, however, the shooting season started. “A neighbour said: ‘I’d keep your cats in. We know the groundskeeper has shot 12 cats to stop them taking the game birds.” Lana and her husband were appalled, but thought that, if they reasoned with the local landowner, he would have his gamekeeper leave the cats alone. They were wrong. “He said: ‘It’s my land, I’ll do what the hell I like. Who do you think you are? You’re not even from round here!’” Once-friendly neighbours took his side. “We were shunned. He had a lot of influence in the community.” Fearful for their cats’ safety – they were worried the gamekeeper might shoot into their garden – they erected a six-foot fence. Being ostracised in a close-knit rural community took its toll. “No one would talk to us. You’d go into the pub and people would turn their backs on you. From a mental health point of view, it impacted us a lot.” They started finding rocks on their driveway. Eventually they sold up. They now live in a rented house in France, where their cats are free to roam again." The End Edited January 22, 2020 by Hedgecutter 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arab_joe Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/25/yellowstone-wolf-project-25th-anniversary This article from today's Guardian provides a good summary of the benefits that have been seen since wolves were re-introduced into Yellowstone National Park 25 years ago... here's hoping for something similar in Scotland! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arab_joe Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/science/pablo-escobar-hippos.html https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/24/pablo-escobars-cocaine-hippos-show-how-invasive-species-can-restore-a-lost-world-aoe Quite interesting articles in the New York Times/Guardian, about the accidental success of Pablo Escoabr's pet hippos in restoring balance to the Colombian eco-system. Maybe all Scotland needs is an extrovert drug kingpin to build his own prison in the highlands, complete with some exotic animals... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Nutty scheme was given the go ahead up in Moray last year to let hunners of non-native gyrfalcons roam free before being exported to the Middle East: https://www.birdguides.com/news/hundreds-of-gyr-falcons-released-into-the-scottish-countryside/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: There'll be some guy in a mustard waistcoat and red trews exasperatedly asking "what's the problem, we thought you liked birds of prey?" More likely some gamekeeper blasting them out of the sky! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 https://raptorpersecutionscotland.wordpress.com/2020/04/01/andy-wightman-msp-secures-immediate-temporary-muirburn-ban/?fbclid=IwAR0779MlKK10ICE_knWIxDNuvWM512KucZAWPwjlxmAqmAKTLvXlVDpDPzE Pleasing. On yourself big Andy. Although it might not have much of an impact, with the muirburning season ending 30th of April, it's got the grousers all upset which is always good to watch 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 10 hours ago, jamamafegan said: https://raptorpersecutionscotland.wordpress.com/2020/04/01/andy-wightman-msp-secures-immediate-temporary-muirburn-ban/?fbclid=IwAR0779MlKK10ICE_knWIxDNuvWM512KucZAWPwjlxmAqmAKTLvXlVDpDPzE Pleasing. On yourself big Andy. Although it might not have much of an impact, with the muirburning season ending 30th of April, it's got the grousers all upset which is always good to watch I also very much enjoyed seeing BASC bleating about shooting estates not being entitled to government support during the conoravirus pandemic. https://basc.org.uk/basc-calls-on-scottish-government-to-rectify-the-lack-of-support-for-shooting-businesses/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 https://theferret.scot/ewing-fox-control-hounds-forests/ Fergus at it again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 I also very much enjoyed seeing BASC bleating about shooting estates not being entitled to government support during the conoravirus pandemic. https://basc.org.uk/basc-calls-on-scottish-government-to-rectify-the-lack-of-support-for-shooting-businesses/This was truly delightful stuff. As I understand it, only businesses paying rates can apply. I seem to recall the likes of BASC having absolute tantrums over this a while back, with ScotGov relenting and leaving it up to local authorities. Glorious that their own greed has bitten them on the arse. Trying to plead poverty when you're charging £10,000 for a day's shooting can get straight in the bin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 5 hours ago, Day of the Lords said: This was truly delightful stuff. As I understand it, only businesses paying rates can apply. I seem to recall the likes of BASC having absolute tantrums over this a while back, with ScotGov relenting and leaving it up to local authorities. Glorious that their own greed has bitten them on the arse. Trying to plead poverty when you're charging £10,000 for a day's shooting can get straight in the bin. I was just having a look at their Facebook page and noticed they'd been posting little wildlife identification quizzes. As a teacher myself it was nice to see that they'd offered appropriate challenge by matching the question standard to their audience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 https://www.gofundme.com/f/langholm-moor-buyout Thought this may be of interest to some on this thread, some guys raising money looking to buy a big f**k off chunk of Southern Scotland to promote wildlife and regenerate ancient forests and shit like that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 https://greens.scot/ProtectMountainHaresVote now to help secure protected species status for the mountain hare in Scotland and save them from being slaughtered in their thousands on grouse moors across the country.You can also email your local MSP urging them to vote for the amendment to the bill. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 23 minutes ago, MixuFruit said: some important votes this week if you want to pester your MSP. Are they finally going after the west coast fish farms? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 39 minutes ago, MixuFruit said: some important votes this week if you want to pester your MSP. What else are they voting about? I'm only aware of the vote on whether mountain hares should be added to the protected species list. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snobot Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 1 hour ago, bennett said: Are they finally going after the west coast fish farms? No, but they might ban acoustic seal scarers. Fish farming is in the main an environmental scandal and has been for 30+ years. Sadly each administration has enthusiastically supported it or at least not effectively regulated it. The committee tasked with examining the industry and its interactions with wildlife said 2 years ago that the status quo is unacceptable but f*ck all has been done. It is very easy for the pro farming lobby to play the class card at angling interests, given the number of double barrelled names and baronets involved, but it goes way beyond that to the health of the whole ecosystem. I have access to fishing and thankfully the local farm is one of the few small scale operators with excellent lice control figures, and guess what, the sea trout are doing ok in the locality but it’s a very different story 20 miles away as the crow flies. I share Mixu’s views on Ewing. I’m pro Independence but the SNP make it hard to vote for them on this particular issue and the wider environmental failings detailed above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearthammer Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 1 hour ago, bennett said: Are they finally going after the west coast fish farms? Hope they are. Welcome back, by the way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 (edited) I'm not sure anyone can really claim that the SNP have the environment as a priority. Far too many iconic species are still persecuted with no consequence in Scotland under their watch despite us having the benefit of vicarious liability. Fergus Ewing, in particular, is an utter worm. Edited June 15, 2020 by Rizzo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 On 15/06/2020 at 13:56, Snobot said: I share Mixu’s views on Ewing. I’m pro Independence but the SNP make it hard to vote for them on this particular issue and the wider environmental failings detailed above. On 15/06/2020 at 14:45, Rizzo said: I'm not sure anyone can really claim that the SNP have the environment as a priority. Far too many iconic species are still persecuted with no consequence in Scotland under their watch despite us having the benefit of vicarious liability. Fergus Ewing, in particular, is an utter worm. Agree with these comments. The SNP, whilst I agree with a lot of their policies, have been disappointing WRT the environment. I was quite surprised that Coul Links was canned after being called in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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