Brian Cox

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Ban Bottom Trawling in Marine Protected Areas Ban bottom trawling by emailing Minister Hardy with your thoughts.

Your last chance today to show your support for your marine wildlife action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/171084/...

For those who thinks Farage and Reform are the answer please watch this. It sums up this vile horrible bloke

Dredger at Brighton Marina

If 100,000 tonnes of sediment was being dumped on a nature reserve every year there would be outrage. So why is this allowed in Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone?

We’re taking legal action to ensure marine protected areas are actually protected.

buff.ly/GEfcxEz #StopDumpingOnOurReef

Follow the link to make a donation to support this action.

We require a knowledgeable birdwatcher to lead the team that produces the highly respected annual Sussex Bird Report, described by @birdguides.bsky.social as ‘a gold standard of county bird reports’.

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Sheep are destroying precious British habitats – and we taxpayers are footing the bill | Chris Packham Large parts of Dartmoor have been denuded of wildlife, harmed by farming and a mess of government schemes that are costly in every way, says naturalist and broadcaster Chris Packham

All power to @chrisgpackham.bsky.social and @wildjustice.bsky.social in pursuing this crucial case.
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Dogs pollute water with pesticides even weeks after flea treatment When dogs given spot treatments for fleas go swimming, they release levels of pesticides dangerous to aquatic life for at least a month after the treatment

Our latest research shows spot-on flea treatments on dogs are released into water when dogs swim even 28 days after treatment - in contrast to the label which suggests dogs can safely swim 48 h after treatment.
www.newscientist.com/article/2482...

Sign the petition: Save Our Swifts Swifts have lost more than half their population in 20 years. A simple £35 brick in new builds could help save them. Labour used to support this – now they’re planning to backtrack. Sign the petition ...

Swifts have lost more than half their population in 20 years. A simple £35 brick in new builds could help save them. Labour used to support this – now they’re planning to backtrack. Sign the petition now to show them the public backs this nature-friendly fix: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/swifts-p...

Naga Wren-Babbler

Mishmi Wren-Babbler

Tawny-breasted Wren-Babbler

Long-billed Wren-Babbler

Some of the Wren-Babblers

White-bellied Heron

Hodgson's Frogmouth

Blyth's Tragopan

Purple Cochoa

A small selection of some of the many highlights of our 3 week trip to NE India with Bob Watts, Neil Bostock and Tony Stones, ably led by the excellet Rofi Islam.

We’re Releasing Millions Of Birds. The Ticks Are Thriving Each year, millions of pheasants are released into woods and fields in the U.K. for recreational shooting. As a result the bacteria that cause Lyme disease are increasing.

Landowners release 50million pheasants a year into the British countryside - and a new study shows how this is boosting the number of ticks carrying Lyme disease

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Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

1. Because this issue is critical, but has received remarkably little coverage, here's a thread pulling out the key themes from my article yesterday, on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which puts decades of environmental protections to the torch. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It's time for action! 📢

Email the Secretary of State, and ask him to intervene to stop Brighton Marina from dumping dredged sediment on our precious Marine Conservation Zone. Link in bio ⬇

Wow congratulations and a lovely place to do it. I'm sure you'll have a great life together. 🥂

Don't leave hair out for nesting birds, vets say The public has been advised not to leave pet hair out for nest-building birds in case they come into contact with chemicals found in anti-parasite medicine. The request comes after a recently published study linked an increased mortality in unfledged chicks to the chemical treatments. The research s...

The public has been advised not to leave pet hair out for nest-building birds in case they come into contact with chemicals found in anti-parasite medicine:

That's 🎉75,000🎉 signatures on our petition to get driven grouse shooting banned. @chrisgpackham.bsky.social's pretty chuffed about it!

Now, the last 25% needed to reach our target of 100k. Please help us keep the momentum up!

Sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

A quiet afternoon at Iford Brooks was brightened up by 2 Spoonbills dropping in.

Flea treatments are turning our pets into an environmental hazard – there has to be a better way | Sophie Pavelle Startling evidence of the dangers to birds and rivers from over-the-counter drugs should be a wake-up call for owners to press for alternatives, says writer Sophie Pavelle

Flea treatments are turning our pets into an environmental hazard – there has to be a better way. Thank-you for this @sophiepavs.bsky.social

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Save world’s rarest orangutans from UK-owned gold mine A gold mine could push the most endangered species of orangutans to extinction. All for extra profits for UK-owned conglomerate Jardine Matheson. The Martabe gold mine has already destroyed huge swath...

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Ofcom, stop GB News broadcasting hate *CW: Homophobia, hate speech GB News is no stranger to spouting hatred and toxic lies. They take pride in it, and pretend the rules don’t matter. But they do. And they must be enforced. On 22 January,...

On 22 January, GB News presenter Josh Howie repeated a homophobic slur linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. This is offensive, wrong and unlawful. Join me and @GoodLawProject to file a complaint to Ofcom :point_down: action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...

Weka

Tui

Kea

Tomtit

A few birds from our first few weeks in New Zealand visiting friends in Golden Bay , South Island.

Wild Justice launches new petition to ban driven grouse shooting Wild Justice has launched a petition to ban driven grouse shooting. The non-profit environmental organisation, run by Chris Packham, Dr Ruth Tingay and Dr Mark Avery, said in a statement that it belie...

Wild Justice has launched a petition to ban driven grouse shooting, with the appeal already garnering more than 20,000 signatures: bit.ly/3Zydc4j

Update of my Birding Cadiz guide - 75 sites/subsites in Cadiz (& doz in Seville, Malaga & Gib). 80 original maps & 290+ pages. Free but donations Alzheimer's Soc appreciated £4,300+ raised via www.justgiving.com/fundraising/john-cantelo Contact - birdingcadizprovince.weebly.com Please share 🙂🪶

A good day at Rye Harbour yesterday with some of my best views of Water Pipit for quite a while. Also 2 Spoonbill and Spotted Redshank.

A mad panic first thing this morning with news of a Pied Wheatear at Seaford Head, the first in Sussex for 34 yrs. Also 3 Caspian Gulls in the Cuckmere.

The Desert Wheatear at Beachy Head could be very confiding as it dodged around the many tourists there.