
Five years on: the landslide grouse debate
Five years on from the last parliamentary debate on driven grouse shooting, yesterday’s Westminster debate was a showcase for the work being undertaken by landowners and gamekeepers, writes Gareth Dockerty.
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Five years on from the last parliamentary debate on driven grouse shooting, yesterday’s Westminster debate was a showcase for the work being undertaken by landowners and gamekeepers, writes Gareth Dockerty.

Guest blogger and keen wildfowler, Gethin Jones, reviews Mary Cowell’s latest book Beak, Tooth and Claw – Living with Predators in Britain.

BASC’s Conor O’Gorman says a public attitudes survey on the UK fur trade risks government policy decisions being based on emotion rather than evidence.

Innis Finlay talks about how vital it is for shooters to actively participate in conservation projects that bring real benefit, such as the duck nesting tubes project.

Conor O’Gorman takes a closer look at the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill and its potential consequences to shooting.

BASC’s Murray Woodward tells of how he got stuck in to the mallard nesting tubes project and runs us through his journey so far.