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New evidence of vanishing grasslands One of my first experiences with what was then called the Gloucestershire Trust for Nature Conservation (now the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust) was to witness the destruction of 60 acres of the finest Cotswold grassland by an owner who believed that ‘Cereal Quotas’ were imminent and ...read more →
DEFRA has indicated it is open to the possibility of allowing a cattle vaccine to be used in the UK as soon as it is available on the basis that vaccinated animals could only be traded domestically. Gordon McGlone‘s insight: This article may date from October 2013 but its message ...read more →
How do we know when revegetation programs are successful? More specifically, when the aim is not just to regenerate tree species but to reconnect fragmented landscapes and bring back wildlife, how do we know what success looks like? Gordon McGlone‘s insight: An exciting programme of joining up the biodiversity hotspots; ...read more →
A new study finds that more than 20% of imported wild caught seafood by weight comes from illegal sources, valued at between $1.3 billion and $2.1 billion. Gordon McGlone‘s insight: Catch quotas and sustainability brand marks rely on honesty and accuracy. This study provides worrying evidence that the level of ...read more →
A NEW strategy has been announced in a bid to achieve TB free status in England by 2038. Gordon McGlone‘s insight: Actually its a Bovine TB strategy for England and some badgers were harmed during its production. Other strategies are available but will not become effective whilst Owen Paterson MP ...read more →
New study by thinktank funded by Koch brothers aims to debunk authoritative UN climate change report Gordon McGlone‘s insight: Einstein used thought experiments to consider the absolute speed of light. However, thinking like a pea does not convince me that the climate change deniers are thinking at an Einsteinian level. ...read more →
BADGER culls are not working and effective measures must be put in place to protect farmers’ livelihoods, a senior MP said on her visit to Gloucestershire.Labour’s Maria Eagle, shadow secretary of… Gordon McGlone‘s insight: Gloucestershire policing costs of £2.3M, expended during the 2013 badger cull, will be met from DEFRA’s ...read more →
MP BILL Wiggin has hit out at the European Union for handicapping the UK in its battle against TB in cattle. How to tackle Bovine TB, which results in the slaughter of thousands of beasts every year, is one of the most contentious issues in agriculture with a number of ...read more →
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust welcomes the Government’s decision to designate immediately 27 of the 127 recommended Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs). Gordon McGlone‘s insight: Well it’s a start. A bit slow but at least DEFRA has finally got round to doing something about protecting our astonishingly rich inshore ...read more →
Gordon McGlone‘s insight: Whatever one’s view of the culling of badgers as a means of managing bovine TB at the regional / national scale, the disease has a very serious impact at the farm level. Maintaining bovine TB Free status is of huge importance and these incidents in Cumbria are ...read more →
The Island’s MP has said he is very pleased that a Minister from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) George Eustice MP is set to visit the Island following a wide-ranging discussion about Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs). Gordon McGlone‘s insight: At last the prospect of some protection ...read more →