GWCT News Blog

The small number of individuals committing these crimes undermine the reputation of the thousands of people doing wonderful work in our countryside, without whom we wouldn’t have the biodiversity, habitat, social cohesion and cultural traditions that so many of us cherish.

Read of letter featured in the Financial Times, written by our Chairman, Sir Jim Paice.

You might have seen George Monbiot’s article in the Guardian on 6 October, criticising pheasant shooting. We responded to the Guardian the next working day but wanted to give them time to print the letter before sharing it with you. As it remains unprinted, please find the letter here.

Read our letter, published in The Times on 28th September.

Deer can have big negative impacts on, but even if used short-term, deer fences pose a significant threat to capercaillie

While there is no doubt the impact of gamebird releasing on the spread of AI must be carefully assessed and monitoring ongoing it must be weighed against the considerable risk of withdrawing the General Licence.

The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust has been conserving the UK's wildlife for decades. But why do people join? Recently, we asked members for their stories about what made them join.

Aim to Sustain including GWCT as scientific advisors to the partnership, has written to the Secretary of State Thérèse Coffey calling for an urgent review of GL43, the gamebird releasing General Licence for protected sites and their buffers.

This month the Welsh Government has rejected amendments to the Agriculture (Wales) Bill to allow the licensed use of Humane Cable Restraints (HCRs) to protect breeding curlew. In response, Owen Williams, GWCT Chairman of Trustees, Wales, wrote to the Welsh Environment Minister Lesley Griffiths.

The Daily Telegraph recently reported that the RSPB is seeking contractors to undertake predation management as part of their efforts to protect curlews in Northern Ireland.