GWCT News Blog

At present, no account is taken of the environmental loss resulting from development, so any attempt to offset is to be welcomed.

As already explained on the GWCT website the Agreement on International Humane Trapping Standards (AIHTS), to which the UK is a signatory, will be implemented in the next 18 months through 3 measures.

The Welsh environment minister, Hannah Blythyn, cancelled her meeting with the GWCT only days after we published a poll which revealed 61% of the Welsh public thought she was wrong to end pheasant shooting on some of their land.

This was odd because only months ago she wrote to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) stating that the Welsh Government policy on firearms must take into consideration public opinion here. Her office stated that since some organisations (not the GWCT) are taking her decision to court she can’t talk to anyone...

The Waders for Real project is implementing various conservation strategies, aimed at reversing the long-term decline of breeding wading birds in the Avon Valley.

We respond to a recent letter in The Times discussing stoat control.

So far, we have held our first two informal evening roadshows and all are welcome. There are three more coming up, so if you’re near Royston, Ripon or Grantham, this is not only your chance to see us, but for us to hear from you.

It is disheartening to see the decline of turtle doves and other birds but with the right conservation methods, fantastic results can be achieved.