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By James Swyer, GWCT Head of Membership & Marketing
A recent report published by The Ferrater Mora Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, Killing to Kill, focuses on the morality and ethics of predation management on Scottish grouse moors. The report was commissioned by the League Against Cruel Sp...
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An appraisal of: Harris (2021) A review of the animal welfare, public health, and environmental, ecological and conservation implications of rearing, releasing and shooting non-native gamebirds in Britain. Report to the Labour Animal Welfare Society.
Last year, GWCT research were commissioned by ...
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The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust welcomes the publication of a new report on insect decline and food security by the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.
As the report makes clear, we must halt the decline of insects and other invertebrates for both biodiversity and food secur...
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By Henrietta Appleton, GWCT Policy Officer (England)
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I was struck by a quote from HL Mencken that was used by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle in a report stage debate on the Genetic Technology Bill(1) – “For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong...
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On the 13th June 2023 the UK River Summit took place on the banks of the River Test. The event brought together some of the country’s most influential environmental speakers and experts to talk about the state of rivers in the UK, and the action needed to improve their environmental and ecologic...
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By Dr. Dave Parish, GWCT Senior Researcher
Hello and welcome to another Annual Report of our activities at Auchnerran. What a challenging year it has been! Significant snowfall in May and the dry spring and summer that followed posed problems for both the farm (page 7) with early lamb losses hig...
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In the 33 years since joining the Trust in 1989, Andrew Hoodless has worked on key GWCT research projects which have gone on to influence policy and best practice. The Upland Predation Experiment in Northumberland, work to quantify the effects of gamebird releasing on woodland wildlife and studie...
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The newly launched Sustainable Futures Report 2023, published by the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC), shares insights on how new entrants and next-generation farmers can overcome key barriers to working in the industry.
The report was written in response to NFYFC’s Route to S...
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By Dr. Alastair Leake, GWCT Director of Policy & Allerton Project
There’s no denying that the latest State of Nature Report makes for sober and concerning reading. However, neither we, or nature have time for us to mourn the past. We must focus on what works.
Above all, the document acknowle...
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