From the heart of Africa, Byron Pace catches up on the most recent news for wildlife and what that means for the future Never did I think I would find Johannesburg a tranquil place. If it wasn’t for seeing my…
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Conservation: Facing the future
Tagged with: africa, Byron Pace, chris packham, conservation, drc, johannesburg, shooting, wildlife
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Curlew conservation recognised
The estate team at Bolton Castle have been awarded the NGO Educational Trust’s prestigious Bellamy Award for their hard work to conserve the seriously-threatened curlew. The bird has suffered a massive 48 per cent population decline in recent years, but…
Tagged with: bellamy award, bolton castle, conservation, curlew, educational trust, NGO
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It’s official – science supports hunting
More than a hundred scientists have declared that they back hunting, saying the evidence is in favour of its conservation benefits. In a letter published in Science magazine, the group of scientists responded to recent calls on the UK government…
The doe imperative
Credit: Arterra Picture Library / Alamy Stock Photo As the autumn nights get closer, soon we will turn our attentions to the doe cull. And as such we are looking back at Editor-in-chief Pete Carr’s considerations on selection and methods…
Botswana backs elephant culling
The nation, home to an estimated 130,000 elephants, imposed the hunting ban in 2014 but now appears set to reverse it despite pressure from environmentalist groups. The move stems from president Mokgweetsi Masisi, who created a panel to review the…
A look at conservation efforts
Having the opportunity to see work on the ground, Byron Pace gives us an account of efforts to save pangolin in South Africa. These days I seem to do most of my writing at altitude, as indeed is the case…
Tagged with: Botswana, Byron Pace, conservation, farm, hunting, Namibia, pangolin, South Africa, wildlife
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Everything you need to know about the general licence issues
In the wake of the news three of the general licenses in England, which permit the taking of pest bird species including pigeons, crows and magpies, was revoked last Thursday, here is everything you need to know about general licenses…
Tagged with: canada goose, conservation, Countryside Alliance, crops, crows, damage, gamebird, general licenses, gulls, livestock, magpies, National Gamekeepers' Organisation, Natural England, pest bird, pigeons, wildlife and countryside act 1981
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The Game Fair selects GWCT as its nominated charity
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has been chosen by The Game Fair as its official charity for 2019. A regular exhibitor at The Game Fair, the independent wildlife conservation charity has carried out scientific research into Britain’s game and…
Tagged with: andrew gilruth, camping, conservation, countryside, game, the game & wildlife conservation trust (GWCT) the game fair, training, wildlife
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In the firing line
Responding to the recent wave of negative press stories about hunting, Byron Pace says we need to be vigilant in ensuring good practice among our own
Tagged with: conservation, environmentalism, goat-gate, good practice, hunting, press, publicity, responsibility, social media
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Tahrmageddon
New Zealand has just come close to a cataclysmic mass cull of its tahr herd. Byron Pace uncovers how these plans came about and how they were stopped at the last minute
Tagged with: conservation, cull plan, environment, grazers, Mount Cook, New Zealand, NZ Tahr Foundation, tahr, tahr control, Westland National Parks
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