The charity said that it was under the remit of the police to investigate whether any offences had been committed. ‘Ongoing advice and guidance’ The Badger Trust has also criticised the guidance, saying the advice was “ wholly unnecessary and could cause suffering ”.... The Trust added: “ We have addressed this issue directly with the RSPB, which has assured us that they do not follow this practice, nor would wish anyone else to do so....

For badgers try honey, syrup, peanut butter or treacle, ” the 2019 manual stated. The fence is in place to protect nesting ground-nesting birds and the guidance document said that the voltage should be strong enough to create a “ large spark ” and to “ burn off ” grass.It explains that frogs have died from contact, hedgehogs are “ prone to electrocution ” as they curl up in a ball and deer can become entangled in the fencing. Birds, particularly swans and geese, may also collide with the fences,

A Summary of the Evidence. The first major study of all impacts of driven grouse shooting, carried out by Prof Simon Denny and Dr Tracey Latham-Green from the University of Northampton, found it created a “ mosaic of income-generating activities that sustain upland communities ”.... This included employment on shoots, income from high-end tourism including for rural pubs and hotels, and infrastructure benefits.... Alongside the social and economic impacts, management of the estates created an

“ The ‘accidentals’ are the exceptional individuals that go farthest away from the metropolis of the species; they do not belong to the ordinary mob, ” Joseph Grinnell, a field biologist in California, noted in 1922.... tke, a German ornithologist, described in 1895 as “ the whole vault of heaven.” Some rely on potentially inherited “ mental maps ” refined during the first journeys of life. Many employ an internal clock for measuring elapsed time.... They may also have an internal compass for