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This is great news, and big congrats to @MarkAvery, @RuthTingay and @ChrisGPackham. But I'm still puzzled by some aspects. For example, why would anyone seek a licence to kill rooks? theguardian.com/environment/20…
As to objections that crows eat ground-nesting birds
1. Licences can still be obtained
2. The scarcity of ground-nesters and the high population of crows point to ecosystems wildly out of balance. This is a great opportunity for new, systemic thinking, instead of constant killing
1. Licences can still be obtained
2. The scarcity of ground-nesters and the high population of crows point to ecosystems wildly out of balance. This is a great opportunity for new, systemic thinking, instead of constant killing
Meanwhile, 35 million pheasants are released into the UK countryside every year, without an environmental impact assessment, laying waste to wildlife and encouraging gamkeepers to kill any animal they perceive as a predator - legally or otherwise.
