An amazing find in Perthshire- an adult Robin repeatedly feeding a recently-fledged Dipper! Interspecific feeding is recorded from time-to-time, but it's rare and a phenomenal thing to witness first-hand. Huge thanks to James Clements for reporting it. #BirdingScotland
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New Research Alert! Our latest paper in the Journal of Quaternary Science.
Did Middle Paleolithic humans choose their prey, or were they just facing the same ecological pressures as other large predators?
Open access in the Journal of Quaternary Science: doi.org/10.1002/jqs....
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Meir Orbach
Far-right AI war firm Palantir has won yet another UK contract. This time the genocide-linked company’s software will manage guns, explosives, and even poisons held by the British state. The news comes as the UK’s tech committee urged the government to pull the plug on Palantir’s takeover
Appeal Court throws out Moorland Association's legal challenge against new burning regulations.
Good news ⚖️👏
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Reform Candidate Sh*ts Himself On National TV
Rob Kenyon’s Question Time appearance was an absolute abortion but despite that and his sexism, he could still win Makerfield regardless.
I explain how and why, while absolutely ripping the piss out of him
youtu.be/WAw3V2XZqqk
Palantir is becoming increasingly embedded in the UK via the military, the police, and the NHS - but they're evidently fascists
This is worrying. I can only hope that a rough few years may focus attention
Good news! The Appeal Court has thrown out the Moorland Association’s legal challenge against the new burning regulations, which restrict burning on deep peat. Royal Courts of Justice, London…
Illegal persecution of White-tailed Eagles at this intensity in grouse moors will at least greatly slow, and could jeopardise establishing a wild population in England. Which seems the keepers’ aim. Licensing with landowner culpability is overdue. #ornithology #WTE
FFS
Conservation Positivity
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Paul Dolman
Paul Dolman
Paul Dolman
Paul Dolman
More news on the satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagle that 'disappeared' on a grouse shooting estate in the North York Moors National Park.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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The new ENSO Euro Plumes were released this morning. Hard to believe, but they are even stronger! Some members are even above 4°C! Remarkable.
To be helpful I added color bars to distinguish between strong vs historic events. Almost all members are historical!
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On Monday the news broke that a young satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagle had ‘disappeared’ in suspicious circumstances on a grouse shooting estate in the North York Moors National Park…
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Government grants "emergency authorisation" for use of the neonic insecticide acetamiprid on sugar beet. Deja vu. Product label below.
The #peat at this site was historically cut for fuel, leaving bare eroding 'peat pans'. We used a digger for reprofiling then got to work by hand, with lots of help from volunteers 🙏
It will be several years before we really start to see the impact of the work, but initial signs are promising 😊
