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Thanks to all who joined in the discussion, including the National Wildlife Crime Unit, Northern England Raptor Forum, and @werahobhouse.org.uk!
Great to present the RSPBās Patterns of Persecution report in Westminster yesterday, hosted by Curlew Champion @joemorrismp.bsky.social
The message was clear: England needs a licensing system for gamebird shooting to protect our birds of prey.
www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wi...
Swifts need your help!
Itās officially breeding season for swifts, and thereās a few things you can do to help them, including help mapping their nesting locations.
We have a full guide here:
www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu...
Take action today and call on the UK Government to close the loopholes and ensure BNG delivers.
action.rspb.org.uk/page/192593/...
There are proposals to make changes, though not for better.
They involve even more exemptions, meaning more developers will be able to avoid contributing back to communities and wildlife through Biodiversity Net Gain.
Biodiversity Net Gain is designed to ensure that nature is restored alongside the delivery of new developments.
But in practice it isn't delivering what it should or could.
Currently, as many as 86% of residential development applications avoid Biodiversity Net Gain.
This is through the de minimis exemption, which allows developers to opt out of BNG entirely by classifying their own impacts on nature as āvery smallā, often without providing detailed evidence.
The consequences of bycatch are devastating.
Seabirds, porpoises, seals, sharks and other wildlife are accidentally caught in fishing gear intended to catch other species, often suffering injury, drowning or slow deaths.
The shocking reality? Bycatch is avoidable.
The Government is considering planning loopholes that could strip nature from Englandās most deprived communities. ā
