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April 11, 2017

Dancing Grebes

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For #standrewsday here’s some poetry fun about beavers and their benefits. • Filmed for @scottishwildbeaver • #beavers #benefits #poetry #followme #rewilding #conservation

This image of a mountain hare braving a spindrift storm high in the Cairngorms was shortlisted in this years @bwpawards but didn’t make the final cut. Regardless, it was a beautiful moment to experience and photograph with and thanks to @andyparkinsonphoto. Congratulations to all the winners. #bwpa2018 #mountainhare #spindrift #cairngorms #scotland #followme #photooftheday #scotnature

There isn’t much that can compare to spending time in the water with an ocean wanderer. I hope that future generations will still get the chance to experience this. • #greenseaturtle #privilege #saveouroceans #stopplasticpollution #nature #conservation #followme

It’s sad to read the high court ruling yesterday. In upholding the UK governments right to issue supplementary cull licences they are potential exposing badgers in England to indefinite legal persecution. - This is despite bovine TB increasing in cull zones where 19,274 badgers were shot and killed at the estimated cost of £47m to the tax payer in 2017. - Further still it only cost @thewildlifetrusts £82 to vaccinate each badger in 2015. Even after accounting for inflation, it would only cost £1.6 million to vaccinate the same number of badgers with an effective vaccination. - I haven’t even touched upon the research that found only 1.6% of the badger population surveyed was found to be able to pass on bTB or that bTB has been shown to increase in cull zones. - At a time when the UK government is reintroducing beavers, banning pesticides that harm bees and banning the sale of Ivory their approach to bTB and badgers is archaic. - #stopthecull #badgers #vaccination #archaic #sunset #nature #naturelovers #photography #conservation #scotland #scotnature #followme #photooftheday

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