Kent wildlife rescue centre appeals for help as closure looms
A wildlife rescue centre in Tunbridge Wells has warned that it may have to close due to a shortage of funds. In an attempt to avoid shutting its doors, Folly Wildlife Rescue recently launched a fundraising campaign. Writing on X, the rescue centre said that support is required for it to continue its essential work for […]
Flawed science to take center stage in Brian May’s explosive badger cull doc
The BBC will air the documentary Brian May – The Badgers, the Farmers, and Me on 23 August. The landmark film, which was four years in the making, promises to expose the flawed science behind the controversial badger cull. This years-long policy has seen over 230,000 of the beloved mammals killed in the English countryside. […]
Widllife coaliation warns the government is in danger of exterminating ‘iconic’ UK species through post-Brexit deregulations
A coalition of wildlife and environmental interest groups is calling on the government to “prevent gaps in the law” that could lead to disaster for animal and plant species throughout the UK. It comes as the UK takes part in the UN’s conference on biodiversity, COP15. And the coalition draws attention to the EU leaving […]
Protect the Wild: a new chapter
Protect the Wild: new chapter in the fight to end wildlife persecution I set up Keep the Ban as nothing more than a Facebook page with 0 followers in 2015. I was sickened and angered by the possibility of fox hunting becoming legal again and the ban on hunting wild mammals being overturned.Fast-forward over seven […]
The danger of plastic six-pack rings
The danger of plastic six-pack rings to wildlife Images of sea turtles and gulls trapped in plastic six-pack rings are ubiquitous on the internet. Terrestrial wildlife isn’t safe either, though. Squirrels, hedgehogs and even cats have all been found tangled in the plastic rings. First introduced by the retail industry in 1961, they were identified […]
