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Wildlife on the cards

It is with great pleasure that this blog features the work of talented card maker Jo Adams. Jo has been a long time friend of the campaign and has a passion for wildlife/pagan interests which she uses in her card … Continue reading

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Egg pricking- Delays and discrepancies

Following conclusion of the 2017 nesting season, we once again asked Sandwell council for information concerning their egg pricking arrangements in their parks and open spaces  via a freedom of information request. There was some delay in answering this but … Continue reading

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Money from nothin and they fish for free

I don’t think it should come as any surprise that I have no time for fishing. I have dealt first hand like many other rescuers of wildfowl with the aftermath of this activity and what could have been reasonably prevented. … Continue reading

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Foxes and geese

Geese have their natural predators- several of them. Goslings are taken by crows, magpies, gulls and herons from the air. But without doubt the biggest enemy comes from the ground attackers.   Geese have voracious natural predators, who have a … Continue reading

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Save wildlife from the “garden city”

  DANGER TO YOU, YOUR HOMES & FUTURE GENERATIONS! Dubious plans have been announced concerning the development of The Dudley Port area– in effect most of which is not in this area but in Tividale in Sandwell. This local issue … Continue reading

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A new bird in town- Avianengers assemble

Gooseman was under pressure, he couldn’t do it all. Fighting crime and political grime and stopping culls had taken their toll, so he decided to go on a vacation and get a nose job. Even Worzel Gummidge and Doctor Who … Continue reading

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Urban Wildlife matters! An alternative election manifesto

The chances are people do not vote strongly in large numbers on animal welfare matters to change the outcome of the eventual result, which is why these policies are usually towards the back of party political manifestos. Politicians being politicians however,  … Continue reading

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The ignorance of Jan Britton

Back in December I delivered a cheque back to Sandwell council house, the one that the chief executive of Sandwell council Jan Britton had sent me, despite The upheld Ombudsman complaint stating that I did not want it. It appears … Continue reading

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BREAKING NEWS- NO BRUM GOOSE CULLS

WORLD EXCLUSIVE It has today been confirmed officially by Birmingham City Council that there are NO PLANS to cull any Canada geese in any of its parks. A freedom of information request has stated that no birds have been killed … Continue reading

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Birmingham goose hate councillors are wide of the mark

I suppose we shouldn’t be too surprised that the hatred of one species against another appears to have no borders. It now appears that two  Birmingham councillors in the south of the city, Habib Ur Rehman and Martin Straker Welds … Continue reading

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