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Lost In Translation

In the realm of whales, the Japanese themselves provide evidence that somehow their word for “slaughter” always ends up as the English word “research”.

Stonechat, Portishead

Two of them, not quarter of a mile away in the bit of the residential development earmarked for a nature reserve. [...]

Robins Fly to Malta

Perhaps they just wanted to tweet “Fuck you” to the hunters and trappers. [...]

Add Senegal to the Wishlist

No idea where it is? Neither have I. But last night’s Autumnwatch, added to the recent Tanzanian revelation, convinces me that Africa is the place to go to support our beleaguered wildlife. The Senegalese actually seemed to be able to tolerate the ospreys taking their share of a swamp’s bounty.

Could it [...]

In Case You Thought the War Was Over

Malta’s war on birds sadly seems not to impinge on the world’s consciousness. [...]