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@shaunankers

Lancashire based birder and nature campaigner. Mostly patch ticking and sometimes a twitcher. Dad taxi πŸš– service for trains every where.

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Petition: Stop the Guga Hunt Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend Section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to remove the power to grant licences for taking Gannets on Sula Sgeir.

10 days left to sign the Govt petition to end the Guga hunt! Please sign!!

11.01.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Petition: Stop the Guga Hunt Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend Section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to remove the power to grant licences for taking Gannets on Sula Sgeir.

Almost 10,000 people have now signed! Stop the massacre of Gannet chicks in the name of "tradition". Please add your name!

petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...

24.11.2025 21:00 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
02.09.2025 18:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Say no to hunting with dogs in Northern Ireland.

The League Against Cruel Sports and @USPCA are calling for a full ban on hunting with dogs and we need your support.

Sign the petition today:
https://leagueacs.co.uk/Bn0cB

#TimeForChangeNI

24.07.2025 15:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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❗Yesterday, we responded to reports that NatureScot has granted a licence to allow the killing of up to 500 baby gannets.

The news that the traditional guga hunt had been approved to return later this year gained significant media coverage & raised public awareness of this archaic practice.

17.07.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Scottish ministers urged to rethink β€˜poor decision’ on guga hunt licence It sees gannet chicks culled on a remote Scottish island in a tradition that dates back to the 15th century.

❗️You can read more about the animal welfare issue of the guga hunt and how OneKind condemns the killing of baby gannets in Scotland.
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16.07.2025 13:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Many thanks for all your hard work for Wild Justice.

01.05.2025 05:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Signed.

30.04.2025 11:59 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

Trip to White Coppice today. Just one Cuckoo heard. Pied Flycatcher seen thanks to directions from a couple of birders. Also Redstart heard.

27.04.2025 17:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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19.03.2025 09:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Finally joining after many years on Twitter then leaving since I couldn't take the owner anymore.

17.03.2025 15:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0