Erstwhile veterinarian; Amateur naturalist; Aspiring conservationist; Animal ethicist. Author of ‘Treated Like Animals’: https://tinyurl.com/5a3cut5p See my photo galleries: https://pbase.com/alick_simmonshttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3ml42bfi7bk2f‘… opening up the glories of the countryside and nature itself to everyone is a universal good.’ Hear, hear, Mr Bradshaw. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/05/our-land-review-right-to-roam-campaign?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other05 May 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml42bfi7bk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3ml3znzcrks2fBadgers, Dumfries and Galloway, May 2026. #mammals05 May 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3znzcrks2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mkzm4ldulc26Tawny Owl, Dumfries and Galloway, May 2026. #birds04 May 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzm4ldulc26https://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mkvmv2rtd22hGolden Eagle, Dumfries Galloway, May 2026. #birds02 May 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvmv2rtd22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mku2y7t5dk2zEurasian Sparrowhawk, Dumfries and Galloway, May 2026. #birds02 May 2026 06:59 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mku2y7t5dk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mks22hajps24This will wind a few people up but I believe this article, despite my dislike of trophy hunting, contains some good arguments. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/30/a-ban-on-trophy-hunting-would-harm-not-help-conservation?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other01 May 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks22hajps24https://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mkg5x6m7e22wFortunately, sturgeon don’t have teeth. @stuartreeves.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Apr 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkg5x6m7e22whttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mkcnz65kzc2xApparently the attraction is "designed exclusively with sloth well-being in mind". Bollocks. The best way to preserve sloth well-being is to leave them be. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz675j3y151o25 Apr 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcnz65kzc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mkazwllzl22g‘Guardians of the Countryside’, my arse. @ruthtingay.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/24/man-found-guilty-after-dumping-50-dead-hares-outside-hampshire-village-shop?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other24 Apr 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkazwllzl22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mkawqueo422oIs Mr Mason a member of the Scottish Gamekeepers Association? If so, perhaps he'd like to explain whether beating a goshawk to death with a stick contributes to the SGA's aim of promoting '... the work keepers [...] do for the good of the countryside and its management'? [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkawqueo422ohttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mkav5u7bbs2oSulphur Tubic Esperia sulphurella; a micromoth from my garden..24 Apr 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkav5u7bbs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mk6g342pks24Juvenile Slow Worm from my garden this afternoon. #herps23 Apr 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6g342pks24https://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mk6aiyr6j22fMore hoverflies from my garden, this afternoon. Anyone idea what species?23 Apr 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6aiyr6j22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mk5gh3mgpk2bA sheep? To promote ‘nature first’? It’s a non-native farmed animal, for pity’s sake. Couldn’t they find a quad bike? Or an XL Bully? [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 06:53 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5gh3mgpk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mk4aca2my22wA tiny but non-trivial proportion of people persist in killing OUR birds despite a prohibition introduced in 1954. The idea that this is a hangover from before the ban is nonsense.This is prejudice passed down through 3 generations of gamekeepers. It’s time they were held to account. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4aca2my22whttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mjrolobgd22xA hoverfly from my garden this afternoon. I think it is Eristalis pertinax but my knowledge of hoverflies is poor.18 Apr 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrolobgd22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/parliamentarygoose.bsky.social/post/3mjbufpusfk2eThis is good news but remember …. ‘their decline was largely due to centuries of persecution from gamekeepers and farmers’. Behave! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/12/golden-eagles-reintroduced-england-150-years?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other12 Apr 2026 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:mnwl7ngtbb25cvz2bdcnd2c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjbufpusfk2e