RSPB statement in response to judgment on its challenge to the Ribble Gull Cull decision

An application by aerospace company BAE Systems to cull 1100 lesser black-backed gulls in Lancashire has been the subject of a High Court appeal. Judgement was received this morning and the RSPB's challenge...
Ribble Rousing

We nearly lost the Ribble. In the 1970s its future hung in the balance. Land claim and development seemed a likely fate for what, even then, was widely recognised as an important place for bird conservation...
Gulls, culls and new licensing

Anyone who wants to cull herring and lesser black-backed gulls needs to rely on licences provided by Natural England. RSPB's Chris Calow reflects on new licencing arrangements for these familar birds...
Winning hearts and minds on the Ribble Estuary

The Ribble Estuary holds a special place in the history of nature conservation. In the late 1970s the whole estuary and its teaming flocks of birds was under real and imminent threat of development and...
A joint appeal to the Prime Minister

Here is the letter that was featured on the front page of today's Observer ... Dear sir, The environmental movement has spoken out repeatedly against policies that put short term profit ahead of...