The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has issued a letter to Jim Fairlie, Scotland’s Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, urging for further amendments to be made at the final stage of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill. It comes as the Bill nears the final stage of a debate on March 19… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has published its inaugural assessment of the Natural Capital benefits of shooting. Natural Capital can be defined as the sum of financial and social benefits we get from our natural environment. This concept has increasingly shaped both international and national environmental policies and is at the core… Read more »
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A suspected terrorist poison attack has been thwarted in London, according to The Financial Times. Authorities were alerted after Amersham Biosciences received an uncommonly large order for saponin, a very toxic chemical. A London-based firm reportedly made the order for 500kg of the chemical. The “Islamic community” reportedly funded the firm making the order, according… Read more »
Four people were killed and 20 injured Friday in a grenade attack on a shop in Baghdad. Religious extremists attacked the shop as it was reportedly selling alcohol on the Muslim day of rest during the holy month of Ramadan. Elsewhere, in Baghdad, the Sheraton and Palestine hotels and the Iraqi Oil Ministry were hit… Read more »
