Plans to shoot 200 nesting geese this spring have been shelved after a concerted campaign by Animal Aid, in conjunction with Respect for Wildlife, wildlife experts, celebrities and local campaigners.
Posted 22 Mar 2012
Wildlife experts have today submitted a proposal to the Lake District National Park Authority, and to its partners on the Geese Management Group, offering a humane alternative to the mass cull of Canada geese that...
Posted 20 Mar 2012
Today, the Welsh Assembly Government has announced that the planned pilot cull of badgers in West Wales is to be scrapped and a five-year vaccination project will be trialled instead – an announcement greeted with...
Posted 20 Mar 2012
Campaigners battling to save the lives of hundreds of Canada geese on Windermere have today expressed serious concern over public safety issues relating to the cull, the accountability of those driving it and the secrecy...
Posted 14 Mar 2012
On Saturday, local campaigners held a highly successful demonstration against the announcement by the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) that it does intend to go ahead with a cull of 200 Canada geese on...
Posted 12 Mar 2012
Three weeks ago, Animal Aid asked the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) for more information about the proposed cull of 200 Canada geese on Lake Windermere. As yet, the LDNPA has not responded to...
Posted 09 Mar 2012
The Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) is today (Wednesday) expected to reaffirm its commitment to killing 200 Canada geese as they nest around Lake Windermere this spring, despite widespread opposition to the cull.
Posted 06 Mar 2012
'There appears to be little evidence that the geese are responsible for the damage, pollution and public health issues…’
Posted 01 Mar 2012
Just three days before a mass petition is to be handed in to the Lake District National Park Authority, the campaign to stop the planned cull of Canada geese on Windermere has received support from...
Posted 21 Feb 2012
On Friday 24th February at 1pm, campaigners opposing the cull of Canada geese on Lake Windermere will hand in a 2,000-strong petition to the Lake District National Park Authority (on Oxenholme Road, Kendal) calling on...
Posted 20 Feb 2012