This is an ongoing list.
Wild Justice
As it says eloquently on the main page of the site, the UK-based charity Wild Justice uses the legal system to get a better deal for UK wildlife, challenges government decisions in the courts, campaigns for better laws and better policies, and gives its supporters opportunities to speak up for our wildlife.
You can read about the three people behind Wild Justice (Mark Avery, Ruth Tingay, and Chris Packam) on the About page for the site.
The email I received from them today highlights that it has just written to the new Secretary of State at DEFRA (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), Steve Reed MP. It points out the several challenges by Wild Justice to DEFRA are still sitting on the desks of five of Mr Reed’s predecessors. And it asks that he is more proactive in favour of wildlife.
I recommend you sign up to their newsletters, which according to the site are read by up to 40,000 people and are sent out, on average, about once a fortnight through the year.
Rewilding Britain
The most attractive principle to me of Rewilding Britain is to let Nature lead in the regeneration of nature. The whole trap of people controlling nature is that we cannot. We don’t have the tools and we don’t have the correct will. We are too beset by the desire to meddle and control that we cannot sit back and let nature be the guide. Or at least more people and organisations do not seem to be able to do it.
That makes Rewinding Britain attractive because it defines rewilding as the large-scale restoration of ecosystems to reinstate natural processes and, where appropriate, bring back missing key species that previous generations had eradicated.
Badger Trust
The Badger Trust exists to promote and enhance the welfare, conservation and protection of badgers, their setts, and their habitats. It is the leading voice for badgers in England and Wales, with a network of around 50 local voluntary badger groups, and supported by thousands of supporters and followers.
Hen Harrier Action
The main objective of Hen harrier Action is to broaden awareness of the problems for nature in our uplands. It promotes annual Hen Harrier Days to get people closer to the wildlife of the uplands and raise awareness about the illegal persecution that wildlife of the uplands faces. In my view, the idea of bringing people to the birds at events is good because it raises the affinity and care people feel for wildlife. Sign up to the Hen Harier Action newsletter to find out when the next event will take place.
Trees For Life
Approximately one third (470 000 hectares) of Scotland’s forests and woodlands are on public land, owned by Scottish Ministers on behalf of the nation as part of the National Forest Estate. The Caledonian Forest is part of that and covers 18,000 hectares. Today it is a remnant of the forest that once was. Trees for Life has a mission to rewild the forest. You can read more here.
This is an ongoing article that I will update when I see something to add.