Wales has an enviable record of declining BTB in cattle - without having to kill a single badger. Jan Bayley explains how Wales's combination of frequent testing and exacting biosecurity has succeeded - and how England can learn from Wales's experience.
… How Wales is defeating bovine TB without killing … News Badgers Natural World Farming Health Wales UK welsh-cow.jpg It's about the cattle, … Cliffs Bay, Penmaen (near Swansea), South Wales. Photo: Mélanie via Flickr.com. Wales …
Despite Cameron's promise to lead the 'greenest Government ever', the environment has taken a heavy bashing since the 2015 election, writes David Clubb - whether on oil, fracking, renewable energy or planning policy. But Wales is doing its best to follow a sustainable path, and demonstrating badly needed environmental leadership that the whole UK would do well to follow.
… A green Wales is taking off - in spite of UK … February 2016 News Energy UK Sustainability Wales Renewables Politics Finance Pollution … renewable energy or planning policy. But Wales is doing its best to follow a …
Public sector must stop funding climate change say Welsh organisations.
… Wales must divest from fossil fuels Marianne Brooker | 15th August 2019 News Wales Fossil Fuels Friends Of The Earth … represent tens of thousands of people want Wales to be a globally responsible nation in …
Badger baiting is as popular as ever - and the true scale of the crime remains unknown, according to an investigation by BBC Wales. The Investigates programme infiltrated a gang over a six month period to expose its cruel and illegal activity, writes CATHERINE HARTE
… Badger baiting network exposed by BBC Wales investigation Catherine Harte | 8th June 2018 News Badger Baiting BBC Wales RSPCA digging_07.jpg Badger baiting is … unknown, according to an investigation by BBC Wales. The Investigates programme infiltrated …
Welsh government plants ten millionth tree in the heavily-deforested region of Mount Elgon region in eastern Uganda.
… Size of Wales plants ten millionth tree Staff Reporter | 14th October 2019 News Uganda Wales Tree Planting Reforestation Change … Elgon region in eastern Uganda. The Size of Wales Mbale programme has passed its …
The once popular countryside pursuit of 'game' bird shooting is falling out of favour with people in Wales, according to a new survey. The poll - commissioned by League Against Cruel Sports and Animal Aid - shows the majority of respondents were against the sport after learning of the poor conditions in which the animals were bred. CATHERINE HARTE reports
… Three-quarters of people in Wales oppose the shooting of ‘game’ birds … April 2018 News League Against Cruel Sports Wales adobestock_78250632.jpeg_edited.jpeg The … is falling out of favour with people in Wales, according to a new survey. The poll - …
In rural West Wales, with no public consultation, the Ministry of Defence and QinetiQ are about to launch a new era in drone technology and experimentation. Paul Mobbs reports on Wales's role in a legally dubious future of mass surveillance and remote killing.
… West Wales - the hills are abuzz with the sound of drones Paul Mobbs | 25th March 2013 News Wales War drone-1.png In rural West Wales, with no public consultation, the …
Al available science indicates that badgers have little if anything to do with bovine TB in cattle, writes Lesley Docksey. This is reflected in Wales's consultation on its 'refreshed TB Eradication Programme'. We must hope that Northern Ireland's bTB Eradication Strategy will be equally science based - and ready to campaign hard if it relies on cruel, ineffective and expensive badger culls.
… Badger cull free TB eradication in Wales and Northern Ireland? The science … Badgers Science Health UK Northern Ireland Wales farmyard-cut.jpg Al available science … writes Lesley Docksey. This is reflected in Wales's consultation on its 'refreshed TB …
New figures just released by Defra show that bovine TB was declining in UK herds - just as Paterson claimed the disease was 'spreading' - and that Wales's no-cull, biosecurity and vaccination policy led to a 24% drop in herd infections.
… the disease was 'spreading' - and that Wales's no-cull, biosecurity and vaccination … are a little confused: they cover England, Wales and Scotland separately, but also … infected had actually dropped. And what about Wales? But it's in Wales that things get …
Welsh government announces ban on single-use plastics to minimise waste and protect marine life.
… Single use plastics to be banned in Wales Staff Reporter | 18th March 2020 News Wales Single-use Plastic Waste Litter Plastic … food and drink containers are to be banned in Wales as part of wider measures to make Wales …
Welsh environment secretary Jane Davidson says approval for renewable power projects is being unnecessarily delayed, and indicates Welsh Assembly would support a replacement nuclear facility at Anglesey
… | 7th February 2011 News Renewable Wind Wales Marine Politics And Economics Energy News windpoweroffshore.jpg Wales plans to double the amount of … a replacement nuclear facility at Anglesey Wales's ambitions to become fossil-fuel free …
The Welsh Government has committed to avoid the continued extraction and use of fossil fuels.
… Wales commits to a fossil-free future Marianne Brooker | 7th December 2018 News Wales Fracking Fossil Fuels Friends Of The Earth Change Makers wales-1765086_960_720.jpg The Welsh Government …
This week the Welsh Assembly voted for a moratorium on fracking. But IGas company bosses insist that the Welsh Government is powerless to stop them pushing ahead with test drilling plans - as all the key decisions are made in Whitehall.
… Fracking company defies Wales's shale gas moratorium The Ecologist | … Planning Inspectorate for England and Wales. And as IGas helpfully points out, these … fracking." As Sion Chavez, editor of Daily Wales , points out, "It's a situation which …
Friends of the Earth present their petition for a change on single use cups to Welsh government deputy minister Hannah Blythyn.
… 'Latte levy' for Wales Staff Reporter | 17th September 2019 News Reusable Cups Disposable Cups Waste Wales … and over 320million other single use cups in Wales each year. If lined up end to end, … action on plastics, make this work for us in Wales and show once again that we can lead the …
With the 6th International Conference on Bovine TB under way today in Cardiff, Lesley Docksey reports on Defra's latest statistics. BTB in England is falling - and it's falling fastest where the strongest biosecurity measures are in place, confirming the experience of Wales and Scotland.
… Natural World Badgers UK Health Farming cows-wales-cut.jpg With the 6th International … are in place, confirming the experience of Wales and Scotland. On 12 June Defra released … their valuable herds being slaughtered. Wales - annual BTB testing is key In vain have …
Welsh Manifesto for the Future calls for shorter working week and basic income to help people and planet thrive.
… Editor’s Picks Economics Basic Income Work Wales Basic income Welsh Manifesto for the … the heart of our recovery from the pandemic. Wales and the wider UK need to be moving … survival of both people and planet. Future Wales is in a two-week firebreak lockdown, …
A consultation by the Welsh Assembly Government proposes more stringent measures to protect Wales's farmers from the threat of cross-contamination by GM crops
… Wales consults on tighter GM contamination … Investigations Food And Farming Green Living Wales Welsh Assembly Gm Crops Contamination … proposes more stringent measures to protect Wales's farmers from the threat of …
Natural Resources Wales/Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru bans trail hunting on its land.
… Hunting suspension across Wales Ruby Harbour | 23rd November 2021 | News … Natural Resources Wales/Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru bans trail … has welcomed a move from Natural Resources Wales/Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru to end ‘trail’ …
A new study on the spread of bovine TB shows that only with more frequent testing of cattle will the disease be defeated in England, writes Oliver Tickell. It has already worked in Scotland, and is on the way to doing in Wales - where some herds are tested every six months.
… in Scotland, and is on the way to doing in Wales - where some herds are tested every six … secondary importance. Success in Scotland and Wales, failure in England In the study, the … the success at tackling TB of England, Wales and Scotland, since "regional …
The Welsh party wants to spend an additional £15 billion on green jobs, transport and energy.
… must back a green investment programme for Wales if it is to secure his party's support … over the next decade, allowing Wales to spend an additional £15 billion on … That has to be the key. Fair funding for Wales," he told the BBC Radio 4 Today …
Community fears for the restoration of the UK’s largest open pit coal mine.
… 2023 | News Coal Climate Change Mining South Wales ffos-y-fran-cut.jpg Community fears for … largest open pit coal mine. Campaigners in Wales are celebrating the refusal of a coal … However, last year operator Merthyr South Wales applied to extend coaling to March 2024, …
The Gwent Wildlife Trust is fighting to save the Gwent Levels, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, from the expansion of the M4 Motorway, all in order to save 10 minutes of journey time. JACK ALEXANDER reports
… 11th October 2017 News Gwent Gwent Levels M4 Wales SSSI 405439.jpg The Gwent Wildlife Trust … Trust (GWT) is arguing the case to save Wales' own equivalent of the Amazon … - a proposed bypass around Newport, south Wales - and has summoned a group of experts to …
Friends of the Earth campaigners urge Welsh local authorities to stop investing over £60m in the tobacco industry.
… Cymru are calling for local authorities in Wales to stop investing in an industry that … pollution, and leads to over 5,000 deaths in Wales every year. Eight Local Authority Pension Funds (LAPFs) in Wales are investing over £60 million in …