In isolation these initiatives should be applauded, but as a whole I’m not too convinced of the motives of some others? Maybe I’m just too pessimistic? But we don’t have a good past record of achievement's and believe that we have gone too far in the wrong direction as a species, to be able to change our ways of greed and destruction?
Fish predation by birds and mammals has a minimal impact on fish stocks compared to water pollution in my opinion. The tiny river Teme had a good few otters along it’s length in the 1990’s but the river was literally full of fish.
If we was to focus on one thing? Then pollution is the worst single factor, but when we take into consideration all the factors together ie predation, climate, pollution? We are in for a real s#*t storm! Unfortunately they all go hand in hand and will need to be dealt with and managed collectively I feel.
Hi all.More bad news.Being a bit of a birder as well as angler I visit the website of the Christchurch Harbour Ornithological Group (C.H.O.G.) because we try and holiday in that area at least once every year.Tried to transfer their most recent post onto here but failed.The pair of peregrines nesting on Christchurch Priory have both been found dead and the eggs have found to be unviable.The deaths are under investigation.
birds being down to Frontline flea protection for dogs 
as apparently they collect the dog and cat hair after they’ve been combed for nesting material, which they definitely do which is said to make the unborn eggs infertile? Has anyone else heard this?
They suspect that the birds died from Avian flu as they have found swans and other birds dead in the harbour, latest is the police are not investigating the deaths. Not good news but better than human intervention causing the deaths.
