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		<title>Is this &#039;Bird Armageddon&#039;?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/20/is-this-bird-amageddon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/20/is-this-bird-amageddon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3213</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since 1966 UK bird population has decline by 44 million which amounts to just under a million birds a year (over 45 years), which is dismal November news indeed. Yesterday the RSPB published their most extensive survey of the UK&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/20/is-this-bird-amageddon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ash update a positive spin</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/12/ash-update-a-positive-spin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/12/ash-update-a-positive-spin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tree health; ash dieback; UK Woodlands;]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3189</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was no surprise to the scientific community when Secretary of State Owen Paterson announced on Friday that &#8220;It will not be possible to eradicate ash dieback&#8221; but members of the public and tree enthusiasts may well be shocked at &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/11/12/ash-update-a-positive-spin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Importation of Ash trees is now banned in the UK</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/29/importation-of-ash-trees-is-now-banned-in-the-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/29/importation-of-ash-trees-is-now-banned-in-the-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[tree health; ash dieback; UK Woodlands;]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3155</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The subject of tree health within the UK is now gaining a heightened media profile and increased governmental attention, but is it too late for our beloved woodlands? The Ash tree ban has captured the nation&#8217;s attention and a segment &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/29/importation-of-ash-trees-is-now-banned-in-the-uk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The partners in crime that could solve the case…</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/23/the-partners-in-crime-that-could-solve-the-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/23/the-partners-in-crime-that-could-solve-the-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aquatic Ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BES annual meeting]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3138</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the strongest ecological structuring forces the world has ever known, that has influenced the genetic make-up of every organism on earth, is that of the partnership between parasite and host. The term parasite may evoke images of tapeworms &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/23/the-partners-in-crime-that-could-solve-the-case/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The 200 year old debate&#8230; to cull&#8230;or not to cull?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/15/the-200-year-old-debate-to-cull-or-not-to-cull/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/15/the-200-year-old-debate-to-cull-or-not-to-cull/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Badger cull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Randomised Badger Culling Trial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science policy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=3106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Badger culling to prevent TB transmission is a topic that has been debated back forth for since the 18th century and it is no different today. Do scientific facts play a big enough role? Or are we just divided by &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/15/the-200-year-old-debate-to-cull-or-not-to-cull/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Defra to research options to reduce impact of buzzard predation on gamebirds</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/24/defra-to-research-options-to-reduce-impact-of-buzzard-predation-on-gamebirds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/24/defra-to-research-options-to-reduce-impact-of-buzzard-predation-on-gamebirds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 11:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=2833</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Conservationists have reacted angrily to plans by Defra to investigate possible measures to keep buzzards from targeting game birds. According to the RSPB, Defra is considering options including taking buzzards into captivity and destroying nests in order to protect young &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/24/defra-to-research-options-to-reduce-impact-of-buzzard-predation-on-gamebirds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Welsh Environment Minister announces programme of badger vaccination</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/03/22/welsh-environment-minister-announces-programme-of-badger-vaccination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/03/22/welsh-environment-minister-announces-programme-of-badger-vaccination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Badgers and bTB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife Disease]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welsh Environment Minister John Griffiths yesterday launched the Welsh Government&#8217;s Strategic Framework for Bovine TB Eradication, which outlined a programme of badger vaccination to be introduced in the Intensive Action Area. The Minister said the decision to pursue vaccination as &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/03/22/welsh-environment-minister-announces-programme-of-badger-vaccination/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>National Trust commence Badger TB vaccination programme</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/04/20/national-trust-commence-badger-tb-vaccination-programme/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/04/20/national-trust-commence-badger-tb-vaccination-programme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=1852</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The announcement of a badger TB vaccination trial on the National Trust’s Killerton Estate has been welcomed by both farmers and local environmental groups. The four year programme which will commence this May aims to show that vaccination is a &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/04/20/national-trust-commence-badger-tb-vaccination-programme/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Magpie Controversy Erupts in the Media</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/04/21/474/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/04/21/474/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=473</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[British ecological controversy has suddenly found itself in the media glare, as wildlife charities publicly dispute the role of magpies in limiting songbird populations. The Songbird Survival Trust has urged people to trap and kill magpies over the next three &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/04/21/474/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Return of Set-Aside Schemes for Farmers</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/02/16/return-of-set-aside-schemes-for-farmers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/02/16/return-of-set-aside-schemes-for-farmers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/blog/2009/02/16/return-of-set-aside-schemes-for-farmers/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Environment secretary, Hilary Benn has announced new proposals to bring back payments for farmers who set aside areas of uncultivated land to promote biodiversity and environmental benefits. The system of subsiding farmers for setting-aside areas of land from agricultural production &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/02/16/return-of-set-aside-schemes-for-farmers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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