Bob Elliot
@bobelliot.bsky.social
Nature conservation, animal welfare, tour leader.
CEO Wild Justice. @wildjustice.bsky.social
CEO Wild Justice. @wildjustice.bsky.social
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Join us at #WildSummitUK on Thurs 9 Sept for our Phabulous Pheasant Show, where we'll be ridiculing the absurd annual release of 50 Million non-native Pheasants & exploring the environmental impacts of this grotesque 'sport'.
Our show runs 1pm - 1.45pm, Lantern Hall.
+ All-day stall, ground floor.
Our show runs 1pm - 1.45pm, Lantern Hall.
+ All-day stall, ground floor.
September 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Join us at #WildSummitUK on Thurs 9 Sept for our Phabulous Pheasant Show, where we'll be ridiculing the absurd annual release of 50 Million non-native Pheasants & exploring the environmental impacts of this grotesque 'sport'.
Our show runs 1pm - 1.45pm, Lantern Hall.
+ All-day stall, ground floor.
Our show runs 1pm - 1.45pm, Lantern Hall.
+ All-day stall, ground floor.
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Good news - we won our challenge in Wales!
Judge rules planning permission for outdoor adventure centre in Pembrokeshire is unlawful because of environmental concerns.
Read our press release: wildjustice.org.uk/general/judg...
Judge rules planning permission for outdoor adventure centre in Pembrokeshire is unlawful because of environmental concerns.
Read our press release: wildjustice.org.uk/general/judg...
Judge rules planning permission for outdoor adventure centre in Pembrokeshire is unlawful because of environmental concerns - Wild Justice
Judge rules planning permission for outdoor adventure centre in Pembrokeshire is unlawful because of environmental concerns In a victory for […]
wildjustice.org.uk
September 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Good news - we won our challenge in Wales!
Judge rules planning permission for outdoor adventure centre in Pembrokeshire is unlawful because of environmental concerns.
Read our press release: wildjustice.org.uk/general/judg...
Judge rules planning permission for outdoor adventure centre in Pembrokeshire is unlawful because of environmental concerns.
Read our press release: wildjustice.org.uk/general/judg...
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Join Wild Justice at the inaugural Wild Summit for an interactive and visual dive into the past, present and future of what George Monbiot describes as the ‘bronze plague’.
Bristol Beacon, 11 Sept, all day!
wildjustice.org.uk/general/join...
Bristol Beacon, 11 Sept, all day!
wildjustice.org.uk/general/join...
Join us at the Wild Summit on 11 Sept 2025 at the Bristol Beacon - Wild Justice
We’ll be attending the inaugural Wild Summit on 11 September 2025 – an environmental extravaganza organised by Wildlife & Countryside Link which […]
wildjustice.org.uk
August 30, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Join Wild Justice at the inaugural Wild Summit for an interactive and visual dive into the past, present and future of what George Monbiot describes as the ‘bronze plague’.
Bristol Beacon, 11 Sept, all day!
wildjustice.org.uk/general/join...
Bristol Beacon, 11 Sept, all day!
wildjustice.org.uk/general/join...
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SAVE THE DATE:
Our petition to Ban Driven Grouse shooting will be debated in parliament on June 30th.
We be sharing a briefing for you to send to your MPs next week - watch this space!
Our petition to Ban Driven Grouse shooting will be debated in parliament on June 30th.
We be sharing a briefing for you to send to your MPs next week - watch this space!
May 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
SAVE THE DATE:
Our petition to Ban Driven Grouse shooting will be debated in parliament on June 30th.
We be sharing a briefing for you to send to your MPs next week - watch this space!
Our petition to Ban Driven Grouse shooting will be debated in parliament on June 30th.
We be sharing a briefing for you to send to your MPs next week - watch this space!
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STOP PRESS!
We have launched a crowdfunder to help support our legal challenge against the badger cull licences, which will be heard in the High Court later this year.
Any help you can manage would be massively appreciated.
Thank you! 🦡⚖️🔽
www.crowdjustice.com/case/legal-c...
We have launched a crowdfunder to help support our legal challenge against the badger cull licences, which will be heard in the High Court later this year.
Any help you can manage would be massively appreciated.
Thank you! 🦡⚖️🔽
www.crowdjustice.com/case/legal-c...
Legal challenge against Badger cull licences in England
Wild Justice is a not-for-profit company which takes legal cases on behalf of wildlife. CEO: Bob Elliot. Co-Directors: Chris Packham CBE & Dr Ruth Tingay.
www.crowdjustice.com
May 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
STOP PRESS!
We have launched a crowdfunder to help support our legal challenge against the badger cull licences, which will be heard in the High Court later this year.
Any help you can manage would be massively appreciated.
Thank you! 🦡⚖️🔽
www.crowdjustice.com/case/legal-c...
We have launched a crowdfunder to help support our legal challenge against the badger cull licences, which will be heard in the High Court later this year.
Any help you can manage would be massively appreciated.
Thank you! 🦡⚖️🔽
www.crowdjustice.com/case/legal-c...
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👋 Hi there Bluesky, we are OneKind!
Since 1911, our mission has been to end cruelty to ALL animals.
You can join us in making Scotland, & beyond, a kinder place for animals. 🦊🐷🐶🐟
Please follow us for updates on our campaigns, including #UnboundTheGreyhound & #StandUpForPigs.
👇
www.onekind.org/
Since 1911, our mission has been to end cruelty to ALL animals.
You can join us in making Scotland, & beyond, a kinder place for animals. 🦊🐷🐶🐟
Please follow us for updates on our campaigns, including #UnboundTheGreyhound & #StandUpForPigs.
👇
www.onekind.org/
OneKind
OneKind empathises with animals and treats them with compassion. We help end animal cruelty, work to protect & conserve wildlife, farmed animals and pets.
www.onekind.org
April 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
👋 Hi there Bluesky, we are OneKind!
Since 1911, our mission has been to end cruelty to ALL animals.
You can join us in making Scotland, & beyond, a kinder place for animals. 🦊🐷🐶🐟
Please follow us for updates on our campaigns, including #UnboundTheGreyhound & #StandUpForPigs.
👇
www.onekind.org/
Since 1911, our mission has been to end cruelty to ALL animals.
You can join us in making Scotland, & beyond, a kinder place for animals. 🦊🐷🐶🐟
Please follow us for updates on our campaigns, including #UnboundTheGreyhound & #StandUpForPigs.
👇
www.onekind.org/
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When birds of prey try to nest on or near driven grouse moors , they are never safe .
This is the tragic story of a young white-tailed eagle pair .
We must ban driven grouse shooting , add your name at petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700036
This is the tragic story of a young white-tailed eagle pair .
We must ban driven grouse shooting , add your name at petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700036
March 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
When birds of prey try to nest on or near driven grouse moors , they are never safe .
This is the tragic story of a young white-tailed eagle pair .
We must ban driven grouse shooting , add your name at petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700036
This is the tragic story of a young white-tailed eagle pair .
We must ban driven grouse shooting , add your name at petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700036
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Happy days!
Welcome, @bobelliot.bsky.social , can't wait for you to start!
wildjustice.org.uk/general/wild...
Welcome, @bobelliot.bsky.social , can't wait for you to start!
wildjustice.org.uk/general/wild...
Wild Justice appoints first Chief Executive - Wild Justice
Conservation campaign group Wild Justice has appointed Bob Elliot as its first Chief Executive. Bob has worked in the nature […]
wildjustice.org.uk
February 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Happy days!
Welcome, @bobelliot.bsky.social , can't wait for you to start!
wildjustice.org.uk/general/wild...
Welcome, @bobelliot.bsky.social , can't wait for you to start!
wildjustice.org.uk/general/wild...
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Congratulations @bobelliot.bsky.social & @wildjustice.bsky.social on this ... & heartfelt thanks for all you do: more than a guiding light, a flaming, sustained beacon we can all get behind, bringing our own torches, emboldening & giving us courage to stand up for nature when it isn't always easy!
NEWS: Wild Justice are pleased to announce our first CEO.
Bob Elliot (@bobelliot.bsky.social) a wildlife and animal welfare expert, will be joining us this spring.
Read more on our blog: wildjustice.org.uk/general/wild...
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social @ruthtingay.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social
Bob Elliot (@bobelliot.bsky.social) a wildlife and animal welfare expert, will be joining us this spring.
Read more on our blog: wildjustice.org.uk/general/wild...
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social @ruthtingay.bsky.social @markavery.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Congratulations @bobelliot.bsky.social & @wildjustice.bsky.social on this ... & heartfelt thanks for all you do: more than a guiding light, a flaming, sustained beacon we can all get behind, bringing our own torches, emboldening & giving us courage to stand up for nature when it isn't always easy!
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A great privilege to speak at the @nirsg.bsky.social conference at the w/e alongside these outstanding raptor ecologists & conservationists.
There are good things happening in NI for raptors (return of breeding Osprey & WTE) but poisoning remains a threat. Pls help: www.change.org/p/ban-the-po...
There are good things happening in NI for raptors (return of breeding Osprey & WTE) but poisoning remains a threat. Pls help: www.change.org/p/ban-the-po...
February 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
A great privilege to speak at the @nirsg.bsky.social conference at the w/e alongside these outstanding raptor ecologists & conservationists.
There are good things happening in NI for raptors (return of breeding Osprey & WTE) but poisoning remains a threat. Pls help: www.change.org/p/ban-the-po...
There are good things happening in NI for raptors (return of breeding Osprey & WTE) but poisoning remains a threat. Pls help: www.change.org/p/ban-the-po...
How low will they go? A red herring — wildjustice.org.uk/bandgspetiti...
How low will they go? A red herring - Wild Justice
The grouse shooting industry doesn’t like to talk about raptor (bird of prey) killing because it’s wildlife crime. It’s not […]
wildjustice.org.uk
February 26, 2025 at 7:34 AM
How low will they go? A red herring — wildjustice.org.uk/bandgspetiti...
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Monday 24th Feb
4 of 6 Roe Deer seen in Glasgow Western Necropolis, early morning.
4 of 6 Roe Deer seen in Glasgow Western Necropolis, early morning.
February 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Monday 24th Feb
4 of 6 Roe Deer seen in Glasgow Western Necropolis, early morning.
4 of 6 Roe Deer seen in Glasgow Western Necropolis, early morning.
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Amazing just how often gamekeepers seem to accidentally shoot things or commit other offences....
'The gamekeeper lent over front passenger seat to talk to him. As he did so he knocked a gun which was on the passenger seat of the vehicle - the gun was loaded and the safety catch was not engaged. A bullet shot through the door and into Lecocq’s leg'.
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
Farmer who was shot in leg by mistake sues for £200,000
Samuel Lecocq is taking a shooting hotel chain to court after a gamekeeper accidentally discharged a rifle while they were talking
www.thetimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Amazing just how often gamekeepers seem to accidentally shoot things or commit other offences....
Three more satellite-tagged hen harriers have gone 'missing' & two more found dead, awaiting post mortem raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/01/29/t...
Three more satellite-tagged hen harriers have gone ‘missing’ & two more found dead, awaiting post mortem
Natural England has just published its latest update on the fates of the satellite-tracked hen harriers it has tagged and subsequently been tracking. This latest update (dated Dec 2024) shows that …
raptorpersecutionuk.org
January 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Three more satellite-tagged hen harriers have gone 'missing' & two more found dead, awaiting post mortem raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/01/29/t...
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Dear Nicola Sturgeon & Roseanna Cunningham from Bob Elliot of OneKind https://markavery.info/2020/07/30/dear-first-minister-from-bob-elliot-and-one-kind/
If you are outraged by poisoning, trapping and shooting of protected wildlife on Scotland's grouse moors then please add your...
If you are outraged by poisoning, trapping and shooting of protected wildlife on Scotland's grouse moors then please add your...
Dear First Minister – from Bob Elliot and OneKind – Mark ...
markavery.info
November 25, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Dear Nicola Sturgeon & Roseanna Cunningham from Bob Elliot of OneKind https://markavery.info/2020/07/30/dear-first-minister-from-bob-elliot-and-one-kind/
If you are outraged by poisoning, trapping and shooting of protected wildlife on Scotland's grouse moors then please add your...
If you are outraged by poisoning, trapping and shooting of protected wildlife on Scotland's grouse moors then please add your...
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It's December 1st , I'm going for a slightly different advent this year– introducing 20 days of the worst fox hunting crimes from across the country with @huntsabs.bsky.social . Up first , the Avon Vale Hunt . . .
We need a #RealBanNow
We need a #RealBanNow
December 1, 2024 at 4:26 PM
It's December 1st , I'm going for a slightly different advent this year– introducing 20 days of the worst fox hunting crimes from across the country with @huntsabs.bsky.social . Up first , the Avon Vale Hunt . . .
We need a #RealBanNow
We need a #RealBanNow
@ChrisGPackham and @MeganMcCubbin
now live and following the Cottesmore Hunt working with the
@NhantsHuntsabs #RealBanNow Exposing trail hunting for what it is - a smokescreen (not even that perhaps) for illegal hunting. Hunt working copses in thick bramble - laid a trail?
now live and following the Cottesmore Hunt working with the
@NhantsHuntsabs #RealBanNow Exposing trail hunting for what it is - a smokescreen (not even that perhaps) for illegal hunting. Hunt working copses in thick bramble - laid a trail?
December 28, 2024 at 12:04 PM
@ChrisGPackham and @MeganMcCubbin
now live and following the Cottesmore Hunt working with the
@NhantsHuntsabs #RealBanNow Exposing trail hunting for what it is - a smokescreen (not even that perhaps) for illegal hunting. Hunt working copses in thick bramble - laid a trail?
now live and following the Cottesmore Hunt working with the
@NhantsHuntsabs #RealBanNow Exposing trail hunting for what it is - a smokescreen (not even that perhaps) for illegal hunting. Hunt working copses in thick bramble - laid a trail?
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Good work being done here by National Wildlife Crime Unit, leading a national UK police operation based on intel from an op in Norway.
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/12/01/a...
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/12/01/a...
Another man arrested in coordinated police investigation into illegal trading of wild birds’ eggs
It turns out that the news last week that South Yorkshire Police had executed a search warrant and arrested a 57-year-old man in connection with the illegal trading of wild birds’ eggs (here)…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 1, 2024 at 10:27 AM
Good work being done here by National Wildlife Crime Unit, leading a national UK police operation based on intel from an op in Norway.
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/12/01/a...
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/12/01/a...
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Our petition to ban driven grouse shooting is heading towards 20,000 signatures... less than 800 to go!
Can you help us get there? Please sign and share! #SayNoMoor
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Can you help us get there? Please sign and share! #SayNoMoor
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
November 30, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Our petition to ban driven grouse shooting is heading towards 20,000 signatures... less than 800 to go!
Can you help us get there? Please sign and share! #SayNoMoor
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Can you help us get there? Please sign and share! #SayNoMoor
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Golden eagle dies in rare collision with wind turbine in south Scotland.
A tragedy, but needs to be seen in perspective.
Here's what we know about wind farm avoidance tactics by golden eagles in Scotland, based on sat tag data. #raptorresearch #ukbirding
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/11/25/g...
A tragedy, but needs to be seen in perspective.
Here's what we know about wind farm avoidance tactics by golden eagles in Scotland, based on sat tag data. #raptorresearch #ukbirding
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/11/25/g...
Golden eagle dies in rare collision with wind turbine in south Scotland
The South Scotland Golden Eagle Project (SSGEP) has today announced the death of a young golden eagle after it collided with a wind turbine in Galloway in August this year. The bird was a three-yea…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
November 25, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Golden eagle dies in rare collision with wind turbine in south Scotland.
A tragedy, but needs to be seen in perspective.
Here's what we know about wind farm avoidance tactics by golden eagles in Scotland, based on sat tag data. #raptorresearch #ukbirding
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/11/25/g...
A tragedy, but needs to be seen in perspective.
Here's what we know about wind farm avoidance tactics by golden eagles in Scotland, based on sat tag data. #raptorresearch #ukbirding
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/11/25/g...
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Good morning!
This @wildjustice.bsky.social petition on driven grouse shooting is 2nd most-signed petition in last hour.
We approach 6k signatures. I'd love to reach 10k before 3:30pm (ie first 24hrs). It'll be tough but let's send a strong message to Defra.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
This @wildjustice.bsky.social petition on driven grouse shooting is 2nd most-signed petition in last hour.
We approach 6k signatures. I'd love to reach 10k before 3:30pm (ie first 24hrs). It'll be tough but let's send a strong message to Defra.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting
Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignifi...
petition.parliament.uk
November 23, 2024 at 7:58 AM
Good morning!
This @wildjustice.bsky.social petition on driven grouse shooting is 2nd most-signed petition in last hour.
We approach 6k signatures. I'd love to reach 10k before 3:30pm (ie first 24hrs). It'll be tough but let's send a strong message to Defra.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
This @wildjustice.bsky.social petition on driven grouse shooting is 2nd most-signed petition in last hour.
We approach 6k signatures. I'd love to reach 10k before 3:30pm (ie first 24hrs). It'll be tough but let's send a strong message to Defra.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Very heavy rains here today, showing the true potential of the quarry wetland that we dug this time last week! 😱😁❤️❤️❤️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️ #GwylltHollow
November 23, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Very heavy rains here today, showing the true potential of the quarry wetland that we dug this time last week! 😱😁❤️❤️❤️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️ #GwylltHollow
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@wildjustice.bsky.social has just launched a new petition calling for a ban on driven grouse shooting.
How will the new Labour Govt respond? Let's find out!
10K signatures gets a response. Currently on 6K.
Please sign & share!
#raptorresearch #ukbirding
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/11/23/w...
How will the new Labour Govt respond? Let's find out!
10K signatures gets a response. Currently on 6K.
Please sign & share!
#raptorresearch #ukbirding
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/11/23/w...
Wild Justice launches new petition calling for a ban on driven grouse shooting
Yesterday saw the launch of a new petition from Wild Justice calling for a ban on driven grouse shooting. At 10,000 signatures the Government has to issue a response. At 100,000 signatures the peti…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
November 23, 2024 at 8:51 AM
@wildjustice.bsky.social has just launched a new petition calling for a ban on driven grouse shooting.
How will the new Labour Govt respond? Let's find out!
10K signatures gets a response. Currently on 6K.
Please sign & share!
#raptorresearch #ukbirding
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/11/23/w...
How will the new Labour Govt respond? Let's find out!
10K signatures gets a response. Currently on 6K.
Please sign & share!
#raptorresearch #ukbirding
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/11/23/w...
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