The head of the Countryside Alliance has spoken out against what he described as “fake news” relating to rural matters.
Tim Bonner, chief executive of the Alliance, was exercised in particular about the coverage of a new scientific paper on gamekeepers by a team of academics from Exeter University.
The paper, entitled Understanding diverse approaches to predator management amongst gamekeepers in England, was published in the journal People and Nature.
As its title suggests it studies the underlying reasons behind gamekeeper decisions in managing predators, a contentious issue for many people, especially those outside the rural fraternity.
Mr Bonner was exercised in particular about the coverage of the study in The Times. The report said that gamekeepers were under pressure from landowners to kill birds of prey.
However, Mr Bonner…
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