SIR BRIAN MAY, BOVINE Tb, WOODLANDS & WHY WE NEED TO PROTECT NATURE
Linda Lamon reflects on the BBC2 documentary 'Brian May, The Badgers , The Farmers and Me' and explains why we need to protect nature to save ourselves.
In the wake of the BBC2 documentary 'Brian May, The Badgers, The Farmers and Me', there may now be many more people questioning why culling wildlife is still legally taking place across large parts of the UK.
The scientific evidence, based on testing cattle over four years, appears to show that the spread of Bovine Tuberculosis is transmitted by cows to cows and not by badgers. The most likely culprit, according to the research, was the slurry produced by the herd. The UK government has condoned the culling of badgers for over ten years, issuing licenses to kill almost 250,000 badgers to date, claiming that they spread the disease.
BBC 2 iPlayer - Brian May The Badgers, The Farmers and Me:
Sir Brian and his team, which includes Anne Brummer, the CEO of his wildlife charity the Save Me Trust, have fought valiantly for over 14 years to bring an end to the slaughter of what they see as innocent creatures, who were one of the first mammals to inhabit the earth after the last ice age and are seen as being one of the last bastions of the British countryside.
I attended a Symposium in 2017 at Imperial College in London and heard from a panel, which included Lord Krebs and other experts who explained how new data had emerged, revealing that there was a case for more research into how Bovine Tb was transmitted in cows.
In this powerful BBC2 documentary, Sir Brian, a global rock star who is also a respected scientist, (gaining a Phd for his thesis A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud?), explains how his personal journey leads him to farms in Devon and Wales to support dairy farmers. Here, he continues his quest to find an answer to the tragedy Bovine Tb has brought to both people and animals and has cost the UK taxpayer millions of pounds, with no solution in sight to the problem.
A petition has now been set up by The Save Me Trust calling for a public enquiry and an end to the badger cull. Sign here:
Is this just the beginning?
Perhaps this is just the beginning of a long journey for Sir Brian and his Save Me Trust to try and make a difference for wildlife, people & our planet before it’s too late.?Whilst much of their time over the last decade has been spent on the BBC 2 documentary and lobbying in Parliament, the charity has also been purchasing woodlands and land in the UK to preserve & plant native forests, which soak up carbon, helping with climate change. One oak tree can house thousands of insects.
The Woodland Trust - Oak trees.
Native woodlands also create habitats & healthy ecosystems, helping the natural food chain and creating a ‘food web’, which affects us all - because we need butterflies and bees to pollinate our crops and feed our livestock. ?No insects = no food for us. Will feeding an increasing population mean chemically produced meals in the future? This is a serious crisis as we have lost 95% of our wildlife meadows since the 1960's - a vital source for pollinating insects.
From the teeniest bug to the tallest of trees,
Nature provides for all our needs.
(Linda Lamon)
How does this work? Find out in the National Geographic link below:
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A previous article about May's Wood
So, from Guitar Hero to Eco Warrior, Sir Brian May will continue to be a knight In shining armour for many people who support him in his battle with the Bovine Tb crisis – but for those who still need a little more persuading, perhaps this is not the end of the story… ?the film was cut from four hours to one, leaving plenty more footage and vital information for a part 2.
Inspired by the work and dedication that the Save Me Trust team have put into helping nature, this song was created with empathy for all creatures that are suffering from the loss of their habitats and feeding grounds through global warming & human interference (over development deforestation & environmental factors).
The message is for all who believe that we can make a difference if we just:
'HOLD ON, STAY STRONG, MAKE RIGHT, WHAT’S WRONG.'
Hold On In Love's Name is now streaming on Spotify and most digital platforms.
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(c) LINDA LAMON 2024
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