‘Sweden begins wolf hunt as it aims to halve endangered animal’s population’ [to a pitiful 170 individuals] Imagine if the outcry if this were Sri Lanka killing leopards, or Botswana lions, both much trickier animals to live with. Shame, shame on Sweden. theguardian.com/environment/…

We haven’t lost *half of our hedgerows* since the 1940s, we’ve lost pretty much all. With the odd exception, the ‘hedgerows’ that remain are machine-flailed to lifelessness, leaving them useless for wildlife. No width or depth, no cover, no spring blossom, no berries, nada.