Jon Thompson tells industry conference there was ‘no evidence’ that bats were at risk from the trains

Jon Thompson tells industry conference there was ‘no evidence’ that bats were at risk from the trains

  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝English
    20•1 month ago

    He said the “bat shed” was his favourite example of the problems caused. The Bechstein’s bat was “generally pretty available in most of northern Europe, western Europe”, he said. “But nevertheless, under the Wildlife Act, 1981, it’s deemed to be a protected species in the UK, this bat, even though there’s lots of them.”

    The bat is rare in the UK and deemed to be “vulnerable” in Europe, according to the IUCN conservation network’s red list.

    He sounds like a bit of a prick trying to muddy the waters in an investigation into why the project went so over-budget under his watch.

    • @[email protected]English
      6•1 month ago

      I’m sure he could do a great job of muddying the waters with the propeller of his new fucking yacht