Sadiq Khan spending £500,000 on birds!

What’s the reasoning behind this oddity?

Don’t they have enough babies arriving there?🤭

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Could it be to eat pigeons?

No, can't blame Sadiq for this one!!

It's part of his Green Roots Fund project which sounds like a very good idea.
It is the local Council which has decided to spend their allocation of the money on re-introducing storks and beavers to the area.

I don't know about storks but am very much in favour of the re-introduction of beavers as these animals know more about flood prevention than anyone. 😀

www.london.gov.uk/White%20storks%20and%20beavers%20to%20make%20historic%20return%20to%20East%20London%2C%20thanks%20to%20Mayor%E2%80%99s%20funding

Many thanks for the link Allira and the links within that newspaper article. the elected Mayor of London has launched a £12million Green Roots fund to improve green spaces in London as part of Climate Action programme. Increasing biodiversity evidently an aspect of this.

Grants are being awarded via 5 rounds of competitive applications from London Borough local projects, not for profit organisations, resident community groups etc. So far nearly £3.5 million of grants have been awarded to 26 projects, one of which includes a Dad's club from a local school.

This Barking and Dagenham re wilding white storks and beavers project is one of the successful project bids submitted. It is the first re wilding project of this kind in London but not the first UK.

So, yes lots of consultation across all London Boroughs- all able to compete for a slice of this climate action pie.

What's not to like?

Sounds really great!

Whats your real problem, Sago?

What a great idea. The U.K. is one of the most nature depleted countries and anything to redress the balance is fantastic. Storks used to be common and Id love to see them here again.

Anything to bash Sadiq Khan methinks. A great initiative.

A great climate action initiative. I really like that Sadiq Khan has taken such a community focussed, inclusive approach to share the plot of money around London Boroughs also.

A wonderful long term legacy, will increase green space in London for all those who visit London or move to live in London to benefit from in years to come.....

Normally can't abide Sadiq Khan. But this initiative? Well done, Sadiq!