Doug McAdam

On this day in 1879, 20,000 Zulu warriors wipe out an 1,800-man British column at Isandlwana, South Africa. Less than 10 miles away, 150 troops defending an outpost at Rorke's Drift hold off 4,000 attackers. Victoria Crosses will be awarded to 11 of the survivors.

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I despair. The Ben Nevis summit shelter is, as the name suggests, a refuge for people who may require it in an emergency. Instead it’s been used as a dumping ground for selfish people who can’t be bothered to take their sh!t home.

@mjdwaring 👍👍 safe travels

@DougMcAdam You will. I'll message u when I get home

A lot of fresh snow overnight. Last full day ahead

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Välkommen Sverige - Welcome Sweden! 🇸🇪 🤝 #WeAreNATO

24grs of protein in every 100grms of venison 👍💪 6 times lower in saturated fats than beef, Wild and sustainable with six species of deer in the UK What’s not to like, bring on the summer BBQ’s #wildvenison

@Fcfraser @WDBPGuides @ForestryLS @BBCRadioScot @markstephen60 @NatureScot Yes Fiona and as these are interbred boar and domestic, the litters are likely to be 6-9 or so I understand. Key point is these are not wild boar. Numbers been steadily growing under the radar and so now needs more awareness, attention and more management!

@DougMcAdam @WDBPGuides @ForestryLS @BBCRadioScot @markstephen60 @NatureScot The programme mention WBoar litters were about 4, whilst “domestic “ pigs can produce 10+ … these are scary numbers!

Good session this week on feral pig control with @WDBPGuides & @ForestryLS near Fort Augustus. A growing issue that can have significant impacts. More events to come so follow Wild Deer Best Practice guides for details and announcements.

@AlanFresco4 @WDBPGuides @ForestryLS Across other parts of Europe too. At lower densities there can be positive impacts & undoubtedly there’s potential as hunting resource. However uncontrolled higher densities & spread is not good. We need control & a proper handle on population size, distribution, genetics etc

Here is George Clooney’s response after Trump accused him of being a "Hollywood elite." "Here’s the thing: I grew up in Kentucky. I sold insurance door-to-door. I sold ladies’ shoes. I worked at an all-night liquor store. I would buy suits that were too big and too long and cut the bottom of the pants off to make ties so I’d have a tie to go on job interviews. I grew up understanding what it was like to not have health insurance for eight years. So this idea that I’m somehow the “Hollywood elite” and this guy who takes a shit in a gold toilet is somehow the man of the people is laughable. People in Hollywood, for the most part, are people from the Midwest who moved to Hollywood to have a career. So this idea of “coastal elites” living in a bubble is ridiculous. Who lives in a bigger bubble? He lives in a gold tower and has twelve people in his company. He doesn’t run a corporation of hundreds of thousands of people he employs and takes care of. He ran a company of twelve people! When you direct a film you have seven different unions all wanting different things, you have to find consensus with all of them, and you have to get them moving in the same direction. He’s never had to do any of that kind of stuff. I just look at it and I laugh when I see him say “Hollywood elite.” Hollywood elite? I don’t have a star on Hollywood Boulevard, Donald Trump has a star on Hollywood Boulevard! Fuck you!" - George Clooney actor, philanthropist, humanitarian & activist

@Fcfraser @WDBPGuides @ForestryLS @BBCRadioScot @markstephen60 Many folk don’t Fiona, but it’s a growing population and issue that needs managed. Good that @ForestryLS @NatureScot and private owners getting focused on this.

@DougMcAdam @WDBPGuides @ForestryLS Listened to an article on @BBCRadioScot #Outofdoors @markstephen60 I didn’t know we had #feralpigs , I’d imagine could be quite scary encountering them

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@Amini16 great TV show “Wilderness” here on the BBC tonight in UK. Keep up the great work 💪💪🙏🏻🙏🏻

BREAKING: Heavy clashes have erupted on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Taliban soldiers started the clash by attacking the Pakistani Army near the Bajaur-Kunar border. 🇦🇫🇵🇰