A golden eagle which was found dead at an estate in Angus was illegally poisoned, police have confirmed. The bird was being tracked as part of a Scottish Natural Heritage project but her movements came to an abrupt stop at the beginning of July. Police and wildlife investigators have been searching the Millden Estate, near [...]
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It is understandable opinions towards the presence of the Eagle Owl at the heart of Lancashire’s Forest of Bowland are likely to be extremely polarized, generating hostile feelings from the shooting fraternity and from some ornithologists who believe the Eagle Owl is an alien and intrusive species to our countryside. One gamekeeper recently remarked “what [...] Over the last ten years I have been a regular visitor to the Forest of Bowland where I take pleasure in watching the local wildlife, particularly upland birds, like Merlin, Goshawk, Peregrine and the new bird in the area, the magnificent Eagle Owl, which throughout the last three seasons has brought so much pleasure [...] I’ve just seen a copy of a letter from Natural England to the North West Raptor Group – and it beggars belief! There are some things you need to know about me first. I set this site up initially for the benefit of the North West Raptor Group, for reporting on raptor persecution in [...] Like John Armitage I am an ex RSPB staff member. More to the point I was directly involved with Hen Harriers 20 years ago at Geltsdale, Cumbria when my birds were massacred. Twenty years on there are no breeding Hen Harriers at Geltsdale due to the ‘management’ of Hen Harriers on neighbouring estates. The [...] by John S.Armitage – out of retirement Part 1 At the risk of the following article seeming more than a little self orientated I thought that I’d better try and explain why I’ve submitted it. The facts presented speak for themselves, the sentiment behind it is a different matter. [...] I remember some years ago an incident in which somebody I knew made allegations of improper behaviour against a police officer. Athough this person was a ‘thoroughly bad lot’, the police dealt with the complaint promptly and in a professionally manner. The officer was cleared of all allegations - and rightly so – but procedures were [...] We can not help but notice a number of people have expressed their concerns at the circumstances contributing to the failure of several peregrine nesting sites in Lancashire’s Forest of Bowland reported to the police this season. To date these concerns have not been investigated as far as we know. We have a right to know [...] |
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