Songbird Survival charity’s £88,000 funding to cull Crows and Magpies

£88,000 in funding provided by the Songbird Survival charity will help Scientists undertake a cull of crows and magpies to find out whether they are wiping out the nation’s songbirds. A dramatic decline in farm and woodland birds over the past 50 years may be linked, the charity claims, to rising numbers of avian predators. [...]

January 31st, 2011 | Category: Bird of Prey Persecution, Destroyed, European Raptors, gamekeepers, Goshawks, Hen Harrier, Hen Harriers, It's a dirty business, lead shot, Private Shooting Estates, Raptor Poisoning, RSPB Birdcrime Report | 42 comments

Conservative Proposals to sell England’s State Forests – An Important Public Asset paid for with “The Tax Payer’s Money”.

Important message to all our English Readers.

This Wednesday there is a crunch vote in Parliament. Your MP will be asked to vote on a motion demanding a rethink of plans to sell our national forests. Yesterday at Grizdale Forest in the English Lake District a rally attended by several hundred anti sell-off protesters were [...]

January 31st, 2011 | Category: Uncategorized | One comment

Winter White-tailed eagle Estonian Web Cam

Raptor politics has just been notified of a web cam estblished in Estonia overlooking a White-tailed eagle and wild boar forest feeding station. Follow the attached link to view the activities which are available from this site . http://www.looduskalender.ee/en/node/8921

Follow this additional link to White-tailed eagle TV, here you can watch 21 individual videos showing [...]

January 30th, 2011 | Category: Sea Eagle | Leave a comment

Major Setback for German White-tailed eagle Recovery- 4 eagles poisoned.

[SinglePic not found]The WWF is offering a 5000 Euro reward for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons responsible for poisoning White-tailed eagles in Northern Germany. The fourWhite-tailed eagles were all found poisoned near the village of Ostholstein Gothe. The cause of death has now been confirmed as poisoning.

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January 29th, 2011 | Category: Bird of Prey Persecution, It's a dirty business, Poison, Raptor Poisoning, Sea Eagle, White-tailed Eagle poisoning | One comment

Sporting estate ‘yellow cards’ for bird poisoning

Shooting rights on Scotland’s sporting estates will be suspended if persistent evidence of illegal bird poisoning is discovered on them, under radical proposals being voted on by MSPs. An amendment is being tabled to legislation being considered by Holyrood that will allow ministers to issue a ‘yellow card’ to those estates where there is a [...]

January 28th, 2011 | Category: Bird of Prey Persecution, Golden Eagle Poisoning, Grouse Moors, Hen Harriers, It's a dirty business, Legislation, Private Shooting Estates, Raptor Poisoning, Vicarious liability | 2 comments

Raptor Persecution Finally Put to Flight?

[SinglePic not found]The last couple of weeks has seen a plethora of information, exposure, accusations and denials associated with the now well aired subject of raptor persecution. It has to be said that Scottish Government initiatives are leading the way in many respects contrasted against its southern counterpart.

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January 28th, 2011 | Category: Bird of Prey Persecution, Destroyed, gamekeepers, Golden Eagle, Golden Eagle Poisoning, Goshawks, Grouse Moors, Hen Harrier, Hen Harriers, It's a dirty business, Legislation, National Gamekeepers' Organisation, Peregrines, Poison, Private Shooting Estates, Raptor Poisoning, Reports, RSPB Birdcrime Report, Scottish Gamekeepers Association, Vicarious liability, White-tailed Eagle poisoning | One comment

Announcement: Will the gentleman …

… currently experiencing difficulties with his email account please supply us with another address to contact him? We have unfinished business ….

January 27th, 2011 | Category: pwned | Comments are closed

James Marchington’s Blog – Hen Harriers

James Marchington’s most recent blog not surprisingly is all about the hen harrier and we feel what he has to say is well worth a read, if only to understand the views of the shooting fraternity. This is one guy involved in shooting who appears to be promoting a sensible attitude towards raptors and therefore [...]

January 26th, 2011 | Category: Bird of Prey Persecution, Grouse Moors, Hen Harrier, Hen Harriers, James Marchington, National Gamekeepers' Organisation, Private Shooting Estates | 4 comments

Derbyshire Peak Newswatch 2010 Report

We invite our readers to follow the attached link, the details within this report are sickening but are nothing new. The report compiled by members of the South Peak Raptor Group graphically highlights the continued plight of raptors in the Upper Derwent Valley, in particular the peregrine and goshawk. This detail to those of us [...]

January 25th, 2011 | Category: Bird of Prey Persecution, Destroyed, Forestry Privatisation, gamekeepers, Goshawks, Grouse Moors, Hen Harrier, Hen Harriers, It's a dirty business, Legislation, National Gamekeepers' Organisation, Poison, Private Shooting Estates, Raptor Poisoning, Reports, RSPB Birdcrime Report | 2 comments

Geltsdale Reserve – Northern Pennines

[SinglePic not found]Geltsdale is one of the best reserve in upland Britain where there has been a massive expansion in numbers of Black Grouse compared to a decline of 66% on other Red Grouse moorlands in England. This tells a very important story.

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January 25th, 2011 | Category: Bird of Prey Persecution, Destroyed, Eagle Owls, gamekeepers, Grouse Moors, Hen Harrier, Hen Harriers, It's a dirty business, National Gamekeepers' Organisation, Peregrines, Poison, Private Shooting Estates | 13 comments
 
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