The North West Raptor Protection Group supports an e-petition in an attempt to provide improved protection for England’s Raptors.

An e-petition submitted to Defra by Chrissie Harper has today been accepted by the Government and added to the e-Petitions website.

If we can get 100,000 signatures “Vicarious Liability” will be debated in the House of Commons.

Introduction of offence of vicarious liability for raptor persecution in England, To vote for this important land mark […]

November 17th, 2011 | Category: Bird of Prey Persecution, Chief Executive Natural England, Destroyed, Dr Helen Phillips, gamekeepers, Golden Eagle, Golden Eagle Poisoning, Goshawks, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, Hen Harriers, It's a dirty business, lead shot, Legislation, National Gamekeepers' Organisation, osprey, Peregrines, Poison, Private Shooting Estates, red kite, RSPB Birdcrime Report, Satellite Tracking, Vicarious liability, White-tailed Eagle poisoning | 33 comments - (Comments are closed)

Scotland’s Red Kites produce record number of young in 2011, but their persecution continues.

It has been reported numbers of red kites were produced this year in Scotland following their reintroduction programme beginning over 20 years ago has reached record numbers. During the 2011 breeding season, 314 young red kites fledged from nests in Scotland, the highest number of fledged young since the project was introduced to return the […]

November 17th, 2011 | Category: gamekeepers, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, Private Shooting Estates, red kite, reintroduction, Reports, RSPB Birdcrime Report, Vicarious liability | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)