Today we have attached links below to two interesting articles, the first written by Roy Green published in the Shooting Times, titled – RSPB: Time to sever ties? Follow the first link here.
The second article written by Alan Tilmouth is published on Alan’s blog spot is a step by step rebuttal of the article written by Roy Green, both articles are illuminating but show the two different perspectives on a common theme, conservation within our uplands, the RSPB’s behaviour towards fieldsports, predator control. both articles should be read together. You can read what Alan had to say here.
Maybe Mr Green should read some research by the BASC and others which show that Buzzards and other raptors take a tiny % of reared game-birds(1-2% typically). The Shooting Times is a rabidly anti-raptor publication which simply deals in chidish propoghanda and hysteria.