Scottish Raptor Conservation group call for grouse shooting to be licenced.

Scottish sporting estate owners and their gamekeepers said the introduction of a licensing system would be “draconian.” Scottish Environment Minister Paul Wheelhouse is being urged to introduce licences for grouse shooting. The Scottish Raptor Study Group said the measures were necessary because of the continued persecution of birds of prey on Scotland’s grouse moors. But […]

January 24th, 2014 | Category: Bird of Prey Persecution, gamekeepers, Golden Eagle, Golden Eagle Poisoning, Grouse Moors, Poison, red grouse | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Can Golden Eagles in Scotland survive persecution, wind farm proliferation and habitat loss?

For thousands of years Golden Eagles have survived against all the odds throughout the Islands and Highlands of Scotland, finding safe refuge in the most rugged and beautiful landscapes Scotland has to offer. Within the isolated glens of Glen Coe’s peaceful Blackmount Forest as many as eight pairs of Golden Eagles once nested there […]

January 24th, 2014 | Category: Bird of Prey Persecution, gamekeepers, Golden Eagle Poisoning, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, Private Shooting Estates, red grouse, Vicarious liability, White-tailed Eagle poisoning | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)