Two captive bred Egyptian vultures released in Italy

Last week two young Egyptian vultures bred in captivity were released in Southern Italy as part of an experiment to test procedures and get crucial data on the feasibility and relevance of captive-breeding and restocking/reintroduction projects with this species.

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The two chicks, both female, named Sara […]

August 27th, 2015 | Category: Uncategorized | Comments are closed

Petition Ban driven grouse shooting to protect the environment and protected birds like the Hen Harrier.

[airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Grouse.jpg” alt=”Grouse” class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-18159″ ]Raptor Politics has nearly 4000 followers on twitter, we are asking each and everyone of our followers for your help protect our moorland ecosystems and birds of prey that use these regions to breed. This year there were only 6 successful breeding pairs of hen harriers in England brought […]

August 27th, 2015 | Category: Ban Driven Grouse Shooting in England, Bird of Prey Persecution, chris packham, gamekeepers, goshawk, Grouse Moors, Grouse shooting, hen harrier joint recovery plan, hen harrier joint recovery plane, Hen Harrier Peaceful Protest Day, Langholm Demonstration Project, mark avery, Peregrines, Private Shooting Estates, red grouse | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)