Comments on: We thought it was just us …. http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/?p=814#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Are England's birds of prey really protected by law? Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Twinkle http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/?p=814&cpage=1#comment-497 Twinkle Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:12:32 +0000 http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/?p=814#comment-497 Article in which Duncan Thomas confiscates Peregrin from Owl sanctuary nursing it back to health in order to release it - The bird in question is now believed to be in captivity and used for flying displays at an attraction that PC Thomas is heavily involved with. http://www.lep.co.uk/news/barn_owl_bill_falcon_confiscated_1_75263 Article in which Duncan Thomas confiscates Peregrin from Owl sanctuary nursing it back to health in order to release it – The bird in question is now believed to be in captivity and used for flying displays at an attraction that PC Thomas is heavily involved with.
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/barn_owl_bill_falcon_confiscated_1_75263

]]> By: Nik http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/?p=814&cpage=1#comment-300 Nik Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:23:29 +0000 http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/?p=814#comment-300 This national article picks up on the plight of Lancashire deer and the none response: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/01/deer-poaching-figures-treble-police This national article picks up on the plight of Lancashire deer and the none response: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/01/deer-poaching-figures-treble-police

]]> By: admin http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/?p=814&cpage=1#comment-297 admin Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:39:07 +0000 http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/?p=814#comment-297 "In the Lancashire's countryside a marked police 4x4 is a well known sight on the lanes and backroads. The driver looks more like a gamekeeper than a police officer. But he is in fact Pc Duncan Thomas, a wildlife crime officer ... " We wish he would switch his gamekeepers hat for a police helmet when investigating raptor persecution! This was taken recently from a BBC TV Web site: take a look at the full text. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8428520.stm “In the Lancashire’s countryside a marked police 4×4 is a well known sight on the lanes and backroads. The driver looks more like a gamekeeper than a police officer.

But he is in fact Pc Duncan Thomas, a wildlife crime officer … ”

We wish he would switch his gamekeepers hat for a police helmet when investigating raptor persecution!

This was taken recently from a BBC TV Web site: take a look at the full text.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8428520.stm

]]> By: Nik http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/?p=814&cpage=1#comment-296 Nik Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:15:17 +0000 http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/?p=814#comment-296 This news report was on BBC 6 o'clock news a couple of nights ago: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8428520.stm I hope Lancashire deer receive better protection than Lancashire raptors. This news report was on BBC 6 o’clock news a couple of nights ago:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8428520.stm

I hope Lancashire deer receive better protection than Lancashire raptors.

]]> By: Coop http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/?p=814&cpage=1#comment-293 Coop Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:06:53 +0000 http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/?p=814#comment-293 Only one word springs to mind: SCUM. Only one word springs to mind: SCUM.

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